Vale (VALE) Change in Working Capital (2015 - 2025)
Vale's (VALE) quarterly Change in Working Capital came in at -$308.0 million in Q1 2025, little changed year-on-year from -$307.0 million in Q1 2024, and down 146.32% quarter-over-quarter from $665.0 million in Q4 2024.
Vale (VALE) Change in Working Capital (2015 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Vale has disclosed Change in Working Capital across 11 years of filings, most recently posting -$308.0 million for Q1 2025.
- Change in Working Capital for Q1 2025 came in at -$308.0 million, changed 0.32% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2025 was -$558.0 million (up 58.57% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was -$446.0 million, up 70.72% from the prior year.
- Change in Working Capital came in at -$308.0 million for Q1 2025 at Vale, down from $665.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Change in Working Capital ranged from a high of $665.0 million in Q4 2024 to a low of -$764.0 million in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Change in Working Capital is -$242.0 million (2021), against an average of -$242.7 million.
- Across the five-year window, Change in Working Capital slumped 357.81% in 2022 and jumped 678.26% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Vale's Change in Working Capital stood at $371.0 million in 2021, then slumped by 153.91% to -$200.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 42.5% to -$115.0 million in 2023, then surged by 678.26% to $665.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 146.32% to -$308.0 million in 2025.
- The last three Change in Working Capital figures came in at -$308.0 million (Q1 2025), $665.0 million (Q4 2024), and -$224.0 million (Q3 2024), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change Working Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elevra Lithium | 556.97 Bn | 556.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bhp | 421.29 Bn | 411.77 Bn | - | 802.00 Mn |
| 3 | Skeena Resources | 17.36 Bn | 17.34 Bn | - | -1.40 Mn |
| 4 | Ioneer | 10.78 Bn | 10.76 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | MP Materials | 10.54 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 16.40 Mn | - |
| 6 | Iperionx | 8.57 Bn | 8.52 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Materion | 4.58 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 81.84 Mn | - |
| 8 | Sigma Lithium | 4.36 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 25.57 Mn | 347,000.00 |
| 9 | Americas Gold & Silver | 4.00 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 16.76 Mn | - |
| 10 | Vale | 8.38 | -7.83 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2025 | -308.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -308.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 665.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 665.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -224.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -224.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -691.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -691.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -309.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -309.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -115.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -115.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -159.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -159.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -764.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -764.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -479.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -479.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -200.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -200.00 Mn |