VALE Current Ratio Analysis

The current ratio gauges whether a company can pay bills due within a year using assets convertible to cash in that same period; at 1.19x, VALE holds $1.19 in short-term assets for every $1.00 of near-term liabilities.

This falls below the sector median of 1.26x, placing VALE at the 46th percentile among peers, meaning roughly half the sector carries more liquidity cushion. Trend data is unavailable: only the single current value of 1.19x was provided, with no year-over-year or quarter-over-quarter change to establish direction. The static, below-median level implies a moderate liquidity constraint relative to the sector, but the absence of historical movement prevents any conclusion about deteriorating or improving short-term solvency. This metric supports the NEUTRAL overall verdict, as

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