Operating Cash Flow Ratio
Can you pay your current bills from operating cash flow? Above 1.0 means yes: you're generating enough cash from operations to cover what's due.
- How it's worked out
- Operating Cash Flow (last 12 months) / Current Liabilities
- Which way is better
- Higher is betterHigher is better for cash.
Written by Mandy Walker, founder of Focus on Cash. Updated October 2026. This explanation comes from the glossary inside Focus on Cash, so it matches the words you see in the app.
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