Vale S.A (CVLB) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.37x

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). See CVLB working capital ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

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

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

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Vale S.A across 13 annual periods. Explore CVLB cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Vale S.A (2013–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Vale S.A. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see CVLB market cap overview.

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).