Balfour Beatty plc (BBY) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Balfour Beatty plc (BBY) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.42x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX230.00 Million exceeds net income of GBX162.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Balfour Beatty plc long-term investment allocation to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.
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Balfour Beatty plc Cash Flow Quality Index (1991–2025)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Balfour Beatty plc across 32 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check Balfour Beatty plc (BBY) tangible equity ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Balfour Beatty plc (1991–2025)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Balfour Beatty plc. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Balfour Beatty plc market capitalisation.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (GBX) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.63x | GBX692.00 Million | GBX263.00 Million | ▲ +76.7% |
| 2024 | 1.49x | GBX265.00 Million | GBX178.00 Million | ▲ +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.45x | GBX285.00 Million | GBX197.00 Million | ▲ +136.8% |
| 2022 | 0.61x | GBX168.00 Million | GBX275.00 Million | ▼ -83.2% |
| 2021 | 3.64x | GBX353.00 Million | GBX97.00 Million | ▼ -16.3% |
| 2020 | 4.35x | GBX274.00 Million | GBX63.00 Million | ▲ +227.7% |
| 2019 | 1.33x | GBX211.00 Million | GBX159.00 Million | ▲ +237.8% |
| 2018 | -0.96x | GBX-130.00 Million | GBX135.00 Million | ▼ -475.0% |
| 2017 | 0.26x | GBX38.00 Million | GBX148.00 Million | ▲ +100.4% |
| 2016 | -68.00x | GBX-136.00 Million | GBX2.00 Million | ▼ -1765.1% |
| 2013 | -3.65x | GBX-175.00 Million | GBX48.00 Million | ▼ -13.4% |
| 2012 | -3.22x | GBX-238.00 Million | GBX74.00 Million | ▼ -3525.6% |
| 2011 | -0.09x | GBX-22.00 Million | GBX248.00 Million | ▼ -119.2% |
| 2010 | 0.46x | GBX106.00 Million | GBX229.00 Million | ▼ -70.5% |
| 2009 | 1.57x | GBX336.00 Million | GBX214.00 Million | ▲ +41.3% |
| 2008 | 1.11x | GBX279.00 Million | GBX251.00 Million | ▼ -54.4% |
| 2007 | 2.44x | GBX329.00 Million | GBX135.00 Million | ▲ +50.9% |
| 2006 | 1.61x | GBX176.00 Million | GBX109.00 Million | ▲ +70.6% |
| 2005 | 0.95x | GBX124.00 Million | GBX131.00 Million | ▲ +4.0% |
| 2004 | 0.91x | GBX91.00 Million | GBX100.00 Million | ▼ -45.7% |
| 2003 | 1.68x | GBX119.00 Million | GBX71.00 Million | ▼ -6.5% |
| 2002 | 1.79x | GBX104.00 Million | GBX58.00 Million | ▲ +20.2% |
| 2001 | 1.49x | GBX91.00 Million | GBX61.00 Million | ▲ +107.0% |
| 2000 | 0.72x | GBX80.00 Million | GBX111.00 Million | ▲ +193.7% |
| 1999 | -0.77x | GBX-60.00 Million | GBX78.00 Million | ▼ -247.4% |
| 1997 | 0.52x | GBX48.00 Million | GBX92.00 Million | ▼ -56.6% |
| 1996 | 1.20x | GBX119.00 Million | GBX99.00 Million | ▲ +22.6% |
| 1995 | 0.98x | GBX99.00 Million | GBX101.00 Million | ▲ +628.7% |
| 1994 | -0.19x | GBX-33.00 Million | GBX178.00 Million | ▼ -121.5% |
| 1993 | 0.86x | GBX124.00 Million | GBX144.00 Million | ▼ -24.2% |
| 1992 | 1.14x | GBX109.00 Million | GBX96.00 Million | ▲ +42.9% |
| 1991 | 0.79x | GBX116.00 Million | GBX146.00 Million | — |