Vale S.A. Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of December 2025: 0.75x

Vale S.A. cash flow reinvestment rate. Vale S.A. (VALE3) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.75x as of December 2025, reinvesting R$2.15 Billion (capex R$2.15 Billion ) from operating cash flow of R$2.86 Billion. See Vale S.A. (VALE3) flexibility index to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Reinvestment Rate

0.75x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

R$2.15 Billion
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

R$2.86 Billion
BRL

Capital Expenditures

R$2.15 Billion
BRL

Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of Vale S.A. (2000–2025)

Cash flow reinvestment rate of Vale S.A. from 2000 to 2025. Historical reinvestment intensity for Vale S.A. across 26 annual periods. Explore VALE3 debt coverage from operations to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Vale S.A. Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate by Year (2000–2025)

Vale S.A. cash flow reinvestment rate by year from 2000 to 2025. Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Vale S.A.. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Vale S.A. operating cash flow efficiency.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (BRL) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.66x R$6.08 Billion R$9.19 Billion R$6.08 Billion ▼ -51.0%
2024 1.35x R$11.03 Billion R$8.17 Billion R$5.66 Billion ▲ +52.0%
2023 0.89x R$12.09 Billion R$13.61 Billion R$6.13 Billion ▲ +0.7%
2022 0.88x R$10.13 Billion R$11.48 Billion R$5.45 Billion ▲ +203.4%
2021 0.29x R$7.47 Billion R$25.68 Billion R$5.03 Billion ▼ -34.3%
2020 0.44x R$6.33 Billion R$14.32 Billion R$4.43 Billion ▼ -25.2%
2019 0.59x R$7.16 Billion R$12.11 Billion R$3.46 Billion ▲ +88.6%
2018 0.31x R$4.04 Billion R$12.90 Billion R$3.78 Billion ▼ -10.9%
2017 0.35x R$4.38 Billion R$12.45 Billion R$3.83 Billion ▼ -76.7%
2016 1.51x R$9.65 Billion R$6.40 Billion R$4.95 Billion ▼ -32.0%
2015 2.22x R$8.71 Billion R$3.93 Billion R$8.11 Billion ▲ +126.9%
2014 0.98x R$12.80 Billion R$13.10 Billion R$11.78 Billion ▲ +7.9%
2013 0.91x R$13.39 Billion R$14.79 Billion R$13.11 Billion ▼ -4.7%
2012 0.95x R$15.32 Billion R$16.14 Billion R$15.32 Billion ▲ +40.4%
2011 0.68x R$15.86 Billion R$23.46 Billion R$15.86 Billion ▲ +2.6%
2010 0.66x R$12.65 Billion R$19.18 Billion R$12.65 Billion ▼ -41.9%
2009 1.13x R$8.10 Billion R$7.14 Billion R$8.10 Billion ▲ +116.4%
2008 0.52x R$8.97 Billion R$17.11 Billion R$8.97 Billion ▼ -13.2%
2007 0.60x R$6.65 Billion R$11.01 Billion R$6.65 Billion ▼ -1.4%
2006 0.61x R$4.43 Billion R$7.23 Billion R$4.43 Billion ▼ -20.5%
2005 0.77x R$3.98 Billion R$5.16 Billion R$3.98 Billion ▲ +32.3%
2004 0.58x R$2.02 Billion R$3.47 Billion R$2.02 Billion ▼ -33.7%
2003 0.88x R$1.54 Billion R$1.76 Billion R$1.54 Billion ▲ +141.0%
2002 0.36x R$766.00 Million R$2.10 Billion R$766.00 Million ▼ -7.0%
2001 0.39x R$595.00 Million R$1.52 Billion R$595.00 Million ▲ +24.9%
2000 0.31x R$447.00 Million R$1.42 Billion R$447.00 Million —
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow