Growth Metrics

Vale (VALE) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Vale's Operating Expenses history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at -$308.0 million for Q3 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Operating Expenses rose 6.96% to -$308.0 million in Q3 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was -$864.6 million, a 39.09% increase, with the full-year FY2024 number at -$1.3 billion, down 4.07% from a year prior.
  • Operating Expenses hit -$308.0 million in Q3 2025 for Vale, down from -$289.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for VALE hit a ceiling of -$203.9 million in Q1 2021 and a floor of -$463.7 million in Q4 2024.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged -$303.5 million across 5 years, with a median of -$296.9 million in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: crashed 150.49% in 2021 and later increased 11.66% in 2025.
  • Tracing VALE's Operating Expenses over 5 years: stood at -$308.5 million in 2021, then decreased by 18.6% to -$365.9 million in 2022, then fell by 3.12% to -$377.3 million in 2023, then dropped by 22.9% to -$463.7 million in 2024, then surged by 33.59% to -$308.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Operating Expenses for VALE at -$308.0 million in Q3 2025, -$289.7 million in Q2 2025, and -$266.9 million in Q1 2025.