AAR Corp Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of May 2026: 1.14x

AAR Corp cash flow quality index. AAR Corp (AIR) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.14x as of May 2026. Operating cash flow of $57.80 Million exceeds net income of $50.70 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See AIR financial flexibility score to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.14x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$57.80 Million
USD

Net Income

$50.70 Million
USD

Data as of

May 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of AAR Corp (1989–2026)

Cash flow quality index of AAR Corp from 1989 to 2026. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for AAR Corp across 36 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore AAR Corp (AIR) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

AAR Corp Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2026)

AAR Corp cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2026. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for AAR Corp. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see AAR Corp operating cash flow efficiency.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2026 0.53x $98.70 Million $187.70 Million ▼ -81.8%
2025 2.89x $36.10 Million $12.50 Million ▲ +206.7%
2024 0.94x $43.60 Million $46.30 Million ▲ +262.9%
2023 0.26x $23.30 Million $89.80 Million ▼ -72.9%
2022 0.96x $75.20 Million $78.50 Million ▼ -57.8%
2021 2.27x $105.20 Million $46.30 Million ▲ +256.1%
2020 -1.46x $-36.10 Million $24.80 Million ▼ -281.6%
2019 0.80x $67.40 Million $84.10 Million ▼ -8.1%
2018 0.87x $64.30 Million $73.70 Million ▲ +100.9%
2017 0.43x $21.80 Million $50.20 Million ▼ -45.2%
2016 0.79x $32.10 Million $40.50 Million ▲ +119.2%
2015 -4.13x $-43.00 Million $10.40 Million ▼ -316.5%
2014 1.91x $139.80 Million $73.20 Million ▼ -34.9%
2013 2.94x $162.90 Million $55.50 Million ▲ +111.9%
2012 1.38x $94.22 Million $68.03 Million ▼ -11.0%
2011 1.56x $108.60 Million $69.83 Million ▼ -56.1%
2010 3.55x $153.16 Million $43.20 Million ▲ +332.6%
2009 0.82x $64.45 Million $78.65 Million ▲ +263.8%
2008 0.23x $16.93 Million $75.14 Million ▲ +162.2%
2007 -0.36x $-21.24 Million $58.66 Million ▲ +68.6%
2006 -1.15x $-40.48 Million $35.16 Million ▼ -134.9%
2005 3.30x $50.94 Million $15.45 Million ▼ -20.7%
2004 4.16x $14.57 Million $3.50 Million ▲ +67.2%
2001 2.49x $46.09 Million $18.53 Million ▲ +770.2%
2000 0.29x $10.05 Million $35.16 Million ▼ -58.2%
1999 0.68x $28.52 Million $41.67 Million ▲ +6.9%
1998 0.64x $22.82 Million $35.66 Million ▲ +54.6%
1997 0.41x $9.53 Million $23.02 Million ▼ -73.2%
1996 1.55x $24.76 Million $16.01 Million ▲ +6.1%
1995 1.46x $15.26 Million $10.46 Million ▲ +106.7%
1994 0.71x $6.70 Million $9.49 Million ▼ -98.7%
1993 56.00x $16.80 Million $300.00K ▲ +6263.6%
1992 0.88x $8.80 Million $10.00 Million ▼ -64.7%
1991 2.49x $36.90 Million $14.80 Million ▲ +230.3%
1990 0.75x $19.40 Million $25.70 Million ▲ +18620.6%
1989 0.00x $100.00K $24.80 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.