Santos Ltd Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of December 2025: 0.83x

Santos Ltd cash flow reinvestment rate. Santos Ltd (STO) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.83x as of December 2025, reinvesting AU$930.22 Million (capex AU$930.22 Million ) from operating cash flow of AU$1.12 Billion. See financial agility of Santos Ltd to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Reinvestment Rate

0.83x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

AU$930.22 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

AU$1.12 Billion
AUD

Capital Expenditures

AU$930.22 Million
AUD

Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of Santos Ltd (1991–2025)

Cash flow reinvestment rate of Santos Ltd from 1991 to 2025. Historical reinvestment intensity for Santos Ltd across 35 annual periods. Explore how well can Santos Ltd service its debt to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Santos Ltd Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate by Year (1991–2025)

Santos Ltd cash flow reinvestment rate by year from 1991 to 2025. Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Santos Ltd. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see STO cash flow conversion.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (AUD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.76x AU$2.00 Billion AU$2.65 Billion AU$2.00 Billion ▼ -57.6%
2024 1.78x AU$5.09 Billion AU$2.85 Billion AU$2.40 Billion ▲ +10.4%
2023 1.62x AU$5.26 Billion AU$3.26 Billion AU$2.37 Billion ▲ +84.7%
2022 0.87x AU$3.38 Billion AU$3.86 Billion AU$1.71 Billion ▲ +60.3%
2021 0.55x AU$1.24 Billion AU$2.27 Billion AU$1.10 Billion ▲ +223.5%
2020 0.17x AU$249.00 Million AU$1.48 Billion AU$186.00 Million ▲ +27.4%
2019 0.13x AU$271.00 Million AU$2.05 Billion AU$258.00 Million ▲ +232.7%
2018 0.04x AU$89.00 Million AU$2.24 Billion AU$76.00 Million ▼ -94.1%
2017 0.68x AU$696.00 Million AU$1.02 Billion AU$683.00 Million ▼ -8.5%
2016 0.74x AU$973.80 Million AU$1.31 Billion AU$667.00 Million ▼ -54.3%
2015 1.62x AU$1.46 Billion AU$899.59 Million AU$1.46 Billion ▼ -9.9%
2014 1.80x AU$2.76 Billion AU$1.53 Billion AU$2.76 Billion ▼ -38.6%
2013 2.93x AU$3.78 Billion AU$1.29 Billion AU$3.78 Billion ▲ +61.3%
2012 1.82x AU$3.22 Billion AU$1.77 Billion AU$3.22 Billion ▲ +7.0%
2011 1.70x AU$2.21 Billion AU$1.30 Billion AU$2.21 Billion ▲ +23.6%
2010 1.38x AU$1.73 Billion AU$1.25 Billion AU$1.73 Billion ▼ -1.2%
2009 1.39x AU$1.54 Billion AU$1.11 Billion AU$1.54 Billion ▲ +81.5%
2008 0.77x AU$1.10 Billion AU$1.44 Billion AU$1.10 Billion ▼ -32.4%
2007 1.13x AU$1.21 Billion AU$1.06 Billion AU$1.16 Billion ▲ +32.2%
2006 0.86x AU$1.04 Billion AU$1.22 Billion AU$999.21 Million ▲ +20.8%
2005 0.71x AU$778.79 Million AU$1.10 Billion AU$778.79 Million ▼ -46.7%
2004 1.33x AU$634.66 Million AU$475.77 Million AU$634.66 Million ▲ +59.4%
2003 0.84x AU$570.66 Million AU$681.77 Million AU$570.66 Million ▼ -3.0%
2002 0.86x AU$388.89 Million AU$450.90 Million AU$388.89 Million ▼ -22.9%
2001 1.12x AU$353.54 Million AU$315.98 Million AU$353.54 Million ▲ +75.8%
2000 0.64x AU$386.50 Million AU$607.29 Million AU$386.50 Million ▼ -21.9%
1999 0.81x AU$276.86 Million AU$339.78 Million AU$276.86 Million ▲ +92.3%
1998 0.42x AU$113.85 Million AU$268.69 Million AU$113.85 Million ▼ -5.4%
1997 0.45x AU$127.63 Million AU$284.94 Million AU$127.63 Million ▼ -46.0%
1996 0.83x AU$283.41 Million AU$341.96 Million AU$283.41 Million ▲ +51.5%
1995 0.55x AU$145.90 Million AU$266.78 Million AU$145.90 Million ▼ -22.2%
1994 0.70x AU$200.44 Million AU$285.00 Million AU$200.44 Million ▲ +6.9%
1993 0.66x AU$188.29 Million AU$286.26 Million AU$188.29 Million ▲ +27.6%
1992 0.52x AU$132.96 Million AU$257.86 Million AU$132.96 Million ▼ -19.5%
1991 0.64x AU$155.10 Million AU$242.28 Million AU$155.10 Million —
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow