NL Industries Inc (NL) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of June 2026: 0.21x

NL Industries Inc (NL) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.21x as of June 2026, reinvesting $1.52 Million (capex $1.52 Million ) from operating cash flow of $7.42 Million. See NL Industries Inc (NL) FCF generation index to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.21x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

$1.52 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

$7.42 Million
USD

Capital Expenditures

$1.52 Million
USD

NL Industries Inc Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1988–2024)

Historical reinvestment intensity for NL Industries Inc across 33 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see NL Industries Inc cash conversion from operations.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for NL Industries Inc (1988–2024)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for NL Industries Inc. See how financially flexible is NL Industries 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
2024 2.36x $60.30 Million $25.57 Million $1.43 Million ▲ +13.3%
2023 2.08x $77.00 Million $37.00 Million $1.13 Million ▼ -17.8%
2022 2.53x $68.15 Million $26.93 Million $3.69 Million ▲ +199.2%
2021 0.85x $14.89 Million $17.61 Million $4.09 Million ▲ +412.4%
2020 0.17x $3.14 Million $19.02 Million $1.74 Million ▼ -50.0%
2019 0.33x $9.07 Million $27.43 Million $3.17 Million ▼ -22.9%
2018 0.43x $7.32 Million $17.08 Million $3.12 Million ▼ -41.3%
2017 0.73x $13.61 Million $18.64 Million $2.81 Million ▼ -33.9%
2016 1.10x $30.61 Million $27.70 Million $3.21 Million ▲ +621.0%
2015 0.15x $4.31 Million $28.11 Million $4.30 Million ▲ +25.5%
2014 0.12x $2.88 Million $23.55 Million $2.86 Million ▼ -72.4%
2013 0.44x $6.59 Million $14.90 Million $3.54 Million ▼ -72.1%
2012 1.58x $28.48 Million $18.00 Million $4.56 Million ▲ +314.6%
2011 0.38x $18.41 Million $48.23 Million $3.28 Million ▼ -3.0%
2010 0.39x $2.13 Million $5.42 Million $2.13 Million ▼ -76.4%
2009 1.67x $2.32 Million $1.39 Million $2.32 Million ▼ -81.6%
2008 9.08x $6.90 Million $760.00K $6.90 Million ▲ +2066.5%
2006 0.42x $12.15 Million $29.00 Million $12.15 Million ▼ -88.9%
2004 3.77x $16.21 Million $4.30 Million $16.21 Million ▲ +865.9%
2003 0.39x $35.35 Million $90.53 Million $35.35 Million ▲ +17.7%
2002 0.33x $32.60 Million $98.25 Million $32.60 Million ▼ -19.8%
2001 0.41x $53.67 Million $129.73 Million $53.67 Million ▲ +86.0%
2000 0.22x $31.09 Million $139.75 Million $31.09 Million ▼ -32.3%
1999 0.33x $35.60 Million $108.30 Million $35.60 Million ▼ -33.8%
1998 0.50x $22.40 Million $45.10 Million $22.40 Million ▲ +57.1%
1997 0.32x $28.20 Million $89.20 Million $28.20 Million ▼ -92.2%
1996 4.05x $66.90 Million $16.50 Million $66.90 Million ▲ +352.2%
1995 0.90x $64.20 Million $71.60 Million $64.20 Million ▲ +341.8%
1994 0.20x $36.90 Million $181.80 Million $36.90 Million ▼ -94.8%
1991 3.91x $195.10 Million $49.90 Million $195.10 Million ▲ +62.4%
1990 2.41x $195.30 Million $81.10 Million $195.30 Million ▲ +268.4%
1989 0.65x $83.40 Million $127.60 Million $83.40 Million
1988 0.00x $0.00 $155.70 Million $0.00
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow