Operating cash flow · 2016–2021

Vale operating cash flow

$25.7B+79.3% · FY2021

Vale (VALE) reported $25.7B in operating cash flow for fiscal 2021, +79.3% year on year.

$6.4B2016$12.5B2017$12.9B2018$12.1B2019$14.3B2020$25.7B2021
Vale — Operating cash flow, 2016–2021
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowChangeFiling
FY20212021-12-31$25.7B+79.3%Open →
FY20202020-12-31$14.3B+18.3%Open →
FY20192019-12-31$12.1B−6.1%Open →
FY20182018-12-31$12.9B+3.6%Open →
FY20172017-12-31$12.5B+94.5%Open →
FY20162016-12-31$6.4B—Open →

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.

Every row links to its own SEC filing · Fiscal year 2025 · Data as of September 25, 2026 · 2016–2021 compound annual growth +32.0%

Figures are reported under IFRS, in US dollars.

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