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

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DateValue
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