AstraZeneca PLC Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 2.03x

AstraZeneca PLC cash flow quality index. AstraZeneca PLC (ZEGA) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.03x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of €5.13 Billion exceeds net income of €2.53 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See ZEGA financial flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.03x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

€5.13 Billion
EUR

Net Income

€2.53 Billion
EUR

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of AstraZeneca PLC (2014–2024)

Cash flow quality index of AstraZeneca PLC from 2014 to 2024. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for AstraZeneca PLC across 11 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore ZEGA operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

AstraZeneca PLC Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2014–2024)

AstraZeneca PLC cash flow quality index by year from 2014 to 2024. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for AstraZeneca PLC. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see AstraZeneca PLC cash flow conversion.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (EUR) Net Income YoY Change
2024 1.69x €11.86 Billion €7.04 Billion ▼ -3.0%
2023 1.74x €10.36 Billion €5.96 Billion ▼ -41.7%
2022 2.98x €9.81 Billion €3.29 Billion ▼ -94.4%
2021 53.24x €5.96 Billion €112.00 Million ▲ +3445.7%
2020 1.50x €4.80 Billion €3.20 Billion ▼ -32.5%
2019 2.22x €2.97 Billion €1.33 Billion ▲ +83.1%
2018 1.21x €2.62 Billion €2.15 Billion ▲ +1.9%
2017 1.19x €3.58 Billion €3.00 Billion ▲ +0.6%
2016 1.18x €4.14 Billion €3.50 Billion ▲ +0.7%
2015 1.18x €3.32 Billion €2.83 Billion ▼ -79.4%
2014 5.72x €7.06 Billion €1.23 Billion —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.