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Vale (VALE)


Market Price (9/15/2025): $10.66 | Market Cap: $45.5 Bil
Sector: Materials | Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining

Vale (VALE)


Market Price (9/15/2025): $10.66
Market Cap: $45.5 Bil
Sector: Materials
Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining

Investment Highlights

0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 11%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 7.0%
Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -1.9%
Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -13%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -7.8%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -11%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 22%, CFO LTM is 8.1 Bil
Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -51%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -54%
 
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 31%
  
0 Attractive yield
Total YieldTotal Yield = Earnings Yield + Dividend Yield, Earnings Yield = Net Income / Market Cap Dividend Yield = Total Dividends / Market Cap is 11%, ERPEquity Risk Premium (ERP) = Total Yield - Risk Free Rate, Reflects the premium above risk free assets offered by the investment. is 7.0%
1 Attractive cash flow generation
CFO/Rev LTMCash Flow from Operations / Revenue (Sales), Last Twelve Months (LTM) is 22%, CFO LTM is 8.1 Bil
2 Low stock price volatility
Vol 12M is 31%
3 Trading close to highs
Dist 52W High is -1.9%
4 Weak multi-year price returns
2Y Excs Rtn is -51%, 3Y Excs Rtn is -54%
5 Weak revenue growth
Rev Chg LTMRevenue Change % Last Twelve Months (LTM) is -13%, Rev Chg 3Y AvgRevenue Change % averaged over trailing 3 years is -7.8%, Rev Chg QQuarterly Revenue Change % is -11%

Market Valuation

 9/15/252024202320222021
Share Price CYE$10.66$8.26$13.50$13.32$10.05
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)45.535.258.160.348.8
Total Debt ($ Bil)20.317.716.815.417.2
Total Cash ($ Bil)5.75.03.74.811.9
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)60.152.974.975.766.0
Valuation Ratios     
P/S TTM1.21.01.71.81.3
P/EBIT TTM6.14.75.53.82.3
P/E TTM8.76.28.74.23.1
Sector Ratios     
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.31.41.21.6
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.36.64.75.7
P/E TTM (Sector)4.45.57.04.67.3
 9/15/2520242023
Share Price CYE$10.66$8.26$13.50
Market Cap CYE ($ Bil)45.535.258.1
Total Debt ($ Bil)20.317.716.8
Total Cash ($ Bil)5.75.03.7
Enterprise Value ($ Bil)60.152.974.9
Valuation Ratios   
P/S TTM1.21.01.7
P/EBIT TTM6.14.75.5
P/E TTM8.76.28.7
Sector Ratios   
P/S TTM (Sector)1.61.31.4
P/EBIT TTM (Sector)7.26.36.6
P/E TTM (Sector)4.45.57.0

Business Description

Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Ferrous Minerals and Base Metals segments. The Ferrous Minerals segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, ferroalloys, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services. Show more

Price Returns Compared

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 202020212022202320242025Total [1]
Returns
VALE Return32%-2%32%1%-39%29%37%
Peers Return37%29%-19%20%-20%96%171%
S&P 500 Return16%27%-19%24%23%12%104%

[1] Cumulative total returns since the beginning of 2020
[2] Peers: NEM, SCCO, CLF, MP, MTRN. See VALE Returns vs. Peers.
[3] 2025 data is for the year up to 9/12/2025 (YTD)

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Financials

VALENEMSCCOCLFMPMTRNMedian
NameVale Newmont Southern.Clevelan.MP Mater.Materion  
Mkt Price10.6779.25106.1811.6863.51111.2971.38
Mkt Cap45.588.084.15.810.42.328.0
Rev LTM36,60020,58411,95618,4572421,72615,206
Op Inc LTM9,9868,0415,900-1,588-1571423,021
FCF LTM1,9575,3223,352-1,482-191801,018
FCF 3Y Avg4,5192,0942,534337-193391,215
CFO LTM8,1048,5744,483-862-431472,315
CFO 3Y Avg10,4555,0083,5661,030441312,298

