6 years of revenue, profit, cash flow and balance-sheet history through FY2012,
from SEC filings — with a computed, factual read of the trend.
Updated Overview →
Growth & profitability
Revenue has grown 8.0% per year over the past 5 years.
Net income has grown slower than revenue (-14.2% vs 8.0% per year).
Operating margin has contracted, at 18.9% in the latest year.
Free cash flow has declined 64.6% per year over the past 5 years.
Financial health
Total debt ($30.3B) exceeds cash ($5.8B); net debt is $24.4B.
Total debt has grown faster than revenue (13.6% vs 8.0% per year).
Total debt is 2.2× EBITDA.
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key annual figures
FY
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
2012
$48.8B
$5.5B
0.0%
18.9%
$818M
$30.3B
$5.8B
2011
$60.4B
$22.9B
0.0%
49.9%
$8.4B
$23.1B
$3.5B
2010
$46.5B
$17.3B
0.0%
46.7%
$6.5B
$24.6B
$7.6B
2009
$23.9B
$5.3B
0.0%
25.3%
—
$22.9B
$7.3B
2008
$38.5B
$13.2B
0.0%
38.3%
—
$18.2B
$10.3B
2007
$33.1B
$11.8B
0.0%
39.8%
—
—
$1.0B
Revenue & net income
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex, quarterly)
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
OperatingInvestingFinancing
Key quarterly figures
Quarter
Revenue
Net income
Gross M
Op M
FCF
Total debt
Cash
Dec '12
$14.3B
-$2.6B
0.0%
-8.4%
-$1.3B
$30.3B
$5.8B
Sep '12
$11.0B
$1.7B
0.0%
24.1%
$685M
$28.9B
$8.0B
Jun '12
$12.2B
$2.7B
0.0%
32.3%
$1.2B
$25.4B
$4.1B
Mar '12
$11.3B
$3.8B
0.0%
34.0%
—
$24.9B
$4.9B
Dec '11
$14.8B
$4.7B
0.0%
40.8%
$1.1B
$23.1B
$3.5B
Sep '11
$16.7B
$4.9B
0.0%
50.0%
$500M
$23.0B
$7.6B
Jun '11
$15.3B
$6.5B
0.0%
50.5%
—
$24.5B
$13.2B
Mar '11
$13.5B
$6.8B
0.0%
58.8%
—
$23.7B
$11.3B
Dec '10
$15.2B
$5.9B
0.0%
47.1%
—
$24.6B
$7.6B
Sep '10
$14.5B
$6.0B
0.0%
54.1%
—
$24.5B
$9.7B
Jun '10
$9.9B
$3.7B
0.0%
46.6%
—
$23.2B
$6.2B
Mar '10
$6.8B
$1.6B
0.0%
30.1%
—
$23.5B
$11.1B
Dec '09
$6.5B
$1.5B
0.0%
16.9%
—
$22.9B
$7.3B
Sep '09
$6.9B
$1.7B
0.0%
33.3%
—
—
$8.5B
Jun '09
$5.1B
$790M
0.0%
19.2%
—
—
$8.2B
Mar '09
$5.4B
$1.4B
0.0%
31.1%
—
—
$9.0B
Valuation over time
How the market has priced VALE against its own fundamentals since 2023-03 —
each month-end's share price set against the most recent annual filing, so the multiple moves
as price runs ahead of (or behind) earnings. Split-adjusted.
The price-to-earnings ratio has fallen from 14.9× (Mar '23) to 14.2× (Jun '26).
The price-to-sales ratio has fallen from 1.7× (Mar '23) to 1.6× (Jun '26).
Price / earnings (P/E)
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
P/S
Frequently asked questions
Is VALE growing its revenue and profit?
Over the past 5 years, Vale S.A.'s revenue has grown 8.0% per year, and net income declined 14.2% per year. These are computed facts, not advice.
How much debt does VALE have?
As of FY2012, Vale S.A. reported $30.3B of total debt against $5.8B of cash.
What is VALE's profit margin?
In FY2012, gross margin was —, operating margin 18.9%, and net margin 11.3%.
What is VALE's P/E ratio?
As of Jun '26, Vale S.A. traded at a price-to-earnings ratio of about 14.2× (market cap ÷ latest annual net income). The valuation charts above show how its P/E, P/S have moved with the share price. These are computed facts, not advice.
Where does this data come from?
All figures are extracted from the company’s SEC EDGAR/XBRL filings — 10-K annual reports and 10-Q quarterly reports (use the Annual / Quarterly toggle). Quarterly figures are derived from the as-filed statements (year-to-date amounts are differenced into discrete quarters). Growth rates and ratios are computed by tradmap; nothing here is investment advice.
Source: SEC EDGAR / XBRL (10-K + 10-Q filings) · prices EOD (Databento), corporate-action-adjusted ·
growth rates, valuation multiples & ratios computed by tradmap. Valuation uses each month-end price
against the latest annual filing. Informational only — not investment advice.