Vale S.A. General and Administrative Expenses 2011-2025 | VALE

General and Administrative Expenses — these are a part of a company's operating expenses that are not directly related to the production of goods or the provision of services but are necessary for the overall functioning of the business.

What these expenses include

Salaries of administrative staff (executives, HR, accountants, legal personnel)
Office rent and utilities
Office equipment and IT infrastructure
Professional services (auditors, lawyers, consultants)
Insurance
General administrative travel and representation expenses

What the metric indicates

Cost control
A high level of such expenses may indicate inefficient management or an overly complex structure
Profitability
Reducing administrative expenses while maintaining stable revenue increases operating profit
Comparative analysis
Investors can compare this metric as a percentage of revenue among companies in the same industry
Business flexibility
Companies with a flexible and controlled expense structure are more resilient to revenue declines

Annual General and Administrative Expenses Vale S.A.

2024	2023	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011
-	-	-	481 M	554 M	-992 M	-968 M	-951 M	-774 M	-652 M	-1.1 B	-1.3 B	-2.24 B	-2.33 B

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from annual reports

Maximum	Minimum	Average
554 M	-2.33 B	-934 M

Quarterly General and Administrative Expenses Vale S.A.

2022-Q4	2022-Q3	2022-Q2	2022-Q1	2021-Q4	2021-Q3	2021-Q2	2021-Q1	2020-Q4	2020-Q3	2020-Q2	2020-Q1	2019-Q4	2019-Q3	2019-Q2	2019-Q1	2018-Q4	2018-Q3	2018-Q2	2018-Q1	2017-Q4	2017-Q3	2017-Q2	2017-Q1	2016-Q4	2016-Q3	2016-Q2	2016-Q1	2015-Q4	2015-Q3	2015-Q2	2015-Q1	2014-Q4	2014-Q3	2014-Q2	2014-Q1	2013-Q4	2013-Q3	2013-Q2	2013-Q1	2012-Q4	2012-Q3	2012-Q2	2012-Q1	2011-Q4	2011-Q3	2011-Q2	2011-Q1
-	-	-	-	-	-	133 M	-	-	-	124 M	-	-	-	110 M	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

All numbers in USD currency

Indicator range from quarterly reporting

Maximum	Minimum	Average
133 M	110 M	122 M

General and Administrative Expenses of other stocks in the Industrial metals industry

Issuer	General and Administrative Expenses	Price	% 24h	Market Cap	Country
Ferroglobe PLC GSM	215 M	$ 4.74	-0.42 %	$ 987 M	Britain
Taseko Mines Limited TGB	16.9 M	$ 5.8	2.75 %	$ 372 M	Canada
Ашинский МЗ AMEZ	267 M	-	-	-	Russia
BHP Group BHP	4.44 B	$ 61.9	1.71 %	$ 313 B	Australia
РУСАЛ RUAL	553 M	-	-	-	Russia
China Natural Resources CHNR	922 K	$ 3.5	-4.63 %	$ 143 M	China
Sierra Metals Inc. SMTS	19.5 M	-	0.71 %	$ 45.1 M	Canada
Электроцинк ELTZ	149 M	-	-	-	Russia
Ижсталь IGST	655 M	-	-	-	Russia
Магнитогорский металлургический комбинат MAGN	45 M	-	-	-	Russia
Соликамский магниевый завод MGNZ	414 M	-	-	-	Russia
Северсталь CHMF	428 M	-	-	-	Russia
Челябинский металлургический комбинат CHMK	1.83 B	-	-	-	Russia
ГМК Норильский никель GMKN	202 M	-	-	-	Russia
Коршуновский ГОК KOGK	524 M	-	-	-	Russia
Мечел MTLR	18.9 B	-	-	-	Russia
НЛМК NLMK	346 M	-	-	-	Russia
Русолово ROLO	222 M	-	-	-	Russia
Русполимет RUSP	1.44 B	-	-	-	Russia
Тучковский КСМ TUCH	43.6 M	-	-	-	Russia
Комбинат Южуралникель UNKL	52.1 M	-	-	-	Russia
ВСМПО-Ависма VSMO	3.35 B	-	-	-	Russia
Compass Minerals International CMP	138 M	$ 20.11	-0.49 %	$ 831 M	USA
EMX Royalty Corporation EMX	5.6 M	$ 4.16	-	$ 255 M	Canada
Great Panther Mining Limited GPL	14.7 M	-	-7.84 %	$ 30.6 M	Canada
Piedmont Lithium Limited PLL	2.93 M	-	-8.92 %	$ 174 M	Australia
PolyMet Mining Corp. PLM	9.04 M	-	-0.24 %	$ 559 M	Canada
Vedanta Limited VEDL	37.6 B	-	-1.32 %	$ 15.4 B	India
Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. NAK	23.3 M	$ 2.19	-3.1 %	$ 122 M	Canada
MP Materials Corp. MP	83.3 M	$ 53.28	-2.38 %	$ 8.89 B	USA
Nexa Resources S.A. NEXA	157 M	$ 9.4	6.21 %	$ 674 K	Luxembourg
Materion Corporation MTRN	146 M	$ 128.74	0.46 %	$ 2.67 B	USA
Lithium Americas Corp. LAC	10.4 M	$ 4.72	-2.48 %	$ 867 M	Canada
Trilogy Metals TMQ	1.22 M	$ 4.64	-5.79 %	$ 742 M	Canada
Teck Resources Limited TECK	174 M	$ 48.02	3.16 %	$ 20.8 B	Canada
Westwater Resources WWR	9.78 M	$ 0.83	-2.81 %	$ 43.2 M	USA
United States Antimony Corporation UAMY	1.64 M	$ 6.19	-2.44 %	$ 666 M	USA
Americas Gold and Silver Corporation USAS	10.3 M	$ 6.17	6.11 %	$ 52.5 M	Canada
Solitario Zinc Corp. XPL	202 K	$ 0.69	8.33 %	$ 54.9 M	USA