Vale S.A Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.37x

Vale S.A free cash flow generation index. Vale S.A (CVLB) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.37x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of €694.00 Million represents 0% of operating cash flow (€1.88 Billion). Check Vale S.A liquidity resilience to evaluate the company's liquid asset resilience ratio.

FCF Generation Index

0.37x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

€694.00 Million
EUR

Operating Cash Flow

€1.88 Billion
EUR

Capital Expenditures

€1.19 Billion
EUR

Free Cash Flow Generation Index of Vale S.A (2013–2025)

Free cash flow generation index of Vale S.A from 2013 to 2025. Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Vale S.A across 13 annual periods. Explore reinvestment intensity of Vale S.A to see what proportion of operating cash flow is directed to capital expenditures.

Vale S.A Free Cash Flow Generation Index by Year (2013–2025)

Vale S.A free cash flow generation index by year from 2013 to 2025. Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Vale S.A. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see CVLB cash flow conversion.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (EUR) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.32x €2.79 Billion €8.80 Billion €6.01 Billion ▲ +1.9%
2024 0.31x €2.92 Billion €9.37 Billion €6.45 Billion ▼ -31.8%
2023 0.46x €4.70 Billion €10.29 Billion €5.59 Billion ▲ +340.2%
2022 0.10x €6.04 Billion €58.20 Billion €28.18 Billion ▼ -31.3%
2021 0.15x €20.65 Billion €136.77 Billion €27.30 Billion ▲ +14.8%
2020 0.13x €9.89 Billion €75.21 Billion €21.72 Billion ▼ -26.0%
2019 0.18x €8.41 Billion €47.28 Billion €13.82 Billion ▼ -6.8%
2018 0.19x €9.12 Billion €47.80 Billion €13.90 Billion ▼ -13.4%
2017 0.22x €8.62 Billion €39.15 Billion €12.24 Billion ▼ -82.1%
2016 1.23x €26.59 Billion €21.64 Billion €4.95 Billion ▼ -54.7%
2015 2.71x €42.65 Billion €15.72 Billion €26.93 Billion ▲ +39.5%
2014 1.94x €54.05 Billion €27.79 Billion €26.25 Billion ▲ +3.1%
2013 1.89x €60.78 Billion €32.23 Billion €28.55 Billion —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).