Companies in Brazil with the highest operating cash flow
Operating cash flow is the cash the business itself produced over the year, before anything is spent on new assets or paid out to lenders and shareholders. It strips out the non-cash charges that separate profit from cash. Figures are for fiscal year 2025 and are read directly from each company's SEC filings; the source column on every row links to the document.
Vale (VALE) tops the list with $25.7B in operating cash flow for fiscal 2025, ahead of Ambev ($4.4B) and Suzano ($3.3B). The top 8 together report $38.3B in operating cash flow; the gap between #1 and #8 is ×2,003.65. 8 companies in Brazil report operating cash flow, 0.3% of the 2517-filer universe.
| # | Company | Operating cash flow | YoY | 15-year trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ValeVALEBRMaterials | $25.7B | +79.3% | |
| 2 | AmbevABEVBRConsumer staples | $4.4B | −9.6% | |
| 3 | SuzanoSUZBRMaterials | $3.3B | −15.0% | |
| 4 | TimTIMBBRCommunication services | $2.4B | +5.1% | |
| 5 | GerdauGGBBRMaterials | $1.4B | −32.3% | |
| 6 | EmbraerEMBJBRIndustrials | $870M | −0.1% | |
| 7 | AfyaAFYABRConsumer discretionary | $274M | +3.1% | |
| 8 | Brasilagro - Brazilian Agricultural Real EstateLNDBRConsumer staples | $12.8M | −13.1% |
All figures from SEC filings · FY2025 · 8
see sources
- Vale 0001104659-22-046078
- Ambev 0001292814-26-000640
- Suzano 0000909327-26-000045
- Tim 0001292814-26-001915
- Gerdau 0001104659-26-027678
- Embraer 0001628280-26-021824
- Afya 0001292814-26-002013
- Brasilagro - Brazilian Agricultural Real Estate 0001213900-25-103992
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