Vale S.A. (VALE) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Vale's (VALE) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at -$1.2 billion in Q2 2026, down 4.76% year-over-year from -$1.3 billion in Q2 2025, and down 4.84% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026.
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Vale S.A. (VALE) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Vale has disclosed Capital Expenditures across 18 years of filings, most recently posting -$1.2 billion for Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Capital Expenditures fell 4.76% year-over-year to -$1.2 billion; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at -$6.0 billion (up 1.02% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$6.0 billion, up 6.84% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures came in at -$1.2 billion for Q2 2026 at Vale, down from -$1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Capital Expenditures ranged from a high of -$1.1 billion in Q1 2023 to a low of -$2.2 billion in Q4 2024.
- Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is -$1.5 billion, with a median of -$1.3 billion recorded in 2022.
- Year-over-year, Capital Expenditures decreased 23.45% in 2024 and advanced 10.7% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at -$1.8 billion in 2022, then dropped by 18.52% to -$2.1 billion in 2023, then dropped by 4.49% to -$2.2 billion in 2024, then advanced by 1.08% to -$2.2 billion in 2025, then soared by 43.24% to -$1.2 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Capital Expenditures figures were -$1.2 billion in Q2 2026, -$1.2 billion in Q1 2026, and -$2.2 billion in Q4 2025.
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| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -1.24 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.19 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -2.19 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -1.37 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.19 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.21 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -1.40 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -1.33 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -1.40 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -2.12 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -1.46 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -1.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -1.13 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.79 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -1.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -1.29 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -1.14 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -1.75 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.20 Bn |
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Vale S.A. Capital Expenditures API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=VALE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "capital-expenditures", "ticker": "VALE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=capital-expenditures&ticker=VALE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();