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VALE Basic Materials Other Industrial Metals & Mining
VALE S.A.’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $38.4 billion, up 0.91% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +1.72%
- EPS
- −54.0%
- Free cash flow
- −9.38%
- Total debt
- −14.6%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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VALE S.A. (VALE) Return on equity
VALE S.A.'s return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 1.68%, down 5.2 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (6.83%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from −26.4% (fiscal 2015) to 64.0% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry median of −6.24% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 6.83% | (9.50) |
| FY2024 | 16.3% | (4.05) |
| FY2023 | 20.4% | (31.33) |
| FY2022 | 51.7% | (12.30) |
| FY2021 | 64.0% | 50.78 |
| FY2020 | 13.2% | 17.25 |
| FY2019 | −4.02% | (19.33) |
| FY2018 | 15.3% | 2.47 |
| FY2017 | 12.8% | 2.46 |
| FY2016 | 10.4% | 36.74 |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| ALM Almonty Industries Inc. compare | 38.3% |
| MTRN Materion Corporation compare | 10.5% |
| VALE VALE S.A. | 1.68% |
| RIO Rio Tinto PLC compare | 0.00% |
| BHP BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR compare | 0.00% |
| MP MP Materials Corp. compare | −4.08% |
| USAR USA Rare Earth Inc. compare | −23.6% |
| SKE Skeena Resources Limited compare | −175.5% |
| SSMR Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company compare | — |
| Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry median | −6.24% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.00% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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- Free cash flow margin
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- P/S ratio
- P/B ratio
- Price to free cash flow
- EV/EBITDA
- EV/Sales
- EV/FCF
- Return on assets
- Return on invested capital
- Debt to equity
- Current ratio
- Total debt
- Shares outstanding
- Book value per share
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