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Vale (VALE) Return on Capital Employed (2016 - 2025)

Vale's Return on Capital Employed history spans 17 years, with the latest figure at 6.24% for Q4 2025.

  • On a quarterly basis, Return on Capital Employed changed N/A to 6.24% in Q4 2025 year-over-year; TTM through Dec 2025 was 6.24%, a N/A change, with the full-year FY2025 number at 6.9%, down 2865.0% from a year prior.
  • Return on Capital Employed hit 6.24% in Q4 2025 for Vale, down from 10.14% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Return on Capital Employed for VALE hit a ceiling of 38.46% in Q4 2021 and a floor of 6.24% in Q4 2025.
  • Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 23.6% across 5 years, with a median of 22.12% in 2024.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Return on Capital Employed: surged 2466bps in 2021 and later tumbled -1199bps in 2025.
  • Tracing VALE's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 38.46% in 2021, then dropped by -9bps to 35.13% in 2022, then crashed by -53bps to 16.4% in 2023, then skyrocketed by 35bps to 22.12% in 2024, then crashed by -72bps to 6.24% in 2025.
  • Business Quant data shows Return on Capital Employed for VALE at 6.24% in Q4 2025, 10.14% in Q3 2025, and 12.06% in Q2 2025.