Vale S.A. (VALE) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)
Vale's FCF Payout Ratio came in at 0.60 for Q1 2026, up 51.0% from 0.40 a year earlier.
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Vale S.A. (VALE) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Vale's FCF Payout Ratio was 0.18, up 83.0% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, FCF Payout Ratio was 0.10 in FY2024 (-65.2%), 0.29 in FY2023 (-26.9%), 0.39 in FY2022 (-9.8%) and 0.44 in FY2021 (+162.7%).
- The Q1 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly FCF Payout Ratio since Q4 2024.
- Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio increased in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 14.2%.
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.90 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.46 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.68 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.88 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.26 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.33 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.57 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.67 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.06 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.94 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.43 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.64 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 17.48 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.59 |
API Access
Vale S.A. FCF Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=VALE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-ratio", "ticker": "VALE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=VALE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();