Vale SA ADR Cash Flow Quality Index
Vale SA ADR cash flow quality index. Vale SA ADR (VALE) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 0.97x as of September 2025. Operating cash flow of $2.59 Billion is below net income of $2.68 Billion, suggesting accrual-heavy earnings not yet converted to cash. Explore debt repayment capacity of Vale SA ADR to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Vale SA ADR (2000–2024)
Cash flow quality index of Vale SA ADR from 2000 to 2024. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Vale SA ADR across 23 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See Vale SA ADR net asset quality index to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
Vale SA ADR Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2000–2024)
Vale SA ADR cash flow quality index by year from 2000 to 2024. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Vale SA ADR. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Vale SA ADR (VALE) cash flow conversion.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (USD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.60x | $9.39 Billion | $5.86 Billion | ▼ -4.3% |
| 2023 | 1.68x | $13.40 Billion | $8.00 Billion | ▲ +188.6% |
| 2022 | 0.58x | $11.48 Billion | $19.78 Billion | ▼ -33.2% |
| 2021 | 0.87x | $25.68 Billion | $29.54 Billion | ▼ -69.8% |
| 2020 | 2.88x | $14.32 Billion | $4.97 Billion | ▲ +52.3% |
| 2018 | 1.89x | $12.90 Billion | $6.82 Billion | ▲ +19.0% |
| 2017 | 1.59x | $12.45 Billion | $7.83 Billion | ▲ +98.4% |
| 2016 | 0.80x | $6.40 Billion | $7.98 Billion | ▼ -82.9% |
| 2014 | 4.69x | $13.10 Billion | $2.79 Billion | ▼ -87.1% |
| 2013 | 36.25x | $14.79 Billion | $408.00 Million | ▲ +1083.0% |
| 2012 | 3.06x | $16.14 Billion | $5.26 Billion | ▲ +195.9% |
| 2011 | 1.04x | $23.46 Billion | $22.65 Billion | ▼ -5.0% |
| 2010 | 1.09x | $19.18 Billion | $17.60 Billion | ▼ -16.6% |
| 2009 | 1.31x | $7.14 Billion | $5.46 Billion | ▲ +3.0% |
| 2008 | 1.27x | $17.11 Billion | $13.48 Billion | ▲ +36.4% |
| 2007 | 0.93x | $11.01 Billion | $11.82 Billion | ▼ -15.9% |
| 2006 | 1.11x | $7.23 Billion | $6.53 Billion | ▲ +3.9% |
| 2005 | 1.07x | $5.16 Billion | $4.84 Billion | ▼ -21.0% |
| 2004 | 1.35x | $3.47 Billion | $2.57 Billion | ▲ +18.9% |
| 2003 | 1.14x | $1.76 Billion | $1.55 Billion | ▼ -63.3% |
| 2002 | 3.09x | $2.10 Billion | $680.00 Million | ▲ +162.1% |
| 2001 | 1.18x | $1.52 Billion | $1.29 Billion | ▼ -10.0% |
| 2000 | 1.31x | $1.42 Billion | $1.09 Billion | — |