BP p.l.c (BP-A) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 6.73x

BP p.l.c (BP-A) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 6.73x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX7.77 Billion exceeds net income of GBX1.15 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore BP p.l.c strategic investment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

6.73x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

GBX7.77 Billion
GBX

Net Income

GBX1.15 Billion
GBX

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

BP p.l.c Cash Flow Quality Index (1990–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for BP p.l.c across 37 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check tangible net worth ratio of BP p.l.c to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for BP p.l.c (1990–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for BP p.l.c. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see BP p.l.c stock valuation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (GBX) Net Income YoY Change
2025 3.16x GBX24.49 Billion GBX7.75 Billion ▼ -21.4%
2024 4.02x GBX27.30 Billion GBX6.78 Billion ▲ +198.3%
2023 1.35x GBX32.04 Billion GBX23.75 Billion ▼ -4.4%
2023 1.41x GBX36.23 Billion GBX25.67 Billion ▼ -26.4%
2023 1.92x GBX35.77 Billion GBX18.65 Billion ▲ +24.2%
2023 1.54x GBX40.34 Billion GBX26.11 Billion ▼ -41.9%
2022 2.66x GBX40.93 Billion GBX15.40 Billion ▲ +71.3%
2021 1.55x GBX23.61 Billion GBX15.23 Billion ▼ -48.2%
2021 3.00x GBX19.77 Billion GBX6.60 Billion ▲ +37.1%
2021 2.19x GBX18.99 Billion GBX8.69 Billion ▼ -30.9%
2019 3.16x GBX25.77 Billion GBX8.15 Billion ▲ +131.1%
2018 1.37x GBX22.87 Billion GBX16.72 Billion ▼ -48.1%
2017 2.64x GBX18.93 Billion GBX7.18 Billion ▼ -60.2%
2014 6.62x GBX32.75 Billion GBX4.95 Billion ▲ +847.7%
2013 0.70x GBX21.10 Billion GBX30.22 Billion ▼ -35.6%
2012 1.08x GBX20.40 Billion GBX18.81 Billion ▲ +90.1%
2011 0.57x GBX22.15 Billion GBX38.83 Billion ▼ -48.3%
2009 1.10x GBX27.72 Billion GBX25.12 Billion ▲ +2.5%
2008 1.08x GBX37.91 Billion GBX35.24 Billion ▲ +43.0%
2007 0.75x GBX24.34 Billion GBX32.35 Billion ▼ -6.2%
2006 0.80x GBX28.22 Billion GBX35.16 Billion ▲ +3.0%
2005 0.78x GBX26.23 Billion GBX33.65 Billion ▼ -20.7%
2004 0.98x GBX24.03 Billion GBX24.45 Billion ▲ +5.5%
2003 0.93x GBX16.73 Billion GBX17.95 Billion ▼ -54.3%
2002 2.04x GBX15.90 Billion GBX7.79 Billion ▲ +18.0%
2001 1.73x GBX17.43 Billion GBX10.07 Billion ▲ +40.7%
2000 1.23x GBX14.60 Billion GBX11.87 Billion ▼ -34.1%
1999 1.87x GBX9.35 Billion GBX5.01 Billion ▼ -24.2%
1998 2.46x GBX8.02 Billion GBX3.26 Billion ▲ +141.0%
1997 1.02x GBX10.37 Billion GBX10.15 Billion ▲ +58.9%
1996 0.64x GBX2.95 Billion GBX4.59 Billion ▼ -43.4%
1995 1.13x GBX3.87 Billion GBX3.41 Billion ▲ +11.6%
1994 1.02x GBX2.83 Billion GBX2.79 Billion ▼ -17.6%
1993 1.23x GBX2.74 Billion GBX2.22 Billion ▲ +21.9%
1992 1.01x GBX1.80 Billion GBX1.78 Billion ▼ -17.0%
1991 1.22x GBX2.13 Billion GBX1.74 Billion ▲ +41.7%
1990 0.86x GBX2.96 Billion GBX3.44 Billion
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.