Vale (VALE) Beginning Cash Balance (2009 - 2025)
Vale (VALE) posted Beginning Cash Balance of -$5.0 billion for Q4 2025, down 200.0% sequentially from $5.0 billion in Q1 2025, and down 207.77% YoY from $4.6 billion in Q4 2024.
Vale (VALE) Beginning Cash Balance (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Vale has reported Beginning Cash Balance for 17 years, with the latest figure at -$5.0 billion in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Beginning Cash Balance fell 207.77% year-over-year to -$5.0 billion in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $4953.0 (down 100.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4953.0, down 100.0% from the prior year.
- Beginning Cash Balance retreated to -$5.0 billion in Q4 2025 per VALE's latest filing, from $5.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Beginning Cash Balance peaked at $13.6 billion in Q3 2021 and troughed at -$5.0 billion in Q4 2025.
- A 5-year average of $6.7 billion and a median of $5.1 billion in 2022 frame the typical range for Beginning Cash Balance.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Beginning Cash Balance surged 83.5% in 2021, then sank 207.77% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Beginning Cash Balance stood at $10.9 billion in 2021, then tumbled by 52.27% to $5.2 billion in 2022, then decreased by 23.45% to $4.0 billion in 2023, then grew by 15.86% to $4.6 billion in 2024, then tumbled by 207.77% to -$5.0 billion in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Beginning Cash Balance over the past three periods registered -$5.0 billion, $5.0 billion, and $4.6 billion for Q4 2025, Q1 2025, and Q4 2024 respectively.
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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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -4.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.95 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 4.95 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.60 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 4.60 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.48 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 6.48 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.79 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.61 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 3.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.97 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 3.97 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.98 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 4.98 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.71 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 4.71 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.74 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 4.74 Bn |