Deutsche Post AG (DHL) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of September 2025: 2.90x

Deutsche Post AG (DHL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 2.90x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of €2.44 Billion exceeds net income of €840.00 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore DHL debt coverage from operations to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Cash Flow Quality Index

2.90x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

€2.44 Billion
EUR

Net Income

€840.00 Million
EUR

Data as of

Sep 2025
Most recent filing

Deutsche Post AG Cash Flow Quality Index (1997–2024)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Deutsche Post AG across 27 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see DHL cash generation efficiency.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Deutsche Post AG (1997–2024)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Deutsche Post AG.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (EUR) Net Income YoY Change
2024 2.44x €8.72 Billion €3.57 Billion ▼ -2.9%
2023 2.52x €9.26 Billion €3.68 Billion ▲ +31.3%
2022 1.92x €10.96 Billion €5.72 Billion ▲ +4.1%
2021 1.84x €9.99 Billion €5.42 Billion ▼ -24.0%
2020 2.42x €7.70 Billion €3.18 Billion ▲ +11.2%
2019 2.18x €6.05 Billion €2.78 Billion ▼ -22.0%
2018 2.79x €5.80 Billion €2.08 Billion ▲ +129.8%
2017 1.22x €3.30 Billion €2.71 Billion ▲ +31.5%
2016 0.92x €2.44 Billion €2.64 Billion ▼ -58.7%
2015 2.24x €3.44 Billion €1.54 Billion ▲ +52.4%
2014 1.47x €3.04 Billion €2.07 Billion ▲ +2.5%
2013 1.43x €2.99 Billion €2.09 Billion ▲ +662.6%
2012 -0.25x €-453.00 Million €1.78 Billion ▼ -113.6%
2011 1.87x €2.37 Billion €1.27 Billion ▲ +174.5%
2010 0.68x €1.93 Billion €2.82 Billion ▲ +132.2%
2009 -2.12x €-584.00 Million €276.00 Million ▼ -330.3%
2007 0.92x €4.96 Billion €5.39 Billion ▲ +70.0%
2006 0.54x €3.63 Billion €6.71 Billion ▼ -66.1%
2005 1.60x €3.56 Billion €2.23 Billion ▲ +62.4%
2004 0.98x €2.12 Billion €2.16 Billion ▼ -56.1%
2003 2.24x €3.01 Billion €1.34 Billion ▼ -21.3%
2002 2.85x €2.70 Billion €949.00 Million ▲ +55.2%
2001 1.83x €2.90 Billion €1.58 Billion ▲ +35.6%
2000 1.35x €2.04 Billion €1.51 Billion ▼ -67.5%
1999 4.16x €4.64 Billion €1.12 Billion ▲ +146.6%
1998 1.69x €274.16K €162.66K ▼ -49.0%
1997 3.31x €671.96K €203.26K
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.