Asbury Automotive Group Inc (ABG) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 1.19x

Asbury Automotive Group Inc (ABG) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.19x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $223.20 Million exceeds net income of $187.80 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore how well can Asbury Automotive Group Inc service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.19x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$223.20 Million
USD

Net Income

$187.80 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Asbury Automotive Group Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (2000–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Asbury Automotive Group Inc across 25 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see ABG cash generation efficiency.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Asbury Automotive Group Inc (2000–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Asbury Automotive Group Inc.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.18x $781.90 Million $662.20 Million ▼ -24.3%
2024 1.56x $671.20 Million $430.30 Million ▲ +200.3%
2023 0.52x $313.00 Million $602.50 Million ▼ -25.6%
2022 0.70x $696.00 Million $997.30 Million ▼ -68.1%
2021 2.19x $1.16 Billion $532.40 Million ▼ -14.8%
2020 2.56x $652.50 Million $254.40 Million ▲ +35.2%
2019 1.90x $349.80 Million $184.40 Million ▲ +3055.3%
2018 0.06x $10.10 Million $168.00 Million ▼ -96.9%
2017 1.91x $266.30 Million $139.10 Million ▲ +124.6%
2016 0.85x $142.50 Million $167.20 Million ▼ -7.2%
2015 0.92x $155.40 Million $169.20 Million ▲ +21.7%
2014 0.75x $84.20 Million $111.60 Million ▲ +62.4%
2013 0.46x $50.70 Million $109.10 Million ▲ +284.5%
2012 -0.25x $-20.70 Million $82.20 Million ▲ +90.6%
2011 -2.67x $-181.10 Million $67.90 Million ▼ -1126.5%
2010 0.26x $9.90 Million $38.10 Million ▼ -96.9%
2009 8.28x $110.90 Million $13.40 Million ▲ +508.2%
2007 1.36x $69.34 Million $50.95 Million ▼ -35.7%
2006 2.12x $128.58 Million $60.75 Million ▲ +419.6%
2005 -0.66x $-40.46 Million $61.08 Million ▼ -235.3%
2004 -0.20x $-10.42 Million $52.74 Million ▼ -104.8%
2003 4.12x $62.59 Million $15.19 Million ▲ +130.8%
2002 1.79x $68.01 Million $38.09 Million ▼ -18.9%
2001 2.20x $96.53 Million $43.83 Million ▲ +1.1%
2000 2.18x $63.01 Million $28.93 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.