NTPC Limited (NTPC) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 9.97x

NTPC Limited (NTPC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 9.97x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of Rs504.91 Billion exceeds net income of Rs50.67 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore NTPC operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

9.97x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

Rs504.91 Billion
INR

Net Income

Rs50.67 Billion
INR

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

NTPC Limited Cash Flow Quality Index (2005–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for NTPC Limited across 21 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see how efficiently does NTPC Limited generate cash.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for NTPC Limited (2005–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for NTPC Limited.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (INR) Net Income YoY Change
2025 2.15x Rs504.36 Billion Rs234.22 Billion ▲ +43.3%
2024 1.50x Rs407.85 Billion Rs271.41 Billion ▼ -8.7%
2023 1.65x Rs400.52 Billion Rs243.31 Billion ▼ -19.2%
2022 2.04x Rs417.88 Billion Rs205.21 Billion ▲ +6.7%
2021 1.91x Rs324.44 Billion Rs169.99 Billion ▲ +73.0%
2020 1.10x Rs245.83 Billion Rs222.82 Billion ▼ -43.6%
2019 1.96x Rs163.67 Billion Rs83.72 Billion ▲ +31.7%
2018 1.48x Rs196.63 Billion Rs132.42 Billion ▼ -0.8%
2017 1.50x Rs206.00 Billion Rs137.61 Billion ▼ -1.8%
2016 1.53x Rs154.11 Billion Rs101.04 Billion ▲ +8.2%
2015 1.41x Rs147.46 Billion Rs104.56 Billion ▲ +24.0%
2014 1.14x Rs164.69 Billion Rs144.86 Billion ▲ +14.4%
2013 0.99x Rs165.08 Billion Rs166.11 Billion ▼ -13.3%
2012 1.15x Rs150.62 Billion Rs131.37 Billion ▲ +1.9%
2011 1.13x Rs120.75 Billion Rs107.30 Billion ▼ -16.6%
2010 1.35x Rs119.23 Billion Rs88.38 Billion ▲ +6.6%
2009 1.27x Rs102.42 Billion Rs80.92 Billion ▼ -9.2%
2008 1.39x Rs104.08 Billion Rs74.70 Billion ▲ +15.7%
2007 1.20x Rs83.06 Billion Rs68.98 Billion ▲ +11.6%
2006 1.08x Rs63.04 Billion Rs58.41 Billion ▲ +23.3%
2005 0.88x Rs51.02 Billion Rs58.29 Billion —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.