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Brazil's Listed Companies: Margins and Investment
Operating margin, free cash flow margin and capital spending, % of revenue, by fiscal year
1 of 3 series is above their level a year earlier·1 of 3 is at a five-year high·2 of 3 are at a five-year low
Plays the chart through its history. Pauses are where the data set a record or moved most.
Palanor calculation from annual statements filed with Brazil's securities regulator (CVM open data, ODbL). Companies allowed to list shares on B3 that report sales revenue, consolidated where filed; banks and insurers are left out. Nominal reais.
How much of each real of sales Brazil's listed companies kept as operating profit, spent on investment, and had left as free cash flow. Petrobras, Vale and the power utilities weigh most.
What this chart reads
- Brazil Listed Companies, Operating Marginas “Operating margin”latest 2025-12-31
- Brazil Listed Companies, Capital Spending as % of Revenueas “Capital spending”latest 2025-12-31
- Brazil Listed Companies, Free Cash Flow Marginas “Free cash flow margin”latest 2025-12-31
Sources
Brazil Listed Companies, Operating Margin. Source: Palanor calculation from CVM, Portal de Dados Abertos (https://dados.cvm.gov.br/), annual financial statements (DFP), Open Database License (ODbL).
Brazil Listed Companies, Capital Spending as % of Revenue. Source: Palanor calculation from CVM, Portal de Dados Abertos (https://dados.cvm.gov.br/), annual financial statements (DFP), Open Database License (ODbL).
Brazil Listed Companies, Free Cash Flow Margin. Source: Palanor calculation from CVM, Portal de Dados Abertos (https://dados.cvm.gov.br/), annual financial statements (DFP), Open Database License (ODbL).
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