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
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VALE S.A. (VALE) Operating cash flow
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 | Free account |
Against its own ten years
Operating cash flow against peers
| Company | Operating cash flow |
|---|---|
| BHP BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR compare | $58.2B |
| RIO Rio Tinto PLC compare | $48.5B |
| VALE VALE S.A. | $9.5B |
| MTRN Materion Corporation compare | $162.2M |
| ALM Almonty Industries Inc. compare | $21.9M |
| SKE Skeena Resources Limited compare | −$34.9M |
| MP MP Materials Corp. compare | −$84.0M |
| USAR USA Rare Earth Inc. compare | −$106.1M |
| SSMR Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company compare | — |
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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