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Vale SA VALE

US equityMarket cap rank #282Other Industrial Metals & Mining
$13.65
−$0.18 (-1.27%)
Market open · Sep 24, 1:10 pm ET
After hours $13.93 +0.80%
Open$13.77
Prev close$13.82
Day range$13.55 – $13.78
Volume17.81M
Market cap$58.07B
P/E (TTM)27.3
Dividend yield5.83%

Price chart

Daily bars for up to one year, weekly bars for the 5-year view. Averages are 50/200 trading days (10/40 weeks on the 5-year view).

VALE at a glance

VALE last changed hands at $13.65 (down 1.27%). At $58.07B, Vale SA is ranked #282 by size among the 300 stocks on BeStock.

Over the past 52 weeks it has traded between $9.88 and $17.45, so it sits 21.8% below the top of that range. Holders are ahead 36.5% over twelve months, but down 5.5% across the last three months.

On the chart it has slipped under both the 50-day ($14.49) and 200-day ($14.92) moving averages; RSI is 39, and the last 30 sessions moved at roughly 30% annualized volatility.

In the quarter ended Jun 2026 the company brought in $10.50B of revenue, up 19.2% from a year earlier, with $1.41B of net profit (a 5.1% margin).

Valuation works out to 27.3 times trailing earnings, 245% above its five-year average of 7.9. The median for its industry group is 22.0.

12 analysts follow the stock and the average call is "hold". The mean target, $16.42, sits 20.3% over where the stock trades.

This summary is put together from the numbers on the page and updates when they do. It describes the data; it is not a forecast or a recommendation.

Vale SA: the business

Vale is a Brazilian miner and one of the largest iron ore and nickel producers in the world.

What tends to move it. Iron ore prices, Chinese steel demand and safety and dam-related liabilities drive the stock.

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Performance

Price return over each window, from adjusted daily and weekly closes

1 day
-1.3%
1 week
-3.4%
1 month
-9.3%
3 months
-5.5%
6 months
-5.7%
Year to date
+7.7%
1 year
+36.5%
Day range
$13.55$13.78
52-week range
$9.88$17.45

Technical signals

Full technicals →
Trend readStrong downtrend

0 bullish · 6 bearish of 7 signals

IndicatorValueSignal
Price vs 20-day average-8.3%Bearish
Price vs 50-day average-5.9%Bearish
Price vs 200-day average-8.6%Bearish
50-day vs 200-day50d below 200dBearish
RSI (14)38.5Bearish
MACD (12,26,9)-0.14Bearish
Bollinger band position-6%Neutral

Standard indicator readings worked out from daily closes. They describe how the price has behaved, not where it is going.

Key statistics

Bid / Ask$13.64 / $13.65
Average price today$13.66
Volume17.81MAvg (90d) 24.26M
Turnover$243.38M
Turnover rate0.44%of shares outstanding
Volume ratio1.35vs. recent average pace
Day amplitude1.66%
Market cap$58.07B
Float market cap$54.77B
Shares outstanding4.01B
EPS (TTM)$0.55
P/E (TTM)27.29
P/B1.53
Book value / share$8.93
Earnings yield0.06%
Dividend (TTM)$0.80 / shareYield 5.83%
Net profit (TTM)$2.34B
Net assets$38.01B
30-day volatility29.9%annualized
Avg daily range (ATR)3.16%of price, 14 days
Max drawdown (1y)-21.4%-21.3% from 1y peak

Quote as of Sep 24, 2026 1:10 pm ET. Prices can lag the live tape. This is background information, not a recommendation.

How VALE ranks on BeStock

Market value#282 of 300
P/E (cheapest = 1)#138 of 283
Dividend yield#11 of 244
Closeness to 52-week high#227 of 300
Dollar volume today#144 of 300

Ranks are among the 300 or so U.S.-listed stocks BeStock covers, recalculated whenever prices refresh. A row is left out when the measure does not apply, such as yield for a stock that pays no dividend.

Latest reported quarter: Q2, ended Jun 2026

Revenue$10.50B+19.2% YoY
Operating profit$2.37B+4.5% YoY
Net profit$1.41B-33.8% YoY
Diluted EPS$0.32-36.0% YoY
Free cash flow$1.17B+69.8% YoY
Operating cash flow$2.41B

Revenue, last 8 quarters

$9.6BSep '24$10.1BDec '24$8.1BMar '25$8.8BJun '25$10.4BSep '25$11.1BDec '25$9.3BMar '26$10.5BJun '26

Net profit, last 8 quarters

$2.4BSep '24$-872.0MDec '24$1.4BMar '25$2.1BJun '25$2.7BSep '25$-4.2BDec '25$1.9BMar '26$1.4BJun '26

Profitability & balance sheet

Gross margin34.8%
Operating margin28.7%
Net margin5.1%
Return on equity5.5%
Return on assets2.3%
Return on invested capital5.8%
Current ratio1.19
Liabilities / assets56.4%
Cash & investments$5.77B
Total debt$21.84B
Net cash (debt)-$16.07B
Free cash flow / sales8.6%

