Northwest Pipe Company (NWPX) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 2.78x

Northwest Pipe Company (NWPX) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.78x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $29.27 Million exceeds net income of $10.53 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore how well can Northwest Pipe Company service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.78x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$29.27 Million
USD

Net Income

$10.53 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Northwest Pipe Company Cash Flow Quality Index (1994–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Northwest Pipe Company across 25 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see NWPX operating cash flow.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Northwest Pipe Company (1994–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Northwest Pipe Company.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.90x $67.28 Million $35.41 Million ▲ +18.1%
2024 1.61x $55.05 Million $34.21 Million ▼ -36.6%
2023 2.54x $53.45 Million $21.07 Million ▲ +350.5%
2022 0.56x $17.54 Million $31.15 Million ▲ +211.7%
2021 -0.50x $-5.81 Million $11.52 Million ▼ -117.1%
2020 2.94x $56.09 Million $19.05 Million ▲ +91.6%
2019 1.54x $42.89 Million $27.90 Million ▲ +269.7%
2018 -0.91x $-18.40 Million $20.31 Million ▼ -133.1%
2012 2.74x $44.49 Million $16.24 Million ▲ +182.5%
2011 0.97x $12.28 Million $12.66 Million ▲ +53182.5%
2008 0.00x $-59.00K $32.30 Million ▼ -100.2%
2007 0.93x $19.32 Million $20.83 Million ▲ +846.4%
2006 0.10x $1.96 Million $20.02 Million ▼ -57.0%
2005 0.23x $3.05 Million $13.39 Million ▲ +127.4%
2004 -0.83x $-10.30 Million $12.38 Million ▼ -125.8%
2003 3.22x $11.38 Million $3.53 Million ▲ +18.4%
2002 2.72x $25.21 Million $9.26 Million ▲ +99.8%
2001 1.36x $15.14 Million $11.11 Million ▲ +226.8%
2000 -1.07x $-11.49 Million $10.69 Million ▼ -194.1%
1999 1.14x $15.20 Million $13.30 Million ▲ +564.5%
1998 -0.25x $-3.10 Million $12.60 Million ▲ +36.5%
1997 -0.39x $-4.30 Million $11.10 Million ▼ -157.6%
1996 0.67x $7.00 Million $10.40 Million ▼ -9.7%
1995 0.75x $3.80 Million $5.10 Million ▲ +282.1%
1994 -0.41x $-900.00K $2.20 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.