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Vale (VALE) Free Cash Flow (2016 - 2025)

Vale's Free Cash Flow history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at -$4.1 billion for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 171.15% to -$4.1 billion in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was $851.8 million, a 91.36% decrease, with the full-year FY2025 number at $8.8 billion, down 53.13% from a year prior.
  • Free Cash Flow hit -$4.1 billion in Q4 2025 for Vale, down from $4.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Free Cash Flow for VALE hit a ceiling of $11.5 billion in Q3 2021 and a floor of -$4.1 billion in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged $6.0 billion across 5 years, with a median of $5.7 billion in 2022.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Free Cash Flow: skyrocketed 258.02% in 2021 and later crashed 171.15% in 2025.
  • Tracing VALE's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at $6.0 billion in 2021, then decreased by 22.1% to $4.7 billion in 2022, then dropped by 5.2% to $4.4 billion in 2023, then increased by 28.54% to $5.7 billion in 2024, then crashed by 171.15% to -$4.1 billion in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Free Cash Flow for VALE at -$4.1 billion in Q4 2025, $4.9 billion in Q3 2025, and $5.7 billion in Q4 2024.