Walmart Inc (WALM34) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of October 2025: 1.54x

Walmart Inc (WALM34) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.54x as of October 2025. Operating cash flow of R$27.45 Billion exceeds net income of R$17.88 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore WALM34 operating cash to total liabilities to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.54x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

R$27.45 Billion
BRL

Net Income

R$17.88 Billion
BRL

Data as of

Oct 2025
Most recent filing

Walmart Inc Cash Flow Quality Index (2015–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Walmart Inc across 11 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Walmart Inc.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Walmart Inc (2015–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Walmart Inc.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (BRL) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.81x R$36.44 Billion R$20.16 Billion ▼ -21.5%
2024 2.30x R$35.73 Billion R$15.51 Billion ▼ -6.7%
2023 2.47x R$28.84 Billion R$11.68 Billion ▲ +39.6%
2022 1.77x R$24.18 Billion R$13.67 Billion ▼ -32.8%
2021 2.63x R$36.07 Billion R$13.71 Billion ▲ +58.4%
2020 1.66x R$25.25 Billion R$15.20 Billion ▼ -57.0%
2019 3.87x R$27.75 Billion R$7.18 Billion ▲ +43.6%
2018 2.69x R$28.34 Billion R$10.52 Billion ▲ +21.5%
2017 2.22x R$31.67 Billion R$14.29 Billion ▲ +18.2%
2016 1.88x R$27.55 Billion R$14.69 Billion ▲ +7.4%
2015 1.75x R$28.56 Billion R$16.36 Billion
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.