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How Vale S.A. stacks up
VALE · against 46 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
83/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #9 of 47 · scores higher than 83% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score5 peers with a valuation score of 80–89, including VALE · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 83?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its EBITDA yield, which is stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 1.5% vs peer median 2.6%
- Earnings yield is close to the peer norm. Earnings yield: 3.8% vs peer median 3.6%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 92% of peers. EBITDA yield: 24.0% vs peer median 8.5%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 47 reported | 4.6% | 4.5% | 52% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 48 reported | 24.0% | 9.4% | 91% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 27 reported | 1.5% | 2.6% | 23% | 20% | |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 47 reported | Not reported | 31.3% | — | — | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around VALE| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 195.7B HKD (≈$25.0B) | 97 | 74 | |
| 2 | 263.2B HKD (≈$33.7B) | 96 | 71 | |
| 3 | 44.3B AUD (≈$29.3B) | 93 | 73 | |
| 4 | 188.4B CNY (≈$26.4B) | 91 | 79 | |
| 5 | 85.5B CAD (≈$62.4B) | 90 | 85 | |
| 5 | 23.6B USD | 90 | 81 | |
| 7 | 725.9B HKD (≈$92.9B) | 87 | 71 | |
| 8 | 41.2B USD | 84 | 88 | |
| 9 | 46.7B USD | 83 | 53 | |
| 10 | 486.3B MXN (≈$26.3B) | 82 | 91 | |
| 11 | 30.8B USD | 81 | 83 | |
| 12 | 2.03T INR (≈$24.4B) | 79 | 58 | |
| 13 | 33.1B USD | 74 | 63 |
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