Ferguson Plc (FERG) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 1.86x

Ferguson Plc (FERG) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.86x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of GBX772.00 Million exceeds net income of GBX414.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore how much of Ferguson Plc's assets are long-term investments to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.86x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

GBX772.00 Million
GBX

Net Income

GBX414.00 Million
GBX

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Ferguson Plc Cash Flow Quality Index (1991–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Ferguson Plc across 33 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check Ferguson Plc (FERG) tangible net worth to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Ferguson Plc (1991–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Ferguson Plc. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Ferguson Plc market cap and net worth.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (GBX) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.03x GBX1.91 Billion GBX1.86 Billion ▼ -4.8%
2024 1.08x GBX1.87 Billion GBX1.74 Billion ▼ -25.1%
2023 1.44x GBX2.72 Billion GBX1.89 Billion ▲ +166.2%
2022 0.54x GBX1.15 Billion GBX2.12 Billion ▼ -47.0%
2021 1.02x GBX1.54 Billion GBX1.51 Billion ▼ -47.4%
2020 1.94x GBX1.87 Billion GBX961.00 Million ▲ +67.0%
2019 1.16x GBX1.29 Billion GBX1.11 Billion ▲ +42.4%
2018 0.82x GBX1.04 Billion GBX1.27 Billion ▼ -14.9%
2017 0.96x GBX988.38 Million GBX1.03 Billion ▼ -20.7%
2016 1.21x GBX1.04 Billion GBX858.87 Million ▼ -62.3%
2015 3.21x GBX1.07 Billion GBX332.32 Million ▲ +258.1%
2014 0.90x GBX764.20 Million GBX852.11 Million ▼ -33.9%
2013 1.36x GBX630.90 Million GBX464.79 Million ▼ -87.9%
2012 11.26x GBX1.01 Billion GBX89.55 Million ▲ +2635.6%
2011 -0.44x GBX-333.14 Million GBX749.98 Million ▼ -125.5%
2008 1.74x GBX1.91 Billion GBX1.10 Billion ▲ +38.4%
2007 1.26x GBX1.93 Billion GBX1.53 Billion ▲ +96.2%
2006 0.64x GBX997.72 Million GBX1.56 Billion ▼ -15.4%
2005 0.76x GBX931.58 Million GBX1.23 Billion ▲ +820.1%
2004 0.08x GBX86.91 Million GBX1.06 Billion ▼ -89.9%
2003 0.82x GBX582.77 Million GBX713.56 Million ▲ +4.4%
2002 0.78x GBX534.80 Million GBX683.87 Million ▲ +4.1%
2001 0.75x GBX424.27 Million GBX564.55 Million ▲ +62.9%
2000 0.46x GBX258.25 Million GBX559.69 Million ▲ +5.1%
1999 0.44x GBX222.86 Million GBX507.47 Million ▼ -23.2%
1998 0.57x GBX259.28 Million GBX453.22 Million ▲ +32.5%
1997 0.43x GBX187.32 Million GBX433.69 Million ▼ -3.9%
1996 0.45x GBX172.46 Million GBX383.52 Million ▲ +21.7%
1995 0.37x GBX147.66 Million GBX399.58 Million ▼ -3.9%
1994 0.38x GBX120.01 Million GBX312.04 Million ▼ -22.0%
1993 0.49x GBX95.57 Million GBX193.83 Million ▼ -19.7%
1992 0.61x GBX114.06 Million GBX185.83 Million ▲ +9.9%
1991 0.56x GBX83.27 Million GBX149.12 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.