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Vale S.A. (VALE)

Basic Materials | Other Industrial Metals & Mining | Rio De Janeiro, Brazil | NYSE
17.85 USD +0.41 (2.381%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:30 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★★☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 9, 2026, 12:23 a.m. EDT

VALE appears to be a strong short-term investment opportunity given its recent price momentum and the positive options activity around the current price level. The high dividend yield and consistent dividend payouts make it an attractive option for income-focused investors. However, the high debt-to-equity ratio and the recent volatility in options data suggest that investors should remain cautious and monitor the market closely. For long-term investors, the stock's fundamentals and potential for growth in the mining sector could justify a buy-and-hold strategy, although the current market conditions and options activity suggest a more cautious approach.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.115393
MSTL0.203887
AutoETS0.206724
AutoARIMA0.211381

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 19.69
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.164
Excess Kurtosis -1.36
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2025-12-11
Last Dividend Date 2025-12-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 61.326
Revenue per Share 50.037
Market Cap 76,100,599,808
Trailing P/E 32.45
Forward P/E 8.18
Beta 0.89
Profit Margins 6.47%
Website https://vale.com

As of April 9, 2026, 12:23 a.m. EDT: The options data indicates a mixed sentiment. There are significant volumes and open interest (OI) around strikes near the current price, suggesting that traders are placing bets on moderate price movements. The elevated implied volatility (IV) on certain strikes, particularly around the 16.5 strike, indicates potential for increased price swings. The presence of major OI walls around the 16.0 and 17.0 strikes suggests that there is substantial betting on the stock either holding or moving higher. However, the presence of high IV on out-of-the-money (OTM) strikes, such as the 5.0 and 1.0 strikes, indicates that some traders are expecting a significant drop, which could signal bearish sentiment. Overall, the options activity suggests a cautious approach with a potential for moderate upward movement.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
5.26% 8.89% 10.63% 13.24%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-12-12 0.668000 5.263988
2025-08-13 0.347000 3.624647
2025-03-10 0.373000 4.397151
2024-12-12 0.091000 1.087689
2024-08-05 0.371000 4.259940
2024-03-12 0.544000 5.279077
2023-11-22 0.469000 3.815352
2023-08-14 0.406000 4.151246
2023-03-14 0.354000 2.920636
2022-12-13 0.056000 0.465421
2022-08-12 0.687000 6.816402
2022-03-09 0.725000 5.495480
2021-09-23 1.559000 15.493707
2021-06-24 0.436000 3.133955
2021-03-05 0.767000 7.173146
2020-09-22 0.457000 7.452580
2019-12-27 0.347000 4.749401
2018-08-03 0.398000 5.209054
2018-03-07 0.151000 2.196488
2017-12-22 0.127000 2.059439
2017-04-24 0.288000 6.429947
2016-12-02 0.049000 1.172227
2015-10-16 0.097000 4.113334
2015-04-15 0.194000 6.491976
2014-10-17 0.140000 2.737431
2014-04-15 0.407000 6.343146
2013-10-18 0.437000 6.042102
2013-04-17 0.437000 6.318603
2012-10-17 0.589000 7.447353
2012-04-16 0.589000 6.293151
2011-10-17 0.579000 6.176964
2011-08-12 0.575000 5.511230
2011-04-14 0.383000 3.050166
2011-01-14 0.189000 1.375712
2010-10-15 0.331000 2.707376
2010-04-15 0.240000 1.886267
2009-10-16 0.240000 2.429711
2009-04-16 0.240000 3.985497
2008-10-21 0.303000 6.364318
2008-04-11 0.259000 2.037286
2007-10-19 0.171000 1.459003
2007-04-17 0.169500 2.313723
2006-10-20 0.133500 3.198218
2006-04-13 0.133750 3.245008
2005-10-17 0.173750 5.176722
2005-04-15 0.108750 4.826496
2004-10-14 0.112500 6.729740
2004-04-15 0.059583 4.249365
2003-10-16 0.043333 3.502291
2003-08-28 0.054167 5.540798
2003-04-17 0.044167 6.122294
2002-11-14 0.062667 9.464051
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.26
dividendYield 7.22
exDividendDate 2025-12-12
trailingAnnualDividendRate 5.477
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.31422836
lastDividendValue 0.668
lastDividendDate 2025-12-12
dividendDate 2026-03-11

