Vale (VALE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025)

Vale's (VALE) quarterly Debt Ratio came in at 0.27 in Q4 2025, up 74.23% quarter-over-quarter from 0.16 in Q1 2022.

Vale (VALE) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Vale has disclosed Debt Ratio across 15 years of filings, most recently posting 0.27 for Q4 2025.

  • Debt Ratio for Q4 2025 came in at 0.27, changed N/A year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.27 (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.27, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio came in at 0.27 for Q4 2025 at Vale, up from 0.16 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Debt Ratio ranged from a high of 0.27 in Q4 2025 to a low of 0.03 in Q4 2021.
  • The 3-year median for Debt Ratio is 0.19 (2021), against an average of 0.18.
  • Across the five-year window, Debt Ratio plunged 54.84% in 2021 and plunged 30.07% in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Vale's Debt Ratio stood at 0.03 in 2021, then surged by 445.89% to 0.16 in 2022, then surged by 74.23% to 0.27 in 2025.
  • The last three Debt Ratio figures came in at 0.27 (Q4 2025), 0.16 (Q1 2022), and 0.03 (Q4 2021), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Elevra Lithium 556.97 Bn 556.92 Bn - 0.12
2 Bhp 421.29 Bn 411.77 Bn - 0.22
3 Skeena Resources 17.36 Bn 17.34 Bn - -
4 Ioneer 10.78 Bn 10.76 Bn - -
5 MP Materials 10.54 Bn 7.94 Bn 16.40 Mn 0.26
6 Iperionx 8.57 Bn 8.52 Bn - 0.03
7 Materion 4.58 Bn 4.57 Bn 81.84 Mn 0.26
8 Sigma Lithium 4.36 Bn 4.36 Bn 25.57 Mn 0.37
9 Americas Gold & Silver 4.00 Bn 3.87 Bn 16.76 Mn -
10 Vale 8.38 -7.83 Bn - 0.27

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 0.27
Mar 31, 2022 0.16
Dec 31, 2021 0.03
Sep 30, 2021 0.21
Jun 30, 2021 0.17
Mar 31, 2021 0.22
Dec 31, 2020 0.05
Mar 31, 2020 0.50
Dec 31, 2019 0.15
Sep 30, 2019 0.36
Jun 30, 2019 0.34
Mar 31, 2019 0.36
Dec 31, 2018 0.18
Sep 30, 2018 0.41
Jun 30, 2018 0.38
Mar 31, 2018 0.40
Dec 31, 2017 0.38
Sep 30, 2017 0.41
Jun 30, 2017 0.47
Mar 31, 2017 0.46