Freeport-McMoRan Inc. vs VALE S.A., two Mining stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where FCX and VALE diverge most: on revenue growth, FCX reads +6.2% and VALE reads -8.1%; on debt / equity, FCX reads 0.31 and VALE reads 0.00. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What FCX's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). What VALE's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | FCX | VALE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $58.37 | $14.20 |
| Market cap | $84.3B | $60.6B |
| Sector | Mining | Mining |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +21.1% | — |
| P/B | 2.67 | 1.76 |
| P/S | 3.19 | 1.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.5 | 6.0 |
| Revenue growth | +6.2% | -8.1% |
| Gross margin | — | 35.0% |
| Operating margin | 34.2% | 15.4% |
| Net margin | 17.9% | 5.2% |
| Return on equity | 15.1% | 5.8% |
| Return on assets | 8.1% | 2.3% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.0% | 7.3% |
| FCF yield | 2.1% | — |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.31 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.39 | 1.15 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.64 | 1.40 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 2 / 9 |
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