# VALE S.A.  American (VALE) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $15.27, market value $65.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 30.5×**. VALE S.A.  American trades at 30.5× trailing earnings. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 7.8×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 1.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.6×.
- **Price / book: 1.7×**. The shares trade at 1.7× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 7.7×**. Enterprise value is 7.7× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 5.5%**. Free cash flow equals 5.5% of the market value. Above 5% is generally attractive.
- **Earnings yield: 3.3%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.3% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 34.8%**. VALE S.A.  American keeps 34.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 28.3%**. 28.3% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 6.1%**. 6.1% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 6.8%**. 6.8% on shareholders' equity is weak; the business earns little on the capital its owners have in it.
- **Return on invested capital: 15.3%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 15.3%: comfortably above what that capital costs.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 0.9%** (3-yr -4.3%/yr, 5-yr -0.6%/yr). Revenue grew 0.9% over the last year, against -0.6% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.32**. Debt is 0.32 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.4×**. It would take 0.4 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 4.9×**. Operating profit covers interest 4.9× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 1.15** (quick 1.15). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 1.15 times.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 7.80%** ($1.19 per share, trailing). VALE S.A.  American yields 7.80%, high enough to check carefully: yields this high often precede a cut.
- **Payout ratio: 252%**. The dividend exceeds earnings (252% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 1**. 1 straight year of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 24.9%/yr** (1-yr 38.0%). The dividend has compounded at 24.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (25 analysts). 25 analysts cover VALE S.A.  American; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $16.68 (+9% 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): 56.7%** (YTD 17.2%, 3-mo 0.3%). The shares are up 56.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -14.9%** (47.8% above the low). Trading 15% 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): 56**. An RSI of 56 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.09** (volatility 32%). Beta of 1.09 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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