Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA) — Cash Flow Quality Index
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.76x as of May 2024. Operating cash flow of $604.00 Million exceeds net income of $344.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore WBA cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (1989–2022)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc across 34 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc cash flow conversion.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (1989–2022)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.96x | $3.90 Billion | $4.07 Billion | ▼ -56.6% |
| 2021 | 2.21x | $5.55 Billion | $2.51 Billion | ▼ -82.9% |
| 2020 | 12.93x | $5.48 Billion | $424.00 Million | ▲ +816.1% |
| 2019 | 1.41x | $5.59 Billion | $3.96 Billion | ▼ -14.1% |
| 2018 | 1.64x | $8.27 Billion | $5.03 Billion | ▼ -7.1% |
| 2017 | 1.77x | $7.25 Billion | $4.10 Billion | ▼ -5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.87x | $7.85 Billion | $4.19 Billion | ▲ +41.5% |
| 2015 | 1.32x | $5.66 Billion | $4.28 Billion | ▼ -30.9% |
| 2014 | 1.92x | $3.89 Billion | $2.03 Billion | ▲ +9.2% |
| 2013 | 1.76x | $4.30 Billion | $2.45 Billion | ▼ -15.7% |
| 2012 | 2.08x | $4.43 Billion | $2.13 Billion | ▲ +55.2% |
| 2011 | 1.34x | $3.64 Billion | $2.71 Billion | ▼ -25.0% |
| 2010 | 1.79x | $3.74 Billion | $2.09 Billion | ▼ -12.6% |
| 2009 | 2.05x | $4.11 Billion | $2.01 Billion | ▲ +45.4% |
| 2008 | 1.41x | $3.04 Billion | $2.16 Billion | ▲ +22.1% |
| 2007 | 1.15x | $2.36 Billion | $2.04 Billion | ▼ -17.2% |
| 2006 | 1.39x | $2.44 Billion | $1.75 Billion | ▲ +58.5% |
| 2005 | 0.88x | $1.37 Billion | $1.56 Billion | ▼ -27.6% |
| 2004 | 1.22x | $1.65 Billion | $1.36 Billion | ▼ -4.2% |
| 2003 | 1.27x | $1.49 Billion | $1.18 Billion | ▼ -12.3% |
| 2002 | 1.45x | $1.47 Billion | $1.02 Billion | ▲ +78.1% |
| 2001 | 0.81x | $719.20 Million | $885.60 Million | ▼ -35.1% |
| 2000 | 1.25x | $971.70 Million | $776.90 Million | ▲ +24.9% |
| 1999 | 1.00x | $625.20 Million | $624.10 Million | ▼ -5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.06x | $571.00 Million | $537.00 Million | ▼ -28.7% |
| 1997 | 1.49x | $650.00 Million | $436.00 Million | ▲ +34.7% |
| 1996 | 1.11x | $411.30 Million | $371.70 Million | ▲ +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.08x | $345.00 Million | $320.80 Million | ▼ -14.7% |
| 1994 | 1.26x | $355.40 Million | $281.90 Million | ▲ +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.25x | $306.90 Million | $245.30 Million | ▼ -18.3% |
| 1992 | 1.53x | $337.90 Million | $220.60 Million | ▲ +40.6% |
| 1991 | 1.09x | $212.40 Million | $195.00 Million | ▼ -20.5% |
| 1990 | 1.37x | $239.10 Million | $174.60 Million | ▲ +15.1% |
| 1989 | 1.19x | $183.40 Million | $154.20 Million | — |