Barclays PLC (BARC) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 5.48x

Barclays PLC (BARC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 5.48x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX18.74 Billion exceeds net income of GBX3.42 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Barclays PLC (BARC) investment intensity to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

5.48x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

GBX18.74 Billion
GBX

Net Income

GBX3.42 Billion
GBX

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Barclays PLC Cash Flow Quality Index (1991–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Barclays PLC across 34 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check Barclays PLC tangible book value ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Barclays PLC (1991–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Barclays PLC. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Barclays PLC (BARC) total market value.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (GBX) Net Income YoY Change
2025 2.05x GBX18.74 Billion GBX9.14 Billion ▲ +133.7%
2024 0.88x GBX7.11 Billion GBX8.11 Billion ▲ +720.5%
2023 -0.14x GBX-927.00 Million GBX6.56 Billion ▼ -103.3%
2022 4.31x GBX30.23 Billion GBX7.01 Billion ▼ -25.8%
2021 5.81x GBX48.92 Billion GBX8.41 Billion ▼ -69.0%
2020 18.76x GBX57.51 Billion GBX3.06 Billion ▲ +764.9%
2019 -2.82x GBX-12.29 Billion GBX4.36 Billion ▼ -177.9%
2018 3.62x GBX8.50 Billion GBX2.35 Billion ▼ -78.9%
2017 17.15x GBX60.71 Billion GBX3.54 Billion ▲ +390.7%
2016 3.49x GBX11.29 Billion GBX3.23 Billion ▼ -55.1%
2015 7.78x GBX16.13 Billion GBX2.07 Billion ▲ +268.1%
2014 -4.63x GBX-10.44 Billion GBX2.26 Billion ▲ +47.3%
2013 -8.78x GBX-25.17 Billion GBX2.87 Billion ▲ +84.3%
2012 -55.76x GBX-13.72 Billion GBX246.00 Million ▼ -1227.2%
2011 4.95x GBX29.08 Billion GBX5.88 Billion ▲ +60.5%
2010 3.08x GBX18.69 Billion GBX6.07 Billion ▼ -66.2%
2009 9.13x GBX41.84 Billion GBX4.58 Billion ▲ +70.7%
2008 5.35x GBX27.46 Billion GBX5.14 Billion ▲ +432.9%
2007 -1.61x GBX-11.30 Billion GBX7.03 Billion ▼ -213.3%
2006 1.42x GBX10.05 Billion GBX7.09 Billion ▲ +119.3%
2005 0.65x GBX3.41 Billion GBX5.28 Billion ▼ -42.8%
2004 1.13x GBX5.17 Billion GBX4.58 Billion ▲ +213.0%
2003 -1.00x GBX-3.81 Billion GBX3.81 Billion ▼ -154.1%
2002 1.84x GBX5.94 Billion GBX3.22 Billion ▲ +206.7%
2001 0.60x GBX2.18 Billion GBX3.63 Billion ▼ -80.0%
2000 3.01x GBX7.46 Billion GBX2.48 Billion ▼ -33.8%
1999 4.55x GBX7.99 Billion GBX1.76 Billion ▲ +384.7%
1998 -1.60x GBX-2.13 Billion GBX1.33 Billion ▼ -120.7%
1997 7.73x GBX8.72 Billion GBX1.13 Billion ▼ -17.7%
1996 9.39x GBX15.39 Billion GBX1.64 Billion ▲ +464.1%
1995 -2.58x GBX-3.53 Billion GBX1.37 Billion ▼ -132.7%
1994 7.88x GBX9.30 Billion GBX1.18 Billion ▼ -63.4%
1993 21.55x GBX6.75 Billion GBX313.07 Million ▲ +184.8%
1991 7.57x GBX1.83 Billion GBX241.77 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.