Where the revenue comes from

Quarter 2026/Q2

By business line

  • Iron Ore Solutions$7.89B 75.1%
  • Vale Base Metals$2.61B 24.9%
Average move on report day±2.5%last 15 reports
Closed higher8 of 1553% of the time
Best reaction+4.2%
Worst reaction-6.3%

Stock move on the day after each report

+3.7%2024/Q3+4.2%2024/Q4-2.6%2025/Q1+1.9%2025/Q2+1.7%2025/Q3-2.3%2025/Q4-6.3%2026/Q1+0.5%2026/Q2

"Implied move" is the size of move the options market was pricing ahead of the report. Move is the stock’s change on the first session after the release.

Valuation

Multiples measured against the stock's own five-year history

Valuation detail →
Price / earnings30.5x
CheapRich

Near the top of its 5-year range · 98th percentile, 5-year average 7.9x

#2092 of 2977 stocks by PE (1 = cheapest)

Price / book1.7x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 63rd percentile, 5-year average 1.6x

#2536 of 5304 stocks by PB (1 = cheapest)

Price / sales1.6x
CheapRich

Above its usual level · 75th percentile, 5-year average 1.4x

#2104 of 5143 stocks by PS (1 = cheapest)

P/E over five years

-2x10x22x34xSep '21Mar '24Sep '26

Dashed line is the 5-year average; the shaded band is one standard deviation either side.

Morningstar fair value estimate

Fair value$15.00
Price vs. fair value-9.0%Trading below the estimate
Star rating★★★☆☆
UncertaintyHigh

Analyst view

All ratings →
ConsensusHold
Analysts12
Average target$16.42+20.3% vs. price
  • Buy 25%
  • Hold 67%
  • Sell 8%
Low $12.00Now $13.65Avg $16.42High $21.00

Latest rating actions

  • 3 Sep 2026Freedom Capital MarketsSELL · PT $12.00
  • 17 Aug 2026Goldman SachsHOLD · PT $15.00
  • 11 Aug 2026UBSHOLD · PT $16.50
  • 7 Aug 2026ScotiabankHOLD · PT $16.00
  • 6 Aug 2026J.P. MorganBUY · PT $21.00

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Ownership detail →
Institutional ownership62.0%+1.85 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding882-9 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)11 buys / 1 sellsNet buying
Short interest1.03% of floatDays to cover 1.6 · as of 31 Aug 2026
Short-sale volume share14.9%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

8%13%18%23%Aug '26Sep '26Sep '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: +$47.14M (9 inflow days, 11 outflow days).

Dividends

Dividend yield (TTM)5.83%
Last dividend$0.31Ex-date 13 Aug 2026
Next-to-last$0.23
Payments on file40

Dividends paid per share, by year

0.2520150.3420170.4420182.0920211.0820220.8920231.0120240.952025

Across the full calendar years shown, the annual payout grew by roughly 21.3% a year.

Latest headlines

More news →
  • Freedom Capital Markets Initiates Vale SA(VALE.US) With Sell Rating, Announces Target Price $12Market news · 3 Sep 2026
  • Vale SA stated that it has not yet decided whether to issue bonds.Gelonghui Finance · 10 Sep 2026
  • Scotiabank Maintains Vale SA(VALE.US) With Hold Rating, Maintains Target Price $16Market news · 7 Aug 2026
  • J.P. Morgan Maintains Vale SA(VALE.US) With Buy Rating, Raises Target Price to $21Market news · 6 Aug 2026
  • Iron Bear Resources Ltd: Vale USD$1.3m funding tranche to advance Project Iron BearASX · 21 Aug 2026
  • UBS Maintains Vale SA(VALE.US) With Hold Rating, Raises Target Price to $16.5Market news · 11 Aug 2026

VALE stock: common questions

How is Vale SA stock doing today?

$13.65 is the latest print for VALE, a move of -1.27% against yesterday's close of $13.82. Today's low and high so far: $13.55 and $13.78.

What is VALE worth in total?

Equity value comes to $58.07B at the current price. By that measure it is number 282 of the 300 names in our coverage.

What multiple of earnings does VALE sell for?

Buyers pay 27.3 times the last twelve months of profit (EPS $0.55). Averaged over five years the multiple has been 7.9, and today's level ranks in the 98th percentile of its own history.

How far is VALE from its yearly high?

The year's floor is $9.88 and the ceiling $17.45. Shares are 21.8% away from that ceiling.

Are there dividends on Vale SA shares?

It does. Payouts over the past twelve months work out to a 5.83% yield; the latest ex-dividend date was August 13, 2026.

Do Wall Street analysts like VALE?

Of 12 analysts, 25% say buy, 67% hold and 8% sell. Price targets average $16.42, with the most cautious at $12.00 and the most optimistic at $21.00.

How does Vale SA make money?

Vale is a Brazilian miner and one of the largest iron ore and nickel producers in the world.

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