Vale (VALE) Total Debt (2009 - 2025)

Vale's (VALE) quarterly Total Debt came in at $23.7 billion in Q4 2025, up 72.2% quarter-over-quarter from $13.7 billion in Q1 2022.

Vale (VALE) Total Debt (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

Vale has disclosed Total Debt across 15 years of filings, most recently posting $23.7 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Total Debt for Q4 2025 came in at $23.7 billion, changed N/A year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $23.7 billion (changed N/A YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $23.7 billion, changed N/A from the prior year.
  • Total Debt came in at $23.7 billion for Q4 2025 at Vale, up from $13.7 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Total Debt ranged from a high of $23.7 billion in Q4 2025 to a low of $2.6 billion in Q4 2021.
  • The 3-year median for Total Debt is $17.6 billion (2021), against an average of $15.8 billion.
  • Across the five-year window, Total Debt tumbled 53.56% in 2021 and dropped 29.62% in 2022, its largest moves.
  • Vale's Total Debt stood at $2.6 billion in 2021, then surged by 434.08% to $13.7 billion in 2022, then surged by 72.2% to $23.7 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Total Debt figures came in at $23.7 billion (Q4 2025), $13.7 billion (Q1 2022), and $2.6 billion (Q4 2021), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Total Debt (Qtr)
1 Elevra Lithium 556.97 Bn 556.92 Bn - 49.67 Mn
2 Bhp 421.29 Bn 411.77 Bn - 26.00 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 1.00 Bn
6 Iperionx 8.57 Bn 8.52 Bn - 3.69 Mn
7 Materion 4.58 Bn 4.57 Bn 81.84 Mn 489.92 Mn
8 Sigma Lithium 4.36 Bn 4.36 Bn 25.57 Mn 120.59 Mn
9 Americas Gold & Silver 4.00 Bn 3.87 Bn 16.76 Mn 45.31 Mn
10 Vale 8.38 -7.83 Bn - 23.65 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 23.65 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 13.73 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 2.57 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 18.32 Bn
Jun 30, 2021 16.91 Bn
Mar 31, 2021 19.51 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 4.39 Bn
Mar 31, 2020 42.02 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 13.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2019 33.55 Bn
Jun 30, 2019 32.47 Bn
Mar 31, 2019 34.16 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 16.35 Bn
Sep 30, 2018 34.70 Bn
Jun 30, 2018 35.54 Bn
Mar 31, 2018 37.52 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 38.14 Bn
Sep 30, 2017 41.89 Bn
Jun 30, 2017 46.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2017 47.72 Bn