Kellanova Cash Flow Quality Index
Kellanova cash flow quality index. Kellanova (K) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.60x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $503.00 Million exceeds net income of $314.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Kellanova (K) flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Kellanova (1989–2024)
Cash flow quality index of Kellanova from 1989 to 2024. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Kellanova across 36 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Kellanova (K) cash flow to debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Kellanova Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2024)
Kellanova cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2024. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Kellanova. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see K cash generation efficiency.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.30x | $1.76 Billion | $1.36 Billion | ▼ -23.9% |
| 2023 | 1.71x | $1.65 Billion | $964.00 Million | ▼ -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.72x | $1.65 Billion | $962.00 Million | ▲ +50.8% |
| 2021 | 1.14x | $1.70 Billion | $1.50 Billion | ▼ -27.6% |
| 2020 | 1.57x | $1.99 Billion | $1.26 Billion | ▲ +30.5% |
| 2019 | 1.20x | $1.18 Billion | $977.00 Million | ▲ +5.3% |
| 2018 | 1.14x | $1.54 Billion | $1.34 Billion | ▼ -11.9% |
| 2017 | 1.30x | $1.65 Billion | $1.27 Billion | ▼ -44.7% |
| 2016 | 2.35x | $1.63 Billion | $694.00 Million | ▼ -14.8% |
| 2015 | 2.75x | $1.69 Billion | $614.00 Million | ▼ -2.8% |
| 2014 | 2.83x | $1.79 Billion | $633.00 Million | ▲ +183.4% |
| 2013 | 1.00x | $1.81 Billion | $1.81 Billion | ▼ -45.4% |
| 2012 | 1.83x | $1.76 Billion | $961.00 Million | ▲ +41.0% |
| 2011 | 1.30x | $1.59 Billion | $1.23 Billion | ▲ +59.7% |
| 2010 | 0.81x | $1.01 Billion | $1.24 Billion | ▼ -40.2% |
| 2009 | 1.36x | $1.64 Billion | $1.21 Billion | ▲ +23.2% |
| 2008 | 1.10x | $1.27 Billion | $1.15 Billion | ▼ -19.0% |
| 2007 | 1.36x | $1.50 Billion | $1.10 Billion | ▼ -3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.40x | $1.41 Billion | $1.00 Billion | ▲ +20.5% |
| 2005 | 1.17x | $1.14 Billion | $980.40 Million | ▼ -15.5% |
| 2004 | 1.38x | $1.23 Billion | $890.60 Million | ▼ -7.2% |
| 2003 | 1.49x | $1.17 Billion | $787.10 Million | ▲ +7.3% |
| 2002 | 1.39x | $999.90 Million | $720.90 Million | ▼ -42.0% |
| 2001 | 2.39x | $1.13 Billion | $473.60 Million | ▲ +59.5% |
| 2000 | 1.50x | $880.90 Million | $587.70 Million | ▼ -36.2% |
| 1999 | 2.35x | $795.20 Million | $338.30 Million | ▲ +64.2% |
| 1998 | 1.43x | $720.00 Million | $503.00 Million | ▼ -8.2% |
| 1997 | 1.56x | $879.80 Million | $564.00 Million | ▲ +16.4% |
| 1996 | 1.34x | $711.50 Million | $531.00 Million | ▼ -36.9% |
| 1995 | 2.12x | $1.04 Billion | $490.30 Million | ▲ +54.9% |
| 1994 | 1.37x | $966.80 Million | $705.40 Million | ▲ +16.6% |
| 1993 | 1.18x | $800.20 Million | $680.70 Million | ▲ +8.2% |
| 1992 | 1.09x | $741.90 Million | $682.80 Million | ▼ -29.5% |
| 1991 | 1.54x | $934.40 Million | $606.00 Million | ▼ -5.4% |
| 1990 | 1.63x | $819.20 Million | $502.80 Million | ▲ +28.9% |
| 1989 | 1.26x | $533.50 Million | $422.10 Million | — |