Freeport-McMoRan vs Vale
FCX and VALE side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FCX and VALE compare
Freeport-McMoRan grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (1.7% versus 0.91% for Vale).
Freeport-McMoRan pays a dividend yielding 0.97%; Vale does not pay one.
Freeport-McMoRan scores higher on the StockData Score (6 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 | FCX | VALE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $89.2B | – |
| Share price | $62.12 | $11.58 |
| Change, 1 year | 51.7% | −5.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 62.3% | 1.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.47 | 0.72 |
| Employees | 29K | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 26.0× | – |
| P/S | 3.4× | – |
| P/B | 4.3× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.4× | – |
| Fair value | $54.85 | – |
| Margin of safety | −13.3% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.7% (better) | 0.91% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.8% (better) | −0.58% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −61.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 68.3% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.0% | 35.0% (better) |
| Operating margin | 27.6% (better) | 15.4% |
| Net margin | – | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | – | 6.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 21.1% (better) | 8.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.45 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.54 | – |
| Interest coverage | – | 4.5× |
| Current ratio | 2.02 (better) | 1.19 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.98 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.97% | – |
| Payout ratio | – | 252% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.34% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.3% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.9% | 19.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.60% | 0.03% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$46.0M | $389K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 2.1% | – |
Go deeper
- FCX stock overview
- FCX income statement
- FCX valuation and score
- VALE stock overview
- VALE income statement
- VALE valuation and score
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