United States Cellular Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index
United States Cellular Corporation 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. See United States Cellular Corporation (USM) financial flexibility to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of United States Cellular Corporation (1992–2023)
Cash flow quality index of United States Cellular Corporation from 1992 to 2023. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for United States Cellular Corporation across 29 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore United States Cellular Corporation cash debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
United States Cellular Corporation Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1992–2023)
United States Cellular Corporation cash flow quality index by year from 1992 to 2023. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for United States Cellular Corporation. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see USM cash generation efficiency.
| 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 | — |