United States Cellular Corporation (USM) — Cash Flow Quality Index
United States Cellular Corporation (USM) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 10.16x as of June 2025. Operating cash flow of $325.00 Million exceeds net income of $32.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore USM cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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United States Cellular Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index (1992–2023)
Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for United States Cellular Corporation across 29 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see USM cash flow conversion.
Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for United States Cellular Corporation (1992–2023)
Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for United States Cellular Corporation.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 14.93x | $866.00 Million | $58.00 Million | ▼ -37.2% |
| 2022 | 23.77x | $832.00 Million | $35.00 Million | ▲ +374.2% |
| 2021 | 5.01x | $802.00 Million | $160.00 Million | ▼ -5.6% |
| 2020 | 5.31x | $1.24 Billion | $233.00 Million | ▼ -2.5% |
| 2019 | 5.44x | $724.00 Million | $133.00 Million | ▲ +25.9% |
| 2018 | 4.32x | $709.00 Million | $164.00 Million | ▼ -86.2% |
| 2017 | 31.27x | $469.00 Million | $15.00 Million | ▲ +205.8% |
| 2016 | 10.22x | $501.00 Million | $49.00 Million | ▲ +355.5% |
| 2015 | 2.24x | $555.11 Million | $247.29 Million | ▲ +11.5% |
| 2013 | 2.01x | $290.90 Million | $144.52 Million | ▼ -68.4% |
| 2012 | 6.37x | $899.29 Million | $141.08 Million | ▲ +28.2% |
| 2011 | 4.97x | $987.86 Million | $198.74 Million | ▼ -11.6% |
| 2010 | 5.63x | $874.29 Million | $155.41 Million | ▲ +51.7% |
| 2009 | 3.71x | $881.81 Million | $237.78 Million | ▼ -86.7% |
| 2008 | 27.97x | $922.78 Million | $32.99 Million | ▲ +920.0% |
| 2007 | 2.74x | $863.08 Million | $314.73 Million | ▼ -29.0% |
| 2006 | 3.86x | $693.45 Million | $179.49 Million | ▼ -18.9% |
| 2005 | 4.77x | $642.17 Million | $134.75 Million | ▲ +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.76x | $518.41 Million | $109.02 Million | ▼ -53.5% |
| 2003 | 10.23x | $621.65 Million | $60.77 Million | ▲ +303.9% |
| 2001 | 2.53x | $440.35 Million | $173.88 Million | ▲ +13.9% |
| 2000 | 2.22x | $521.33 Million | $234.44 Million | ▲ +100.8% |
| 1999 | 1.11x | $333.20 Million | $300.80 Million | ▼ -22.8% |
| 1998 | 1.43x | $311.10 Million | $216.90 Million | ▼ -28.0% |
| 1997 | 1.99x | $222.10 Million | $111.50 Million | ▲ +88.2% |
| 1996 | 1.06x | $137.50 Million | $129.90 Million | ▼ -8.9% |
| 1995 | 1.16x | $115.90 Million | $99.70 Million | ▼ -77.4% |
| 1994 | 5.14x | $84.30 Million | $16.40 Million | ▲ +810.6% |
| 1992 | 0.56x | $3.50 Million | $6.20 Million | — |