For the quarter ended June 2026, VALE S.A. (VALE) reported revenue of $10.5 billion, up 19.2% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.36, compared to $0.50 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $10.4 billion, representing a surprise of +0.9%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -12.2%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.41.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how VALE performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: Volume sold in tons - Pellets: 7,748.00 Kmt versus 7,791.80 Kmt estimated by two analysts on average. Volume sold in tons - Nickel: 44.00 Kmt compared to the 43.45 Kmt average estimate based on two analysts. Volume sold in tons - Fins: 69,946.00 Kmt compared to the 69,883.47 Kmt average estimate based on two analysts. Volume sold in tons - ROM: 2,053.00 Kmt compared to the 1,995.24 Kmt average estimate based on two analysts. Volume sold in tons - Copper: 78.00 Kmt versus the two-analyst average estimate of 96.43 Kmt. Average Price - Iron ore pellets realized price: $137.00 compared to the $136.00 average estimate based on two analysts. C1 cash cost - Iron ore fins - excluding third-party purchase costs: $24.10 versus $24.80 estimated by two analysts on average. Revenue- Vale Base Metals: $2.61 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.61 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +41.8%. Revenue- Iron ore solutions- fines: $6.64 billion compared to the $6.69 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +15.3% year over year. Revenue- Vale Base Metals- Copper: $1.56 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.53 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +96.1%. Revenue- Vale Base Metals- Nickel: $1.24 billion versus $1.23 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +88.9% change. Revenue- Iron ore solution- Pellets: $1.06 billion versus $1.02 billion estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +5.8% change.View all Key Company Metrics for VALE here>>>
Shares of VALE have remained unchanged over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.Zacks' Research Chief Names "Stock Most Likely to Double"
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