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Vale SA
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Vale SA financials

Yes. Vale SA earned 599.91M USD of net income over the last twelve months, 1.4% of its revenue. It made a profit in 24 of its 26 fiscal years since 2000. Its last loss was in fiscal year 2019.

Revenue (TTM)
41.41B USD
Net income (TTM)
599.91M USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
3.78B USD
Cash and short-term investments
5.04B USD
Total debt
18.16B USD
Shareholders' equity
37.65B USD

Cash, debt and equity as of 30 Sept 2026.

Vale SA earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
0.39 USD
Revenue estimate
10.71B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS0.29Missed -12.1%Revenue10.60BBeat +1.4%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q4 FY20260.39———10.71B——-3.16%
Q3 FY20260.330.29-12.12%-53.97%10.45B10.60B+1.42%+1.85%
Q2 FY20260.410.36-12.20%-28.00%10.47B10.50B+0.24%+19.24%
Q1 FY20260.470.44-6.38%+25.71%9.53B9.26B-2.84%+14.03%
Q4 FY20250.57-0.90-257.89%-550.00%10.90B11.06B+1.46%+15.15%
Q3 FY20250.490.63+28.57%+12.50%10.81B10.41B-3.70%+8.93%
Q2 FY20250.340.50+47.06%-23.08%9.40B8.80B-6.37%-11.25%

Vale SA growth and profitability

Full income statement
Revenue (TTM)
41.41B USD
Net income (TTM)
599.91M USD
Gross margin
31.25%
Operating margin
24.81%
Net margin
1.45%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY202538.23B+0.46%2.35B-61.86%34.37%15.42%6.15%9.37B-13.30%
FY202438.06B-8.92%6.17B-22.76%36.24%28.35%16.20%10.81B-30.54%
FY202341.78B-4.69%7.98B-57.51%42.35%34.00%19.11%15.56B-34.46%
FY202243.84B-19.56%18.79B-16.29%45.19%39.25%42.86%23.74B-30.43%
FY202154.50B+37.82%22.45B+359.84%60.13%50.81%41.18%34.13B+171.68%

How Vale SA makes its money

Revenue38.23B 100.0%
Cost of revenue25.09B 65.6%
Gross profit13.14B 34.4%
Research and development688.77M 1.8%
Selling and administration566.70M 1.5%
Other operating expenses5.99B 15.7%
Operating income5.90B 15.4%
Tax2.66B 7.0%
Other expense881.19M 2.3%
Net income2.35B 6.2%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Vale SA revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Iron Ore: 86.3%Copper: 12.9%Other: 0.8%86.3%Iron Ore12.9%Copper
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Iron Ore25.01B86.3%+0.8%
Copper3.75B12.9%+33.8%
Other229.00M0.8%+62.4%

By region

FY2012
China: 44.5%Europe: 20.7%Japan: 12.4%Asia Market Excluding Japan and China: 10.2%America Excluding United States: 4.6%Middle East Africa Oceania: 4.2%United States: 3.4%44.5%China20.7%Europe12.4%Japan10.2%Asia Market Excluding Japan and China4.6%America Excluding United States4.2%Middle East Africa Oceania3.4%United States
RegionRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
China17.64B44.5%-9.9%
Europe8.20B20.7%-28.3%
Japan4.93B12.4%-31.9%
Asia Market Excluding Japan and China4.05B10.2%-19.8%
America Excluding United States1.82B4.6%-30.2%
Middle East Africa Oceania1.65B4.2%-12.8%
United States1.33B3.4%-20.2%

Operating and free cash flow

Full cash flow statement
Operating cash flow Free cash flow
Fiscal yearOperating cash flowFree cash flow
FY20259.04B3.06B
FY20249.39B2.88B
FY202313.40B7.36B
FY202211.49B6.04B
FY202125.68B20.65B
FY202014.32B10.10B
FY201912.11B8.65B
FY201812.90B9.12B
FY201712.45B8.62B
FY20166.40B1.45B

