Apple Inc Cash Flow Quality Index
Apple Inc cash flow quality index. Apple Inc (AAPL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.28x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $53.92 Billion exceeds net income of $42.10 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See how financially flexible is Apple Inc to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
Cash Flow Quality Index
Operating Cash Flow
Net Income
Data as of
Cash Flow Quality Index of Apple Inc (1989–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Apple Inc from 1989 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Apple Inc across 34 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore AAPL debt coverage from operations to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Apple Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2025)
Apple Inc cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Apple Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of Apple Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.00x | $111.48 Billion | $112.01 Billion | ▼ -21.1% |
| 2024 | 1.26x | $118.25 Billion | $93.74 Billion | ▲ +10.7% |
| 2023 | 1.14x | $110.54 Billion | $97.00 Billion | ▼ -6.9% |
| 2022 | 1.22x | $122.15 Billion | $99.80 Billion | ▲ +11.4% |
| 2021 | 1.10x | $104.04 Billion | $94.68 Billion | ▼ -21.8% |
| 2020 | 1.41x | $80.67 Billion | $57.41 Billion | ▲ +11.9% |
| 2019 | 1.26x | $69.39 Billion | $55.26 Billion | ▼ -3.5% |
| 2018 | 1.30x | $77.43 Billion | $59.53 Billion | ▼ -1.1% |
| 2017 | 1.32x | $63.60 Billion | $48.35 Billion | ▼ -8.7% |
| 2016 | 1.44x | $65.82 Billion | $45.69 Billion | ▼ -5.3% |
| 2015 | 1.52x | $81.27 Billion | $53.39 Billion | ▲ +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.51x | $59.71 Billion | $39.51 Billion | ▲ +4.3% |
| 2013 | 1.45x | $53.67 Billion | $37.04 Billion | ▲ +18.9% |
| 2012 | 1.22x | $50.86 Billion | $41.73 Billion | ▼ -15.8% |
| 2011 | 1.45x | $37.53 Billion | $25.92 Billion | ▲ +9.1% |
| 2010 | 1.33x | $18.59 Billion | $14.01 Billion | ▼ -25.5% |
| 2009 | 1.78x | $10.16 Billion | $5.70 Billion | ▼ -10.3% |
| 2008 | 1.99x | $9.60 Billion | $4.83 Billion | ▲ +26.9% |
| 2007 | 1.56x | $5.47 Billion | $3.50 Billion | ▲ +40.2% |
| 2006 | 1.12x | $2.22 Billion | $1.99 Billion | ▼ -41.2% |
| 2005 | 1.90x | $2.54 Billion | $1.33 Billion | ▼ -43.9% |
| 2004 | 3.38x | $934.00 Million | $276.00 Million | ▼ -20.4% |
| 2003 | 4.25x | $289.00 Million | $68.00 Million | ▲ +210.4% |
| 2002 | 1.37x | $89.00 Million | $65.00 Million | ▲ +30.3% |
| 2000 | 1.05x | $826.00 Million | $786.00 Million | ▼ -20.9% |
| 1999 | 1.33x | $798.00 Million | $601.00 Million | ▼ -47.1% |
| 1998 | 2.51x | $775.00 Million | $309.00 Million | ▲ +543.1% |
| 1995 | -0.57x | $-240.00 Million | $424.00 Million | ▼ -123.8% |
| 1994 | 2.38x | $737.00 Million | $310.18 Million | ▲ +131.1% |
| 1993 | -7.64x | $-661.80 Million | $86.60 Million | ▼ -558.7% |
| 1992 | 1.67x | $883.70 Million | $530.40 Million | ▲ +301.1% |
| 1991 | 0.42x | $128.70 Million | $309.80 Million | ▼ -79.5% |
| 1990 | 2.03x | $963.90 Million | $474.90 Million | ▲ +81.6% |
| 1989 | 1.12x | $507.30 Million | $454.00 Million | — |