Vale (VALE) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2025)
Vale's (VALE) quarterly Times Interest Earned came in at -$7.05 in Q3 2025, up 28.5% year-on-year from -$5.48 in Q3 2024, and down 42.04% quarter-over-quarter from -$4.96 in Q2 2025.
Vale (VALE) Times Interest Earned (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Vale has disclosed Times Interest Earned across 17 years of filings, most recently posting -$7.05 for Q3 2025.
- Times Interest Earned for Q3 2025 came in at -$7.05, up 28.5% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was -$3.85 (up 52.04% YoY), and the FY2024 annual result was $13.01, up 33.99% from the prior year.
- Times Interest Earned came in at -$7.05 for Q3 2025 at Vale, down from -$4.96 in the prior quarter.
- In the past five years, Times Interest Earned ranged from a high of -$2.78 in Q4 2024 to a low of -$154.49 in Q4 2021.
- The 5-year median for Times Interest Earned is -$9.74 (2024), against an average of -$19.14.
- Across the five-year window, Times Interest Earned plunged 4553.18% in 2021 and surged 92.57% in 2022, its largest moves.
- Vale's Times Interest Earned stood at -$154.49 in 2021, then soared by 92.57% to -$11.47 in 2022, then surged by 37.33% to -$7.19 in 2023, then jumped by 61.28% to -$2.78 in 2024, then sank by 153.21% to -$7.05 in 2025.
- The last three Times Interest Earned figures came in at -$7.05 (Q3 2025), -$4.96 (Q2 2025), and -$4.87 (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.
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| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Times Interest Earned (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 | - | 19.17 |
| 4 | Ioneer | 10.78 Bn | 10.76 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | MP Materials | 10.54 Bn | 7.94 Bn | 16.40 Mn | -2.45 |
| 6 | Iperionx | 8.57 Bn | 8.52 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Materion | 4.58 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 81.84 Mn | 3.72 |
| 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 | -8.48 |
| 10 | Vale | 8.38 | -7.83 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | -7.05 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.96 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -4.87 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -2.78 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -9.86 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.74 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -9.74 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -7.19 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -9.08 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -7.21 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -9.00 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -11.47 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -12.82 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -11.59 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -20.63 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -154.49 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -25.81 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | -38.25 |
| Mar 31, 2021 | -6.04 |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.47 |