Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Ferrous Minerals and Base Metals segments. The Ferrous Minerals segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, ferroalloys, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services. The Base Metals segment produces and extracts nickel and its by-products, such as gold, silver, cobalt, precious metals, and others, as well as copper. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
P/E ratio for Vale S.A. (VALE)
P/E ratio as of 2023: 8.67
According to Vale S.A.'s latest financial reports and stock price the company's current price-to-earnings ratio (TTM) is 8.67. At the end of 2022 the company had a P/E ratio of 4.19.
P/E ratio history for Vale S.A. from 2000 to 2023
PE ratio at the end of each year
| Year | P/E ratio |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.67 |
| 2022 | 4.19 |
| 2021 | 3.13 |
| 2020 | 17.61 |
| 2019 | -31.05 |
| 2018 | 9.96 |
| 2017 | 12.05 |
| 2016 | 9.95 |
| 2015 | -1.40 |
| 2014 | 64.16 |
| 2013 | 134.57 |
| 2012 | 19.92 |
| 2011 | 4.92 |
| 2010 | 10.50 |
| 2009 | 26.51 |
| 2008 | 4.64 |
| 2007 | 13.50 |
| 2006 | 11.05 |
| 2005 | 10.60 |
| 2004 | 12.98 |
| 2003 | 14.49 |
| 2002 | 16.37 |
| 2001 | 8.07 |
| 2000 | 9.57 |