Vale/$VALE
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About Vale
Vale is a large global miner and the world's largest producer of iron ore and pellets. In recent years, the company has sold noncore assets such as its fertilizer, coal, and steel operations to concentrate on iron ore, nickel, and copper. Earnings are dominated by its iron ore business. The base metals division is much smaller, consisting of nickel mines and smelters along with copper mines producing copper in concentrate. In 2024, Vale sold a minority 10% stake in its base metals business, likely the first step in separating base metals and iron ore.
- Ticker
- $VALE
- Sector
- Materials
- Primary listing
- NYSE
- Employees
- 65,805
- Headquarters
- Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
- Website
- vale.com
Vale Metrics
BasicAdvanced
$62B
25.43
$0.57
0.75
$0.94
1.05%
Price and volume
Market cap
$62B
Beta
0.75
52-week high
$17.94
52-week low
$10.58
Average daily volume
28M
Dividend rate
$0.94
Financial strength
Current ratio
1.192
Quick ratio
0.681
Long term debt to equity
0.537
Total debt to equity
0.57
Dividend payout ratio (TTM)
222.50%
Interest coverage (TTM)
3.89%
Profitability
EBITDA (TTM)
15,554.289
Gross margin (TTM)
34.77%
Net profit margin (TTM)
5.50%
Operating margin (TTM)
5.57%
Effective tax rate (TTM)
64.40%
Revenue per employee (TTM)
$3,310,000
Management effectiveness
Return on assets (TTM)
7.91%
Return on equity (TTM)
5.15%
Valuation
Price to earnings (TTM)
25.426
Price to revenue (TTM)
0.283
Price to book
1.61
Price to tangible book (TTM)
2.15
Price to free cash flow (TTM)
16.498
Free cash flow yield (TTM)
6.06%
Free cash flow per share (TTM)
0.877
Dividend yield (TTM)
6.48%
Forward dividend yield
1.05%
Growth
Revenue change (TTM)
4.04%
Earnings per share change (TTM)
-64.26%
3-year revenue growth (CAGR)
1.85%
10-year revenue growth (CAGR)
10.95%
3-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-38.55%
10-year earnings per share growth (CAGR)
-8.38%
3-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
10.70%
10-year dividend per share growth (CAGR)
30.80%
What the Analysts think about Vale
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Vale produced 84.3 million tonnes of iron ore in Q2 2026, its highest second-quarter output since 2018, driven by record S11D performance and ramp-ups at the Capanema and VGR1 projects (Reuters).
The company raised its 2026 copper production guidance to 360–380 kt (up from 350–380 kt) and nickel to 185–200 kt (up from 175–200 kt) after robust first-half operations, signaling strengthening base metals momentum (Reuters).
Following Q2 results, Vale announced a new share buyback program, reflecting strong free cash flow generation and management’s confidence in its disciplined capital allocation strategy (Reuters).
Net profit fell 35% year-on-year to US$1.38 billion in Q2 2026, missing LSEG consensus of US$1.85 billion as financial derivatives markings and higher taxes weighed on the result (Reuters).
Vale increased its 2026 iron ore C1 and all-in cost guidance by approximately 11% at mid-points, citing a stronger Brazilian real and elevated oil prices, which could pressure margins (Reuters).
Pellet production declined 7% year-on-year to 7.3 million tonnes in Q2 2026 due to the temporary suspension of its Oman plants, highlighting risks of operational disruptions in its middle-value product segment (Vale).
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 2 Sept 2026.
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Funds containing Vale
AllEURGBP
Fund name | Fund size | $VALE weighting |
|---|---|---|
iShares Copper Miners€CEBS | €640M | 3.00% |
iShares Copper Miners£MINE | £549M | 3.00% |
SPDR MSCI All Country World IM€SPYI | €7.5B | 0.06% |
SPDR MSCI All Country World€SPYY | €17B | 0.05% |
SPDR MSCI All Country World£ACWI | £14B | 0.05% |
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