Vale (VALE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025)
Vale (VALE) posted Interest Coverage Ratio of 0.73 for Q4 2025, up 107.01% sequentially from 10.35 in Q3 2025, and up 107.14% YoY from 0.35 in Q4 2024.
Vale (VALE) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Vale has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 17 years, with the latest figure at 0.73 in Q4 2025.
- Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio rose 107.14% year-over-year to 0.73 in Q4 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 6.73 (up 134.32% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 4.63, down 51.88% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio improved to 0.73 in Q4 2025 per VALE's latest filing, from 10.35 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 11.53 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 134.33 in Q4 2021.
- A 5-year average of 16.68 and a median of 10.08 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2021 and 2024: Interest Coverage Ratio slumped 1080.27% in 2021, then soared 246.75% in 2024.
- Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 134.33 in 2021, then soared by 87.4% to 16.92 in 2022, then jumped by 46.28% to 9.09 in 2023, then fell by 11.74% to 10.16 in 2024, then jumped by 107.14% to 0.73 in 2025.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods registered 0.73, 10.35, and 4.96 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhp | 244.63 Bn | 215.18 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 201.39 Bn | 191.89 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Teck Resources | 33.55 Bn | 28.35 Bn | 1.21 Bn | -7.77 |
| 4 | MP Materials | 10.66 Bn | 8.18 Bn | 36.20 Mn | -3.30 |
| 5 | Almonty Industries | 5.37 Bn | 4.48 Bn | 18.87 Mn | 1.26 |
| 6 | Materion | 4.77 Bn | 4.75 Bn | 104.34 Mn | 6.87 |
| 7 | USA Rare Earth | 4.38 Bn | 4.38 Bn | -1.58 Mn | -12.28 |
| 8 | Skeena Resources | 4.30 Bn | 3.87 Bn | - | 3.50 |
| 9 | Evolution Metals & Technologies | 2.56 Bn | 2.56 Bn | -115,000.00 | - |
| 10 | Vale | 62.09 Mn | -17.59 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.73 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -10.35 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.96 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -7.69 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -10.16 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.66 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.62 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.99 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -9.09 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -12.85 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.23 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -11.69 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -16.92 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -17.72 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.53 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -21.48 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -134.33 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -29.61 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -36.38 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -6.31 |