Prudential plc (PRU) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 0.58x

Prudential plc (PRU) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.58x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX1.16 Billion is below net income of GBX2.01 Billion, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore Prudential plc strategic investment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.58x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

GBX1.16 Billion
GBX

Net Income

GBX2.01 Billion
GBX

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Prudential plc Cash Flow Quality Index (1991–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Prudential plc across 34 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check Prudential plc (PRU) tangible net worth to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Prudential plc (1991–2025)

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

Year Quality Index Operating CF (GBX) Net Income YoY Change
2025 0.57x GBX1.73 Billion GBX3.02 Billion ▼ -48.7%
2024 1.11x GBX3.61 Billion GBX3.24 Billion ▲ +204.3%
2023 0.37x GBX832.00 Million GBX2.27 Billion ▼ -49.7%
2022 0.73x GBX1.08 Billion GBX1.48 Billion ▲ +689.7%
2021 0.09x GBX278.00 Million GBX3.02 Billion ▼ -88.7%
2020 0.81x GBX1.97 Billion GBX2.42 Billion ▲ +989.3%
2019 -0.09x GBX-209.00 Million GBX2.29 Billion ▼ -110.9%
2018 0.84x GBX1.96 Billion GBX2.35 Billion ▲ +23.3%
2017 0.68x GBX1.22 Billion GBX1.80 Billion ▼ -40.8%
2016 1.15x GBX1.79 Billion GBX1.56 Billion ▲ +16.7%
2015 0.98x GBX1.71 Billion GBX1.75 Billion ▲ +19.1%
2014 0.82x GBX1.14 Billion GBX1.38 Billion ▼ -16.1%
2013 0.98x GBX814.58 Million GBX828.12 Million ▲ +399.4%
2012 0.20x GBX426.00 Million GBX2.16 Billion ▼ -79.7%
2011 0.97x GBX1.44 Billion GBX1.49 Billion ▼ -17.9%
2010 1.18x GBX1.69 Billion GBX1.43 Billion ▲ +853.6%
2009 -0.16x GBX-108.00 Million GBX690.00 Million ▼ -111.5%
2007 1.36x GBX958.00 Million GBX706.00 Million ▼ -33.4%
2006 2.04x GBX2.00 Billion GBX979.00 Million ▲ +468.7%
2005 -0.55x GBX-412.00 Million GBX745.00 Million ▼ -149.5%
2004 1.12x GBX652.00 Million GBX584.00 Million ▼ -85.8%
2003 7.86x GBX9.34 Billion GBX1.19 Billion ▼ -9.1%
2002 8.65x GBX6.75 Billion GBX779.58 Million ▲ +509.2%
2001 1.42x GBX794.79 Million GBX559.41 Million ▲ +238.1%
2000 0.42x GBX594.46 Million GBX1.41 Billion ▲ +650.5%
1999 0.06x GBX67.94 Million GBX1.21 Billion ▼ -73.9%
1998 0.21x GBX406.67 Million GBX1.89 Billion ▲ +6.8%
1997 0.20x GBX388.48 Million GBX1.93 Billion ▲ +25.3%
1996 0.16x GBX443.54 Million GBX2.76 Billion ▼ -61.7%
1995 0.42x GBX675.26 Million GBX1.61 Billion ▼ -48.0%
1994 0.80x GBX450.26 Million GBX559.70 Million ▲ +115.4%
1993 0.37x GBX357.97 Million GBX958.52 Million ▼ -15.5%
1992 0.44x GBX306.37 Million GBX693.13 Million ▼ -59.7%
1991 1.10x GBX660.53 Million GBX602.52 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.