Vale (VALE) Research & Development (2009 - 2025)
Vale's (VALE) quarterly Research & Development came in at -$151.0 million in Q3 2025, up 21.35% year-on-year from -$124.4 million in Q3 2024, and up 5.03% quarter-over-quarter from -$159.0 million in Q2 2025.
Vale (VALE) Research & Development (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Vale has disclosed Research & Development across 14 years of filings, most recently posting -$151.0 million for Q3 2025.
- Research & Development for Q3 2025 came in at -$151.0 million, up 21.35% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was -$687.8 million (up 10.4% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was $790.0 million, up 9.27% from the prior year.
- Research & Development came in at -$151.0 million for Q3 2025 at Vale, up from -$159.0 million in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Research & Development ranged from a high of -$98.0 million in Q1 2021 to a low of -$254.8 million in Q4 2024.
- The 5-year median for Research & Development is -$159.0 million (2025), against an average of -$166.1 million.
- Across the five-year window, Research & Development decreased 25.93% in 2022 and increased 21.35% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Vale's Research & Development stood at -$177.0 million in 2021, then dropped by 23.18% to -$218.0 million in 2022, then declined by 5.8% to -$230.7 million in 2023, then fell by 10.47% to -$254.8 million in 2024, then surged by 40.75% to -$151.0 million in 2025.
- The last three Research & Development figures came in at -$151.0 million (Q3 2025), -$159.0 million (Q2 2025), and -$123.0 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | R&D (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elevra Lithium | 556.97 Bn | 556.92 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Bhp | 421.29 Bn | 411.77 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Skeena Resources | 17.36 Bn | 17.34 Bn | - | 643,159.42 |
| 4 | Ioneer | 10.78 Bn | 10.76 Bn | - | 209.01 Mn |
| 5 | MP Materials | 10.54 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 16.40 Mn | - |
| 6 | Iperionx | 8.57 Bn | 8.52 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Materion | 4.58 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 81.84 Mn | 6.16 Mn |
| 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 | 9.97 Mn |
| 10 | Vale | 8.38 | -7.83 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | -151.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -159.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -123.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -254.84 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -192.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -189.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -156.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -230.68 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -188.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -165.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -139.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -218.03 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -170.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -151.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -121.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -177.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -135.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -139.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -98.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -104.00 Mn |