Vale (VALE) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025)

Vale's (VALE) quarterly Short-term Investments came in at $457.0 million in Q4 2025, down 93.84% year-on-year from $7.4 billion in Q4 2024, and up 141.8% quarter-over-quarter from $189.0 million in Q3 2025.

Vale (VALE) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Vale has disclosed Short-term Investments across 17 years of filings, most recently posting $457.0 million for Q4 2025.

  • Short-term Investments for Q4 2025 came in at $457.0 million, down 93.84% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $457.0 million (down 93.84% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $457.0 million, down 93.84% from the prior year.
  • Short-term Investments came in at $457.0 million for Q4 2025 at Vale, up from $189.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Short-term Investments ranged from a high of $7.4 billion in Q4 2024 to a low of $43.0 million in Q1 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Short-term Investments is $206.0 million (2024), against an average of $746.4 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Short-term Investments surged 14443.14% in 2024 and tumbled 93.84% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Vale's Short-term Investments stood at $184.3 million in 2021, then plunged by 67.0% to $60.8 million in 2022, then retreated by 16.16% to $51.0 million in 2023, then soared by 14443.14% to $7.4 billion in 2024, then sank by 93.84% to $457.0 million in 2025.
  • The last three Short-term Investments figures came in at $457.0 million (Q4 2025), $189.0 million (Q3 2025), and $182.0 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (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 -
4 Ioneer 10.78 Bn 10.76 Bn -
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
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
10 Vale 8.38 -7.83 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 457.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 189.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 182.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 43.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 7.42 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 223.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 168.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 420.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 51.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 586.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 698.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 53.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 60.83 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 118.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 101.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 393.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 184.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 521.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 951.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 2.11 Bn