Life Healthcare (LHC) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 3.59x

Life Healthcare (LHC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 3.59x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of ZAC2.53 Billion exceeds net income of ZAC705.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Life Healthcare (LHC) long-term investment share to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

3.59x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

ZAC2.53 Billion
ZAC

Net Income

ZAC705.00 Million
ZAC

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Life Healthcare Cash Flow Quality Index (2009–2024)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Life Healthcare across 16 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check Life Healthcare (LHC) tangible equity ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Life Healthcare (2009–2024)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Life Healthcare. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see LHC market cap overview.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (ZAC) Net Income YoY Change
2024 1.37x ZAC3.72 Billion ZAC2.73 Billion ▼ -92.3%
2023 17.69x ZAC4.67 Billion ZAC264.00 Million ▲ +937.5%
2022 1.71x ZAC4.23 Billion ZAC2.48 Billion ▼ -13.3%
2021 1.97x ZAC5.14 Billion ZAC2.62 Billion ▼ -71.7%
2020 6.96x ZAC4.04 Billion ZAC581.00 Million ▲ +453.7%
2019 1.26x ZAC4.66 Billion ZAC3.71 Billion ▼ -19.7%
2018 1.57x ZAC4.44 Billion ZAC2.84 Billion ▼ -18.7%
2017 1.93x ZAC3.72 Billion ZAC1.93 Billion ▲ +80.5%
2016 1.07x ZAC3.06 Billion ZAC2.86 Billion ▲ +12.9%
2015 0.94x ZAC2.94 Billion ZAC3.11 Billion ▲ +48.0%
2014 0.64x ZAC2.54 Billion ZAC3.97 Billion ▼ -56.9%
2013 1.48x ZAC2.61 Billion ZAC1.76 Billion ▼ -3.3%
2012 1.53x ZAC2.29 Billion ZAC1.50 Billion ▲ +64.6%
2011 0.93x ZAC1.95 Billion ZAC2.09 Billion ▼ -16.8%
2010 1.12x ZAC1.84 Billion ZAC1.64 Billion ▲ +4.6%
2009 1.07x ZAC1.40 Billion ZAC1.31 Billion —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.