VALE S.A.

VALE Basic Materials Other Industrial Metals & Mining

VALE S.A.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $38.4 billion, up 0.91% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+1.72%
EPS
−54.0%
Free cash flow
−9.38%
Total debt
−14.6%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

11.46 0.03 +0.26%
Market cap
$46.6B
P/E
76.4×
Fwd P/E
—
Dividend yield
3.49%
F-score
6/9
Altman Z
1.62
Beneish M
−2.84
Dividend safety
16/100

VALE S.A. (VALE) Operating cash flow

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VALE S.A.'s operating cash flow for fiscal 2025 was $8.8B, down 6.03% from $9.4B in fiscal 2024. Over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 it was $9.5B. Over the past ten years it has ranged from $4.5B (fiscal 2015) to $25.7B (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. VALE S.A. ranks 3rd of 48 Other Industrial Metals & Mining companies by operating cash flow.

Operating cash flow, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Operating cash flow Change
FY2025 $8.8B (6.03%)
FY2024 $9.4B (28.86%)
FY2023 $13.2B 14.63%
FY2022 $11.5B (55.27%)
FY2021 $25.7B 79.30%
FY2020 $14.3B 18.27%
FY2019 $12.1B (6.13%)
FY2018 $12.9B 3.62%
FY2017 $12.5B 94.50%
FY2016 $6.4B 42.53%

Quarterly newest first

Period Operating cash flow Change
Sep 2026 $2.5B 4.44%
Jun 2026 $2.4B 28.37%
Mar 2026 $1.9B (30.38%)
Dec 2025 $2.7B 4.73%
43 more quarters

Against its own ten years

Low $4.5B High $25.7B
Ten-year median $12.1B
Current reading's percentile 27

Operating cash flow against peers

What Operating cash flow is

Operating Cash Flow shows how much cash a company’s day-to-day business actually brings in, after paying suppliers, staff and taxes.

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