Vale (VALE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025)
Vale (VALE) posted Debt Ratio of 0.35 for Q4 2025, up 60.44% sequentially from 0.22 in Q3 2025.
Vale (VALE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Vale has reported Debt Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.35 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Debt Ratio changed N/A year-over-year to 0.35 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.35 (changed N/A YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.35, changed N/A from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio climbed to 0.35 in Q4 2025 per VALE's latest filing, from 0.22 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Debt Ratio peaked at 8.99 in Q1 2025 and troughed at 0.16 in Q2 2023.
- A 5-year average of 0.78 and a median of 0.17 in 2024 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2025: Debt Ratio slumped 32.81% in 2021, then soared 5394.92% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Debt Ratio stood at 0.17 in 2021, then advanced by 0.39% to 0.17 in 2022, then retreated by 5.09% to 0.16 in 2023, then grew by 6.2% to 0.17 in 2024, then jumped by 105.45% to 0.35 in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Debt Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.35, 0.22, and 0.21 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhp | 246.03 Bn | 216.57 Bn | - | 0.00 |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 201.39 Bn | 191.89 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Teck Resources | 33.56 Bn | 28.36 Bn | 1.21 Bn | 0.20 |
| 4 | MP Materials | 10.75 Bn | 8.28 Bn | 36.20 Mn | 0.25 |
| 5 | Almonty Industries | 5.32 Bn | 4.43 Bn | 18.87 Mn | 0.48 |
| 6 | Materion | 4.78 Bn | 4.76 Bn | 104.34 Mn | 0.25 |
| 7 | USA Rare Earth | 4.44 Bn | 4.44 Bn | -1.58 Mn | - |
| 8 | Skeena Resources | 4.31 Bn | 3.89 Bn | - | 0.50 |
| 9 | Evolution Metals & Technologies | 2.48 Bn | 2.48 Bn | -115,000.00 | 0.07 |
| 10 | Vale | 62.05 Mn | -17.59 Bn | - | 0.27 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.22 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 8.99 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.16 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.17 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.16 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.17 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.16 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.20 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.24 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.24 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.24 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.17 |