Basic Materials
Live Price
Offline$15.42
-0.71% today
1Y Change
+77.02%
Window
Jun 23, 2025 → May 29, 2026
Coverage: 236 bars · Jun 23, 2025 → May 29, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Vale S.A. (VALE) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $71.47B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $15.42 and up 77.0% across the available one-year price window (Jun 23, 2025 → May 29, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +0.5%, EPS growth of -57.7%, a dividend yield of 6.7%. What stands out right now is revenue +0.5%, EPS -57.7%, free cash flow +6.1% with operating margin 26.3% and ROIC 6.9%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 6.7%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at P/E 24.1 and price/sales 1.8. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines VALE price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Benchmark Comparison
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
VALE
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
VALE Max Drawdown
-19.85%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Uses the longest available daily history for VALE and SPY.
Powered by FMP stock_dividend. Includes historical ex-dates, pay dates, and payout amounts.
Dividend Yield
6.75%
Trailing 12M Payout
$0.97
Last Payout
| Ex-Date | Record | Pay | Dividend | Adj | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Mar 11, 2026 | $0.62 | $0.62 | Irregular |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Aug 13, 2025 | Sep 10, 2025 | $0.35 | $0.34 | Irregular |
| Mar 10, 2025 | Mar 10, 2025 | Mar 21, 2025 | $0.37 | $0.37 | Quarterly |
| Dec 12, 2024 | Dec 12, 2024 | Mar 21, 2025 | $0.09 | $0.09 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 5, 2024 | Aug 5, 2024 | Sep 11, 2024 | $0.37 | $0.37 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 12, 2024 | Mar 13, 2024 | Mar 26, 2024 | $0.54 | $0.55 | Semi-Annual |
| Nov 22, 2023 | Nov 24, 2023 | Dec 8, 2023 | $0.47 | $0.47 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 14, 2023 | Aug 15, 2023 | Sep 11, 2023 | $0.39 | $0.41 | Special |
| Mar 14, 2023 | Mar 15, 2023 | Mar 29, 2023 | $0.35 | $0.35 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 13, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 | Mar 29, 2023 | $0.06 | $0.06 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Aug 15, 2022 | Sep 9, 2022 | $0.69 | $0.69 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 9, 2022 | Mar 10, 2022 | Mar 23, 2022 | $0.72 | $0.72 | Irregular |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Sep 24, 2021 | Oct 8, 2021 | $1.51 | $1.56 | Semi-Annual |
| Jun 24, 2021 | Jun 25, 2021 | Jul 8, 2021 | $0.44 | $0.44 | Quarterly |
| Mar 5, 2021 | Mar 8, 2021 | Mar 22, 2021 | $0.77 | $0.77 | Semi-Annual |
| Sep 22, 2020 | Sep 23, 2020 | Oct 7, 2020 | $0.43 | $0.46 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 27, 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | Aug 14, 2020 | $0.26 | $0.35 | Annual |
| Aug 3, 2018 | Aug 6, 2018 | Sep 27, 2018 | $0.40 | $0.40 | Semi-Annual |
| Mar 7, 2018 | Mar 8, 2018 | Mar 22, 2018 | $0.15 | $0.15 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 22, 2017 | Dec 26, 2017 | Mar 22, 2018 | $0.13 | $0.13 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 24, 2017 | Apr 26, 2017 | May 5, 2017 | $0.29 | $0.29 | Semi-Annual |
| Dec 2, 2016 | Dec 6, 2016 | Dec 23, 2016 | $0.05 | $0.05 | Annual |
| Oct 16, 2015 | Oct 20, 2015 | Nov 6, 2015 | $0.10 | $0.10 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 15, 2015 | Apr 17, 2015 | May 7, 2015 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Oct 21, 2014 | Nov 7, 2014 | $0.40 | $0.14 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 15, 2014 | Apr 17, 2014 | May 7, 2014 | $0.41 | $0.41 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 18, 2013 | Oct 22, 2013 | Nov 8, 2013 | $0.44 | $0.44 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 17, 2013 | Apr 19, 2013 | May 7, 2013 | $0.44 | $0.44 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 17, 2012 | Oct 19, 2012 | Nov 7, 2012 | $0.59 | $0.59 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 16, 2012 | Apr 18, 2012 | May 7, 2012 | $0.59 | $0.59 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 17, 2011 | Oct 19, 2011 | Nov 7, 2011 | $0.58 | $0.58 | Semi-Annual |
| Aug 12, 2011 | Aug 16, 2011 | Sep 2, 2011 | $0.57 | $0.57 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 14, 2011 | Apr 18, 2011 | May 6, 2011 | $0.38 | $0.38 | Quarterly |
| Jan 14, 2011 | Jan 19, 2011 | Feb 7, 2011 | $0.19 | $0.19 | Quarterly |
| Oct 15, 2010 | Oct 19, 2010 | Nov 5, 2010 | $0.33 | $0.33 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 15, 2010 | Apr 19, 2010 | May 7, 2010 | $0.24 | $0.24 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 16, 2009 | Oct 20, 2009 | Nov 6, 2009 | $0.24 | $0.24 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 16, 2009 | Apr 20, 2009 | May 7, 2009 | $0.24 | $0.24 | Semi-Annual |
| Oct 21, 2008 | Oct 23, 2008 | Nov 7, 2008 | $0.30 | $0.30 | Semi-Annual |
| Apr 11, 2008 | Apr 15, 2008 | May 7, 2008 | $0.26 | $0.26 | Semi-Annual |
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