VALE Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VALE ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $33,110 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 12.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $9,794 reinvested (-0.1% a year), or $8,584 taking the dividends as cash, $5,097 of it paid out along the way.
VALE became
$9,794
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
-0.1%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$8,280
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Worst drop
-91.4%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VALE total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | −10.1% | $369 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +66.3% | $1,124 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | −38.8% | $722 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +1.5% | $798 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +32.5% | $864 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | −1.7% | $1,356 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +32.0% | $214 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +2.7% | $176 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +12.3% | $248 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +62.2% | $65 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +133.7% | $40 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −57.8% | $164 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −44.1% | $216 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | −23.2% | $342 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +3.3% | $414 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −34.0% | $608 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +21.2% | $202 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +145.3% | $162 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −61.8% | $195 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VALE total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VALE at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $9,794 at the end of Oct 2026: -0.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VALE turned $10,000 into $33,110 with dividends reinvested, 12.7% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VALE returned 6.3% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VALE's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $8,584, including $5,097 of cash received; reinvesting added $1,210.
- VALE's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (145.3%) and its worst 2008 (-61.8%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VALE Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VALE/total-return
VALE total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VALE 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $33,110 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 12.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $16,460 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VALE's total return since Dec 2007?
-2% in total, or -0.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone fell 65%.
What was VALE's worst year?
2008, at -61.8% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -91.4%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.