Walmart Inc. Common Stock Cash Flow Quality Index
Walmart Inc. Common Stock cash flow quality index. Walmart Inc. Common Stock (WMT) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.49x as of October 2025. Operating cash flow of $9.10 Billion exceeds net income of $6.09 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See financial flexibility index of Walmart Inc. Common Stock to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Walmart Inc. Common Stock (1990–2025)
Cash flow quality index of Walmart Inc. Common Stock from 1990 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Walmart Inc. Common Stock across 36 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore Walmart Inc. Common Stock (WMT) debt coverage ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
Walmart Inc. Common Stock Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1990–2025)
Walmart Inc. Common Stock cash flow quality index by year from 1990 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Walmart Inc. Common Stock. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of Walmart Inc. Common Stock.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.81x | $36.44 Billion | $20.16 Billion | ▼ -17.7% |
| 2024 | 2.20x | $35.73 Billion | $16.27 Billion | ▼ -14.8% |
| 2023 | 2.58x | $29.10 Billion | $11.29 Billion | ▲ +48.6% |
| 2022 | 1.73x | $24.18 Billion | $13.94 Billion | ▼ -34.1% |
| 2021 | 2.63x | $36.07 Billion | $13.71 Billion | ▲ +58.4% |
| 2020 | 1.66x | $25.25 Billion | $15.20 Billion | ▼ -57.0% |
| 2019 | 3.87x | $27.75 Billion | $7.18 Billion | ▲ +43.6% |
| 2018 | 2.69x | $28.34 Billion | $10.52 Billion | ▲ +16.0% |
| 2017 | 2.32x | $31.67 Billion | $13.64 Billion | ▲ +23.8% |
| 2016 | 1.88x | $27.55 Billion | $14.69 Billion | ▲ +10.4% |
| 2015 | 1.70x | $28.56 Billion | $16.81 Billion | ▲ +20.9% |
| 2014 | 1.41x | $23.26 Billion | $16.55 Billion | ▼ -6.7% |
| 2013 | 1.51x | $25.59 Billion | $17.00 Billion | ▲ +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.47x | $24.25 Billion | $16.45 Billion | ▼ -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.48x | $23.64 Billion | $15.96 Billion | ▼ -15.8% |
| 2010 | 1.76x | $26.25 Billion | $14.93 Billion | ▲ +4.3% |
| 2009 | 1.69x | $23.15 Billion | $13.73 Billion | ▲ +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1.58x | $20.35 Billion | $12.88 Billion | ▼ -4.6% |
| 2007 | 1.66x | $20.16 Billion | $12.18 Billion | ▲ +5.5% |
| 2006 | 1.57x | $17.63 Billion | $11.23 Billion | ▲ +7.1% |
| 2005 | 1.47x | $15.04 Billion | $10.27 Billion | ▼ -18.8% |
| 2004 | 1.81x | $16.00 Billion | $8.86 Billion | ▲ +11.6% |
| 2003 | 1.62x | $13.01 Billion | $8.04 Billion | ▲ +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.54x | $10.26 Billion | $6.67 Billion | ▲ +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.53x | $9.60 Billion | $6.29 Billion | ▲ +0.1% |
| 2000 | 1.52x | $8.19 Billion | $5.38 Billion | ▼ -10.9% |
| 1999 | 1.71x | $7.58 Billion | $4.43 Billion | ▼ -15.3% |
| 1998 | 2.02x | $7.12 Billion | $3.53 Billion | ▲ +4.1% |
| 1997 | 1.94x | $5.93 Billion | $3.06 Billion | ▲ +123.1% |
| 1996 | 0.87x | $2.38 Billion | $2.74 Billion | ▼ -19.8% |
| 1995 | 1.08x | $2.91 Billion | $2.68 Billion | ▲ +15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.94x | $2.20 Billion | $2.33 Billion | ▲ +46.8% |
| 1993 | 0.64x | $1.28 Billion | $1.99 Billion | ▼ -24.0% |
| 1992 | 0.84x | $1.36 Billion | $1.61 Billion | ▼ -16.0% |
| 1991 | 1.00x | $1.30 Billion | $1.29 Billion | ▲ +24.6% |
| 1990 | 0.81x | $866.80 Million | $1.08 Billion | — |