Gerdau S.A (GDUA) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 1.51x

Gerdau S.A (GDUA) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.51x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of €1.51 Billion exceeds net income of €1.00 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore how much of Gerdau S.A's assets are long-term investments to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.51x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

€1.51 Billion
EUR

Net Income

€1.00 Billion
EUR

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Gerdau S.A Cash Flow Quality Index (2018–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Gerdau S.A across 8 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check Gerdau S.A (GDUA) tangible equity ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Gerdau S.A (2018–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Gerdau S.A. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Gerdau S.A (GDUA) market capitalisation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (EUR) Net Income YoY Change
2025 5.76x €7.99 Billion €1.39 Billion ▲ +132.7%
2024 2.47x €11.38 Billion €4.60 Billion ▲ +101.6%
2023 1.23x €9.25 Billion €7.54 Billion ▲ +25.8%
2022 0.98x €11.15 Billion €11.43 Billion ▲ +21.3%
2021 0.80x €12.52 Billion €15.56 Billion ▼ -70.0%
2020 2.68x €6.41 Billion €2.39 Billion ▲ +96.6%
2019 1.36x €1.64 Billion €1.20 Billion ▲ +57.2%
2018 0.87x €2.00 Billion €2.30 Billion
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.