Ellington Financial Inc. Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 35.92x

Ellington Financial Inc. cash flow quality index. Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 35.92x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $777.68 Million exceeds net income of $21.65 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Ellington Financial Inc. free cash flow to debt ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

35.92x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$777.68 Million
USD

Net Income

$21.65 Million
USD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Ellington Financial Inc. (2009–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Ellington Financial Inc. from 2009 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Ellington Financial Inc. across 15 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Ellington Financial Inc. (EFC) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Ellington Financial Inc. Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2009–2025)

Ellington Financial Inc. cash flow quality index by year from 2009 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Ellington Financial Inc.. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see EFC cash flow metrics.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 3.47x $509.04 Million $146.87 Million ▲ +219.2%
2024 -2.91x $-430.53 Million $148.10 Million ▼ -1.1%
2023 -2.88x $-241.86 Million $84.08 Million ▼ -888.2%
2021 0.36x $51.29 Million $140.56 Million ▼ -91.3%
2020 4.21x $119.51 Million $28.38 Million ▲ +235.7%
2019 1.25x $79.25 Million $63.18 Million ▲ +112.7%
2018 -9.90x $-494.18 Million $49.91 Million ▲ +23.0%
2017 -12.87x $-462.70 Million $35.96 Million ▼ -175.6%
2015 17.02x $654.25 Million $38.43 Million ▲ +268.9%
2014 -10.08x $-604.16 Million $59.95 Million ▼ -227.3%
2013 -3.08x $-244.38 Million $79.36 Million ▼ -482.0%
2012 -0.53x $-51.40 Million $97.15 Million ▲ +88.5%
2011 -4.60x $-47.45 Million $10.33 Million ▲ +46.4%
2010 -8.57x $-347.55 Million $40.57 Million ▼ -271.3%
2009 -2.31x $-215.45 Million $93.38 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.