AstraZeneca PLC Cash Flow Quality Index
AstraZeneca PLC cash flow quality index. AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.86x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $3.36 Billion is below net income of $3.91 Billion, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore debt repayment capacity of AstraZeneca PLC to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of AstraZeneca PLC (1990–2025)
Cash flow quality index of AstraZeneca PLC from 1990 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for AstraZeneca PLC across 35 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See AZN net asset quality index to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
AstraZeneca PLC Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1990–2025)
AstraZeneca PLC cash flow quality index by year from 1990 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for AstraZeneca PLC. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see AstraZeneca PLC (AZN) cash flow conversion.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.43x | $14.57 Billion | $10.22 Billion | ▲ +4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.36x | $11.86 Billion | $8.69 Billion | ▼ -9.0% |
| 2023 | 1.50x | $10.35 Billion | $6.90 Billion | ▼ -61.8% |
| 2022 | 3.92x | $9.81 Billion | $2.50 Billion | ▲ +220.0% |
| 2020 | 1.23x | $4.80 Billion | $3.92 Billion | ▼ -36.1% |
| 2019 | 1.92x | $2.97 Billion | $1.55 Billion | ▲ +46.0% |
| 2018 | 1.31x | $2.62 Billion | $1.99 Billion | ▼ -18.2% |
| 2017 | 1.61x | $3.58 Billion | $2.23 Billion | ▲ +37.7% |
| 2016 | 1.17x | $4.14 Billion | $3.55 Billion | ▲ +7.7% |
| 2015 | 1.08x | $3.32 Billion | $3.07 Billion | ▼ -80.9% |
| 2014 | 5.66x | $7.06 Billion | $1.25 Billion | ▲ +150.1% |
| 2013 | 2.27x | $7.40 Billion | $3.27 Billion | ▲ +151.6% |
| 2012 | 0.90x | $6.95 Billion | $7.72 Billion | ▲ +42.3% |
| 2011 | 0.63x | $7.82 Billion | $12.37 Billion | ▼ -35.0% |
| 2010 | 0.97x | $10.68 Billion | $10.98 Billion | ▼ -37.7% |
| 2009 | 1.56x | $11.74 Billion | $7.52 Billion | ▲ +63.3% |
| 2008 | 0.96x | $8.74 Billion | $9.14 Billion | ▲ +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.93x | $7.51 Billion | $8.09 Billion | ▼ -0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.94x | $7.69 Billion | $8.22 Billion | ▼ -9.7% |
| 2005 | 1.04x | $6.74 Billion | $6.50 Billion | ▼ -3.2% |
| 2004 | 1.07x | $4.87 Billion | $4.55 Billion | ▲ +29.0% |
| 2003 | 0.83x | $3.42 Billion | $4.11 Billion | ▼ -25.1% |
| 2002 | 1.11x | $4.83 Billion | $4.36 Billion | ▲ +131.7% |
| 2001 | 0.48x | $2.71 Billion | $5.66 Billion | ▼ -17.8% |
| 2000 | 0.58x | $2.34 Billion | $4.01 Billion | ▲ +75.9% |
| 1999 | 0.33x | $908.55 Million | $2.74 Billion | ▼ -31.5% |
| 1998 | 0.48x | $879.74 Million | $1.82 Billion | ▲ +15.8% |
| 1997 | 0.42x | $747.21 Million | $1.79 Billion | ▼ -5.4% |
| 1996 | 0.44x | $787.75 Million | $1.79 Billion | ▼ -3.5% |
| 1995 | 0.46x | $585.64 Million | $1.28 Billion | ▼ -24.7% |
| 1994 | 0.61x | $625.36 Million | $1.03 Billion | ▼ -10.4% |
| 1993 | 0.68x | $705.58 Million | $1.04 Billion | ▲ +41.0% |
| 1992 | 0.48x | $206.27 Million | $429.22 Million | ▲ +21.4% |
| 1991 | 0.40x | $505.22 Million | $1.28 Billion | ▼ -43.2% |
| 1990 | 0.70x | $806.30 Million | $1.16 Billion | — |