Xylem Inc Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.57x

Xylem Inc cash flow quality index. Xylem Inc (XYL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.57x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $108.00 Million is below net income of $189.00 Million, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore XYL operating cash flow to total debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

0.57x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$108.00 Million
USD

Net Income

$189.00 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Xylem Inc (2009–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Xylem Inc from 2009 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Xylem Inc across 17 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See XYL equity to assets ratio to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.

Xylem Inc Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2009–2025)

Xylem Inc cash flow quality index by year from 2009 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Xylem Inc. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash flow conversion of Xylem Inc.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.31x $1.24 Billion $950.00 Million ▼ -7.9%
2024 1.42x $1.26 Billion $890.00 Million ▲ +3.3%
2023 1.37x $837.00 Million $609.00 Million ▼ -18.1%
2022 1.68x $596.00 Million $355.00 Million ▲ +33.2%
2021 1.26x $538.00 Million $427.00 Million ▼ -61.2%
2020 3.24x $824.00 Million $254.00 Million ▲ +55.1%
2019 2.09x $839.00 Million $401.00 Million ▲ +96.0%
2018 1.07x $586.00 Million $549.00 Million ▼ -48.7%
2017 2.08x $686.00 Million $330.00 Million ▲ +8.7%
2016 1.91x $497.00 Million $260.00 Million ▲ +40.1%
2015 1.36x $464.00 Million $340.00 Million ▲ +10.6%
2014 1.23x $416.00 Million $337.00 Million ▼ -13.1%
2013 1.42x $324.00 Million $228.00 Million ▲ +6.6%
2012 1.33x $396.00 Million $297.00 Million ▼ -17.1%
2011 1.61x $449.00 Million $279.00 Million ▲ +34.0%
2010 1.20x $395.00 Million $329.00 Million ▼ -14.7%
2009 1.41x $370.00 Million $263.00 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.