BASF SE Capital Reinvestment Ratio

Latest as of December 2025: 0.39x

BASF SE capital reinvestment ratio. BASF SE (BASA) has a Capital Reinvestment Ratio of 0.39x as of December 2025, meaning it reinvests 0% of its operating cash flow (€3.64 Billion) in capital expenditures (€1.43 Billion). See BASF SE free cash flow ratio to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Capital Reinvestment Ratio

0.39x
Capex / Operating Cash Flow

Operating Cash Flow

€3.64 Billion
EUR

Capital Expenditures

€1.43 Billion
EUR

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Capital Reinvestment Ratio of BASF SE (2016–2025)

Capital reinvestment ratio of BASF SE from 2016 to 2025. This chart tracks BASF SE's Capital Reinvestment Ratio across 10 annual periods. See BASF SE free cash flow to debt ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

BASF SE Capital Reinvestment Ratio by Year (2016–2025)

BASF SE capital reinvestment ratio by year from 2016 to 2025. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see BASF SE cash flow conversion.

Year Reinvestment Ratio Operating CF (EUR) Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.76x €5.61 Billion €4.27 Billion ▼ -14.8%
2024 0.89x €6.95 Billion €6.20 Billion ▲ +41.8%
2023 0.63x €8.32 Billion €5.24 Billion ▲ +10.9%
2022 0.57x €7.71 Billion €4.38 Billion ▲ +16.4%
2021 0.49x €7.25 Billion €3.53 Billion ▼ -15.7%
2020 0.58x €5.41 Billion €3.13 Billion ▲ +13.0%
2019 0.51x €7.47 Billion €3.82 Billion ▲ +4.3%
2018 0.49x €7.94 Billion €3.89 Billion ▲ +7.8%
2017 0.45x €8.79 Billion €4.00 Billion ▼ -15.3%
2016 0.54x €7.72 Billion €4.14 Billion —
Capital Reinvestment Ratio = ABS(Capital Expenditures) / Operating Cash Flow