National Grid plc (NNGD) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2022: 2.01x

National Grid plc (NNGD) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.01x as of September 2022. Operating cash flow of €1.26 Billion exceeds net income of €628.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore National Grid plc cash debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.01x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

€1.26 Billion
EUR

Net Income

€628.00 Million
EUR

Data as of

Sep 2022
Most recent filing

National Grid plc Cash Flow Quality Index (2017–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for National Grid plc across 9 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see National Grid plc cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for National Grid plc (2017–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for National Grid plc.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (EUR) Net Income YoY Change
2025 2.35x €6.81 Billion €2.90 Billion ▼ -22.6%
2024 3.03x €6.94 Billion €2.29 Billion ▲ +242.5%
2023 0.88x €6.90 Billion €7.80 Billion ▼ -66.8%
2022 2.67x €6.27 Billion €2.35 Billion ▼ -2.0%
2021 2.72x €4.46 Billion €1.64 Billion ▼ -25.5%
2020 3.65x €4.62 Billion €1.26 Billion ▲ +27.8%
2019 2.86x €4.32 Billion €1.51 Billion ▲ +125.3%
2018 1.27x €4.50 Billion €3.55 Billion ▲ +89.1%
2017 0.67x €5.23 Billion €7.79 Billion
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.