Cash flow and liquidity metrics answer a different question than accounting profit: how much cash the business actually generates, how quickly working capital turns, and how long the company can fund operations under stress. Use this hub to move from cash generation to valuation, liquidity, and working-capital diagnostics.
For definitions and deeper context, start with free cash flow, free cash flow margin, cash conversion cycle, working capital, and net working capital.
Cash Flow & Liquidity calculators
- Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Calculator - Convert cash-flow forecasts, WACC, and terminal assumptions into enterprise value.
- Free Cash Flow (FCF) Calculator - Turn operating cash flow, CapEx, EBIT, taxes, and working-capital movement into usable free cash flow.
- Operating Cash Flow (OCF) Calculator - Measure operating cash before capital expenditures and financing decisions.
- Free Cash Flow Margin Calculator - Compare cash conversion against revenue so margin quality is easier to benchmark.
- Free Cash Flow to Firm (FCFF) Calculator - Estimate cash flow available to all capital providers for enterprise valuation.
- Free Cash Flow to Equity (FCFE) Calculator - Estimate cash flow available to common shareholders after financing effects.
- Free Cash Flow Yield Calculator - Compare free cash flow with equity value or enterprise value as a valuation sanity check.
- Enterprise Value / Free Cash Flow Calculator - Review how much investors are paying for each dollar of free cash flow.
- Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow Calculator - Compare equity market value with free cash flow available to shareholders.
- Working Capital Calculator - Compare current assets and current liabilities to diagnose near-term funding capacity.
- Net Working Capital Calculator - Track the operating investment tied up in receivables, inventory, and payables.
- Cash Conversion Cycle Calculator - Combine DIO, DSO, and DPO to see how many days cash is tied up in operations.
- Days Sales Outstanding Calculator - Measure how quickly receivables turn into cash.
- Days Inventory Outstanding Calculator - Measure how long inventory sits before flowing through cost of goods sold.
- Current Ratio Calculator - Compare current assets with current liabilities.
- Quick Ratio Calculator - Stress-test liquidity after excluding inventory.
- Cash Ratio Calculator - Measure the strictest cash-and-equivalents liquidity coverage.
Practical workflows
- Cash quality review: Use OCF, FCF, and FCF margin to see whether reported earnings are translating into cash.
- Working-capital review: Combine cash conversion cycle, cash conversion cycle benchmarks, DSO, and DIO to identify where cash is stuck.
- Valuation review: Pair DCF, WACC, WACC by industry, and EV/Revenue benchmarks before relying on a single multiple.
Benchmarks to use next
After calculating company-specific metrics, compare working-capital efficiency with cash conversion cycle benchmarks by industry, collection efficiency with DSO by industry, capital cost with WACC by industry, and valuation context with EV/EBITDA by industry and EV/Revenue by industry.