# Nexa Resources S.A. (NEXA) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $13.80, market value $1.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 6.6×** (5-yr avg 10.6×, 3-yr avg 8.8×). Nexa Resources S.A. trades at 6.6× trailing earnings, well below its own five-year average of 10.6×: cheap by its own standards. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 4.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.03**. A PEG of 0.03 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 0.5×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 0.5×, a low multiple typical of thin-margin businesses or out-of-favour stocks.
- **Price / book: 1.5×**. The shares trade at 1.5× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 2.4×**. Enterprise value is 2.4× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 6.8%** (5-yr avg -2.2%). Free cash flow equals 6.8% of the market value, above its five-year average of -2.2%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 15.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 15.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 28.4%**. Nexa Resources S.A. keeps 28.4% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 21.6%**. 21.6% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 7.4%**. 7.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 17.3%**. 17.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 20.0%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 20.0%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 5.3%**. Each dollar of assets produces 5.3% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 8.5%** (3-yr -0.4%/yr, 5-yr 9.0%/yr). Revenue grew 8.5% over the last year, against 9.0% a year compounded over five years.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 164.5%** (3-yr 38.1%/yr). Earnings per share rose 164.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 1.28**. Debt is 1.28 times equity, a leveraged balance sheet that needs steady cash flow to service.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.9×**. It would take 0.9 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 2.6×**. Operating profit covers interest 2.6×, thin but manageable.
- **Altman Z-score: 1.50**. A Z-score of 1.50 is in the distress zone, a signal to examine the balance sheet closely.
- **Piotroski F-score: 7/9**. 7 of 9 fundamental checks pass: strong and improving financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 1.18%** ($0.13 per share, trailing). Nexa Resources S.A. yields 1.18%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 15%** (50% of free cash flow). 15% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -23.2%/yr**. The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: hold** (5 analysts). 5 analysts cover Nexa Resources S.A.; the consensus is hold, with an average price target of $14.90 (+8% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 186.9%** (YTD 57.5%, 3-mo 6.8%). The shares are up 186.9% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -18.3%** (187.5% above the low). Trading 18% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 49**. An RSI of 49 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.21** (volatility 73%). Beta of 2.21 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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