Grainger PLC (GRI) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 0.39x

Grainger PLC (GRI) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.39x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX57.90 Million is below net income of GBX147.20 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore Grainger PLC long-term investment allocation to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.39x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

GBX57.90 Million
GBX

Net Income

GBX147.20 Million
GBX

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Grainger PLC Cash Flow Quality Index (1991–2025)

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

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

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

Year Quality Index Operating CF (GBX) Net Income YoY Change
2025 0.60x GBX122.40 Million GBX202.60 Million ▼ -86.2%
2024 4.38x GBX136.60 Million GBX31.20 Million ▼ -39.3%
2023 7.21x GBX184.70 Million GBX25.60 Million ▲ +1522.6%
2022 0.44x GBX102.00 Million GBX229.40 Million ▼ -67.1%
2021 1.35x GBX148.00 Million GBX109.50 Million ▲ +34.7%
2020 1.00x GBX93.10 Million GBX92.80 Million ▼ -37.4%
2019 1.60x GBX184.10 Million GBX114.90 Million ▲ +10.9%
2018 1.45x GBX126.30 Million GBX87.40 Million ▲ +137.2%
2017 0.61x GBX45.50 Million GBX74.70 Million ▲ +52.6%
2016 0.40x GBX54.00 Million GBX135.30 Million ▲ +952.1%
2015 -0.05x GBX-2.00 Million GBX42.70 Million ▲ +95.0%
2014 -0.94x GBX-70.50 Million GBX74.70 Million ▼ -160.0%
2013 1.57x GBX84.30 Million GBX53.60 Million ▼ -99.3%
2012 216.50x GBX86.60 Million GBX400.00K ▲ +27015.7%
2011 0.80x GBX101.80 Million GBX127.50 Million ▲ +107.3%
2010 0.39x GBX32.70 Million GBX84.90 Million ▼ -95.2%
2009 8.07x GBX76.70 Million GBX9.50 Million ▲ +546.1%
2008 -1.81x GBX-75.10 Million GBX41.50 Million ▼ -191.5%
2007 -0.62x GBX-61.40 Million GBX98.90 Million ▼ -17.4%
2006 -0.53x GBX-49.70 Million GBX94.00 Million ▼ -1.8%
2005 -0.52x GBX-47.10 Million GBX90.70 Million ▼ -208.3%
2004 -0.17x GBX-15.70 Million GBX93.20 Million ▲ +31.3%
2003 -0.25x GBX-11.60 Million GBX47.30 Million ▲ +76.7%
2002 -1.05x GBX-44.27 Million GBX42.02 Million ▼ -445.0%
2001 -0.19x GBX-8.12 Million GBX42.02 Million ▲ +86.2%
2000 -1.40x GBX-44.96 Million GBX32.05 Million ▼ -1477.3%
1999 0.10x GBX4.28 Million GBX42.04 Million ▲ +123.4%
1998 -0.44x GBX-9.70 Million GBX22.29 Million ▼ -691.3%
1997 0.07x GBX513.00K GBX6.97 Million ▲ +132.1%
1996 -0.23x GBX-5.27 Million GBX22.99 Million ▼ -144.6%
1995 0.51x GBX11.62 Million GBX22.61 Million ▲ +1612.5%
1994 0.03x GBX473.00K GBX15.76 Million ▼ -93.3%
1993 0.45x GBX5.71 Million GBX12.83 Million ▼ -22.7%
1992 0.58x GBX4.75 Million GBX8.24 Million ▲ +448.0%
1991 -0.17x GBX-2.79 Million GBX16.84 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.