The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of June 2026: -0.16x

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (BNY) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -0.16x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $-551.00 Million is below net income of $3.42 Billion, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

-0.16x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$-551.00 Million
USD

Net Income

$3.42 Billion
USD

Data as of

Jun 2026
Most recent filing

The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index (1986–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation across 50 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation net asset quality index to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (1986–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.21x $6.73 Billion $5.55 Billion ▲ +699.7%
2024 0.15x $687.00 Million $4.53 Billion ▼ -89.9%
2024 1.50x $16.12 Million $10.75 Million ▼ -16.7%
2023 1.80x $5.91 Billion $3.29 Billion ▼ -69.3%
2022 5.86x $15.07 Billion $2.57 Billion ▲ +675.7%
2021 0.75x $2.84 Billion $3.76 Billion ▼ -35.2%
2021 1.16x $20.24 Million $17.38 Million ▼ -16.4%
2020 1.39x $5.04 Billion $3.62 Billion ▲ +19841.2%
2020 0.01x $50.86K $7.28 Million ▼ -67.7%
2019 0.02x $96.00 Million $4.44 Billion ▼ -91.1%
2019 0.24x $3.49 Million $14.36 Million ▼ -82.7%
2018 1.41x $6.00 Billion $4.27 Billion ▼ -74.0%
2018 5.41x $8.37 Million $1.55 Million ▲ +374.2%
2017 1.14x $4.67 Billion $4.09 Billion ▼ -35.2%
2016 1.76x $6.25 Billion $3.55 Billion ▲ +299.9%
2016 0.44x $10.07 Million $22.87 Million ▼ -66.3%
2015 1.31x $4.13 Billion $3.16 Billion ▲ +85.9%
2015 0.70x $10.16 Million $14.44 Million ▼ -59.8%
2014 1.75x $4.48 Billion $2.57 Billion ▲ +158.0%
2014 0.68x $17.79 Million $26.26 Million ▲ +322.7%
2013 -0.30x $-642.00 Million $2.11 Billion ▼ -145.6%
2012 0.67x $1.63 Billion $2.44 Billion ▼ -25.3%
2011 0.89x $2.21 Billion $2.48 Billion ▼ -43.6%
2010 1.58x $4.05 Billion $2.56 Billion ▼ -81.5%
2009 8.55x $3.78 Billion $442.00 Million ▲ +316.6%
2008 2.05x $2.91 Billion $1.42 Billion ▲ +15.2%
2007 1.78x $3.97 Billion $2.23 Billion ▲ +448.1%
2007 0.33x $1.73 Million $5.33 Million ▼ -70.2%
2006 1.09x $3.28 Billion $3.01 Billion ▲ +30.4%
2006 0.84x $16.78 Million $20.08 Million ▲ +218.1%
2005 -0.71x $-1.11 Billion $1.57 Billion ▼ -130.5%
2004 2.32x $3.35 Billion $1.44 Billion ▼ -29.5%
2003 3.29x $3.81 Billion $1.16 Billion ▼ -5.9%
2002 3.50x $3.16 Billion $902.00 Million ▼ -21.2%
2001 4.44x $5.97 Billion $1.34 Billion ▲ +393.1%
2000 -1.52x $-2.17 Billion $1.43 Billion ▲ +49.5%
1999 -3.00x $-984.00 Million $328.00 Million ▼ -328.4%
1998 1.31x $1.57 Billion $1.19 Billion ▲ +75.6%
1997 0.75x $826.00 Million $1.10 Billion ▼ -16.3%
1996 0.89x $912.00 Million $1.02 Billion ▼ -55.3%
1995 2.00x $1.83 Billion $914.00 Million ▼ -38.9%
1994 3.27x $2.45 Billion $749.00 Million ▼ -13.1%
1993 3.76x $2.10 Billion $559.00 Million ▲ +46.4%
1992 2.57x $949.00 Million $369.00 Million ▼ -62.6%
1991 6.89x $840.00 Million $122.00 Million ▲ +68.7%
1990 4.08x $1.26 Billion $308.30 Million ▼ -57.3%
1989 9.56x $1.02 Billion $106.60 Million ▲ +1454.3%
1988 -0.71x $-150.30 Million $213.00 Million ▼ -113.6%
1987 5.20x $537.60 Million $103.40 Million ▲ +203.7%
1986 1.71x $265.70 Million $155.20 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.