VALE S.A. American Depositary Shares Each Representing one common share (VALE)

FairStock Score: 51/100 — MIXED

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Vale is a global miner of iron ore, nickel, copper and other metals, employing 65,805 people across two segments. In fiscal Q2 2026, the latest period in the data, it earned $10.5 billion in revenue and $1.4 billion in net income, a 13.10% margin. That is real cash generation, supported by $3.6 billion of trailing free cash flow, a 4.9% FCF yield. But mining is a commodity business, and Vale is largely a price-taker. The data show revenue growth of 19.24% while profit growth fell 35.05%, so sales and profits are moving in opposite directions. Returns are modest: ROE is 4.11%, ROCE is 7.92%. Debt-to-equity is 0.55, and the Piotroski F-Score is 6/9, but the Altman Z-Score of 1.17 is low and suggests financial stress. The 8.38% dividend yield is attractive, yet it depends on volatile mining cash flows. On valuation, at the 2026-10-13 close of $13.37, FairStock calculations put the P/E at 26.74, P/B at 1.53, and EV/EBITDA at 10.06. The Graham Number is $10.02, so the price carries a negative margin of safety of -33.43%. The Lynch category is none because only 0 years of filed results are available, needing 3. Overall, this is a cyclically sensitive, dividend-heavy miner whose price already reflects some optimism. I would want a wider discount and clearer evidence of profit recovery before calling it a Graham-style bargain.

In plain English: Vale is a large mining company that digs up and sells iron ore, nickel, copper and other metals around the world. In its fiscal Q2 2026 quarter, it had $10.5 billion in sales and $1.4 billion in profit, but profits have been falling and the company carries a moderate amount of debt. At $13.37, the shares look a little expensive compared with the company's earnings and asset value, even though the dividend payment is high.

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Data as of 2026-10-13 close · note generated 2026-10-15 · model deepseek-flash

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