Clean Harbors Inc (CLH) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of March 2026: 16.64x

Clean Harbors Inc (CLH) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 16.64x as of March 2026, reinvesting $104.78 Million (capex $98.60 Million plus investments $6.18 Million) from operating cash flow of $6.30 Million. See Clean Harbors Inc free cash flow efficiency to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

16.64x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$104.78 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$6.30 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$98.60 Million
USD

Clean Harbors Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1989–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Clean Harbors Inc across 35 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CLH cash generation efficiency.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Clean Harbors Inc (1989–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Clean Harbors Inc. See financial flexibility index of Clean Harbors Inc to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (USD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.52x $451.63 Million $866.73 Million $428.57 Million ▼ -69.7%
2024 1.72x $1.34 Billion $777.77 Million $432.24 Million ▲ +28.9%
2023 1.33x $979.00 Million $734.55 Million $424.95 Million ▲ +128.2%
2022 0.58x $365.79 Million $626.21 Million $347.02 Million ▲ +15.3%
2021 0.51x $276.53 Million $546.00 Million $245.70 Million ▲ +4.9%
2020 0.48x $207.96 Million $430.60 Million $198.28 Million ▼ -15.3%
2019 0.57x $235.59 Million $413.19 Million $220.23 Million ▼ -12.4%
2018 0.65x $242.80 Million $373.21 Million $198.03 Million ▼ -10.2%
2017 0.72x $206.97 Million $285.70 Million $168.62 Million ▼ -15.6%
2016 0.86x $222.81 Million $259.62 Million $222.22 Million ▲ +29.3%
2015 0.66x $263.09 Million $396.38 Million $262.49 Million ▼ -29.0%
2014 0.93x $277.99 Million $297.37 Million $264.13 Million ▲ +35.5%
2013 0.69x $286.95 Million $415.84 Million $286.95 Million ▲ +5.6%
2012 0.65x $211.96 Million $324.37 Million $201.44 Million ▼ -23.3%
2011 0.85x $152.87 Million $179.53 Million $151.44 Million ▲ +47.1%
2010 0.58x $129.73 Million $224.11 Million $120.65 Million ▼ -16.3%
2009 0.69x $64.47 Million $93.27 Million $64.47 Million ▲ +31.8%
2008 0.52x $57.46 Million $109.59 Million $57.46 Million ▲ +14.8%
2007 0.46x $36.53 Million $80.00 Million $36.53 Million ▼ -34.8%
2006 0.70x $43.02 Million $61.38 Million $43.02 Million ▲ +6.9%
2005 0.66x $19.45 Million $29.67 Million $19.45 Million ▲ +30.6%
2004 0.50x $26.34 Million $52.46 Million $26.34 Million ▼ -44.0%
2003 0.90x $34.83 Million $38.86 Million $34.83 Million ▼ -59.4%
2002 2.21x $12.46 Million $5.65 Million $12.46 Million ▲ +646.6%
2001 0.30x $7.28 Million $24.63 Million $7.28 Million ▼ -45.9%
2000 0.55x $7.40 Million $13.57 Million $7.40 Million ▼ -52.5%
1999 1.15x $7.00 Million $6.10 Million $7.00 Million ▼ -0.5%
1998 1.15x $4.50 Million $3.90 Million $4.50 Million ▲ +93.5%
1996 0.60x $3.10 Million $5.20 Million $3.10 Million ▼ -66.5%
1995 1.78x $13.00 Million $7.30 Million $13.00 Million ▲ +488.0%
1994 0.30x $5.30 Million $17.50 Million $5.30 Million ▼ -81.2%
1993 1.61x $7.90 Million $4.90 Million $7.90 Million ▲ +128.7%
1992 0.71x $9.80 Million $13.90 Million $9.80 Million ▼ -36.9%
1991 1.12x $9.50 Million $8.50 Million $9.50 Million ▼ -46.9%
1989 2.11x $12.00 Million $5.70 Million $12.00 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow