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 how well can Balfour Beatty plc service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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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. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see BBY operating cash flow.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Balfour Beatty plc (1991–2025)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Balfour Beatty plc.
| 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 | — |