Constellation Software Inc. (CSU) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 4.23x

Constellation Software Inc. (CSU) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 4.23x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of CA$685.00 Million exceeds net income of CA$162.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore how well can Constellation Software Inc. service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

4.23x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

CA$685.00 Million
CAD

Net Income

CA$162.00 Million
CAD

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Constellation Software Inc. Cash Flow Quality Index (2004–2024)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Constellation Software Inc. across 20 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Constellation Software Inc. (CSU) cash conversion ratio.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Constellation Software Inc. (2004–2024)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Constellation Software Inc..

Year Quality Index Operating CF (CAD) Net Income YoY Change
2024 2.81x CA$1.95 Billion CA$694.95 Million ▼ -3.8%
2023 2.92x CA$1.68 Billion CA$574.16 Million ▲ +21.8%
2022 2.40x CA$1.19 Billion CA$496.76 Million ▼ -41.2%
2021 4.08x CA$1.24 Billion CA$304.79 Million ▲ +50.0%
2020 2.72x CA$1.19 Billion CA$436.00 Million ▲ +18.1%
2019 2.30x CA$767.00 Million CA$333.00 Million ▲ +35.9%
2018 1.69x CA$611.84 Million CA$361.03 Million ▼ -28.8%
2017 2.38x CA$539.46 Million CA$226.53 Million ▲ +4.8%
2016 2.27x CA$460.36 Million CA$202.65 Million ▲ +6.2%
2015 2.14x CA$349.97 Million CA$163.68 Million ▼ -33.1%
2014 3.19x CA$329.09 Million CA$103.01 Million ▲ +37.0%
2013 2.33x CA$222.03 Million CA$95.20 Million ▲ +51.0%
2012 1.54x CA$143.25 Million CA$92.77 Million ▲ +81.6%
2011 0.85x CA$130.08 Million CA$152.95 Million ▼ -76.4%
2010 3.60x CA$111.33 Million CA$30.91 Million ▼ -55.4%
2009 8.08x CA$89.61 Million CA$11.09 Million ▲ +93.1%
2008 4.19x CA$62.50 Million CA$14.93 Million ▲ +33.2%
2007 3.14x CA$38.07 Million CA$12.11 Million ▼ -93.4%
2005 47.39x CA$25.66 Million CA$541.39K ▲ +737.6%
2004 5.66x CA$12.59 Million CA$2.23 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.