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VALE Dividend History, Yield & Dates
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VALEVale S.A.
Basic Materials / Industrial Materials
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Relative Laggard
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- Quality42
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VALE Dividend answer
Vale S.A. (VALE) pays a quarterly dividend. Forward dividend yield: 14.04%, or $1.60 a year at the latest dividend. Trailing 12-month yield: 3.51%, from $0.3998 per share paid over the past year. Its latest dividend was $0.3998 per share. Latest ex-dividend date: Aug 13, 2026. Payment date: Sep 10, 2026. Next dividend status: not announced.
VALE Dividend Snapshot
Yield, annual dividend, latest payment, payout coverage, growth, and dividend history are emphasized for this stock. Yield methodology is labeled separately from payout coverage.
Next VALE Dividend Date
When VALE next goes ex-dividend, the amount where it has been declared, and whether that state is announced, projected or not yet known.
Next VALE dividend
VALE's next dividend has not yet been announced. The latest completed dividend was $0.3998 per share. Data last checked: Oct 5, 2026.
Dividend growth is temporarily withheld because recent rows show an extreme change that needs data review. Raw vendor values stay visible in the history table; TTM, growth, yield, and calculator context use the guarded analysis value.
Latest VALE Dividend Dates
Review the latest dividend, yield, available trailing-year income, and coverage context before treating income as durable.
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VALE Dividend History
Recent per-share dividends show payment cadence. Trailing-year and growth reads are shown only when the available rows cover a complete comparable window.
Dividend reliability
Recent dividend payments are summarized as cadence and coverage signals. Exact rows remain below for auditability.
VALE Annual Dividend History
VALE Dividend Growth
Latest row amount $0.3998, event yield 7.74%.
This page labels the feed as recent history when multi-year rows, payment dates, or record dates are incomplete. Announced calendar dates are separated from completed dividend history.
Dividend growth
VALE has no regular dividend recorded in 2020 or in 2025.
Split-adjusted regular dividends per share, 2020–2025, excluding special dividends. Research as of Sep 19, 2026.
VALE Dividend Yield
How VALE's trailing 12-month dividend yield is calculated, and what it does and does not account for.
Yield methodology
VALE's trailing dividend yield is the regular dividends paid over the last twelve months divided by the latest available share price. Payouts classified as special or supplemental are excluded, because a one-off payment is not recurring income. It is a backward-looking measure and is not the same as a forward yield, which annualises the most recent declared payment instead.
Dividend coverage
Coverage is read from earnings and cash flow rather than from the yield. A payout ratio leaves room, or does not; free cash flow either covers the payment, or the company is funding it another way. These are inputs to a judgement, not a guarantee of future payments.
Recent VALE dividend payments
| Ex-date | Dividend | Adjusted | Yield at ex-date | Frequency | TTM adjusted | Declared | Record date | Payment date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2026 | $0.3998 | $0.3998 | 7.74% | Semi-Annual | $1.07 | Jul 31, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Dec 12, 2025 | $0.6684 | $0.6684 | 8.01% | Special | $1.39 | Nov 28, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | $0.3475 | $0.3475 | 8.04% | Semi-Annual | $0.8106 | Aug 1, 2025 | Aug 13, 2025 | Sep 10, 2025 |
| Mar 10, 2025 | $0.3726 | $0.3726 | 9.03% | Annual | $0.8344 | Feb 20, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 | Mar 21, 2025 |
