BASF SE (BASA) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of December 2025: 0.40x

BASF SE (BASA) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.40x as of December 2025, reinvesting €1.47 Billion (capex €1.43 Billion plus investments €45.00 Million) from operating cash flow of €3.64 Billion. See cash generation quality of BASF SE to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.40x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

€1.47 Billion
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

€3.64 Billion
EUR

Capital Expenditures

€1.43 Billion
EUR

BASF SE Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (2016–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for BASF SE across 10 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see BASF SE (BASA) cash flow conversion.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for BASF SE (2016–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for BASF SE. See BASA FCF to total liabilities ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (EUR) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.96x €5.39 Billion €5.61 Billion €4.27 Billion ▲ +0.6%
2024 0.96x €6.63 Billion €6.95 Billion €6.20 Billion ▼ -23.0%
2023 1.24x €10.32 Billion €8.32 Billion €5.24 Billion ▲ +69.3%
2022 0.73x €5.65 Billion €7.71 Billion €4.38 Billion ▲ +17.3%
2021 0.62x €4.53 Billion €7.25 Billion €3.53 Billion ▼ -15.6%
2020 0.74x €4.01 Billion €5.41 Billion €3.13 Billion ▲ +11.7%
2019 0.66x €4.95 Billion €7.47 Billion €3.82 Billion ▲ +3.0%
2018 0.64x €5.10 Billion €7.94 Billion €3.89 Billion ▲ +19.1%
2017 0.54x €4.74 Billion €8.79 Billion €4.00 Billion ▼ -60.8%
2016 1.38x €10.63 Billion €7.72 Billion €4.14 Billion
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow