Telefonica SA ADR Cash Flow Quality Index
Telefonica SA ADR cash flow quality index. Telefonica SA ADR (TEF) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 7.72x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $2.44 Billion exceeds net income of $316.68 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Telefonica SA ADR debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Telefonica SA ADR (1989–2022)
Cash flow quality index of Telefonica SA ADR from 1989 to 2022. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Telefonica SA ADR across 26 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See net asset quality index of Telefonica SA ADR to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
Telefonica SA ADR Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1989–2022)
Telefonica SA ADR cash flow quality index by year from 1989 to 2022. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Telefonica SA ADR. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Telefonica SA ADR (TEF) cash flow conversion.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5.37x | $10.81 Billion | $2.01 Billion | ▲ +325.9% |
| 2021 | 1.26x | $10.27 Billion | $8.14 Billion | ▼ -84.9% |
| 2020 | 8.34x | $13.20 Billion | $1.58 Billion | ▼ -7.5% |
| 2019 | 9.02x | $15.01 Billion | $1.66 Billion | ▲ +125.7% |
| 2018 | 4.00x | $13.31 Billion | $3.33 Billion | ▼ -9.3% |
| 2017 | 4.40x | $13.79 Billion | $3.13 Billion | ▼ -21.9% |
| 2016 | 5.64x | $13.36 Billion | $2.37 Billion | ▲ +13.9% |
| 2015 | 4.95x | $13.60 Billion | $2.75 Billion | ▲ +22.1% |
| 2014 | 4.06x | $12.18 Billion | $3.00 Billion | ▲ +31.4% |
| 2013 | 3.09x | $14.18 Billion | $4.59 Billion | ▼ -20.3% |
| 2012 | 3.87x | $15.21 Billion | $3.93 Billion | ▲ +19.7% |
| 2011 | 3.24x | $17.48 Billion | $5.40 Billion | ▲ +97.3% |
| 2010 | 1.64x | $16.67 Billion | $10.17 Billion | ▼ -21.0% |
| 2009 | 2.08x | $16.15 Billion | $7.78 Billion | ▼ -3.7% |
| 2008 | 2.16x | $16.38 Billion | $7.59 Billion | ▲ +23.6% |
| 2007 | 1.75x | $15.55 Billion | $8.91 Billion | ▼ -29.4% |
| 2006 | 2.47x | $15.41 Billion | $6.23 Billion | ▼ -1.3% |
| 2005 | 2.51x | $11.13 Billion | $4.44 Billion | ▼ -29.2% |
| 2004 | 3.54x | $10.18 Billion | $2.88 Billion | ▼ -15.1% |
| 2003 | 4.17x | $9.18 Billion | $2.20 Billion | ▼ -0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.19x | $8.83 Billion | $2.11 Billion | ▼ -29.2% |
| 1996 | 5.92x | $5.81 Billion | $981.44 Million | ▲ +719.5% |
| 1995 | 0.72x | $616.36 Million | $853.38 Million | ▼ -87.2% |
| 1994 | 5.62x | $3.92 Billion | $697.63 Million | ▲ +128.5% |
| 1990 | 2.46x | $1.42 Billion | $578.91 Million | ▼ -49.1% |
| 1989 | 4.83x | $2.56 Billion | $530.33 Million | — |