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

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DateValue
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