Air Canada Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of March 2026: 0.06x

Air Canada cash flow-to-debt ratio. Air Canada (AC) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.06x as of March 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of CA$1.80 Billion could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities (CA$30.37 Billion) in one year. Check Air Canada (AC) cash flow quality to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.06x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

CA$1.80 Billion
CAD

Total Liabilities

CA$30.37 Billion
CAD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of Air Canada (2001–2025)

Cash flow-to-debt ratio of Air Canada from 2001 to 2025. Historical debt coverage capacity for Air Canada across 24 annual periods. Check how aggressively does Air Canada reinvest cash to assess the company's total reinvestment commitment from operating cash flow.

Air Canada Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio by Year (2001–2025)

Air Canada cash flow-to-debt ratio by year from 2001 to 2025. Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Air Canada. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Air Canada cash conversion from operations.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (CAD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.13x CA$3.66 Billion CA$28.62 Billion ▼ -6.3%
2024 0.14x CA$3.93 Billion CA$28.82 Billion ▼ -7.3%
2023 0.15x CA$4.32 Billion CA$29.38 Billion ▲ +92.9%
2022 0.08x CA$2.37 Billion CA$31.06 Billion ▲ +249.3%
2021 -0.05x CA$-1.56 Billion CA$30.61 Billion ▲ +41.0%
2020 -0.09x CA$-2.35 Billion CA$27.20 Billion ▼ -135.4%
2019 0.24x CA$5.71 Billion CA$23.36 Billion ▲ +6.8%
2018 0.23x CA$3.47 Billion CA$15.16 Billion ▲ +20.0%
2017 0.19x CA$2.74 Billion CA$14.36 Billion ▲ +9.4%
2016 0.17x CA$2.42 Billion CA$13.89 Billion ▲ +13.3%
2015 0.15x CA$2.01 Billion CA$13.09 Billion ▲ +92.5%
2014 0.08x CA$941.00 Million CA$11.78 Billion ▲ +18.7%
2013 0.07x CA$731.00 Million CA$10.87 Billion ▲ +27.6%
2012 0.05x CA$643.00 Million CA$12.19 Billion ▲ +22.7%
2011 0.04x CA$586.00 Million CA$13.64 Billion ▼ -47.3%
2010 0.08x CA$933.00 Million CA$11.44 Billion ▲ +527.7%
2009 -0.02x CA$-167.00 Million CA$8.76 Billion ▼ -94.6%
2008 -0.01x CA$-102.00 Million CA$10.41 Billion ▼ -121.4%
2007 0.05x CA$429.00 Million CA$9.37 Billion ▲ +11.0%
2006 0.04x CA$393.00 Million CA$9.52 Billion ▼ -5.2%
2005 0.04x CA$388.00 Million CA$8.91 Billion ▲ +246.6%
2003 0.01x CA$139.00 Million CA$11.06 Billion ▲ +228.3%
2002 -0.01x CA$-95.00 Million CA$9.70 Billion ▲ +90.7%
2001 -0.11x CA$-1.07 Billion CA$10.20 Billion —
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.