BHP Group Ltd (BHP) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of December 2025: 0.16x

BHP Group Ltd (BHP) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.16x as of December 2025, meaning its operating cash flow of AU$9.54 Billion could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities (AU$60.59 Billion) in one year. See BHP financial flexibility score to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.16x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

AU$9.54 Billion
AUD

Total Liabilities

AU$60.59 Billion
AUD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

BHP Group Ltd Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (1988–2025)

Historical debt coverage capacity for BHP Group Ltd across 38 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of BHP Group Ltd.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for BHP Group Ltd (1988–2025)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for BHP Group Ltd. Check cash flow quality index of BHP Group Ltd to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (AUD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.33x AU$18.69 Billion AU$56.57 Billion ▼ -14.9%
2024 0.39x AU$20.66 Billion AU$53.24 Billion ▲ +9.5%
2023 0.35x AU$18.70 Billion AU$52.77 Billion ▼ -48.9%
2022 0.69x AU$32.17 Billion AU$46.40 Billion ▲ +35.8%
2021 0.51x AU$27.23 Billion AU$53.32 Billion ▲ +74.2%
2020 0.29x AU$15.71 Billion AU$53.56 Billion ▼ -19.5%
2019 0.36x AU$17.87 Billion AU$49.04 Billion ▲ +1.3%
2018 0.36x AU$18.46 Billion AU$51.32 Billion ▲ +16.2%
2017 0.31x AU$16.80 Billion AU$54.28 Billion ▲ +71.6%
2016 0.18x AU$10.62 Billion AU$58.88 Billion ▼ -49.5%
2015 0.36x AU$19.30 Billion AU$54.03 Billion ▼ -7.0%
2014 0.38x AU$25.36 Billion AU$66.03 Billion ▲ +21.8%
2013 0.32x AU$20.15 Billion AU$63.89 Billion ▼ -22.3%
2012 0.41x AU$25.26 Billion AU$62.19 Billion ▼ -39.1%
2011 0.67x AU$30.08 Billion AU$45.14 Billion ▲ +47.0%
2010 0.45x AU$17.92 Billion AU$39.52 Billion ▼ -8.5%
2009 0.50x AU$18.86 Billion AU$38.06 Billion ▲ +0.6%
2008 0.49x AU$18.16 Billion AU$36.85 Billion ▼ -10.7%
2007 0.55x AU$15.60 Billion AU$28.25 Billion ▲ +26.8%
2006 0.44x AU$10.48 Billion AU$24.06 Billion ▲ +38.8%
2005 0.31x AU$8.04 Billion AU$25.64 Billion ▲ +18.0%
2004 0.27x AU$4.66 Billion AU$17.52 Billion ▲ +47.0%
2003 0.18x AU$3.23 Billion AU$17.84 Billion ▼ -22.5%
2002 0.23x AU$3.94 Billion AU$16.87 Billion ▼ -16.3%
2001 0.28x AU$2.55 Billion AU$9.15 Billion ▲ +29.9%
2000 0.21x AU$2.35 Billion AU$10.95 Billion ▲ +31.6%
1999 0.16x AU$2.34 Billion AU$14.34 Billion ▲ +12.2%
1998 0.15x AU$2.23 Billion AU$15.32 Billion ▼ -26.4%
1997 0.20x AU$3.05 Billion AU$15.44 Billion ▲ +15.5%
1996 0.17x AU$2.64 Billion AU$15.43 Billion ▼ -35.3%
1995 0.26x AU$2.94 Billion AU$11.11 Billion ▲ +16.0%
1994 0.23x AU$2.49 Billion AU$10.91 Billion ▲ +27.7%
1993 0.18x AU$1.83 Billion AU$10.29 Billion ▼ -12.3%
1992 0.20x AU$2.34 Billion AU$11.49 Billion ▲ +125.3%
1991 0.09x AU$1.08 Billion AU$12.00 Billion ▲ +14.6%
1990 0.08x AU$846.50 Million AU$10.75 Billion ▼ -8.5%
1989 0.09x AU$830.50 Million AU$9.65 Billion ▲ +21.8%
1988 0.07x AU$754.00 Million AU$10.67 Billion
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.