Vale S.A. (VALE) stock

VALENYSEMetal MiningFiscal year ends December 31

Financials through Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026Score 3/30

$11.28−0.30 (-2.59%)

Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $48.15BP/E –Yield –

Vale statistics

79 measures from SEC filings and the closing price. Hover a name for the formula; the last column is the median of companies in the same industry group.

Important dates

Next earnings: –
Last ex-dividend date: Aug 13, 2026
Fundamentals through: Jun 30, 2026
Share price as of: Nov 12, 2026

Valuation ratiosIndustry

Market Cap: $48.15B; $1.00B
Enterprise Value: $43.51B; $963.41M
PS Ratio: 1.25; 4.40
PB Ratio: 1.27; 2.45
P/TBV Ratio: 1.68; 2.55

Enterprise valuationIndustry

EV / Sales: 1.13; 4.24
EV / EBITDA: 4.83; 9.58
EV / EBIT: 7.38; 12.67

Share statisticsIndustry

Shares Outstanding: 4.27B; 132M
Shares Change (YoY): -0.14%; 9.20%
Float: 4.27B; 115M
Shares Held by Insiders: 0.03%; 1.71%
Shares Held by Institutions: 19.4%; 38.0%

Short sellingIndustry

Short Interest: 59M; –
Short Interest Change: 3.88%; 3.59%
Days to Cover: 1.43; 4.38

Stock price statisticsIndustry

52-Week High: $17.94; –
52-Week Low: $10.96; –
20-Day Moving Average: $11.88; –
50-Day Moving Average: $13.21; –
200-Day Moving Average: $15.07; –
Average True Range (14): $0.38; –
Price Change (1 Week): -1.48%; -1.71%
Price Change (1 Month): -14.6%; -8.74%
Price Change (3 Months): -17.2%; -22.5%
Price Change (6 Months): -32.0%; -33.2%
Price Change (YTD): -13.4%; -19.8%
Price Change (1 Year): -8.59%; -6.60%
Price Change (3 Years): -22.0%; 140.4%
Price Change (5 Years): -10.1%; 33.6%
Price Change (10 Years): 46.7%; 128.3%
Average Volume (10 Days): 33M; –
Average Volume (20 Days): 37M; –
Average Volume (90 Days): 30M; –
Relative Volume: 0.70; 0.83
Relative Strength Index (14): 34.9; 42.9
Volatility (1 Year): 34.6%; 71.0%
Beta (5 Years): 0.72; 0.96

MarginsIndustry

Gross Margin: 35.0%; 46.9%
Operating Margin: 15.4%; 18.7%
Pretax Margin: 12.1%; 18.6%
Profit Margin: 6.12%; -2.31%
EBITDA Margin: 23.4%; 32.8%

Returns on capitalIndustry

Return on Equity (ROE): 6.09%; -14.6%
Return on Assets (ROA): 2.62%; -20.8%
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC): 8.91%; -0.22%
Return on Capital Employed (ROCE): 7.92%; -2.01%

Financial positionIndustry

Current Ratio: 1.19; 2.35
Quick Ratio: 0.55; 1.54
Interest Coverage: 4.50; -0.20

GrowthIndustry

Revenue Growth (YoY): 0.91%; 41.4%
Net Income Growth (YoY): -61.9%; 75.4%
Revenue Growth (3Y CAGR): -4.32%; 23.7%
Revenue Growth (5Y CAGR): -0.58%; 17.6%

EfficiencyIndustry

Asset Turnover: 0.43; 0.35
Inventory Turnover: 4.34; 4.39
Revenue Per Employee: $2.55M; $432.92K
Profits Per Employee: $156.38K; -$672.81K
Employee Count: 15,040; 16
WACC: 8.47%; 9.65%

Income statement (TTM)Industry

Revenue: $38.40B; $243.93M
Gross Profit: $13.46B; $122.26M
Operating Income: $5.90B; -$387.61K
Pretax Income: $4.65B; -$103.67K
Net Income: $2.35B; -$3.35M
EBITDA: $9.00B; -$184.88K

Balance sheetIndustry

Cash & Short-Term Investments: $5.58B; $36.90M
Net Cash (Debt): $5.58B; $8.44M
Net Cash Per Share: $1.31; $0.12
Equity (Book Value): $38.01B; $88.91M
Book Value Per Share: $8.90; $0.87
Tangible Book Value: $28.59B; $88.84M
Working Capital: $2.84B; $17.57M

Dividends and yieldsIndustry

Earnings Yield: 4.88%; -3.70%
Payout Ratio: 251.8%; 22.8%

Taxes and interestIndustry

Interest Expense: $1.31B; $3.49M
Income Tax: $2.67B; $2.47M
Effective Tax Rate: 57.4%; 31.1%

Scores and fair valueIndustry

Altman Z-Score: 1.26; 3.62

Total return vs. the S&P 500

Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 12, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.

Period	VALE	S&P 500	Difference	VALE per year	S&P 500 per year
1 month	-16.6%	-2.7%	−13.9 pts
3 months	-19.5%	-1.7%	−17.8 pts
Year to date	-11.0%	+11.9%	−22.9 pts
1 year	-2.1%	+12.0%	−14.1 pts
3 years	+1.4%	+78.2%	−76.8 pts	+0.5%	+21.2%
5 years	+36.2%	+73.2%	−37.1 pts	+6.4%	+11.6%
10 years	+206.4%	+309.6%	−103.2 pts	+11.8%	+15.1%

Short interest

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported by brokers to FINRA twice a month. Latest settlement date Oct 30, 2026.

59M VALE shares were sold short on Oct 30, 2026, up 3.9% from the previous report. At recent volumes it would take 1.4 days to buy them back. Over the last 20 sessions, 38.1% of the volume reported to FINRA was short selling.

Settlement date	Shares short	Change	Avg. daily volume	Days to cover
Oct 30, 2026	59,170,570	+3.9%	41,298,739	1.4
Oct 15, 2026	56,959,716	+2.9%	40,386,419	1.4
Sep 30, 2026	55,378,905	+20.0%	27,472,201	2.0
Sep 15, 2026	46,146,978	+5.1%	32,160,160	1.4
Aug 31, 2026	43,893,134	-5.5%	27,233,259	1.6
Aug 14, 2026	46,429,068	-11.5%	24,126,731	1.9
Jul 31, 2026	52,484,890	-10.3%	20,332,681	2.6
Jul 15, 2026	58,497,355	-4.9%	22,924,655	2.5
Jun 30, 2026	61,521,242	-1.2%	22,410,074	2.8
Jun 15, 2026	62,245,458	-7.4%	24,015,762	2.6
May 29, 2026	67,224,951	+34.9%	21,395,024	3.1
May 15, 2026	49,833,671	-22.6%	26,170,694	1.9