Macquarie Group Ltd (MQG) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.93x

Macquarie Group Ltd (MQG) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.93x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of AU$3.00 Billion represents 1% of operating cash flow (AU$3.21 Billion). See Macquarie Group Ltd short-term liquidity ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

0.93x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

AU$3.00 Billion
AUD

Operating Cash Flow

AU$3.21 Billion
AUD

Capital Expenditures

AU$209.00 Million
AUD

Macquarie Group Ltd Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1997–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Macquarie Group Ltd across 14 annual periods. Explore Macquarie Group Ltd debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Macquarie Group Ltd (1997–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Macquarie Group Ltd. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Macquarie Group Ltd stock valuation.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (AUD) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.83x AU$5.27 Billion AU$6.33 Billion AU$1.06 Billion ▼ -14.3%
2022 0.97x AU$32.01 Billion AU$32.99 Billion AU$977.00 Million ▲ +3322.0%
2020 0.03x AU$34.00 Million AU$1.20 Billion AU$1.17 Billion ▼ -97.0%
2018 0.93x AU$3.53 Billion AU$3.79 Billion AU$255.00 Million ▼ -5.4%
2016 0.99x AU$12.64 Billion AU$12.82 Billion AU$183.00 Million ▲ +215.4%
2012 -0.85x AU$-3.77 Billion AU$4.41 Billion AU$8.18 Billion ▲ +66.8%
2011 -2.57x AU$-6.12 Billion AU$2.38 Billion AU$8.50 Billion ▼ -520.9%
2009 -0.41x AU$-2.12 Billion AU$5.12 Billion AU$7.25 Billion ▼ -167.6%
2008 0.61x AU$11.42 Billion AU$18.61 Billion AU$7.20 Billion ▲ +18.7%
2006 0.52x AU$2.90 Billion AU$5.62 Billion AU$2.71 Billion ▼ -46.4%
2005 0.96x AU$2.20 Billion AU$2.28 Billion AU$83.00 Million ▲ +0.2%
2003 0.96x AU$1.00 Billion AU$1.04 Billion AU$40.00 Million ▲ +44.3%
2002 0.67x AU$150.00 Million AU$225.00 Million AU$75.00 Million ▼ -31.5%
1997 0.97x AU$427.18 Million AU$439.19 Million AU$12.01 Million —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).