Market capitalization is the total value the stock market puts on a company: its share price multiplied by the number of shares outstanding. Each point here is the share count reported in a filing multiplied by the closing price on that filing date, adjusted for later stock splits, so the history moves when a new filing arrives rather than with each day's trading. A larger market cap means investors collectively value the company more highly; by itself it says nothing about profit or debt. Annual points keep the latest observation in each calendar year.
Vale S.A. market cap for the quarter ending 2012-12-31 was $68.26B, a 2.28% decline year-over-year.
Vale S.A. market cap for the quarter ending 2012-09-30 was $58.3B.
Vale S.A. market cap for the quarter ending 2012-03-31 was $75.98B, a 29.01% decline year-over-year.
Vale S.A. market cap for the quarter ending 2011-12-31 was $69.86B, a 37.04% decline year-over-year.
Vale S.A. market cap for fiscal 2012 was $68.26B, a 2.28% decline from fiscal 2011.
Vale S.A. market cap for fiscal 2011 was $69.86B, a 37.04% decline from fiscal 2010.
Vale S.A. market cap for fiscal 2010 was $110.95B, a 20.12% increase from fiscal 2009.