Vale Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 3/6

Vale has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 24%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings growing at 24.5% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 8.5% per year. Vale's return on equity is 20.1%, and it has net margins of 18.8%.

Key information

24.0%

Earnings growth rate

26.3%

EPS growth rate

Metals and Mining Industry Growth26.4%
Revenue growth rate8.5%
Return on equity20.1%
Net Margin18.8%
Last Earnings Update31 Mar 2024

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

Vale Q1 2024: Decent Results And Surprise With Provisions

Apr 26

Vale's Failures Don't Make It Uninvestable

Apr 15

Vale: Why I'm Buying More Despite The Noise

Mar 14

Vale: Potential Value Trap Reliant On Weakening Chinese Iron Ore Demand

Feb 12

Vale: Bet On Rising Iron Ore Demand While Being Paid To Wait

Jan 11

Vale Could Have A Decent Year, Despite Poor Global Economic Prospects (Rating Downgrade)

Jan 04

Vale: Still More Upside But Be Cautious

Nov 29

Vale Is A Terrific Rotation Play With Significant Long-Term Potential

Nov 13

Vale Q3 Earnings: Buy While It's Cheap

Oct 29

Vale: Buy On Higher For Longer Iron Ore Prices

Oct 13

Vale: Bet On Growing Iron Ore And Base Metals Demand At A Good Discount

Sep 25

Vale: Q2 Earnings, Weathering The Storm

Aug 23

Vale: Navigating Turbulent Commodity Markets

Aug 04

Vale: Brazilian Mining Giant Potentially Undervalued And Offering +8% Dividend Yield

Jul 21

Vale: Moderately Discounted, Compelling Dividends And Buybacks

Jul 10

Vale: A Promising Future Supported By Strong Financials And Strategic Operations

Jul 02

Vale In The Age Of EVs: Separating The Base Metal Business Could Unleash Tremendous Upside

Jun 12

Vale: Separating The Base Metals Business Could Unlock Value

May 30

Vale GAAP EPS of $0.82 beats by $0.19, revenue of $11.94B beats by $560M

Feb 21

Vale Q4 2022 Earnings Preview

Feb 15

Vale: Upside Risk From Cosan Take Over Gambit

Jan 31

Vale: Waiting For Clarity On Base Metals Deal

Jan 24

Vale: EU Steel Production Is Cratering, Which Counter Intuitively Is A Positive

Jan 11

Vale goes ex-dividend tomorrow

Dec 12

Vale: A Safe Dividend Play And Long Term Stock Price Appreciation Prospects

Nov 05

Vale GAAP EPS of $0.98 beats by $0.37, revenue of $9.93B misses by $230M

Oct 30

Vale: Slow, Steady Growth

Oct 21

Vale: Don't Fear The Recession At These Attractive Valuation Levels

Oct 03

Vale: Trading At 2.71x EV/EBITDA And Returning Capital Aggressively

Sep 22

Vale's Free Cash Flows Are Trading Very Cheaply

Sep 01

Is Vale A Good Dividend Stock?

Aug 22

Vale GAAP EPS of $1.32 beats by $0.52, revenue of $11.16B misses by $450M

Jul 29

Vale: Attractive Valuation And Huge Buyback Program

Jul 11

Vale: The Rewards Outweigh The Risks

Jun 28

2022 Bear Market Bargains Series: Vale - The World's Largest Iron Ore And Nickel Producer

Jun 10

Is Vale Stock A Good Buy? The Double-Digit Yield Says Yes

Jun 02

Vale: Buybacks Prioritized, Dividend Under Pressure

May 27

Vale: It's Not Over Yet

May 02

Vale: No Longer A Buy

Apr 26

Riding The Stock Waves: A Technical Update On Vale

Mar 28

Vale: 3x Free Cash Flow, With Impressive Outlook, Plus Dividends And Buybacks

Mar 21

Vale Is Set To Benefit From The Russia-Ukraine Situation

Mar 01

Vale Is A Buy But With Two Important Caveats

Feb 16

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
Beta

How Vale makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

NYSE:VALE Revenue, expenses and earnings (BRL Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
31 Mar 24206,11638,7104,8983,647
31 Dec 23208,06639,9405,0073,598
30 Sep 23206,29647,5175,1843,603
30 Jun 23206,41456,9394,9913,574
31 Mar 23213,63072,5875,7564,134
31 Dec 22226,50886,1065,1243,411
30 Sep 22237,09596,9607,8885,228
30 Jun 22249,433101,4895,5963,066
31 Mar 22281,451124,5695,3422,423
31 Dec 21293,524133,7126,0682,964
30 Sep 21296,709116,9993,572675
30 Jun 21290,197104,7996,4592,512
31 Mar 21243,63966,7876,6932,263
31 Dec 20206,09835,5887,0462,151
30 Sep 20170,61015,4807,2102,127
30 Jun 20153,3686,4077,1592,059
31 Mar 20148,9397346,9581,925
31 Dec 19144,6353,9596,4311,644
30 Sep 19145,07614,2225,4051,591
30 Jun 19142,27413,4334,5371,442
31 Mar 19137,50314,1623,4791,422
31 Dec 18134,48325,9672,9011,376
30 Sep 18126,85515,6182,9891,237
30 Jun 18117,59317,3542,8871,176
31 Mar 18109,72217,4672,9171,103
31 Dec 17108,53220,2353,0141,086
30 Sep 17109,35721,6693,0101,120
30 Jun 17102,58816,1363,1571,093
31 Mar 17100,80119,3353,2781,094
31 Dec 1694,63317,4703,3251,098
30 Sep 1679,220-20,5963,597909
30 Jun 1680,739-29,2154,1701,084
31 Mar 1680,604-27,7294,6221,192
31 Dec 1578,057-43,5535,1361,326
30 Sep 1585,970-15,8195,5231,740
30 Jun 1583,250-12,5375,3941,749
31 Mar 1583,893-14,4935,2261,738
31 Dec 1482,6193,1394,7511,568
30 Sep 1495,087-9,2695,4701,763
30 Jun 14102,6482,0906,1601,779
31 Mar 14102,673-2886,6401,745
31 Dec 13101,4901196,8391,745
30 Sep 1395,9869,6557,6262,056
30 Jun 1390,5374,9667,2792,324

Quality Earnings: VALE has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: VALE's current net profit margins (18.8%) are lower than last year (34%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: VALE's earnings have grown significantly by 24% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: VALE's has had negative earnings growth over the past year, so it can't be compared to its 5-year average.

Earnings vs Industry: VALE had negative earnings growth (-46.7%) over the past year, making it difficult to compare to the Metals and Mining industry average (-26.1%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: VALE's Return on Equity (20.1%) is considered high.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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