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.9111842
Address1 Praia de Botafogo, 186
Address2 Rooms 1801 to 2001
All Time High 44.15
All Time Low 1.804167
Ask 17.82
Ask Size 3,200
Average Analyst Rating 2.1 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 26,683,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 36,131,359
Average Volume 36,131,359
Average Volume10Days 26,683,000
Beta 0.889
Bid 17.81
Bid Size 26,300
Book Value 8.309398
City Rio De Janeiro
Country Brazil
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 17.845
Current Ratio 1.153
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 17.94
Day Low 17.62
Debt To Equity 61.326
Display Name Vale
Dividend Date 1,773,187,200
Dividend Rate 1.26
Dividend Yield 7.22
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,770,991,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,770,991,200
Earnings Timestamp 1,770,930,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,776,974,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,776,974,400
Ebitda 76,863,995,904
Ebitda Margins 0.35986
Enterprise To Ebitda 1.994
Enterprise To Revenue 0.718
Enterprise Value 153,262,833,664
Eps Current Year 2.22244
Eps Forward 2.1821
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.55
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,765,497,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 16.095
Fifty Day Average Change 1.75
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.10872942
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 91.118416
Fifty Two Week High 17.94
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.09500122
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.005295497
Fifty Two Week Low 8.97
Fifty Two Week Low Change 8.874999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.989409
Fifty Two Week Range 8.97 - 17.94
Financial Currency BRL
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,016,721,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.36
Float Shares 3,967,404,263
Forward Eps 2.1821
Forward P E 8.177901
Free Cashflow 15,446,250,496
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 65,805
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.34976003
Gross Profits 74,708,000,768
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000060000002
Held Percent Institutions 0.23185
Implied Shares Outstanding 4,264,533,765
Industry Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Industry Disp Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Industry Key other-industrial-metals-mining
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,765,497,600
Last Dividend Value 0.668
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,189,641,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces iron ore and nickel in Brazil, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania. The company operates in two segments, Iron Ore Solutions and Vale Base Metals. It extracts, produces, and distributes iron ore, iron ore pellets, briquettes, nickel, copper, other ferrous products, and by-products, including gold, silver, cobalt, platinum-group metals, and other base metals, as well as low-carbon critical minerals. The company also operates logistics systems and distribution centers, such as mining complexes, railways, and maritime terminals, ports, and ships; generates energy from hydroelectric, solar, and wind sources; and engages in greenfield mineral exploration. In addition, it is involved in research; and trading activities. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Long Name Vale S.A.
Market us_market
Market Cap 76,100,599,808
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_874225
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 13,813,999,616
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 74,646,841,576
Number Of Analyst Opinions 25
Open 17.735
Operating Cashflow 48,765,001,728
Operating Margins 0.27639
Payout Ratio 2.1235
Peg Ratio 12.3761
Phone 55 21 3485 5000
Previous Close 17.43
Price Eps Current Year 8.029463
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.1475682
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.35628456
Profit Margins 0.06467
Quick Ratio 0.716
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.08
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.414999
Regular Market Change Percent 2.3809466
Regular Market Day High 17.94
Regular Market Day Low 17.62
Regular Market Day Range 17.62 - 17.94
Regular Market Open 17.735
Regular Market Previous Close 17.43
Regular Market Price 17.845
Regular Market Time 1,776,450,652
Regular Market Volume 23,588,625
Return On Assets 0.077870004
Return On Equity 0.05867
Revenue Growth 0.005
Revenue Per Share 50.037
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Shares Outstanding 4,264,533,753
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0139
Shares Short 59,196,387
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 57,869,181
Short Name VALE S.A.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0139
Short Ratio 1.82
Source Interval 15
State RJ
Symbol VALE
Target High Price 20.0
Target Low Price 13.7
Target Mean Price 17.164
Target Median Price 17.0
Total Cash 41,628,999,680
Total Cash Per Share 9.752
Total Debt 115,859,996,672
Total Revenue 213,594,996,736
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 5.477
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.31422836
Trailing Eps 0.55
Trailing P E 32.445454
Trailing Peg Ratio 12.3761
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 12.8412
Two Hundred Day Average Change 5.0037994
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.3896676
Type Disp Equity
Volume 23,588,625
Website https://vale.com
Zip 22,250-145