Vale (VALE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)
Vale (VALE) posted Free Cash Flow of -$5.5 billion for Q4 2025, down 211.29% sequentially from $4.9 billion in Q3 2025, and down 195.83% YoY from $5.7 billion in Q4 2024.
Vale (VALE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Vale has reported Free Cash Flow for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$5.5 billion in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 195.83% year-over-year to -$5.5 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $2.4 billion (down 87.54% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $7.4 billion, down 60.62% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow eased to -$5.5 billion in Q4 2025 per VALE's latest filing, from $4.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $11.5 billion in Q3 2021 and troughed at -$5.5 billion in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $5.4 billion and a median of $5.6 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Free Cash Flow surged 253.93% in 2021, then tumbled 195.83% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $6.0 billion in 2021, then fell by 22.1% to $4.7 billion in 2022, then soared by 64.15% to $7.7 billion in 2023, then slipped by 25.77% to $5.7 billion in 2024, then sank by 195.83% to -$5.5 billion in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$5.5 billion, $4.9 billion, and -$816.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhp | 246.38 Bn | 216.93 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 201.39 Bn | 191.89 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Teck Resources | 33.91 Bn | 28.71 Bn | 1.21 Bn | -561.71 Mn |
| 4 | MP Materials | 10.71 Bn | 8.24 Bn | 36.20 Mn | -223.49 Mn |
| 5 | Almonty Industries | 5.27 Bn | 4.38 Bn | 18.87 Mn | - |
| 6 | Materion | 4.79 Bn | 4.77 Bn | 104.34 Mn | 60.28 Mn |
| 7 | USA Rare Earth | 4.43 Bn | 4.43 Bn | -1.58 Mn | - |
| 8 | Skeena Resources | 4.31 Bn | 3.89 Bn | - | 84.07 Mn |
| 9 | Evolution Metals & Technologies | 2.46 Bn | 2.46 Bn | -115,000.00 | - |
| 10 | Vale | 62.13 Mn | -17.59 Bn | - | -4.05 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -5.46 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.91 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -816.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -816.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.79 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.16 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.68 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.68 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.87 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 5.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.59 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.59 Bn |