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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |