Vale S.A Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of March 2026: 0.04x

Vale S.A cash flow-to-debt ratio. Vale S.A (CVLB) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.04x as of March 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of €1.88 Billion could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities (€50.04 Billion) in one year. Check Vale S.A cash flow reinvestment rate to assess the company's total reinvestment commitment from operating cash flow.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.04x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

€1.88 Billion
EUR

Total Liabilities

€50.04 Billion
EUR

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of Vale S.A (2013–2025)

Cash flow-to-debt ratio of Vale S.A from 2013 to 2025. Historical debt coverage capacity for Vale S.A across 13 annual periods. Check CVLB cash to earnings ratio to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

Vale S.A Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio by Year (2013–2025)

Vale S.A cash flow-to-debt ratio by year from 2013 to 2025. Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Vale S.A. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CVLB cash flow metrics.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (EUR) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.17x €8.80 Billion €52.17 Billion ▼ -17.8%
2024 0.21x €9.37 Billion €45.62 Billion ▲ +6.2%
2023 0.19x €10.29 Billion €53.20 Billion ▼ -83.5%
2022 1.17x €58.20 Billion €49.54 Billion ▼ -53.5%
2021 2.53x €136.77 Billion €54.14 Billion ▲ +92.1%
2020 1.32x €75.21 Billion €57.19 Billion ▲ +46.6%
2019 0.90x €47.28 Billion €52.72 Billion ▼ -18.6%
2018 1.10x €47.80 Billion €43.36 Billion ▲ +53.2%
2017 0.72x €39.15 Billion €54.41 Billion ▲ +92.9%
2016 0.37x €21.64 Billion €57.99 Billion ▲ +389.2%
2015 0.08x €15.72 Billion €206.13 Billion ▼ -56.3%
2014 0.17x €27.79 Billion €159.17 Billion ▼ -24.6%
2013 0.23x €32.23 Billion €139.11 Billion —
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.