Dow Inc (DOW) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 18.18x

Dow Inc (DOW) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 18.18x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $1.13 Billion exceeds net income of $62.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore how well can Dow Inc service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

18.18x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$1.13 Billion
USD

Net Income

$62.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Dow Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (2009–2024)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Dow Inc across 15 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of Dow Inc.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Dow Inc (2009–2024)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Dow Inc.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2024 2.43x $2.91 Billion $1.20 Billion ▼ -69.2%
2023 7.87x $5.20 Billion $660.00 Million ▲ +388.7%
2022 1.61x $7.47 Billion $4.64 Billion ▲ +47.2%
2021 1.09x $7.01 Billion $6.41 Billion ▼ -77.3%
2020 4.81x $6.23 Billion $1.29 Billion ▲ +472.5%
2018 0.84x $3.89 Billion $4.63 Billion ▲ +110.1%
2017 -8.28x $-4.93 Billion $595.00 Million ▼ -1133.8%
2016 -0.67x $-2.96 Billion $4.40 Billion ▼ -168.7%
2015 0.98x $7.61 Billion $7.78 Billion ▼ -42.3%
2014 1.69x $6.50 Billion $3.84 Billion ▲ +4.3%
2013 1.62x $7.82 Billion $4.82 Billion ▼ -56.2%
2012 3.70x $4.08 Billion $1.10 Billion ▲ +165.9%
2011 1.39x $3.88 Billion $2.78 Billion ▼ -21.2%
2010 1.77x $4.10 Billion $2.32 Billion ▼ -42.4%
2009 3.07x $2.08 Billion $676.00 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.