Growth Metrics

Vale (VALE) FCF Margin (2016 - 2025)

Vale's FCF Margin history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 47.09% for Q3 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, FCF Margin rose 360.0% to 47.09% in Q3 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Sep 2025 was 28.23%, a 1809.0% increase, with the full-year FY2024 number at 49.34%, down 614.0% from a year prior.
  • FCF Margin hit 47.09% in Q3 2025 for Vale, down from 55.75% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, FCF Margin for VALE hit a ceiling of 93.59% in Q3 2021 and a floor of 39.22% in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Margin has averaged 59.54% across 5 years, with a median of 56.7% in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in FCF Margin: soared 4500bps in 2021 and later plummeted -3689bps in 2022.
  • Tracing VALE's FCF Margin over 5 years: stood at 45.81% in 2021, then fell by -14bps to 39.22% in 2022, then increased by 17bps to 45.84% in 2023, then increased by 22bps to 55.75% in 2024, then decreased by -16bps to 47.09% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows FCF Margin for VALE at 47.09% in Q3 2025, 55.75% in Q4 2024, and 43.49% in Q3 2024.