CRH PLC Cash Flow Quality Index
CRH PLC cash flow quality index. CRH PLC (CRH) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 5.71x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX3.42 Billion exceeds net income of GBX599.94 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore CRH PLC cash debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of CRH PLC (1991–2025)
Cash flow quality index of CRH PLC from 1991 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for CRH PLC across 34 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See CRH PLC (CRH) balance sheet quality index to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
CRH PLC Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1991–2025)
CRH PLC cash flow quality index by year from 1991 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for CRH PLC. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CRH PLC (CRH) cash conversion ratio.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (GBX) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.52x | GBX5.67 Billion | GBX3.73 Billion | ▲ +7.4% |
| 2024 | 1.42x | GBX4.99 Billion | GBX3.52 Billion | ▼ -13.2% |
| 2023 | 1.63x | GBX5.02 Billion | GBX3.07 Billion | ▲ +60.0% |
| 2022 | 1.02x | GBX3.95 Billion | GBX3.87 Billion | ▼ -19.0% |
| 2021 | 1.26x | GBX4.21 Billion | GBX3.34 Billion | ▼ -46.8% |
| 2020 | 2.37x | GBX3.94 Billion | GBX1.66 Billion | ▲ +67.1% |
| 2019 | 1.42x | GBX3.88 Billion | GBX2.74 Billion | ▲ +81.8% |
| 2018 | 0.78x | GBX1.88 Billion | GBX2.41 Billion | ▼ -32.5% |
| 2017 | 1.15x | GBX2.24 Billion | GBX1.94 Billion | ▼ -38.7% |
| 2016 | 1.88x | GBX2.35 Billion | GBX1.25 Billion | ▼ -39.3% |
| 2015 | 3.10x | GBX2.24 Billion | GBX721.66 Million | ▲ +46.0% |
| 2014 | 2.13x | GBX1.16 Billion | GBX544.14 Million | ▲ +39.8% |
| 2012 | 1.52x | GBX1.36 Billion | GBX891.37 Million | ▼ -12.5% |
| 2011 | 1.74x | GBX1.33 Billion | GBX764.69 Million | ▼ -46.0% |
| 2010 | 3.22x | GBX1.85 Billion | GBX574.54 Million | ▲ +44.0% |
| 2009 | 2.24x | GBX3.06 Billion | GBX1.37 Billion | ▲ +56.3% |
| 2008 | 1.43x | GBX2.64 Billion | GBX1.84 Billion | ▲ +27.0% |
| 2007 | 1.13x | GBX3.43 Billion | GBX3.05 Billion | ▲ +15.3% |
| 2006 | 0.98x | GBX2.28 Billion | GBX2.33 Billion | ▼ -2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.00x | GBX1.65 Billion | GBX1.65 Billion | ▼ -8.7% |
| 2004 | 1.09x | GBX1.72 Billion | GBX1.57 Billion | ▼ -9.0% |
| 2003 | 1.20x | GBX1.52 Billion | GBX1.26 Billion | ▼ -41.8% |
| 2002 | 2.07x | GBX1.35 Billion | GBX654.76 Million | ▲ +71.0% |
| 2001 | 1.21x | GBX1.01 Billion | GBX832.83 Million | ▲ +31.3% |
| 2000 | 0.92x | GBX1.18 Billion | GBX1.28 Billion | ▲ +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.91x | GBX925.00 Million | GBX1.02 Billion | ▼ -22.3% |
| 1998 | 1.17x | GBX825.13 Million | GBX706.12 Million | ▲ +13.3% |
| 1997 | 1.03x | GBX569.73 Million | GBX552.52 Million | ▲ +10.5% |
| 1996 | 0.93x | GBX434.63 Million | GBX465.56 Million | ▼ -17.7% |
| 1995 | 1.13x | GBX336.62 Million | GBX296.73 Million | ▼ -42.9% |
| 1994 | 1.99x | GBX374.90 Million | GBX188.58 Million | ▲ +66.6% |
| 1993 | 1.19x | GBX154.94 Million | GBX129.82 Million | ▲ +2.6% |
| 1992 | 1.16x | GBX120.52 Million | GBX103.61 Million | ▼ -52.3% |
| 1991 | 2.44x | GBX160.93 Million | GBX65.97 Million | — |