Smith AO Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 1.93x

Smith AO Corporation cash flow quality index. Smith AO Corporation (AOS) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.93x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $255.40 Million exceeds net income of $132.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Smith AO Corporation (AOS) financial flexibility to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.93x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$255.40 Million
USD

Net Income

$132.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Smith AO Corporation (1990–2024)

Cash flow quality index of Smith AO Corporation from 1990 to 2024. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Smith AO Corporation across 35 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore debt repayment capacity of Smith AO Corporation to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Smith AO Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1990–2024)

Smith AO Corporation cash flow quality index by year from 1990 to 2024. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Smith AO Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Smith AO Corporation cash flow conversion.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2024 1.09x $581.80 Million $533.60 Million ▼ -9.5%
2023 1.20x $670.30 Million $556.60 Million ▼ -27.5%
2022 1.66x $391.40 Million $235.70 Million ▲ +26.2%
2021 1.32x $641.10 Million $487.10 Million ▼ -19.2%
2020 1.63x $562.10 Million $344.90 Million ▲ +32.2%
2019 1.23x $456.20 Million $370.00 Million ▲ +22.0%
2018 1.01x $448.90 Million $444.20 Million ▼ -8.2%
2017 1.10x $326.40 Million $296.50 Million ▼ -19.5%
2016 1.37x $446.60 Million $326.50 Million ▲ +12.4%
2015 1.22x $344.40 Million $282.90 Million ▼ -4.1%
2014 1.27x $263.90 Million $207.80 Million ▼ -22.9%
2013 1.65x $279.60 Million $169.70 Million ▲ +86.3%
2012 0.88x $143.80 Million $162.60 Million ▲ +78.8%
2011 0.49x $55.00 Million $111.20 Million ▼ -77.4%
2010 2.19x $124.80 Million $57.10 Million ▼ -26.8%
2009 2.99x $267.60 Million $89.60 Million ▲ +129.5%
2008 1.30x $106.60 Million $81.90 Million ▼ -39.7%
2007 2.16x $190.50 Million $88.20 Million ▲ +16.4%
2006 1.86x $141.40 Million $76.20 Million ▼ -53.8%
2005 4.02x $186.70 Million $46.50 Million ▲ +113.4%
2004 1.88x $66.60 Million $35.40 Million ▲ +289.7%
2003 0.48x $25.20 Million $52.20 Million ▼ -78.5%
2002 2.24x $115.17 Million $51.34 Million ▼ -34.7%
2001 3.44x $49.83 Million $14.50 Million ▲ +65.0%
2000 2.08x $86.76 Million $41.66 Million ▲ +118.1%
1999 0.96x $48.01 Million $50.27 Million ▼ -43.1%
1998 1.68x $74.66 Million $44.49 Million ▲ +163.2%
1997 -2.66x $-25.88 Million $9.74 Million ▼ -189.5%
1996 2.97x $194.08 Million $65.42 Million ▲ +57.7%
1995 1.88x $115.52 Million $61.41 Million ▼ -9.7%
1994 2.08x $119.47 Million $57.35 Million ▼ -22.9%
1993 2.70x $115.35 Million $42.68 Million ▲ +8.6%
1992 2.49x $67.70 Million $27.20 Million ▼ -78.4%
1991 11.54x $57.70 Million $5.00 Million ▲ +346.1%
1990 2.59x $78.90 Million $30.50 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.