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How Vale S.A. stacks up
VALE · against 47 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Profitability
73/ 100
Below the middle of the pack.
Ranked #31 of 48 · scores higher than 36% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score13 peers with a profitability score of 70–79, including VALE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 73?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its return on invested capital and operating margin, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- Return on assets is close to the peer norm. Return on assets: 2.7% vs peer median 2.5%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 77% of peers. Operating margin: 15.4% vs peer median 7.6%
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 82% of peers. Return on invested capital: 17.8% vs peer median 6.7%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = VALE, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | VALE | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 48 reported | 17.8% | 12.6% | 68% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 48 reported | 15.4% | 17.4% | 43% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 42 reported | 2.7% | 7.1% | 15% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 42 reported | 4.1% | 16.1% | 15% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 48 reported | 34.9% | 40.7% | 36% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VALE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2.22T INR (≈$26.7B) | 100 | 74 | |
| 2 | 41.2B USD | 98 | 88 | |
| 2 | 30.8B USD | 98 | 83 | |
| 4 | 23.6B USD | 97 | 81 | |
| 5 | 263.2B HKD (≈$33.7B) | 96 | 71 | |
| 27 | 62.1B USD | 76 | 58 | |
| 27 | 27.0B USD | 76 | 54 | |
| 29 | 62.2B USD | 74 | 54 | |
| 29 | 3.22T INR (≈$38.7B) | 74 | 63 | |
| 31 | 46.7B USD | 73 | 53 | |
| 32 | 2.03T INR (≈$24.4B) | 71 | 58 | |
| 32 | 29.4B CHF (≈$33.8B) | 71 | 41 | |
| 32 | 3.44T INR (≈$41.3B) | 71 | 62 | |
| 35 | 26.2B EUR (≈$28.8B) | 69 | 62 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score