Columbia Financial Inc (CLBK) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 1.55x

Columbia Financial Inc (CLBK) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.55x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $24.38 Million exceeds net income of $15.69 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore debt repayment capacity of Columbia Financial Inc to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.55x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$24.38 Million
USD

Net Income

$15.69 Million
USD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Columbia Financial Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (2016–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Columbia Financial Inc across 9 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CLBK operating cash flow.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Columbia Financial Inc (2016–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Columbia Financial Inc.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.32x $68.40 Million $51.77 Million ▲ +17.1%
2023 1.13x $40.72 Million $36.09 Million ▼ -31.6%
2022 1.65x $142.16 Million $86.17 Million ▲ +53.8%
2021 1.07x $98.70 Million $92.05 Million ▲ +29.0%
2020 0.83x $47.89 Million $57.60 Million ▼ -63.2%
2019 2.26x $123.77 Million $54.72 Million ▼ -9.1%
2018 2.49x $56.59 Million $22.74 Million ▲ +114.6%
2017 1.16x $36.04 Million $31.07 Million ▼ -35.2%
2016 1.79x $58.99 Million $32.95 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.