Sonic Healthcare Ltd (SHL) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 2.60x

Sonic Healthcare Ltd (SHL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.60x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of AU$682.01 Million exceeds net income of AU$262.49 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Sonic Healthcare Ltd strategic investment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.60x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

AU$682.01 Million
AUD

Net Income

AU$262.49 Million
AUD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Sonic Healthcare Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index (2001–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Sonic Healthcare Ltd across 23 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check SHL goodwill-adjusted equity ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Sonic Healthcare Ltd (2001–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Sonic Healthcare Ltd. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Sonic Healthcare Ltd (SHL) market capitalisation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (AUD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 2.52x AU$1.30 Billion AU$513.60 Million ▲ +20.4%
2024 2.10x AU$1.07 Billion AU$511.09 Million ▼ -2.4%
2023 2.15x AU$1.47 Billion AU$684.98 Million ▲ +40.9%
2022 1.52x AU$2.23 Billion AU$1.46 Billion ▼ -1.9%
2021 1.55x AU$2.04 Billion AU$1.32 Billion ▼ -39.7%
2020 2.58x AU$1.36 Billion AU$527.75 Million ▲ +67.2%
2019 1.54x AU$847.31 Million AU$549.73 Million ▼ -4.5%
2018 1.61x AU$767.92 Million AU$475.61 Million ▼ -6.2%
2017 1.72x AU$736.37 Million AU$427.77 Million ▲ +9.8%
2016 1.57x AU$707.71 Million AU$451.37 Million ▲ +6.5%
2015 1.47x AU$512.08 Million AU$347.70 Million ▲ +1.9%
2014 1.45x AU$556.36 Million AU$384.98 Million ▲ +5.4%
2013 1.37x AU$459.46 Million AU$335.00 Million ▼ -11.0%
2012 1.54x AU$486.76 Million AU$316.00 Million ▲ +10.9%
2011 1.39x AU$409.02 Million AU$294.54 Million ▼ -5.2%
2010 1.46x AU$429.50 Million AU$293.23 Million ▼ -41.6%
2009 2.51x AU$429.95 Million AU$171.36 Million ▲ +85.3%
2008 1.35x AU$331.88 Million AU$245.12 Million ▲ +0.1%
2007 1.35x AU$267.94 Million AU$198.07 Million ▼ -5.9%
2006 1.44x AU$247.21 Million AU$172.03 Million ▼ -99.0%
2003 150.44x AU$137.35 Million AU$913.00K ▲ +59.0%
2002 94.60x AU$146.72 Million AU$1.55 Million ▼ -92.0%
2001 1185.10x AU$61.62 Million AU$52.00K
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.