Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals Mining · NYSE
Vale (VALE) is a Basic Materials company in the Other Industrial Metals Mining industry. It has a market capitalization of $49.32B, a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 8.1 and a free-cash-flow yield of 1.0%. Over the most recent reported fiscal year, revenue grew 0.9% and free cash flow per share fell 4.1%. Nama's AI scorecard rates it Sell, 3.9 out of 10. On 12-month momentum it ranks in the middle band of its market.
AI scorecard
Sell · 3.9/10
Negative, at the mild end of Sell. As of Nov 7, 2026.
Momentum
Middle · +11.3% over 12 months ex. last
Middle fifth of its market on the past year's move.
Shariah screen
Shariah Compliant
Passes our debt, cash and income screen; not a scholar's ruling.
Off its high
-45.6%
How far the last close sits under the highest price of the past five years.
Market cap
$49.32B
Trailing P/E
8.1
Price / book
7.0
Price / sales
1.2
FCF yield
1.0%
Dividend yield
7.2%
Gross margin
34.8%
Operating margin
28.7%
Net margin
5.1%
Revenue growth (YoY)
+0.9%
Revenue growth (3-yr annual)
-4.3%
EPS growth (YoY)
+28.9%
FCF/share growth (YoY)
-4.1%
Beta
0.7
Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Basic Materials
Industry
Other Industrial Metals Mining
VALE earnings
Next report: Feb 11, 2027 (Q4 2026, EPS estimate $0.49).
Beat the EPS estimate in 0 of 4 recent quarters.
Quarter
Reported
EPS
Estimate
Surprise
Revenue
Q3 2026
Oct 29, 2026
$0.29
$0.42
-30.9%
$1.93B
Q2 2026
Jul 31, 2026
$0.36
$0.49
-26.5%
$1.91B
Q1 2026
Apr 28, 2026
$0.44
$0.50
-12.0%
$1.69B
Q4 2025
Feb 11, 2026
$0.34
$0.63
-46.0%
$2.02B
VALE analyst price target
Median target $15.00 from 24 analysts, ranging $9.50 – $22.00.
Nama's AI scorecard currently rates Vale Sell (3.9 out of 10), a call computed from its profitability, cash generation, growth, valuation and balance sheet. It is a research reading, not investment advice.
What is VALE's P/E ratio?
Vale trades at a trailing price-to-earnings ratio of 8.1.
When does VALE report earnings?
Vale's next scheduled report is on Feb 11, 2027. Analysts expect EPS of $0.49.
What is the VALE price target?
The median analyst price target from 24 analysts is $15.00, with a range of $9.50 – $22.00.
Is VALE Shariah compliant?
Nama's AAOIFI-style screen reads Vale as Shariah Compliant. Passes our debt, cash and income screen; not a scholar's ruling.