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| 1 Year | 5 Year | 5 Year Annualized | Since IPO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALE | +22.87% | +70.29% | +11.23% | +1,469% |
| S&P | +13.35% | +91.49% | +13.87% | +483% |
Vale SA engages in the production and exportation of iron ore, pellets, manganese, and iron alloys. It operates through the following segments: Ferrous Minerals, Base Metals, and Coal. The Ferrous Minerals segment includes the production and extraction of iron ore, iron ore pellets, manganese, other ferrous products, and logistic services. The Base Metals segment involves the production and extraction of nickel and its by-products. The Coal segment consists of the production and extraction of metallurgical and thermal coal and its logistic services. The company was founded on June 1, 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10.41B | 8.9% |
| Gross Profit | $3.79B | 17.2% |
| Gross Margin | 36.44% | 2.6% |
| Market Cap | $46.36B | -7.1% |
| Market Cap / Employee | $0.72M | 0.0% |
| Employees | 64.6K | -3.3% |
| Net Income | $2.69B | 12.5% |
| EBITDA | $4.11B | 10.8% |
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| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Net Cash | $5.89B | 28.2% |
| Accounts Receivable | $2.50B | -16.6% |
| Inventory | 5.6K | 12.4% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Long Term Debt | $17.87B | 35.5% |
| Short Term Debt | $643.88M | -35.5% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Return On Assets | 6.01% | -4.4% |
| Return On Invested Capital | 24.89% | 3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | YOY Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Free Cash Flow | $1.20B | 508.5% |
| Operating Free Cash Flow | $2.59B | 65.7% |
| Metric | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Earnings | 6.23 | 7.34 | 8.06 | 8.57 | 59.45% |
| Price to Book | 0.96 | 1.23 | 1.14 | 1.18 | -12.40% |
| Price to Sales | 0.99 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 1.61% |
| Price to Tangible Book Value | 1.37 | 1.80 | 1.60 | 1.63 | -12.74% |
| Price to Free Cash Flow TTM | 38.91 | 58.27 | 719.03 | - | |
| Enterprise Value to EBITDA | 18.05 | 19.60 | 17.94 | 14.62 | -10.93% |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 2.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | - | |
| Return on Equity | 16.7% | 16.0% | 13.5% | 13.7% | -44.04% |
| Total Debt | $15.54B | $16.24B | $17.84B | $18.52B | 30.50% |
Each of these items comes with a multibillion-dollar downside for the giant company involved -- and, in two cases, losses of life.
Tune in to hear why Petrobras and Vale, two Brazilian energy companies that seem to be bottoming out, might not be worth the potential upside amidst seemingly endless corruption scandals.
If Tesla's plans for growth and its new Model 3 weren't ambitious enough, it now wants to make it all happen by 2018. Plus, earnings from Royal Dutch Shell, BHP Billiton, and Vale's nightmare situation, and we dip into the mailbag.
VALE earnings call for the period ending December 31, 2024.
VALE earnings call for the period ending September 30, 2024.
VALE earnings call for the period ending June 30, 2024.
VALE earnings call for the period ending March 31, 2024.
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