Vale S.A.
VALENYSEMetal MiningFiscal year ends December 31
Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Score 3/30
$11.34−0.05 (-0.44%)
Close on Nov 2, 2026Market cap $48.41BP/E –Yield –
Vale Maritime Freight Unit Cost: $22.80 in Q3 2026, up 21.3% from a year earlier. That is the highest of the 23 quarters on record here.
Latest, Q3 2026
22.80
Period ended Sep 30, 2026
Change on a year earlier
+21.3%
18.80 in Q3 2025
History
23 quarters
Since Q1 2021
Sources
2
Documents cited below
Where the Q3 2026 figure comes from
“Iron Ore Solutions | Freight cost | FY2026Q3 = 22.8”
Seaborne freight cost per metric ton of CFR fines shipped.
Quarterly history
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| Period | Ended | Maritime Freight Unit Cost ($/t) ($) | Year on year | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 22.80 | +21.3% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q2 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 22 | +20.2% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q1 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 18.10 | -2.7% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q4 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | 18 | -10.0% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q3 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 18.80 | -8.7% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q2 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 18.30 | -3.7% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q1 2025 | Mar 31, 2025 | 18.60 | -3.6% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q4 2024 | Dec 31, 2024 | 20 | +6.4% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q3 2024 | Sep 30, 2024 | 20.60 | +9.0% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q2 2024 | Jun 30, 2024 | 19 | +8.0% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q1 2024 | Mar 31, 2024 | 19.30 | +8.4% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q4 2023 | Dec 31, 2023 | 18.80 | 0.0% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q3 2023 | Sep 30, 2023 | 18.90 | -15.6% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q2 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | 17.60 | -17.4% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q1 2023 | Mar 31, 2023 | 17.80 | -1.7% | ir/vale_results_3q26.xlsx ↗ |
| Q4 2022 | Dec 31, 2022 | 18.80 | -9.6% | ir/vale_performance_1q25.xlsx ↗ |
| Q3 2022 | Sep 30, 2022 | 22.40 | +10.9% | ir/vale_performance_1q25.xlsx ↗ |
| Q2 2022 | Jun 30, 2022 | 21.30 | +20.3% | ir/vale_performance_1q25.xlsx ↗ |
| Q1 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | 18.10 | +14.6% | ir/vale_performance_1q25.xlsx ↗ |
| Q4 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | 20.80 | – | ir/vale_performance_1q25.xlsx ↗ |
| Q3 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | 20.20 | – | ir/vale_performance_1q25.xlsx ↗ |
| Q2 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | 17.70 | – | ir/vale_performance_1q25.xlsx ↗ |
| Q1 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | 15.80 | – | ir/vale_performance_1q25.xlsx ↗ |
Breakdown
What makes up maritime Freight Unit Cost
Cite this data
StockData. (2026). Vale Maritime Freight Unit Cost ($), quarterly Q1 2021–Q3 2026 [Data set]. Compiled from Vale SEC filings and investor materials. https://stockdatahq.com/stocks/vale/kpis/io-cost-freight
See every metric in the Vale KPI table. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.