Growth & Margins

VALENEMSCCOCLFMPMTRNMedian
NameVale Newmont Southern.Clevelan.MP Mater.Materion  
Rev Chg LTM-13.0%38.4%23.2%-12.1%39.4%5.5%14.4%
Rev Chg 3Y Avg-7.8%20.6%3.3%-7.9%-13.5%1.0%-3.4%
Rev Chg Q-11.2%20.8%20.1%-3.1%83.6%1.4%10.7%
QoQ Delta Rev Chg LTM-3.0%4.7%4.6%-0.8%12.1%0.3%2.5%
Op Mgn LTM27.3%39.1%49.4%-8.6%-65.0%8.2%17.7%
Op Mgn 3Y Avg32.4%21.1%44.6%-1.3%-30.4%8.0%14.5%
QoQ Delta Op Mgn LTM-1.1%3.6%0.8%-2.3%12.0%0.1%0.4%
CFO/Rev LTM22.1%41.7%37.5%-4.7%-17.9%8.5%15.3%
CFO/Rev 3Y Avg26.3%30.3%33.4%4.6%8.2%7.7%17.3%
FCF/Rev LTM5.3%25.9%28.0%-8.0%-78.8%4.6%5.0%
FCF/Rev 3Y Avg11.2%11.0%23.7%1.2%-85.7%2.2%6.6%

Valuation

VALENEMSCCOCLFMPMTRNMedian
NameVale Newmont Southern.Clevelan.MP Mater.Materion  
Mkt Cap45.588.084.15.810.42.328.0
P/S1.24.37.00.343.01.32.8
P/EBIT6.19.714.0-3.6-92.739.07.9
P/E8.714.023.5-3.5-102.6142.011.4
P/CFO5.610.318.8-6.7-240.715.87.9
Total Yield11.5%8.4%6.1%-28.8%-1.0%1.0%3.5%
Dividend Yield0.0%1.3%1.9%0.0%0.0%0.2%0.1%
FCF Yield 3Y Avg8.9%3.5%3.5%-2.5%-6.2%2.1%2.8%
D/E0.40.10.11.30.10.20.2
Net D/E0.30.00.01.30.00.20.1

Returns

VALENEMSCCOCLFMPMTRNMedian
NameVale Newmont Southern.Clevelan.MP Mater.Materion  
1M Rtn7.6%14.7%10.8%12.2%-15.4%-0.6%9.2%
3M Rtn16.6%37.3%13.0%62.9%107.9%42.4%39.9%
6M Rtn12.5%72.8%12.2%12.4%136.7%30.6%21.5%
12M Rtn10.1%50.5%10.8%-1.9%360.2%6.0%10.4%
3Y Rtn4.5%104.5%155.3%-23.3%98.0%42.4%70.2%
1M Excs Rtn4.0%14.2%5.8%8.1%-17.6%-2.7%4.9%
3M Excs Rtn6.7%33.3%2.7%53.8%108.6%29.1%31.2%
6M Excs Rtn-2.1%55.7%-2.5%0.8%141.3%15.9%8.3%
12M Excs Rtn-3.1%37.8%-3.9%-12.8%338.4%-10.4%-3.5%
3Y Excs Rtn-54.3%39.3%95.6%-97.9%35.2%-27.7%3.7%

Financials

Segment Financials

Revenue by Segment

$ Mil20242023202220212020
Iron Ore Solutions34,07934,91645,92531,91630,005
Energy Transition Metals7,5698,3987,9666,8275,858
Other136525611802686
Brumadinho event and de-characterization of dams    0
Total41,78443,83954,50239,54536,549


Operating Income by Segment
$ Mil20242023202220212020
Iron Ore Solutions18,81420,09731,48018,92414,934
Energy Transition Metals1,9632,4933,1931,6331,220
Impairment and gains (losses) on disposal of non-current assets, net and other-482773-426  
EBITDA from associates and joint ventures-844-774   
Other-2,176-2,210-3,330-7,734-1,123
Depreciation, depletion and amortization-3,070-3,171-3,034  
Dividends received and interest from associates and joint ventures  -190 -353
Brumadinho event and de-characterization of dams    -7,402
Impairment and disposal of non-current assets    -3,383
Total14,20517,20827,69312,8233,893


Price Behavior

Short Interest

Short Interest: As Of Date8292025
Short Interest: Shares Quantity58,230,613
Short Interest: % Change Since 8152025-16.2%
Average Daily Volume20,635,872
Days-to-Cover Short Interest2.82
Basic Shares Quantity4,268,779,000
Short % of Basic Shares1.4%

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