Vale SA (VALEN) Ratios
Vale SA Ratios
MX:VALEN's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $1.12B. For the 2026 fiscal year, MX:VALEN's free cash flow was decreased by $-1.44B and operating cash flow was $2.56B. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 1.15 | 1.03 | 1.28 | 1.12 | 1.47 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.78 | 0.68 | 0.96 | 0.80 | 1.18 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.46 | 0.38 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.77 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.21 | 0.44 | 0.47 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.57 | 0.72 | 0.92 | 0.83 | 1.69 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 13.27 | 9.21 | 16.26 | 37.41 | 24.93 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -34.04B | $ -32.20B | $ -34.41B | $ -34.01B | $ -31.78B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.58 | 0.53 | 0.43 | 0.43 | 0.50 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.37 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.30 | 0.33 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.35 | 0.32 | 0.27 | 0.27 | 0.30 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 2.58 | 2.40 | 2.39 | 2.42 | 2.59 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 3.00 | 4.80 | 5.79 | 13.86 | 9.90 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 7.12 | 9.50 | 10.61 | 14.44 | 14.26 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.34 | 0.45 | 0.22 | 0.18 | 0.22 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 4.91 | 4.46 | 4.15 | 3.59 | 3.82 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 1.28 | 1.15 | 0.85 | 0.45 | 0.16 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 34.37% | 36.24% | 42.35% | 45.19% | 60.13% |
| EBIT Margin | 16.57% | 21.06% | 29.89% | 46.93% | 57.05% |
| EBITDA Margin | 24.51% | 29.09% | 37.24% | 54.16% | 62.62% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 28.98% | 28.35% | 34.00% | 39.25% | 50.81% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 12.50% | 17.60% | 26.69% | 45.12% | 54.20% |
| Net Profit Margin | 6.47% | 16.20% | 19.11% | 42.86% | 41.18% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 5.53% | 15.70% | 19.40% | 38.34% | 45.58% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 51.75% | 92.08% | 71.59% | 94.98% | 75.98% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 43.12% | 62.07% | 78.50% | 114.95% | 106.67% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 2.85% | 7.68% | 8.50% | 21.62% | 25.09% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 7.35% | 18.44% | 20.31% | 52.38% | 65.11% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 15.62% | 16.07% | 17.92% | 23.57% | 37.30% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.85% | 14.11% | 12.86% | 19.90% | 30.87% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 3.17% | 8.84% | 9.71% | 24.51% | 27.91% |
| Earnings Yield | 4.45% | 16.43% | 11.53% | 23.87% | 31.94% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 10.02 | 11.01 | 8.23 | 7.84 | 11.39 |
| Payables Turnover | 4.49 | 5.73 | 4.57 | 5.39 | 6.25 |
| Inventory Turnover | 4.21 | 5.26 | 5.16 | 5.36 | 4.96 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 0.87 | 0.95 | 0.87 | 0.98 | 1.30 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.44 | 0.47 | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.61 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | 27.09 | 17.21 | 14.75 | 9.97 | 6.42 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 41.87 | 38.83 | 35.23 | 46.87 | 47.19 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 36.45 | 33.17 | 44.37 | 46.55 | 32.04 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 86.71 | 69.35 | 70.74 | 68.08 | 73.52 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 81.28 | 63.69 | 79.88 | 67.77 | 58.37 |
| Operating Cycle | 123.16 | 102.52 | 115.11 | 114.63 | 105.57 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 2.12 | 2.22 | 3.07 | 2.48 | 5.12 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 0.72 | 0.68 | 1.69 | 1.30 | 4.12 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 0.95 | 0.91 | 1.15 | 0.95 | 1.39 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1.51 | 1.44 | 2.22 | 2.11 | 5.10 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.47 | 0.53 | 0.80 | 0.74 | 1.49 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.32 | 0.26 | 0.47 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 5.50% | 7.68% | 10.63% | 7.67% | 29.38% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 22.47 | 6.47 | 8.67 | 4.19 | 3.13 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 1.45 | 0.99 | 1.66 | 1.80 | 1.29 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 1.65 | 1.12 | 1.76 | 2.19 | 2.04 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 18.18 | 13.01 | 9.41 | 13.03 | 3.40 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 6.16 | 3.99 | 5.17 | 6.85 | 2.74 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | -0.39 | -0.26 | -0.16 | -0.44 | 0.01 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 7.21 | 4.54 | 5.30 | 3.77 | 2.22 |
| Enterprise Value | 67.61B | 50.32B | 82.43B | 89.40B | 75.75B |
| EV to EBITDA | 7.21 | 4.54 | 5.30 | 3.77 | 2.22 |
| EV to Sales | 1.77 | 1.32 | 1.97 | 2.04 | 1.39 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 22.10 | 17.45 | 11.20 | 14.80 | 3.67 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 7.48 | 5.36 | 6.15 | 7.78 | 2.95 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 5.97 | 5.68 | 6.69 | 5.85 | 5.25 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 7.88 | 7.90 | 9.00 | 7.73 | 6.88 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.56 | 0.11 | 0.27 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| Revenue Per Share | 8.96 | 8.99 | 9.57 | 9.45 | 10.87 |
| Net Income Per Share | 0.58 | 1.46 | 1.83 | 4.05 | 4.48 |
| Tax Burden | 0.52 | 0.92 | 0.72 | 0.95 | 0.76 |
| Interest Burden | 0.75 | 0.84 | 0.89 | 0.96 | 0.95 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Income Quality | 3.65 | 1.60 | 1.68 | 0.58 | 0.87 |
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