Discover Financial Services (DFS) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of March 2025: 0.02x

Discover Financial Services (DFS) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.02x as of March 2025, meaning its operating cash flow of $2.13 Billion could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($128.95 Billion) in one year. See cash generation quality of Discover Financial Services to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.02x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$2.13 Billion
USD

Total Liabilities

$128.95 Billion
USD

Data as of

Mar 2025
Most recent filing

Discover Financial Services Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (2005–2024)

Historical debt coverage capacity for Discover Financial Services across 20 annual periods. Also explore DFS year-over-year net asset growth to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for Discover Financial Services (2005–2024)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Discover Financial Services. For market capitalisation and broader financial context, see market value of Discover Financial Services.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2024 0.06x $8.43 Billion $129.71 Billion ▲ +3.7%
2023 0.06x $8.56 Billion $136.69 Billion ▲ +2.7%
2022 0.06x $7.14 Billion $117.04 Billion ▼ -1.9%
2021 0.06x $6.02 Billion $96.83 Billion ▼ -78.7%
2020 0.29x $6.20 Billion $21.24 Billion ▲ +21.0%
2019 0.24x $6.20 Billion $25.70 Billion ▲ +357.1%
2018 0.05x $5.19 Billion $98.42 Billion ▼ -9.7%
2017 0.06x $5.21 Billion $89.19 Billion ▲ +6.9%
2016 0.05x $4.42 Billion $80.98 Billion ▲ +7.3%
2015 0.05x $3.85 Billion $75.66 Billion ▼ -4.2%
2014 0.05x $3.83 Billion $71.99 Billion ▲ +3.6%
2013 0.05x $3.52 Billion $68.53 Billion ▲ +7.4%
2012 0.05x $3.04 Billion $63.62 Billion ▼ -19.4%
2011 0.06x $3.61 Billion $60.88 Billion ▼ -16.8%
2010 0.07x $3.87 Billion $54.33 Billion ▼ -25.5%
2009 0.10x $3.60 Billion $37.59 Billion ▼ -27.8%
2008 0.13x $4.50 Billion $33.98 Billion ▲ +106.7%
2007 0.06x $2.04 Billion $31.78 Billion ▼ -13.2%
2006 0.07x $1.72 Billion $23.29 Billion ▲ +0.9%
2005 0.07x $1.64 Billion $22.34 Billion
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.