Costain Group PLC Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2026: 0.77x

Costain Group PLC cash flow quality index. Costain Group PLC (COST) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.77x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of GBX11.40 Million is below net income of GBX14.90 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. See Costain Group PLC leverage flexibility ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.77x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

GBX11.40 Million
GBX

Net Income

GBX14.90 Million
GBX

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Costain Group PLC (1991–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Costain Group PLC from 1991 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Costain Group PLC across 25 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Costain Group PLC debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Costain Group PLC Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1991–2025)

Costain Group PLC cash flow quality index by year from 1991 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Costain Group PLC. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Costain Group PLC cash conversion from operations.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (GBX) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.38x GBX51.30 Million GBX37.30 Million ▼ -1.4%
2024 1.40x GBX42.70 Million GBX30.60 Million ▼ -44.6%
2023 2.52x GBX55.70 Million GBX22.10 Million ▲ +363.0%
2022 0.54x GBX14.10 Million GBX25.90 Million ▲ +137.1%
2018 -1.47x GBX-48.10 Million GBX32.80 Million ▼ -192.6%
2017 1.58x GBX51.60 Million GBX32.60 Million ▼ -37.7%
2016 2.54x GBX67.10 Million GBX26.40 Million ▲ +259.4%
2015 0.71x GBX15.70 Million GBX22.20 Million ▼ -63.4%
2014 1.93x GBX40.60 Million GBX21.00 Million ▲ +168.1%
2013 -2.84x GBX-35.50 Million GBX12.50 Million ▼ -197.5%
2012 -0.95x GBX-23.10 Million GBX24.20 Million ▼ -163.6%
2011 1.50x GBX33.00 Million GBX22.00 Million ▲ +43.6%
2010 1.04x GBX30.70 Million GBX29.40 Million ▲ +231.6%
2009 -0.79x GBX-16.50 Million GBX20.80 Million ▼ -164.2%
2008 1.23x GBX22.60 Million GBX18.30 Million ▲ +4.5%
2007 1.18x GBX19.50 Million GBX16.50 Million ▼ -31.5%
2005 1.72x GBX15.00 Million GBX8.70 Million ▲ +374.8%
2004 -0.63x GBX-6.40 Million GBX10.20 Million ▲ +21.2%
2003 -0.80x GBX-4.30 Million GBX5.40 Million ▼ -107.2%
2002 11.00x GBX5.50 Million GBX500.00K ▲ +11.5%
2001 9.86x GBX21.70 Million GBX2.20 Million ▲ +151.2%
2000 3.93x GBX10.60 Million GBX2.70 Million ▲ +408.5%
1999 -1.27x GBX-5.60 Million GBX4.40 Million ▼ -373.0%
1993 -0.27x GBX-6.00 Million GBX22.30 Million ▼ -234.0%
1991 0.20x GBX5.50 Million GBX27.40 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.