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VALE Financials Vale S.A.

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
$0 $30B $60B 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
RevenueNet income
Margins (gross / operating / net)
0% 25% 50% 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
GrossOperatingNet
Free cash flow (CFO − capex)
$0 $4B $8B 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Free cash flow
Cash vs total debt
$0 $15B $30B 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
CashTotal debt
Cash flow: operating / investing / financing
-$17B $4B $24B $0 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
OperatingInvestingFinancing

Key annual figures

FYRevenueNet incomeGross MOp MFCFTotal debtCash
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

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.

Price / earnings (P/E)
0.0 8.1 16.2 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
P/E
Price / sales (P/S)
0.0 0.9 1.8 Mar '23 Aug '23 Jan '24 Jun '24 Nov '24 Apr '25 Sep '25 Feb '26
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.