BHP Group Limited (BHP) — Cash Flow Quality Index
BHP Group Limited (BHP) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.66x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX9.54 Billion exceeds net income of GBX5.74 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore how well can BHP Group Limited service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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BHP Group Limited Cash Flow Quality Index (1988–2025)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for BHP Group Limited across 35 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see BHP cash flow conversion.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for BHP Group Limited (1988–2025)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for BHP Group Limited.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (GBX) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.02x | GBX18.69 Billion | GBX18.35 Billion | ▼ -20.9% |
| 2024 | 1.29x | GBX20.66 Billion | GBX16.05 Billion | ▲ +47.4% |
| 2023 | 0.87x | GBX18.70 Billion | GBX21.40 Billion | ▼ -10.0% |
| 2022 | 0.97x | GBX32.17 Billion | GBX33.14 Billion | ▼ -13.4% |
| 2021 | 1.12x | GBX27.23 Billion | GBX24.29 Billion | ▼ -3.6% |
| 2020 | 1.16x | GBX15.71 Billion | GBX13.51 Billion | ▼ -43.7% |
| 2019 | 2.07x | GBX17.87 Billion | GBX8.65 Billion | ▲ +65.1% |
| 2018 | 1.25x | GBX18.46 Billion | GBX14.75 Billion | ▼ -23.1% |
| 2017 | 1.63x | GBX16.80 Billion | GBX10.32 Billion | ▼ -32.0% |
| 2015 | 2.40x | GBX19.30 Billion | GBX8.06 Billion | ▲ +30.6% |
| 2014 | 1.83x | GBX25.36 Billion | GBX13.83 Billion | ▲ +2.1% |
| 2013 | 1.80x | GBX20.15 Billion | GBX11.22 Billion | ▲ +10.0% |
| 2012 | 1.63x | GBX25.26 Billion | GBX15.47 Billion | ▲ +68.8% |
| 2011 | 0.97x | GBX30.08 Billion | GBX31.11 Billion | ▼ -22.4% |
| 2010 | 1.25x | GBX17.92 Billion | GBX14.39 Billion | ▲ +12.8% |
| 2009 | 1.10x | GBX18.86 Billion | GBX17.08 Billion | ▲ +42.8% |
| 2008 | 0.77x | GBX18.16 Billion | GBX23.48 Billion | ▼ -33.1% |
| 2007 | 1.16x | GBX15.60 Billion | GBX13.50 Billion | ▲ +16.2% |
| 2006 | 0.99x | GBX10.48 Billion | GBX10.53 Billion | ▲ +31.4% |
| 2005 | 0.76x | GBX8.04 Billion | GBX10.63 Billion | ▲ +8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.70x | GBX4.66 Billion | GBX6.70 Billion | ▲ +3.3% |
| 2003 | 0.67x | GBX3.23 Billion | GBX4.79 Billion | ▼ -55.5% |
| 2002 | 1.51x | GBX3.94 Billion | GBX2.60 Billion | ▼ -54.4% |
| 2001 | 3.32x | GBX2.55 Billion | GBX770.00 Million | ▲ +36.9% |
| 2000 | 2.42x | GBX2.35 Billion | GBX971.00 Million | ▼ -75.1% |
| 1997 | 9.74x | GBX3.05 Billion | GBX313.00 Million | ▲ +208.3% |
| 1996 | 3.16x | GBX2.64 Billion | GBX835.20 Million | ▼ -6.1% |
| 1995 | 3.36x | GBX2.94 Billion | GBX872.80 Million | ▲ +28.1% |
| 1994 | 2.63x | GBX2.49 Billion | GBX946.80 Million | ▲ +17.4% |
| 1993 | 2.24x | GBX1.83 Billion | GBX820.00 Million | ▼ -62.6% |
| 1992 | 5.99x | GBX2.34 Billion | GBX390.00 Million | ▲ +499.0% |
| 1991 | 1.00x | GBX1.08 Billion | GBX1.08 Billion | ▲ +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1.00x | GBX846.50 Million | GBX846.50 Million | ▲ +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.00x | GBX830.50 Million | GBX830.50 Million | ▲ +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1.00x | GBX754.00 Million | GBX754.00 Million | — |