Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) Cash Flow: Operating & Free Cash Flow

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) Cash Flow Statement

In fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. generated $577.32M of operating cash flow and spent $473.01M on capital expenditures. That left free cash flow of $104.31M, down 29.7% from $148.32M a year earlier, or 6.0% of revenue. It paid $110.95M in dividends.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Cash Flow Statement Analysis

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Cash flow statement showing operating, investing, and financing activities for Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) - Annual data in millions USD
Breakdown	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2024	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020	FY 2019	FY 2018	FY 2017
Period ending	Dec 2025	Dec 2024	Dec 2023	Dec 2022	Dec 2021	Dec 2020	Dec 2019	Dec 2018	Dec 2017
Operating Activities
Net Income	796.03	416.26	26.79	123.93	-264.08	-68.66	-1.69	-1.63	71.10
Depreciation & Amortization	147.87	152.10	202.26	183.16	190.89	199.28	240.56	259.95	218.67
Stock Based Compensation	46.08	29.47	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Working Capital	0.00	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Accounts Receivable	0.00	5.68	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Inventory	0.00	1.49	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Accounts Payable	0.00	-63.21	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Change in Other Working Capital	577.32	493.45	0.00	0.00	-233.50	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Operating Activities	-362.96	-3.83	-1.25	-265.45	-160.31	11.31	-191.80	87.50	-76.64
Net Cash from Operating Activities	577.32	486.06	227.80	41.64	-233.50	141.93	47.07	345.81	213.13
Investing Activities
Capital Expenditures	-473.01	-337.74	-239.44	-151.89	-90.31	-71.29	-102.63	-111.13	-260.18
Acquisitions	2.26	-0.40	36.81	357.92	4.37	24.33	0.73	2.24	1.97
Purchases of Investments	0.00	-0.40	0.00	-1.68	0.00	-13.40	0.00	0.00	0.00
Sales/Maturities of Investments	0.00	210.53	0.25	1.58	3.64	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Other Investing Activities	-6.90	-2.51	0.00	0.00	-0.36	0.00	0.00	0.00	125.12
Net Cash from Investing Activities	-477.67	-117.92	-206.20	205.64	-86.29	-62.00	-105.60	-117.41	-138.51
Financing Activities
Debt Repayment	-556.75	-4.14	-31.13	-372.85	-87.38	-47.55	-71.86	-45.16	88.56
Common Stock Repurchased	0.00	-	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	-0.62
Dividends Paid	-110.95	-18.44	-18.60	-18.53	0.00	0.00	-22.10	-22.83	-22.16
Other Financing Activities	-11.53	-105.35	-6.10	21.09	-35.39	-7.06	-6.67	-5.96	-6.05
Net Cash from Financing Activities	-48.25	-109.49	-55.84	-370.29	461.33	-54.61	-100.62	-73.96	59.73
Summary
Effect of Forex Changes on Cash	-0.33	-	0.11	-0.07	0.24	0.09	0.00	0.20	-0.35
Net Change in Cash	51.40	258.65	-34.13	-123.08	141.55	25.41	-159.16	154.65	134.00
Cash at Beginning of Period	478.44	219.79	253.92	377.00	235.45	210.04	369.20	214.55	80.54
Cash at End of Period	529.84	478.44	219.79	253.92	377.00	235.45	210.04	369.20	214.55
Free Cash Flow	104.31	148.32	-11.64	-110.25	-323.80	70.64	-55.56	234.69	-47.05
Supplemental Disclosures
Interest Paid	-	38.17	39.59	41.13	14.50	21.65	-	-	-
Income Taxes Paid	-	23.46	-18.37	49.84	5.97	-17.26	-	-	-

Source: Company financial statements from annual and quarterly filings. Data as of Jun 30, 2026. Data sources and methodology

Frequently Asked Questions About Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. Cash Flow

What is Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.'s free cash flow?

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. generated free cash flow of $104.31M in fiscal 2025 (fiscal year ended Dec 31, 2025), operating cash flow of $577.32M minus $473.01M of capital expenditures. That was down 29.7% from $148.32M a year earlier. Free cash flow equaled 6.0% of revenue.

How much does Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. spend on capital expenditures?

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. spent $473.01M on capital expenditures in fiscal 2025, compared with $337.74M a year earlier. That equals 81.9% of operating cash flow.

Does Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. pay dividends or buy back shares?

Yes. In fiscal 2025 Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. returned $110.95M in dividends to shareholders, according to its cash flow statement.

What is free cash flow?

Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. It is the cash a company has left for dividends, buybacks, debt repayment or acquisitions after funding its operations and investment. Full definition