Vale (VALE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025)
Vale's (VALE) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at $29.3 billion in Q4 2025, up 414.75% year-on-year from $5.7 billion in Q4 2024, and up 497.84% quarter-over-quarter from $4.9 billion in Q3 2025.
Vale (VALE) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Vale has disclosed Free Cash Flow across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $29.3 billion for Q4 2025.
- Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 came in at $29.3 billion, up 414.75% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $34.2 billion (up 223.27% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $42.2 billion, up 124.7% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow came in at $29.3 billion for Q4 2025 at Vale, up from $4.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $29.3 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $4.4 billion in Q2 2023.
- The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is $5.9 billion (2021), against an average of $8.5 billion.
- Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow slumped 51.22% in 2022 and surged 414.75% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Vale's Free Cash Flow stood at $6.0 billion in 2021, then dropped by 22.1% to $4.7 billion in 2022, then slipped by 5.2% to $4.4 billion in 2023, then gained by 28.54% to $5.7 billion in 2024, then soared by 414.75% to $29.3 billion in 2025.
- The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at $29.3 billion (Q4 2025), $4.9 billion (Q3 2025), and $5.7 billion (Q4 2024), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elevra Lithium | 556.97 Bn | 556.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bhp | 421.29 Bn | 411.77 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Skeena Resources | 17.36 Bn | 17.34 Bn | - | -11.07 Mn |
| 4 | Ioneer | 10.78 Bn | 10.76 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | MP Materials | 10.54 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 16.40 Mn | -79.29 Mn |
| 6 | Iperionx | 8.57 Bn | 8.52 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Materion | 4.58 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 81.84 Mn | -19.60 Mn |
| 8 | Sigma Lithium | 4.36 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 25.57 Mn | 2.59 Mn |
| 9 | Americas Gold & Silver | 4.00 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 16.76 Mn | -89.35 Mn |
| 10 | Vale | 8.38 | -7.83 Bn | - | 29.34 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.34 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 29.34 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.91 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 5.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 4.89 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.43 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.43 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.46 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.46 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.68 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.63 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 5.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.09 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.72 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.72 Bn |