Growth Metrics

Vale (VALE) Research & Development (2016 - 2025)

Vale's Research & Development history spans 12 years, with the latest figure at -$151.0 million for Q3 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Research & Development rose 21.35% to -$151.0 million in Q3 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Sep 2025 was -$687.8 million, a 10.4% increase, with the full-year FY2024 number at $790.0 million, up 9.27% from a year prior.
  • Research & Development hit -$151.0 million in Q3 2025 for Vale, up from -$159.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Research & Development for VALE hit a ceiling of -$98.0 million in Q1 2021 and a floor of -$492.0 million in Q3 2023.
  • Historically, Research & Development has averaged -$182.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$159.0 million in 2025.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Research & Development: plummeted 189.41% in 2023 and later surged 60.98% in 2024.
  • Tracing VALE's Research & Development over 5 years: stood at -$177.0 million in 2021, then decreased by 23.18% to -$218.0 million in 2022, then fell by 5.8% to -$230.7 million in 2023, then dropped by 10.47% to -$254.8 million in 2024, then soared by 40.75% to -$151.0 million in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Research & Development for VALE at -$151.0 million in Q3 2025, -$159.0 million in Q2 2025, and -$123.0 million in Q1 2025.