Vale SA financial health

Full balance sheet
Cash and short-term investments
5.04B USD
Total debt
18.16B USD
Net cash
-13.12B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
3.78B USD
Current ratio
1.10
Debt to equity
0.48
Piotroski score
7 / 9
Altman Z-score
1.62

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20257.60B19.39B3.06B
FY20245.01B17.74B2.88B
FY20233.66B16.80B7.36B
FY20224.80B15.44B6.04B
FY202111.91B17.20B20.65B

Assets, liabilities and equity

Total assets Total liabilities Shareholders' equity
Fiscal yearTotal assetsTotal liabilitiesShareholders' equity
FY202586.88B52.41B33.63B
FY202480.25B45.69B33.43B
FY202393.87B53.04B39.31B
FY202286.89B49.54B35.87B
FY202189.44B54.14B34.47B
FY202092.01B57.19B35.74B
FY201991.71B52.72B40.07B
FY201888.19B43.36B43.99B
FY201799.18B54.41B44.77B
FY201699.01B57.99B39.04B

Vale SA valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
80.07
Forward P/E (FY2026)
7.13
Price to sales (TTM)
1.15
Price to book
1.27
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
6.54

Capital structure

Market capitalization
47.71B USD
+
Total debt
18.16B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
5.04B USD
=
Enterprise value
60.82B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)6.66————
FY2027 (est.)7.006.66———
FY2026 (est.)7.137.00———
Now (TTM)80.077.011.151.276.54
FY202522.478.281.451.657.21
FY20246.474.400.991.124.66
FY20238.678.061.661.765.30
FY20224.193.961.802.193.77
FY20213.133.961.292.042.22

Vale SA against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Vylor, AngloGold Ashanti, EIDP, Nucor, Vulcan Materials, and Air Products and Chemicals, the US Basic Materials companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median80.1
    3.285.5
  • Gross marginLowest in 5 years34.4%
    34.4%60.1%
    Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median 31.6%
  • Operating marginLowest in 5 years15.4%
    15.4%50.8%
    Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median 15.1%
  • Net marginLowest in 5 years6.2%
    6.2%42.9%
    Against its peers: 4 of 6Peers' median 6.3%
  • Return on equityLowest in 5 years7.0%
    7.0%65.1%
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 10.5%
  • Free cash flow marginBelow its median8.0%
    7.6%37.9%
    Against its peers: 4 of 6Peers' median 14.3%
  • Revenue growthAbove its median0.5%
    -19.6%37.8%
    Against its peers: 6 of 6Peers' median 6.9%
  • EPS growthLowest in 5 years-57.7%
    -57.7%343.6%
    Against its peers: 5 of 5Peers' median 20.8%
  • Debt to EBITDAHighest in 5 years2.07×
    0.50×2.07×
    Against its peers: 4 of 5Peers' median 1.26×
  • Current ratioAt its median1.15
    1.031.47
    Against its peers: 5 of 5Peers' median 2.78

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Vale SA dividends

Annual dividend
0.40 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
3.53%
Payout ratio
282.34%
Years of dividend growth
1
Frequency
Annual
Last payment
0.40 USD
Last ex-dividend date
13 Aug 2026
Last payment date
10 Sept 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202018201720162015
Dividends per share0.720.540.401.411.940.350.680.290.050.30

Vale SA ownership

Institutions
19.31%
Institutional holders
603 (-15)
Free float
95.69%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 19.3% Others 80.7%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 4.07B shares ·95.7% Closely held 183.54M shares ·4.3%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q2 202633184.40K249.00
Q1 2026000.000.00

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY20254.27B4.27B+0.14%
FY20244.23B4.27B-2.31%
FY20234.37B4.37B-5.87%
FY20224.64B4.64B-7.38%
FY20215.01B5.01B-2.28%

Common questions about Vale SA's financials

Source: Financial Modeling Prep