Ratio Examination: Vale S.A. ADR (VALE)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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In the latest session, Vale S.A. ADR (NYSE: VALE) closed at $12.31 up 3.10% from its previous closing price of $11.94. In other words, the price has increased by $3.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 43.41 million shares were traded. VALE stock price reached its highest trading level at $12.3854 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $12.09.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Vale S.A. ADR’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 17.32. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.82 and its Current Ratio is at 1.24. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.44.

On September 03, 2025, Clarksons Platou started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $12.

Valuation Measures:

Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, VALE now has a Market Capitalization of 52548685824 and an Enterprise Value of 74191044608. As of this moment, Vale’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 9.73, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 6.63. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.03. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.28. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.949 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.598.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for VALE is 0.60, which has changed by 0.06512046 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13367426 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, VALE has reached a high of $12.24, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.06. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 11.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 23.34%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, VALE has traded an average of 30.29M shares per day and 38113230 over the past ten days. A total of 4.27B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 4.27B. Insiders hold about 0.01% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 16.65% stake in the company. Shares short for VALE as of 1760486400 were 77090972 with a Short Ratio of 2.54, compared to 1757894400 on 65307757. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 77090972 and a Short% of Float of 1.8099998999999998.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for VALE is 0.72, from 0.5 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.041876048. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 9.1. The current Payout Ratio is 54.50% for VALE, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-13 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-13. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2007-09-13 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.

Earnings Estimates

Vale S.A. ADR (VALE) is presently subject to a detailed evaluation by 3.0 analysts, each offering their unique perspectives on its market standing.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.44, with high estimates of $0.45 and low estimates of $0.42.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.11 and $1.98 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.05. EPS for the following year is $1.95, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $2.3 and $1.46.

Revenue Estimates

A total of 3 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $10.55B this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $10.62B to a low estimate of $10.49B. As of. The current estimate, Vale S.A. ADR’s year-ago sales were $10.12BFor the next quarter, 3 analysts are estimating revenue of $9.01B. There is a high estimate of $9.22B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.78B.

A total of 20 analysts have provided revenue estimates for VALE’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $38.59B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $36.59B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $37.64B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $38.06BBased on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $39.94B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $42.1B and the low estimate is $37.61B.

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