Vale (VALE) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2025)
Vale's (VALE) quarterly Debt to Equity came in at $0.71 in Q4 2025, up 75.33% quarter-over-quarter from $0.4 in Q1 2022.
Vale (VALE) Debt to Equity (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Vale has disclosed Debt to Equity across 15 years of filings, most recently posting $0.71 for Q4 2025.
- Debt to Equity for Q4 2025 came in at $0.71, changed N/A year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $0.71 (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $0.71, changed N/A from the prior year.
- Debt to Equity came in at $0.71 for Q4 2025 at Vale, up from $0.4 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Debt to Equity ranged from a high of $0.71 in Q4 2025 to a low of $0.07 in Q4 2021.
- The 3-year median for Debt to Equity is $0.47 (2021), against an average of $0.45.
- Across the five-year window, Debt to Equity sank 48.27% in 2021 and slipped 24.9% in 2022, its largest moves.
- Vale's Debt to Equity stood at $0.07 in 2021, then jumped by 439.95% to $0.4 in 2022, then soared by 75.33% to $0.71 in 2025.
- The last three Debt to Equity figures came in at $0.71 (Q4 2025), $0.4 (Q1 2022), and $0.07 (Q4 2021), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt/Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elevra Lithium | 556.97 Bn | 556.92 Bn | - | 0.18 |
| 2 | Bhp | 421.29 Bn | 411.77 Bn | - | - |
| 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 | 0.51 |
| 6 | Iperionx | 8.57 Bn | 8.52 Bn | - | 0.03 |
| 7 | Materion | 4.58 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 81.84 Mn | 0.51 |
| 8 | Sigma Lithium | 4.36 Bn | 4.36 Bn | 25.57 Mn | - |
| 9 | Americas Gold & Silver | 4.00 Bn | 3.87 Bn | 16.76 Mn | - |
| 10 | Vale | 8.38 | -7.83 Bn | - | 0.71 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.71 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.40 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.07 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.41 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.13 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 1.04 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.34 |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.80 |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 0.76 |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 0.85 |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 0.79 |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 0.84 |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 0.86 |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 0.93 |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 1.14 |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 1.14 |