Equity Residential Cash Flow Quality Index
Equity Residential cash flow quality index. Equity Residential (EQR) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.56x as of June 2026. Operating cash flow of $301.88 Million exceeds net income of $117.74 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore EQR operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Equity Residential (1993–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Equity Residential from 1993 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Equity Residential across 31 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See how leveraged is Equity Residential's balance sheet to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
Equity Residential Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1993–2025)
Equity Residential cash flow quality index by year from 1993 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Equity Residential. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of Equity Residential.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.43x | $1.65 Billion | $1.15 Billion | ▼ -2.6% |
| 2024 | 1.47x | $1.57 Billion | $1.07 Billion | ▼ -16.7% |
| 2023 | 1.76x | $1.53 Billion | $868.49 Million | ▼ -2.1% |
| 2022 | 1.80x | $1.45 Billion | $807.00 Million | ▲ +99.8% |
| 2021 | 0.90x | $1.26 Billion | $1.40 Billion | ▼ -31.4% |
| 2020 | 1.31x | $1.27 Billion | $962.50 Million | ▼ -8.9% |
| 2019 | 1.44x | $1.46 Billion | $1.01 Billion | ▼ -27.1% |
| 2018 | 1.98x | $1.36 Billion | $685.19 Million | ▼ -1.7% |
| 2017 | 2.01x | $1.27 Billion | $628.38 Million | ▲ +643.3% |
| 2016 | 0.27x | $1.21 Billion | $4.48 Billion | ▼ -81.9% |
| 2015 | 1.49x | $1.36 Billion | $908.02 Million | ▼ -25.7% |
| 2014 | 2.01x | $1.32 Billion | $658.50 Million | ▼ -36.0% |
| 2012 | 3.14x | $1.05 Billion | $332.93 Million | ▼ -57.3% |
| 2011 | 7.36x | $800.47 Million | $108.71 Million | ▲ +319.4% |
| 2009 | 1.76x | $670.81 Million | $382.03 Million | ▲ +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.73x | $755.25 Million | $436.41 Million | ▲ +115.9% |
| 2007 | 0.80x | $793.13 Million | $989.62 Million | ▲ +13.8% |
| 2006 | 0.70x | $755.47 Million | $1.07 Billion | ▼ -13.1% |
| 2005 | 0.81x | $698.53 Million | $861.79 Million | ▼ -45.9% |
| 2004 | 1.50x | $707.06 Million | $472.33 Million | ▲ +9.4% |
| 2003 | 1.37x | $744.32 Million | $543.85 Million | ▼ -35.1% |
| 2002 | 2.11x | $888.26 Million | $421.31 Million | ▲ +12.2% |
| 2001 | 1.88x | $889.67 Million | $473.58 Million | ▲ +23.4% |
| 2000 | 1.52x | $836.42 Million | $549.45 Million | ▼ -24.0% |
| 1999 | 2.00x | $788.97 Million | $393.90 Million | ▼ -4.6% |
| 1998 | 2.10x | $542.15 Million | $258.20 Million | ▲ +12.0% |
| 1997 | 1.87x | $331.10 Million | $176.60 Million | ▼ -9.7% |
| 1996 | 2.08x | $210.93 Million | $101.62 Million | ▲ +11.1% |
| 1995 | 1.87x | $126.50 Million | $67.70 Million | ▼ -31.6% |
| 1994 | 2.73x | $94.00 Million | $34.40 Million | ▼ -34.9% |
| 1993 | 4.20x | $25.60 Million | $6.10 Million | — |