Kumba Iron Ore Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd cash flow quality index. Kumba Iron Ore Ltd (KIO) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.38x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of ZAC9.88 Billion exceeds net income of ZAC4.15 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See financial flexibility index of Kumba Iron Ore Ltd to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Kumba Iron Ore Ltd (2004–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Kumba Iron Ore Ltd from 2004 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Kumba Iron Ore Ltd across 22 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Kumba Iron Ore Ltd cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2004–2025)
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd cash flow quality index by year from 2004 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (ZAC) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.05x | ZAC27.10 Billion | ZAC25.76 Billion | ▼ -5.2% |
| 2024 | 1.11x | ZAC29.26 Billion | ZAC26.36 Billion | ▼ -13.9% |
| 2023 | 1.29x | ZAC29.30 Billion | ZAC22.73 Billion | ▲ +24.7% |
| 2022 | 1.03x | ZAC27.79 Billion | ZAC26.88 Billion | ▲ +25.7% |
| 2021 | 0.82x | ZAC48.94 Billion | ZAC59.51 Billion | ▲ +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.75x | ZAC30.66 Billion | ZAC40.84 Billion | ▼ -21.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95x | ZAC27.39 Billion | ZAC28.81 Billion | ▲ +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.93x | ZAC15.23 Billion | ZAC16.30 Billion | ▲ +17.2% |
| 2017 | 0.80x | ZAC17.01 Billion | ZAC21.32 Billion | ▼ -9.7% |
| 2016 | 0.88x | ZAC13.54 Billion | ZAC15.31 Billion | ▼ -81.6% |
| 2015 | 4.79x | ZAC12.67 Billion | ZAC2.64 Billion | ▲ +431.0% |
| 2014 | 0.90x | ZAC17.32 Billion | ZAC19.19 Billion | ▲ +11.3% |
| 2013 | 0.81x | ZAC23.02 Billion | ZAC28.39 Billion | ▼ -47.4% |
| 2012 | 1.54x | ZAC19.25 Billion | ZAC12.49 Billion | ▲ +3.0% |
| 2011 | 1.50x | ZAC25.50 Billion | ZAC17.04 Billion | ▲ +17.5% |
| 2010 | 1.27x | ZAC18.24 Billion | ZAC14.32 Billion | ▲ +515.3% |
| 2009 | 0.21x | ZAC2.67 Billion | ZAC12.88 Billion | ▼ -50.0% |
| 2008 | 0.41x | ZAC6.01 Billion | ZAC14.52 Billion | ▼ -41.2% |
| 2007 | 0.70x | ZAC2.75 Billion | ZAC3.90 Billion | ▲ +102.2% |
| 2006 | 0.35x | ZAC1.49 Billion | ZAC4.28 Billion | ▼ -21.1% |
| 2005 | 0.44x | ZAC1.21 Billion | ZAC2.73 Billion | ▼ -82.7% |
| 2004 | 2.55x | ZAC1.16 Billion | ZAC454.00 Million | — |