Life Healthcare (LHC) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of March 2026: 0.09x

Life Healthcare (LHC) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.09x as of March 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of ZAC993.00 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities (ZAC11.49 Billion) in one year. See how financially flexible is Life Healthcare to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.09x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

ZAC993.00 Million
ZAC

Total Liabilities

ZAC11.49 Billion
ZAC

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Life Healthcare Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (2009–2025)

Historical debt coverage capacity for Life Healthcare across 17 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Life Healthcare cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for Life Healthcare (2009–2025)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Life Healthcare. Check how high is Life Healthcare's earnings quality to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (ZAC) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.30x ZAC4.04 Billion ZAC13.55 Billion ▼ -13.2%
2024 0.34x ZAC3.72 Billion ZAC10.83 Billion ▲ +79.1%
2023 0.19x ZAC4.67 Billion ZAC24.33 Billion ▲ +1.5%
2022 0.19x ZAC4.23 Billion ZAC22.38 Billion ▼ -20.5%
2021 0.24x ZAC5.14 Billion ZAC21.61 Billion ▲ +43.8%
2020 0.17x ZAC4.04 Billion ZAC24.43 Billion ▼ -28.7%
2019 0.23x ZAC4.66 Billion ZAC20.07 Billion ▲ +19.8%
2018 0.19x ZAC4.44 Billion ZAC22.94 Billion ▲ +9.6%
2017 0.18x ZAC3.72 Billion ZAC21.09 Billion ▼ -38.2%
2016 0.29x ZAC3.06 Billion ZAC10.70 Billion ▼ -7.8%
2015 0.31x ZAC2.94 Billion ZAC9.49 Billion ▼ -27.8%
2014 0.43x ZAC2.54 Billion ZAC5.91 Billion ▼ -28.3%
2013 0.60x ZAC2.61 Billion ZAC4.36 Billion ▲ +14.2%
2012 0.52x ZAC2.29 Billion ZAC4.38 Billion ▲ +10.0%
2011 0.48x ZAC1.95 Billion ZAC4.08 Billion ▲ +13.0%
2010 0.42x ZAC1.84 Billion ZAC4.36 Billion ▲ +19.0%
2009 0.35x ZAC1.40 Billion ZAC3.96 Billion —
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.