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

Latest as of March 2026: 0.66x

Vale S.A (CVLB) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.66x as of March 2026, reinvesting €1.24 Billion (capex €1.19 Billion plus investments €58.00 Million) from operating cash flow of €1.88 Billion. See CVLB free cash flow generation to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.66x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

€1.24 Billion
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

€1.88 Billion
EUR

Capital Expenditures

€1.19 Billion
EUR

Vale S.A Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (2013–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Vale S.A across 13 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see cash efficiency ratio of Vale S.A.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Vale S.A (2013–2025)

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

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (EUR) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.72x €6.34 Billion €8.80 Billion €6.01 Billion ▲ +3.3%
2024 0.70x €6.53 Billion €9.37 Billion €6.45 Billion ▼ -37.9%
2023 1.12x €11.54 Billion €10.29 Billion €5.59 Billion ▲ +100.6%
2022 0.56x €32.55 Billion €58.20 Billion €28.18 Billion ▲ +127.9%
2021 0.25x €33.57 Billion €136.77 Billion €27.30 Billion ▼ -15.8%
2020 0.29x €21.94 Billion €75.21 Billion €21.72 Billion ▼ -21.3%
2019 0.37x €17.52 Billion €47.28 Billion €13.82 Billion ▲ +25.1%
2018 0.30x €14.16 Billion €47.80 Billion €13.90 Billion ▼ -9.3%
2017 0.33x €12.78 Billion €39.15 Billion €12.24 Billion ▼ -26.8%
2016 0.45x €9.65 Billion €21.64 Billion €4.95 Billion ▼ -74.5%
2015 1.75x €27.53 Billion €15.72 Billion €26.93 Billion ▲ +78.4%
2014 0.98x €27.28 Billion €27.79 Billion €26.25 Billion ▲ +9.7%
2013 0.89x €28.84 Billion €32.23 Billion €28.55 Billion
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow