FirstGroup PLC (FGP) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 3.61x

FirstGroup PLC (FGP) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 3.61x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX200.80 Million exceeds net income of GBX55.70 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore investment intensity of FirstGroup PLC to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

3.61x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

GBX200.80 Million
GBX

Net Income

GBX55.70 Million
GBX

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

FirstGroup PLC Cash Flow Quality Index (1995–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for FirstGroup PLC across 28 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check FirstGroup PLC tangible book value ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for FirstGroup PLC (1995–2025)

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

Year Quality Index Operating CF (GBX) Net Income YoY Change
2025 3.32x GBX754.20 Million GBX227.50 Million ▼ -74.9%
2024 13.19x GBX543.30 Million GBX41.20 Million ▲ +325.6%
2023 3.10x GBX573.80 Million GBX185.20 Million ▲ +3718.8%
2022 0.08x GBX65.40 Million GBX806.10 Million ▼ -98.1%
2021 4.21x GBX1.20 Billion GBX285.80 Million ▼ -9.1%
2017 4.63x GBX520.40 Million GBX112.30 Million ▲ +2.2%
2016 4.53x GBX409.50 Million GBX90.30 Million ▲ +4.9%
2015 4.32x GBX325.20 Million GBX75.20 Million ▼ -19.8%
2014 5.39x GBX292.30 Million GBX54.20 Million ▲ +237.8%
2013 1.60x GBX332.70 Million GBX208.40 Million ▲ +50.3%
2012 1.06x GBX475.40 Million GBX447.70 Million ▼ -40.8%
2011 1.79x GBX555.70 Million GBX309.60 Million ▲ +46.2%
2010 1.23x GBX452.30 Million GBX368.50 Million ▼ -7.9%
2009 1.33x GBX494.40 Million GBX371.10 Million ▼ -2.6%
2008 1.37x GBX365.80 Million GBX267.50 Million ▼ -5.8%
2007 1.45x GBX295.50 Million GBX203.60 Million ▲ +30.1%
2006 1.12x GBX235.00 Million GBX210.70 Million ▲ +15.6%
2005 0.97x GBX193.70 Million GBX200.70 Million ▼ -10.4%
2004 1.08x GBX177.50 Million GBX164.70 Million ▲ +59.9%
2003 0.67x GBX121.10 Million GBX179.70 Million ▼ -32.2%
2002 0.99x GBX166.20 Million GBX167.20 Million ▼ -10.6%
2001 1.11x GBX150.00 Million GBX134.90 Million ▲ +61.7%
2000 0.69x GBX110.80 Million GBX161.10 Million ▲ +1.9%
1999 0.68x GBX82.30 Million GBX121.90 Million ▼ -21.6%
1998 0.86x GBX69.90 Million GBX81.20 Million ▼ -7.6%
1997 0.93x GBX56.80 Million GBX61.00 Million ▼ -1.0%
1996 0.94x GBX33.00 Million GBX35.10 Million ▼ -4.2%
1995 0.98x GBX31.90 Million GBX32.50 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.