Vale (VALE) reported $38.4B in revenue for fiscal 2025, +0.9% year on year. That ranks #139 by revenue among 2853 SEC filers and #5 in Materials. Net income was $2.4B, a net margin of 6.1%. Revenue has grown 5.1% a year on average since 2015 ($23.4B then). The fiscal 2025 balance sheet shows $86.5B in total assets, $7.4B in cash and $11.2B in long-term debt.

Key figures

$23.4B2015$27.5B2016$34.0B2017$36.6B2018$36.5B2019$39.5B2020$54.5B2021$43.8B2022$41.8B2023$38.1B2024$38.4B2025
Vale — Key figures
Key figuresFY2025YoYSource
RevenueRevenue$38.4B+0.9%FY20252025-12-31
Gross profitGrossProfit$13.5B−2.4%FY20252025-12-31
Operating incomeProfitLossFromOperatingActivities$5.9B−45.3%FY20252025-12-31
Net incomeProfitLossAttributableToOwnersOfParent$2.4B−61.9%FY20252025-12-31
Operating cash flowCashFlowsFromUsedInOperatingActivities$25.7B+79.3%FY20212021-12-31
Capital expenditurePurchaseOfPropertyPlantAndEquipmentClassifiedAsInvestingActivities$3.8B−22.6%FY20172017-12-31
Total assetsAssets$86.5B+8.0%FY20252025-12-31
Shareholders' equityEquityAttributableToOwnersOfParent$33.5B+0.3%FY20252025-12-31
CashCashAndCashEquivalents$7.4B+48.8%FY20252025-12-31
Long-term debtLongtermBorrowings$11.2B−10.6%FY20212021-12-31

Revenue is total net sales for the fiscal year, taken from each company's own annual filing.

Figures are reported under IFRS, in US dollars.

Where this sits in its sector

Each bar is the spread of the whole sector: the box covers the middle half of companies, the line inside it the median, and the triangle this company. The axis is clipped at the 5th and 95th percentile so a single outlier does not flatten it.

Vale — Where this sits in its sector
Where this sits in its sectorFY2025Position in sector
Net marginRank 65 of 134 companies compared6.1%
Operating marginRank 46 of 131 companies compared15.4%
R&D as share of revenueRank 23 of 75 companies compared1.8%
Cash as share of revenueRank 28 of 132 companies compared19.2%

All four are ratios derived from two reported lines, not single filing items. Peer group: companies in the same sector with revenue of $1bn or more; loss-making companies are included.

Profile

Legal name
Vale S.A.
Ticker
VALE
Exchange
NYSE
SIC classification
Metal Mining (1000)
Fiscal year end
12-31
CIK
0000917851

Filings

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ValeVALE$38.4B$2.4B
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LindeLIN$34.0B$6.9B
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  title        = {{Vale — Key figures}},
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The numbers above are read from this document: 20-F · 0001292814-26-001844 · March 27, 2026

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