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

Latest as of March 2026: 0.66x

Vale S.A (VALEN) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.66x as of March 2026, reinvesting MX$1.24 Billion (capex MX$1.19 Billion plus investments MX$58.00 Million) from operating cash flow of MX$1.88 Billion. Check VALEN cash to earnings ratio to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

Reinvestment Rate

0.66x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

MX$1.24 Billion
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

MX$1.88 Billion
MXN

Capital Expenditures

MX$1.19 Billion
MXN

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

Historical reinvestment intensity for Vale S.A across 13 annual periods. Explore Vale S.A long-term investment allocation to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

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

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Vale S.A. For live market cap and broader valuation context, see VALEN market cap overview.

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