| Dec 12, 2024 | $0.0905 | $0.0905 | 10.62% | Special | $1.01 | Nov 29, 2024 | Dec 12, 2024 | Mar 21, 2025 |
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| Aug 5, 2024 | $0.3713 | $0.3713 | 17.87% | Special | $1.39 | Jul 26, 2024 | Aug 5, 2024 | Sep 11, 2024 |
| Mar 12, 2024 | $0.5436 | $0.5436 | 11.51% | Annual | $1.42 | Feb 23, 2024 | Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 |
| Nov 22, 2023 | $0.4738 | $0.4738 | 8.32% | Special | $1.23 | Oct 27, 2023 | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 8, 2023 |
| Aug 14, 2023 | $0.388 | $0.4056 | 6.54% | Special | $0.8081 | Jul 28, 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 | Sep 11, 2023 |
| Mar 14, 2023 | $0.347 | $0.347 | 6.83% | Quarterly | $1.09 | Feb 16, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | Mar 29, 2023 |
| Dec 13, 2022 | $0.0554 | $0.0554 | 9.07% | Quarterly | $1.47 | Dec 2, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 | Mar 29, 2023 |
| Aug 12, 2022 | $0.6866 | $0.6866 | 10.38% | Semi-Annual | $1.41 | Jul 29, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 | Sep 9, 2022 |
| Mar 9, 2022 | $0.725 | $0.7249 | 14.53% | Irregular | $1.16 | Mar 8, 2022 | Mar 10, 2022 | Mar 23, 2022 |
| Sep 23, 2021 | $1.51 | $1.51 | 18.24% | Quarterly | $1.20 | — | Sep 24, 2021 | Oct 8, 2021 |
| Jun 24, 2021 | $0.4376 | $0.4376 | 7.17% | Irregular | $1.62 | Jun 18, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 | Jul 8, 2021 |
| Mar 5, 2021 | $0.7588 | $0.7588 | 6.68% | Special | $1.19 | Feb 26, 2021 | Mar 8, 2021 | Mar 22, 2021 |
| Sep 22, 2020 | $0.4268 | $0.4268 | 6.46% | Special | $0.4268 | Sep 11, 2020 | Sep 23, 2020 | Oct 7, 2020 |
| Dec 27, 2019 | $0.2608 | $0.347 | 2.62% | Annual | $0.347 | Dec 20, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | Aug 14, 2020 |
| Aug 3, 2018 | $0.398 | $0.398 | 4.76% | Semi-Annual | $0.676 | Jul 26, 2018 | Aug 6, 2018 | Sep 27, 2018 |
| Mar 7, 2018 | $0.151 | $0.151 | 2.12% | Semi-Annual | $0.278 | Feb 28, 2018 | Mar 8, 2018 | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Dec 22, 2017 | $0.127 | $0.127 | 3.48% | Semi-Annual | $0.127 | Dec 15, 2017 | Dec 26, 2017 | Mar 22, 2018 |
| Apr 24, 2017 | $0.288 | $0.2881 | 3.85% | Semi-Annual | — | Mar 3, 2017 | Apr 26, 2017 | May 5, 2017 |
| Dec 2, 2016 | $0.049 | $0.0489 | 57.96% | Annual | — | Nov 29, 2016 | Dec 6, 2016 | Dec 23, 2016 |
Dividend yield is only the starting point. Pair the current distribution with payout ratio, free cash flow coverage, balance-sheet risk, and the history of actual payments before treating income as durable.
A higher yield is more useful when earnings and free cash flow cover the distribution. A yield caused by a falling stock price can be a warning, not a bargain.
Stable or rising payments can indicate capital return discipline. Flat, skipped, or missing payments should be read with earnings and cash flow before drawing conclusions.
A low payout ratio can leave room for growth; a high payout ratio can indicate limited cushion. Cyclical companies need more room than stable defensive businesses.
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VALE Dividends FAQ
Does VALE pay a dividend?
Vale S.A. (VALE) has covered dividend payment history on this page, including a latest dividend of $0.40 per share and a quarterly cadence based on available events.
What is VALE's dividend yield?
VALE's trailing dividend yield is 3.51%. Trailing dividend yield equals dividends paid over the trailing 12 months divided by the latest available share price.
When is VALE's next dividend?
VALE's next dividend has not been announced in the current AlgovestIQ snapshot. The latest completed dividend row remains available in the history table when covered data exists.
When is VALE's ex-dividend date?
VALE's latest covered ex-dividend date is Aug 13, 2026. Future ex-dividend dates are shown only when announced or explicitly projected.
How has VALE's dividend changed?
VALE's one-year dividend growth is -44.47% based on comparable covered dividend history.