Diploma PLC (DPLM) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 1.94x

Diploma PLC (DPLM) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.94x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX172.90 Million exceeds net income of GBX89.10 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore DPLM long-term asset investment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.94x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

GBX172.90 Million
GBX

Net Income

GBX89.10 Million
GBX

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Diploma PLC Cash Flow Quality Index (1991–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Diploma PLC across 35 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check how tangible is Diploma PLC's equity to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Diploma PLC (1991–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Diploma PLC. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see DPLM market cap.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (GBX) Net Income YoY Change
2025 0.94x GBX267.60 Million GBX283.70 Million ▼ -1.2%
2024 0.96x GBX198.10 Million GBX207.40 Million ▼ -7.5%
2023 1.03x GBX189.20 Million GBX183.30 Million ▲ +19.2%
2022 0.87x GBX125.00 Million GBX144.30 Million ▼ -22.2%
2021 1.11x GBX116.10 Million GBX104.30 Million ▼ -9.0%
2020 1.22x GBX85.40 Million GBX69.80 Million ▲ +7.7%
2019 1.14x GBX70.30 Million GBX61.90 Million ▼ -6.4%
2018 1.21x GBX65.30 Million GBX53.80 Million ▼ -3.3%
2017 1.25x GBX59.60 Million GBX47.50 Million ▼ -17.7%
2016 1.52x GBX58.40 Million GBX38.30 Million ▲ +21.1%
2015 1.26x GBX46.20 Million GBX36.70 Million ▲ +7.2%
2014 1.17x GBX41.70 Million GBX35.50 Million ▼ -0.9%
2013 1.19x GBX40.90 Million GBX34.50 Million ▲ +3.5%
2012 1.15x GBX36.20 Million GBX31.60 Million ▲ +68.9%
2011 0.68x GBX27.40 Million GBX40.40 Million ▼ -22.2%
2010 0.87x GBX24.50 Million GBX28.10 Million ▼ -21.6%
2009 1.11x GBX26.90 Million GBX24.20 Million ▲ +30.9%
2008 0.85x GBX20.30 Million GBX23.90 Million ▲ +19.5%
2007 0.71x GBX15.00 Million GBX21.10 Million ▲ +45.1%
2006 0.49x GBX14.80 Million GBX30.20 Million ▼ -39.7%
2005 0.81x GBX13.40 Million GBX16.50 Million ▲ +117.2%
2004 0.37x GBX4.00 Million GBX10.70 Million ▼ -42.9%
2003 0.66x GBX5.70 Million GBX8.70 Million ▲ +8.8%
2002 0.60x GBX5.00 Million GBX8.30 Million ▲ +20.5%
2001 0.50x GBX4.80 Million GBX9.60 Million ▼ -94.8%
2000 9.57x GBX6.70 Million GBX700.00K ▲ +1188.0%
1999 0.74x GBX8.10 Million GBX10.90 Million ▲ +167.8%
1998 0.28x GBX5.30 Million GBX19.10 Million ▼ -46.3%
1997 0.52x GBX10.80 Million GBX20.90 Million ▲ +16.7%
1996 0.44x GBX10.10 Million GBX22.80 Million ▲ +13.8%
1995 0.39x GBX10.00 Million GBX25.70 Million ▲ +243.0%
1994 0.11x GBX2.70 Million GBX23.80 Million ▼ -52.3%
1993 0.24x GBX4.80 Million GBX20.20 Million ▼ -70.8%
1992 0.81x GBX11.80 Million GBX14.50 Million ▲ +802.0%
1991 0.09x GBX1.20 Million GBX13.30 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.