BlackBerry Ltd (BB) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of May 2026: 2.60x

BlackBerry Ltd (BB) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 2.60x as of May 2026, reinvesting CA$11.88 Million (capex CA$2.88 Million plus investments CA$-9.00 Million) from operating cash flow of CA$4.57 Million. See BlackBerry Ltd (BB) free cash flow to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

2.60x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

CA$11.88 Million
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

CA$4.57 Million
CAD

Capital Expenditures

CA$2.88 Million
CAD

BlackBerry Ltd Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (1998–2026)

Historical reinvestment intensity for BlackBerry Ltd across 23 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see BB operating cash flow.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for BlackBerry Ltd (1998–2026)

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

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (CAD) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2026 0.33x CA$16.86 Million CA$51.13 Million CA$3.86 Million ▼ -92.3%
2025 4.29x CA$70.80 Million CA$16.50 Million CA$10.10 Million ▲ +648.6%
2021 0.57x CA$47.00 Million CA$82.00 Million CA$44.00 Million ▼ -93.6%
2020 8.92x CA$232.00 Million CA$26.00 Million CA$44.00 Million ▲ +110.4%
2019 4.24x CA$424.00 Million CA$100.00 Million CA$49.00 Million ▲ +342.2%
2018 0.96x CA$675.00 Million CA$704.00 Million CA$45.00 Million ▼ -46.3%
2016 1.79x CA$459.00 Million CA$257.00 Million CA$102.00 Million ▲ +3.6%
2015 1.72x CA$1.40 Billion CA$813.00 Million CA$508.00 Million ▲ +180.1%
2013 0.62x CA$1.42 Billion CA$2.30 Billion CA$1.42 Billion ▼ -42.5%
2012 1.07x CA$3.12 Billion CA$2.91 Billion CA$3.12 Billion ▲ +169.0%
2011 0.40x CA$1.60 Billion CA$4.01 Billion CA$1.60 Billion ▼ -15.6%
2010 0.47x CA$1.43 Billion CA$3.03 Billion CA$1.43 Billion ▼ -55.0%
2009 1.05x CA$1.52 Billion CA$1.45 Billion CA$1.52 Billion ▲ +127.6%
2008 0.46x CA$728.33 Million CA$1.58 Billion CA$728.33 Million ▲ +7.8%
2007 0.43x CA$314.30 Million CA$735.56 Million CA$314.30 Million ▼ -68.3%
2006 1.35x CA$202.10 Million CA$149.84 Million CA$202.10 Million ▲ +242.8%
2005 0.39x CA$109.36 Million CA$277.98 Million CA$109.36 Million ▲ +15.1%
2004 0.34x CA$21.82 Million CA$63.84 Million CA$21.82 Million ▼ -97.6%
2003 14.22x CA$39.71 Million CA$2.79 Million CA$39.71 Million ▲ +240.6%
2002 4.17x CA$73.90 Million CA$17.70 Million CA$73.90 Million ▼ -68.5%
2001 13.24x CA$68.15 Million CA$5.15 Million CA$68.15 Million ▲ +158.8%
1999 5.12x CA$8.71 Million CA$1.70 Million CA$8.71 Million ▼ -82.7%
1998 29.50x CA$5.89 Million CA$199.56K CA$5.89 Million
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow