Vale S.A. (VALE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Vale's Return on Sales [ROS] was 20.39% in Q2 2026, down 2.38 percentage points from 22.77% a year earlier but up 15.38 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Vale S.A. (VALE) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Vale's Return on Sales [ROS] was 9.22% through Jun 30, 2026, down 14.59 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 18.07%, down 11.26 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -15.57 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Sales [ROS] was 29.33% in FY2024 (-4.58 pp), 33.91% in FY2023 (-5.36 pp), 39.27% in FY2022 (-12.67 pp) and 51.94% in FY2021 (+18.30 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 0.53% (Q4 2025) and 60.88% (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Sales [ROS] has declined for seven straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -9.60 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] over five years was Q3 2024 (a gain of 27.05 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2024 (a drop of 27.90 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, VALE's Return on Sales [ROS] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 5.02% (Q1 2026), 0.53% (Q4 2025) and 26.79% (Q3 2025).
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 20.53% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 25.65% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -6.30% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 26.79% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 22.76% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 22.16% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.80% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 38.47% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 39.06% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 28.94% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 39.66% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.42% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 29.69% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 34.16% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 29.26% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 28.43% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 38.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 61.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 27.14% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 50.19% |
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Vale S.A. Return on Sales [ROS] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=VALE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "ticker": "VALE", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=VALE&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();