Vale S.A (VALE) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of September 2025: 0.56x

Vale S.A (VALE) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.56x as of September 2025, reinvesting AR$1.46 Billion (capex AR$1.39 Billion plus investments AR$61.00 Million) from operating cash flow of AR$2.58 Billion. See how much free cash does Vale S.A generate to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.56x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

AR$1.46 Billion
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

AR$2.58 Billion
ARS

Capital Expenditures

AR$1.39 Billion
ARS

Vale S.A Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (2016–2024)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Vale S.A across 9 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Vale S.A operating cash flow efficiency.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Vale S.A (2016–2024)

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

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (ARS) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2024 0.70x AR$6.53 Billion AR$9.37 Billion AR$6.45 Billion ▼ -37.9%
2023 1.12x AR$11.54 Billion AR$10.29 Billion AR$5.59 Billion ▲ +100.6%
2022 0.56x AR$32.55 Billion AR$58.20 Billion AR$28.18 Billion ▲ +127.9%
2021 0.25x AR$33.57 Billion AR$136.77 Billion AR$27.30 Billion ▼ -15.8%
2020 0.29x AR$21.94 Billion AR$75.21 Billion AR$21.72 Billion ▼ -21.3%
2019 0.37x AR$17.52 Billion AR$47.28 Billion AR$13.82 Billion ▲ +25.1%
2018 0.30x AR$14.16 Billion AR$47.80 Billion AR$13.90 Billion ▼ -9.3%
2017 0.33x AR$12.78 Billion AR$39.15 Billion AR$12.24 Billion ▼ -77.7%
2016 1.47x AR$9.65 Billion AR$6.58 Billion AR$4.95 Billion
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow