Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PETR3) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of March 2026: 0.42x

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (PETR3) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 0.42x as of March 2026. Free cash flow of R$17.15 Billion represents 0% of operating cash flow (R$40.88 Billion). Read Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras debt and liabilities for a breakdown of total debt and financial obligations.

FCF Generation Index

0.42x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

R$17.15 Billion
BRL

Operating Cash Flow

R$40.88 Billion
BRL

Capital Expenditures

R$23.73 Billion
BRL

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras Free Cash Flow Generation Index (1999–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras across 27 annual periods. Explore reinvestment intensity of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras to see what proportion of operating cash flow is directed to capital expenditures.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras (1999–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see market cap of Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (BRL) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.46x R$91.58 Billion R$200.25 Billion R$108.67 Billion ▼ -25.6%
2024 0.61x R$144.33 Billion R$234.89 Billion R$90.56 Billion ▼ -14.6%
2023 0.72x R$152.85 Billion R$212.39 Billion R$59.54 Billion ▼ -10.9%
2022 0.81x R$40.14 Billion R$49.72 Billion R$9.58 Billion ▼ -3.0%
2021 0.83x R$31.47 Billion R$37.79 Billion R$6.33 Billion ▲ +4.5%
2020 0.80x R$23.02 Billion R$28.89 Billion R$5.87 Billion ▲ +1097.6%
2019 0.07x R$1.70 Billion R$25.60 Billion R$23.90 Billion ▼ -87.9%
2018 0.55x R$14.45 Billion R$26.35 Billion R$11.90 Billion ▲ +10.3%
2017 0.50x R$13.47 Billion R$27.11 Billion R$13.64 Billion ▲ +7.9%
2016 0.46x R$12.03 Billion R$26.11 Billion R$14.09 Billion ▲ +180.2%
2015 0.16x R$4.26 Billion R$25.91 Billion R$21.65 Billion ▲ +153.5%
2014 -0.31x R$-8.18 Billion R$26.63 Billion R$34.81 Billion ▲ +57.1%
2013 -0.72x R$-18.82 Billion R$26.29 Billion R$45.11 Billion ▼ -1086.0%
2012 0.07x R$2.02 Billion R$27.89 Billion R$25.86 Billion ▼ -78.8%
2011 0.34x R$19.30 Billion R$56.32 Billion R$37.02 Billion ▲ +158.9%
2010 -0.58x R$-16.58 Billion R$28.50 Billion R$45.08 Billion ▼ -42.0%
2009 -0.41x R$-10.21 Billion R$24.92 Billion R$35.13 Billion ▼ -599.3%
2008 -0.06x R$-1.65 Billion R$28.22 Billion R$29.87 Billion ▼ -178.8%
2007 0.07x R$1.69 Billion R$22.66 Billion R$20.98 Billion ▼ -75.6%
2006 0.31x R$6.43 Billion R$21.08 Billion R$14.64 Billion ▼ -2.9%
2005 0.31x R$4.75 Billion R$15.12 Billion R$10.37 Billion ▲ +149.0%
2004 0.13x R$1.11 Billion R$8.83 Billion R$7.72 Billion ▼ -46.4%
2003 0.24x R$2.02 Billion R$8.57 Billion R$6.55 Billion ▲ +7.6%
2002 0.22x R$1.38 Billion R$6.29 Billion R$4.91 Billion ▼ -57.4%
2001 0.51x R$4.49 Billion R$8.74 Billion R$4.25 Billion ▼ -3.3%
2000 0.53x R$4.06 Billion R$7.64 Billion R$3.58 Billion ▲ +541.0%
1999 0.08x R$393.00 Million R$4.74 Billion R$4.35 Billion
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).