Sterling Construction Company Inc Cash Flow Quality Index
Sterling Construction Company Inc cash flow quality index. Sterling Construction Company Inc (STRL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.60x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $165.57 Million exceeds net income of $103.77 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Sterling Construction Company Inc leverage flexibility ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
Cash Flow Quality Index
Operating Cash Flow
Net Income
Data as of
Cash Flow Quality Index of Sterling Construction Company Inc (2002–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Sterling Construction Company Inc from 2002 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Sterling Construction Company Inc across 19 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore how well can Sterling Construction Company Inc service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Sterling Construction Company Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2002–2025)
Sterling Construction Company Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2002 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Sterling Construction Company Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see STRL cash flow conversion.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.42x | $439.99 Million | $309.73 Million | ▼ -22.6% |
| 2024 | 1.83x | $497.10 Million | $270.92 Million | ▼ -45.2% |
| 2023 | 3.35x | $478.58 Million | $142.84 Million | ▲ +65.4% |
| 2022 | 2.03x | $219.12 Million | $108.20 Million | ▼ -17.0% |
| 2021 | 2.44x | $158.93 Million | $65.12 Million | ▼ -14.8% |
| 2020 | 2.86x | $122.90 Million | $42.90 Million | ▲ +178.1% |
| 2019 | 1.03x | $41.09 Million | $39.90 Million | ▼ -22.9% |
| 2018 | 1.34x | $39.47 Million | $29.54 Million | ▼ -8.1% |
| 2017 | 1.45x | $23.01 Million | $15.82 Million | ▲ +3.9% |
| 2012 | 1.40x | $24.79 Million | $17.71 Million | ▼ -22.0% |
| 2010 | 1.80x | $47.07 Million | $26.22 Million | ▼ -4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.88x | $47.87 Million | $25.53 Million | ▲ +26.8% |
| 2008 | 1.48x | $26.72 Million | $18.07 Million | ▼ -27.6% |
| 2007 | 2.04x | $29.54 Million | $14.47 Million | ▲ +14.7% |
| 2006 | 1.78x | $23.71 Million | $13.32 Million | ▼ -40.0% |
| 2005 | 2.97x | $31.27 Million | $10.54 Million | ▲ +470.9% |
| 2004 | 0.52x | $2.94 Million | $5.65 Million | ▼ -84.2% |
| 2003 | 3.28x | $17.80 Million | $5.42 Million | ▲ +203.8% |
| 2002 | 1.08x | $5.11 Million | $4.72 Million | — |