Meritage Corporation (MTH) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: -0.97x

Meritage Corporation (MTH) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of -0.97x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $-96.51 Million is below net income of $99.30 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore MTH debt coverage from operations to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

-0.97x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$-96.51 Million
USD

Net Income

$99.30 Million
USD

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Meritage Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index (1990–2024)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Meritage Corporation across 28 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see how efficiently does Meritage Corporation generate cash.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Meritage Corporation (1990–2024)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Meritage Corporation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2024 -0.29x $-227.58 Million $786.19 Million ▼ -160.1%
2023 0.48x $355.57 Million $738.75 Million ▲ +17.8%
2022 0.41x $405.27 Million $992.19 Million ▲ +298.0%
2021 -0.21x $-152.09 Million $737.44 Million ▼ -116.5%
2020 1.25x $530.36 Million $423.48 Million ▼ -9.8%
2019 1.39x $346.82 Million $249.66 Million ▲ +20.4%
2018 1.15x $262.20 Million $227.33 Million ▲ +289.6%
2017 -0.61x $-87.13 Million $143.25 Million ▲ +12.0%
2016 -0.69x $-103.40 Million $149.54 Million ▼ -2569.2%
2015 -0.03x $-3.33 Million $128.74 Million ▲ +98.3%
2014 -1.49x $-211.25 Million $142.24 Million ▼ -114.3%
2013 -0.69x $-86.28 Million $124.46 Million ▲ +66.9%
2012 -2.10x $-220.49 Million $105.16 Million ▼ -146.1%
2010 4.55x $32.55 Million $7.15 Million ▲ +4771.0%
2006 -0.10x $-21.96 Million $225.35 Million ▼ -134.5%
2005 0.28x $72.24 Million $255.66 Million ▼ -34.7%
2004 0.43x $60.17 Million $138.97 Million ▲ +171.8%
2003 -0.60x $-56.89 Million $94.41 Million ▼ -622.2%
2002 -0.08x $-5.84 Million $69.94 Million ▲ +78.7%
2001 -0.39x $-19.85 Million $50.66 Million ▼ -324.1%
2000 0.17x $6.25 Million $35.76 Million ▲ +109.1%
1999 -1.92x $-36.39 Million $18.95 Million ▼ -787.3%
1998 -0.22x $-5.20 Million $24.00 Million ▼ -146.2%
1997 0.47x $6.68 Million $14.24 Million ▼ -94.1%
1996 8.00x $2.40 Million $300.00K ▲ +576.9%
1995 1.18x $1.30 Million $1.10 Million ▼ -25.6%
1991 1.59x $12.70 Million $8.00 Million ▲ +36.1%
1990 1.17x $12.60 Million $10.80 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.