Stepstone Group Inc (STEP) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: -3.48x

Stepstone Group Inc (STEP) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -3.48x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $-23.20 Million is below net income of $6.66 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore Stepstone Group Inc (STEP) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

-3.48x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$-23.20 Million
USD

Net Income

$6.66 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Stepstone Group Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (2017–2024)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Stepstone Group Inc across 7 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Stepstone Group Inc.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Stepstone Group Inc (2017–2024)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Stepstone Group Inc.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2024 2.78x $161.52 Million $58.09 Million ▲ +528.4%
2022 0.44x $214.28 Million $484.28 Million ▼ -6.8%
2021 0.47x $149.30 Million $314.59 Million ▲ +4.2%
2020 0.46x $65.93 Million $144.78 Million ▼ -46.9%
2019 0.86x $51.45 Million $59.96 Million ▲ +34.2%
2018 0.64x $53.61 Million $83.82 Million ▼ -45.8%
2017 1.18x $47.53 Million $40.26 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.