Brazil·Stock·B3 (Brazil)Vale S.A. (VALE3.SA)
Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining · Latin America
Price in BRL, last 5 years
- Last price
- R$62.36 (Oct 22, 2026)
- 1-year return
- +9.0%
- 3-year annual return
- +9.3%
- 5-year annual return
- +4.4%
- 1-year volatility
- 27.1%
- Max drawdown (5Y)
- -38.2%
- Market cap (approx.)
- US$52.7B
- History available
- since Jan 2, 2014
About Vale S.A.
Vale S.A. (VALE3.SA) is a stock from Brazil that trades on B3 (Brazil) in BRL. It operates in the materials sector, Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry. It's part of the Ibovespa.
Over the last year its price rose 9.0% in BRL, with annual volatility of 27%: a moderately volatile asset. Its worst drop over the last five years was 38.2% from a peak.
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Also trades in the US as an ADR: Vale (ADR) (VALE).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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