Capital Southwest Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2026: -3.27x

Capital Southwest Corporation cash flow quality index. Capital Southwest Corporation (CSWC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -3.27x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $-80.87 Million is below net income of $24.73 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. See Capital Southwest Corporation free cash flow to debt ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

-3.27x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$-80.87 Million
USD

Net Income

$24.73 Million
USD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Capital Southwest Corporation (1996–2026)

Cash flow quality index of Capital Southwest Corporation from 1996 to 2026. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Capital Southwest Corporation across 23 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Capital Southwest Corporation cash debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Capital Southwest Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1996–2026)

Capital Southwest Corporation cash flow quality index by year from 1996 to 2026. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Capital Southwest Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Capital Southwest Corporation operating cash flow efficiency.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2026 -1.71x $-193.50 Million $113.00 Million ▲ +44.4%
2025 -3.08x $-217.26 Million $70.55 Million ▼ -36.2%
2024 -2.26x $-188.50 Million $83.39 Million ▲ +67.1%
2023 -6.86x $-227.10 Million $33.09 Million ▼ -60.8%
2022 -4.27x $-182.68 Million $42.81 Million ▼ -218.1%
2021 -1.34x $-68.25 Million $50.88 Million ▲ +53.2%
2019 -2.86x $-94.71 Million $33.06 Million ▼ -76.3%
2018 -1.62x $-63.86 Million $39.31 Million ▲ +57.4%
2017 -3.82x $-89.56 Million $23.47 Million ▼ -204.9%
2015 3.64x $194.28 Million $53.44 Million ▲ +4740.2%
2014 0.08x $8.41 Million $112.01 Million ▼ -91.3%
2013 0.86x $93.22 Million $107.83 Million ▲ +236.8%
2012 0.26x $23.55 Million $91.76 Million ▼ -79.8%
2011 1.27x $68.23 Million $53.69 Million ▲ +1470.3%
2010 -0.09x $-6.82 Million $73.54 Million ▼ -133.0%
2007 0.28x $46.95 Million $166.88 Million ▲ +100.4%
2006 0.14x $13.51 Million $96.19 Million ▼ -58.1%
2005 0.34x $4.77 Million $14.22 Million ▲ +207.7%
2004 0.11x $9.31 Million $85.47 Million ▲ +27044.1%
2002 0.00x $-10.38K $25.68 Million ▼ -101.3%
1998 0.03x $2.53 Million $78.60 Million ▼ -54.9%
1997 0.07x $2.30 Million $32.18 Million ▲ +35.2%
1996 0.05x $2.79 Million $52.77 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.