All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VALE real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VALE returned +55.97% over the past year and +11.56% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 22, 2002, VALE is up +1,659.40% in real purchasing-power return, or +12.46%/yr, and is currently −37.85% below its real total-return high on May 16, 2008.
Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026
| Fri 2002-03-22💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALE × |
+1,659.40%
+12.46%/yr |
+5.55%/yr
R2=0.236 |
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| Vale SA ADR NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Fri 2002-03-22💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VALE × |
$10,000.00
2002-03-22 |
$175,939.98
2026-08-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VALE × | +11.56% | +55.97% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VALE × |
−37.85%
on 2026-08-21 from 2008-05-16 peak |
−93.81%
on 2016-01-25 from 2008-05-16 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VALE × | +55.97% |
+51.71% +23.17%/yr |
+42.68% +12.58%/yr |
+9.56% +1.84%/yr |
+267.77% +13.91%/yr |
| Year | VALE |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +11.56% |
| 2025 | +62.08% |
| 2024 | −40.58% |
| 2023 | −1.72% |
| 2022 | +24.52% |
| 2021 | −7.93% |
| 2020 | +30.63% |
| 2019 | +0.42% |
| 2018 | +10.15% |
| 2017 | +64.18% |
| 2016 | +128.27% |
| 2015 | −57.95% |
| 2014 | −44.56% |
| 2013 | −24.40% |
| 2012 | +1.67% |
| 2011 | −35.90% |
| 2010 | +19.36% |
| 2009 | +139.00% |
| 2008 | −61.86% |
| 2007 | +113.82% |
| 2006 | +44.19% |
| 2005 | +41.76% |
| 2004 | +109.93% |
| 2003 | +108.39% |
| 2002 | +12.35% |
