BHP vs Vale
BHP and VALE side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BHP and VALE compare
BHP grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.6% versus 0.91% for Vale).
BHP keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 16.7% compared with 6.1% at Vale.
BHP scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 3 for Vale), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BHP | VALE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $81.82 | $11.39 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.2% | −3.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 53.2% | −1.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 0.71 |
| Employees | 632K | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.6% (better) | 0.91% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.64% (better) | −0.58% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 9.0% (better) | −61.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.9% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −2.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 35.0% |
| Operating margin | 40.6% (better) | 15.4% |
| Net margin | 16.7% (better) | 6.1% |
| FCF margin | 20.3% | – |
| Return on equity | 19.9% (better) | 6.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 40.7% (better) | 8.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | 11.6× (better) | 4.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.88 (better) | 1.19 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 92.7% | 252% |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −3.1% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 2.3% | 19.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.02% | 0.03% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$315K | $386K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
Go deeper
- BHP stock overview
- BHP income statement
- BHP valuation and score
- VALE stock overview
- VALE income statement
- VALE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.