Cochlear Ltd (COH) — Financial Flexibility Index

Latest as of June 2025: 0.19x

Cochlear Ltd (COH) has a Financial Flexibility Index of 0.19x as of June 2025. Free cash flow of AU$163.00 Million (operating CF AU$127.70 Million minus capex AU$35.30 Million) represents 0% of total liabilities (AU$874.70 Million). Check cash flow reinvestment rate of Cochlear Ltd to assess the company's total reinvestment commitment from operating cash flow.

Financial Flexibility Index

0.19x
Free Cash Flow / Total Liabilities

Free Cash Flow

AU$163.00 Million
Operating CF − Capex

Total Liabilities

AU$874.70 Million
AUD

Capital Expenditures

AU$35.30 Million
AUD

Cochlear Ltd Financial Flexibility Index (1996–2025)

Historical Financial Flexibility Index trend for Cochlear Ltd across 30 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Cochlear Ltd cash flow conversion.

Annual Financial Flexibility Index for Cochlear Ltd (1996–2025)

Year-by-year free cash flow to debt coverage for Cochlear Ltd. Explore COH cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Year Flexibility Index Free Cash Flow (AUD) Operating CF Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.39x AU$340.20 Million AU$237.60 Million AU$874.70 Million ▼ -26.5%
2024 0.53x AU$478.60 Million AU$388.80 Million AU$904.60 Million ▼ -5.3%
2023 0.56x AU$458.30 Million AU$362.40 Million AU$819.90 Million ▼ -4.0%
2022 0.58x AU$453.70 Million AU$376.50 Million AU$779.40 Million ▲ +29.1%
2021 0.45x AU$332.10 Million AU$265.40 Million AU$736.50 Million ▲ +2051.7%
2020 -0.02x AU$-27.30 Million AU$-157.80 Million AU$1.18 Billion ▼ -104.2%
2019 0.54x AU$355.90 Million AU$296.00 Million AU$653.30 Million ▲ +3.8%
2018 0.52x AU$286.50 Million AU$258.10 Million AU$546.10 Million ▼ -0.8%
2017 0.53x AU$313.30 Million AU$259.80 Million AU$592.70 Million ▲ +25.7%
2016 0.42x AU$213.97 Million AU$185.11 Million AU$508.81 Million ▲ +2.9%
2015 0.41x AU$212.60 Million AU$188.70 Million AU$520.02 Million ▲ +39.3%
2014 0.29x AU$134.91 Million AU$111.42 Million AU$459.83 Million ▼ -0.5%
2013 0.29x AU$120.15 Million AU$69.73 Million AU$407.59 Million ▼ -54.5%
2012 0.65x AU$205.72 Million AU$168.28 Million AU$317.66 Million ▼ -47.2%
2011 1.23x AU$291.79 Million AU$201.28 Million AU$237.76 Million ▲ +41.4%
2010 0.87x AU$271.92 Million AU$179.55 Million AU$313.41 Million ▲ +46.5%
2009 0.59x AU$186.61 Million AU$146.63 Million AU$315.14 Million ▲ +50.3%
2008 0.39x AU$113.70 Million AU$84.55 Million AU$288.57 Million ▲ +23.6%
2007 0.32x AU$103.61 Million AU$76.84 Million AU$324.93 Million ▲ +60.5%
2006 0.20x AU$66.77 Million AU$51.55 Million AU$336.15 Million ▼ -38.7%
2005 0.32x AU$110.07 Million AU$98.63 Million AU$339.88 Million ▼ -38.1%
2004 0.52x AU$62.30 Million AU$48.97 Million AU$119.01 Million ▼ -35.0%
2003 0.81x AU$89.32 Million AU$78.82 Million AU$110.89 Million ▲ +279.8%
2002 0.21x AU$18.03 Million AU$898.00K AU$85.01 Million ▼ -38.3%
2001 0.34x AU$25.30 Million AU$19.76 Million AU$73.55 Million ▲ +4.2%
2000 0.33x AU$16.82 Million AU$11.06 Million AU$50.94 Million ▼ -46.4%
1999 0.62x AU$30.11 Million AU$25.80 Million AU$48.89 Million ▲ +37.8%
1998 0.45x AU$16.55 Million AU$14.25 Million AU$37.02 Million ▲ +51.4%
1997 0.30x AU$8.26 Million AU$6.23 Million AU$27.98 Million ▼ -58.2%
1996 0.71x AU$21.05 Million AU$19.48 Million AU$29.79 Million
Financial Flexibility Index = (Operating CF − Capex) / Total Liabilities = Free Cash Flow / Total Liabilities