Vale S.A.

BOVESPA:VALE3 Stock Report

Market Cap: R$250.1b

Vale Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Vale's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -10.1%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings declining at 7.7% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 2.1% per year. Vale's return on equity is 12.6%, and it has net margins of 13.8%.

Key information

-10.15%

Earnings growth rate

-6.77%

EPS growth rate

Metals and Mining Industry Growth33.93%
Revenue growth rate-2.09%
Return on equity12.61%
Net Margin13.81%
Next Earnings Update30 Oct 2025

Recent past performance updates

Some May Be Optimistic About Vale's (BVMF:VALE3) Earnings

Aug 07
Some May Be Optimistic About Vale's (BVMF:VALE3) Earnings

Recent updates

Some Confidence Is Lacking In Vale S.A.'s (BVMF:VALE3) P/E

Oct 02
Some Confidence Is Lacking In Vale S.A.'s (BVMF:VALE3) P/E

Some May Be Optimistic About Vale's (BVMF:VALE3) Earnings

Aug 07
Some May Be Optimistic About Vale's (BVMF:VALE3) Earnings

Industry Analysts Just Made A Substantial Upgrade To Their Vale S.A. (BVMF:VALE3) Revenue Forecasts

Aug 01
Industry Analysts Just Made A Substantial Upgrade To Their Vale S.A. (BVMF:VALE3) Revenue Forecasts

Vale (BVMF:VALE3) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

Jul 26
Vale (BVMF:VALE3) Takes On Some Risk With Its Use Of Debt

There Is A Reason Vale S.A.'s (BVMF:VALE3) Price Is Undemanding

Jun 20
There Is A Reason Vale S.A.'s (BVMF:VALE3) Price Is Undemanding

Vale (BVMF:VALE3) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Jun 02
Vale (BVMF:VALE3) Has Some Way To Go To Become A Multi-Bagger

Here's Why Vale (BVMF:VALE3) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Apr 16
Here's Why Vale (BVMF:VALE3) Has A Meaningful Debt Burden

Why We're Not Concerned About Vale S.A.'s (BVMF:VALE3) Share Price

Mar 11
Why We're Not Concerned About Vale S.A.'s (BVMF:VALE3) Share Price
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Iron Ore Strategy And Cost Efficiency To Drive Growth Amidst Legal And Market Challenges

Strategic focus on cost efficiency and premium iron ore could enhance margins and market competitiveness.

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Vale makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.

Earnings and Revenue History

BOVESPA:VALE3 Revenue, expenses and earnings (BRL Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 25209,59728,9545,7604,307
31 Mar 25211,52531,4655,7354,307
31 Dec 24206,00531,5925,5864,307
30 Sep 24211,10948,2515,1583,598
30 Jun 24210,09348,7293,9632,059
31 Mar 24206,11638,7104,4422,875
31 Dec 23208,06639,9405,0073,598
30 Sep 23206,29647,5173,4661,147
30 Jun 23206,41456,9394,9913,574
31 Mar 23213,63072,5875,7564,134
31 Dec 22226,50886,1065,1243,411
30 Sep 22237,09596,9607,8885,228
30 Jun 22249,433101,4895,5963,066
31 Mar 22281,451124,5695,3422,423
31 Dec 21293,524133,7126,0682,964
30 Sep 21296,709116,9993,572675
30 Jun 21290,197104,7996,4592,512
31 Mar 21243,63966,7876,6932,263
31 Dec 20206,09835,5887,0462,151
30 Sep 20170,61015,4807,2102,127
30 Jun 20153,3686,4077,1592,059
31 Mar 20148,9397346,9581,925
31 Dec 19144,6353,9596,4311,644
30 Sep 19145,07614,2225,4051,591
30 Jun 19142,27413,4334,5371,442
31 Mar 19137,50314,1623,4791,422
31 Dec 18134,48325,9672,9011,376
30 Sep 18126,85515,6182,9891,237
30 Jun 18117,59317,3542,8871,176
31 Mar 18109,72217,4672,9171,103
31 Dec 17108,53220,2353,0141,086
30 Sep 17109,35721,6693,0101,120
30 Jun 17102,58816,1363,1571,093
31 Mar 17100,80119,3353,2781,094
31 Dec 1694,63317,4703,3251,098
30 Sep 1679,220-20,5963,597909
30 Jun 1680,739-29,2154,1701,084
31 Mar 1680,604-27,7294,6221,192
31 Dec 1578,057-43,5535,1361,326
30 Sep 1585,970-15,8195,5231,740
30 Jun 1583,250-12,5375,3941,749
31 Mar 1583,893-14,4935,2261,738
31 Dec 1482,6193,1394,7511,568

Quality Earnings: VALE3 has a large one-off loss of R$9.4B impacting its last 12 months of financial results to 30th June, 2025.

Growing Profit Margin: VALE3's current net profit margins (13.8%) are lower than last year (23.2%).

Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis

Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: VALE3's earnings have declined by 10.1% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: VALE3's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: VALE3 had negative earnings growth (-40.6%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Metals and Mining industry average (-32.6%).

Return on Equity

High ROE: VALE3's Return on Equity (12.6%) is considered low.

Return on Assets

Return on Capital Employed

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/10/05 03:21
End of Day Share Price 2025/10/03 00:00
Earnings2025/06/30
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

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Ownership10 years
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Management10 years
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Analyst Sources

Vale S.A. is covered by 61 analysts. 20 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Alexander HackingAuerbach Grayson
Rodrigo FerrazBanco Brascan S.A.
Ishan MajumdarBaptista Research