Vale VALE
NYSE VALE
$14.59 +0.36 (+2.53%)
At close: Aug 21, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Vale (VALE) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2012 - 2025)

Vale (VALE) posted Asset Writedowns and Impairment of -$370.0 million for Q3 2025, down 180.3% sequentially from -$132.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 132.34% YoY from $1.1 billion in Q3 2024.

Vale (VALE) Asset Writedowns and Impairment (2012 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Vale has reported Asset Writedowns and Impairment for 14 years, with the latest figure at -$370.0 million in Q3 2025.

  • Quarterly Asset Writedowns and Impairment fell 132.34% year-over-year to -$370.0 million in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was $1.1 billion (down 51.87% YoY) and the FY2024 annual result came in at $1.8 billion, up 794.36% from the prior year.
  • Asset Writedowns and Impairment retreated to -$370.0 million in Q3 2025 per VALE's latest filing, from -$132.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment peaked at $1.8 billion in Q4 2024 and troughed at -$1.1 billion in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $130.1 million and a median of $39.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Asset Writedowns and Impairment.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Asset Writedowns and Impairment surged 1625.33% in 2024, then tumbled 4116.67% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Asset Writedowns and Impairment stood at -$205.0 million in 2021, then jumped by 186.34% to $177.0 million in 2022, then tumbled by 31.64% to $121.0 million in 2023, then surged by 1426.45% to $1.8 billion in 2024, then slumped by 120.03% to -$370.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Asset Writedowns and Impairment over the past three periods registered -$370.0 million, -$132.0 million, and -$253.0 million for Q3 2025, Q2 2025, and Q1 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Bhp 246.38 Bn 216.93 Bn -
2 Rio Tinto 201.39 Bn 191.89 Bn -
3 Teck Resources 33.91 Bn 28.71 Bn 1.21 Bn
4 MP Materials 10.71 Bn 8.24 Bn 36.20 Mn
5 Almonty Industries 5.27 Bn 4.38 Bn 18.87 Mn
6 Materion 4.79 Bn 4.77 Bn 104.34 Mn
7 USA Rare Earth 4.43 Bn 4.43 Bn -1.58 Mn
8 Skeena Resources 4.31 Bn 3.89 Bn -
9 Evolution Metals & Technologies 2.46 Bn 2.46 Bn -115,000.00
10 Vale 62.13 Mn -17.59 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2025 -370.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -370.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -132.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -132.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -253.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -253.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 1.85 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.85 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.14 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.01 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.01 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 -6.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 121.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 121.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -75.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 -75.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 66.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 66.00 Mn