Jabil Circuit Inc (JBL) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of February 2026: 1.85x

Jabil Circuit Inc (JBL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.85x as of February 2026. Operating cash flow of $411.00 Million exceeds net income of $222.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore how much of Jabil Circuit Inc's assets are long-term investments to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.85x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$411.00 Million
USD

Net Income

$222.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Feb 2026
Most recent filing

Jabil Circuit Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (1991–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Jabil Circuit Inc across 34 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check JBL goodwill-adjusted equity ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Jabil Circuit Inc (1991–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Jabil Circuit Inc. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see Jabil Circuit Inc stock valuation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 2.50x $1.64 Billion $657.00 Million ▲ +101.9%
2024 1.24x $1.72 Billion $1.39 Billion ▼ -41.7%
2023 2.12x $1.73 Billion $818.00 Million ▲ +27.9%
2022 1.66x $1.65 Billion $996.00 Million ▼ -19.3%
2021 2.05x $1.43 Billion $698.00 Million ▼ -90.7%
2020 22.14x $1.26 Billion $56.78 Million ▲ +437.3%
2019 4.12x $1.19 Billion $289.47 Million ▼ -61.4%
2018 10.67x $933.85 Million $87.54 Million ▲ +8.0%
2017 9.88x $1.26 Billion $127.17 Million ▲ +174.9%
2016 3.59x $916.21 Million $254.90 Million ▼ -17.2%
2015 4.34x $1.24 Billion $285.61 Million ▲ +110.9%
2014 2.06x $498.86 Million $242.26 Million ▼ -37.2%
2013 3.28x $1.21 Billion $370.09 Million ▲ +104.8%
2012 1.60x $634.23 Million $396.09 Million ▼ -25.9%
2011 2.16x $828.01 Million $382.96 Million ▼ -13.6%
2010 2.50x $427.41 Million $170.77 Million ▼ -18.6%
2008 3.08x $411.87 Million $133.89 Million ▲ +22.5%
2007 2.51x $183.89 Million $73.24 Million ▼ -7.8%
2006 2.72x $448.18 Million $164.52 Million ▲ +7.0%
2005 2.54x $590.00 Million $231.85 Million ▼ -5.9%
2004 2.70x $451.24 Million $166.90 Million ▼ -55.9%
2003 6.13x $263.49 Million $43.01 Million ▼ -61.6%
2002 15.96x $554.11 Million $34.72 Million ▲ +935.0%
2001 1.54x $182.78 Million $118.52 Million ▲ +534.2%
2000 0.24x $35.42 Million $145.65 Million ▼ -79.3%
1999 1.17x $107.30 Million $91.50 Million ▼ -32.2%
1998 1.73x $98.40 Million $56.90 Million ▲ +30.8%
1997 1.32x $69.40 Million $52.50 Million ▼ -67.9%
1996 4.12x $100.10 Million $24.30 Million ▲ +331.3%
1995 -1.78x $-13.00 Million $7.30 Million ▲ +67.8%
1994 -5.54x $-14.40 Million $2.60 Million ▼ -300.5%
1993 -1.38x $-11.20 Million $8.10 Million ▼ -126.8%
1992 5.16x $16.50 Million $3.20 Million ▲ +547.7%
1991 0.80x $8.20 Million $10.30 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.