Tesco PLC Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of August 2026: 2.65x

Tesco PLC cash flow quality index. Tesco PLC (TSCO) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.65x as of August 2026. Operating cash flow of GBX2.81 Billion exceeds net income of GBX1.06 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore TSCO debt coverage from operations to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.65x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

GBX2.81 Billion
GBX

Net Income

GBX1.06 Billion
GBX

Data as of

Aug 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Tesco PLC (1991–2026)

Cash flow quality index of Tesco PLC from 1991 to 2026. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Tesco PLC across 45 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See how leveraged is Tesco PLC's balance sheet to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Tesco PLC Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1991–2026)

Tesco PLC cash flow quality index by year from 1991 to 2026. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Tesco PLC. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Tesco PLC (TSCO) cash conversion ratio.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (GBX) Net Income YoY Change
2026 2.32x GBX4.14 Billion GBX1.79 Billion ▲ +29.0%
2025 1.80x GBX2.92 Billion GBX1.63 Billion ▲ +0.0%
2025 1.80x GBX2.92 Billion GBX1.63 Billion ▼ -18.7%
2024 2.21x GBX3.84 Billion GBX1.74 Billion ▲ +1.4%
2024 2.18x GBX3.84 Billion GBX1.76 Billion ▼ -56.8%
2023 5.05x GBX3.81 Billion GBX754.00 Million ▲ +102.5%
2022 2.49x GBX3.79 Billion GBX1.52 Billion ▲ +105.7%
2021 1.21x GBX640.00 Million GBX528.00 Million ▲ +7931.9%
2020 0.02x GBX38.00 Million GBX2.52 Billion ▼ -89.7%
2020 0.15x GBX108.00 Million GBX736.00 Million ▼ -92.7%
2019 2.01x GBX2.55 Billion GBX1.27 Billion ▼ -13.6%
2018 2.32x GBX2.81 Billion GBX1.21 Billion ▼ -84.9%
2016 15.41x GBX2.13 Billion GBX138.00 Million ▲ +0.0%
2016 15.41x GBX2.13 Billion GBX138.00 Million ▲ +658.0%
2016 2.03x GBX2.13 Billion GBX1.05 Billion ▼ -37.8%
2014 3.27x GBX3.19 Billion GBX974.00 Million ▼ -19.0%
2013 4.04x GBX2.84 Billion GBX703.00 Million ▲ +253.3%
2012 1.14x GBX4.41 Billion GBX3.86 Billion ▲ +0.0%
2012 1.14x GBX4.41 Billion GBX3.86 Billion ▲ +2.8%
2011 1.11x GBX4.24 Billion GBX3.82 Billion ▼ -19.7%
2010 1.38x GBX4.78 Billion GBX3.46 Billion ▲ +8.8%
2009 1.27x GBX4.03 Billion GBX3.17 Billion ▲ +3.4%
2008 1.23x GBX3.43 Billion GBX2.79 Billion ▲ +0.0%
2008 1.23x GBX3.43 Billion GBX2.79 Billion ▲ +18.8%
2007 1.03x GBX2.73 Billion GBX2.64 Billion ▼ -13.0%
2006 1.19x GBX2.70 Billion GBX2.27 Billion ▲ +6.4%
2005 1.12x GBX2.18 Billion GBX1.95 Billion ▼ -16.1%
2004 1.33x GBX2.31 Billion GBX1.74 Billion ▲ +0.0%
2004 1.33x GBX2.31 Billion GBX1.74 Billion ▲ +37.9%
2003 0.97x GBX1.43 Billion GBX1.48 Billion ▲ +7.7%
2002 0.90x GBX1.19 Billion GBX1.32 Billion ▼ -16.3%
2001 1.07x GBX1.25 Billion GBX1.17 Billion ▲ +21.7%
2000 0.88x GBX907.00 Million GBX1.03 Billion ▲ +0.0%
2000 0.88x GBX907.00 Million GBX1.03 Billion ▲ +14.7%
1999 0.77x GBX717.00 Million GBX934.00 Million ▲ +6.8%
1998 0.72x GBX610.00 Million GBX849.00 Million ▼ -25.9%
1997 0.97x GBX750.00 Million GBX774.00 Million ▲ +13.3%
1996 0.85x GBX619.00 Million GBX724.00 Million ▲ +0.0%
1996 0.85x GBX619.00 Million GBX724.00 Million ▼ -7.8%
1995 0.93x GBX536.00 Million GBX578.00 Million ▼ -15.5%
1994 1.10x GBX572.00 Million GBX521.00 Million ▲ +49.4%
1993 0.73x GBX388.50 Million GBX528.80 Million ▼ -8.6%
1992 0.80x GBX385.60 Million GBX479.50 Million ▲ +0.0%
1992 0.80x GBX385.60 Million GBX479.50 Million ▼ -5.3%
1991 0.85x GBX337.90 Million GBX398.00 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.