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Saudi Arabian Mining vs Vale S.A.: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Saudi Arabian Mining (1211) and Vale S.A. (VALE3) compare, as of Sep 26, 2026.

As of Sep 26, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Saudi Arabian Mining as the more attractively valued of the two: Saudi Arabian Mining trades at SAR 61.10 versus a fair value of SAR 67.21 (+10%), while Vale S.A. trades at BRL 70.77 versus BRL 43.86 (-38%).
Saudi Arabian Mining
1211.SR · SAR · Materials
+10%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
PriceSAR 61.10
Fair ValueSAR 67.21
Quality60/100
Vale S.A.
VALE3.SA · BRL · Materials
-38%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceBRL 70.77
Fair ValueBRL 43.86
Quality56/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

Saudi Arabian MiningVale S.A.
Valuation
26.1×P/E (TTM)20.7×
25.6×Forward P/E (FY2026)n/a
1.55×P/S (TTM)n/a
1.02×P/Bn/a
5.6×EV/EBITDAn/a
n/aPEG0.29×
+10.0%Fair value upside−38.0%
n/aDividend yield10.8%
n/aDividend per shareBRL 7.62
Profitability
22%Operating margin28%
6.02×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.90×
13%Return on equity7%
5%Return on assets8%
Growth
16%Revenue growth (YoY)3%
-1.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-3.9%
15.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)-0.3%
−30.2%Value creation/yr+11.9%
Balance & size
5.1×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)7.1×
0.48×Debt / equity2.89×
$63BMarket cap$58B
mixedGrowth qualityweak

Saudi Arabian Mining leads: 6 to 5 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Saudi Arabian Miningof which business quality 59 · market factors 50 Vale S.A.of which business quality 54 · market factors 58
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
42
32
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
83
39
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
64
56
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
62
47
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
49
75
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
80
77
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
43
47
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
26
56
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
54
89

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familySaudi Arabian MiningPrice SAR 61.10Vale S.A.Price BRL 70.77
DCF Models-19%below the priceSAR 49.23-91%below the priceBRL 6.35
Earnings-Based-30%below the priceSAR 42.74-96%below the priceBRL 2.70
Dividend Discountn/a-81%below the priceBRL 13.51
Multiples-47%below the priceSAR 32.11-86%below the priceBRL 10.05
Asset-Based-83%below the priceSAR 10.63-93%below the priceBRL 5.28
Growth DCF-39%below the priceSAR 37.18n/a
Economic Profit-64%below the priceSAR 21.91-94%below the priceBRL 4.16
Growth Earnings-15%close to the priceSAR 52.02-88%below the priceBRL 8.49
Minimum-83%below the priceSAR 10.63-96%below the priceBRL 2.70
Maximum-15%close to the priceSAR 52.02-81%below the priceBRL 13.51
Median-39%below the priceSAR 37.18-91%below the priceBRL 6.35
Geometric mean-49%below the priceSAR 31.45-91%below the priceBRL 6.39

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Saudi Arabian Mining: 23 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Vale S.A.: 16 of 16 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Saudi Arabian Mining
Price SAR 61.10
Fair Value SAR 67.21
Bear SAR 31.22Bull SAR 91.27
Vale S.A.
Price BRL 70.77
Fair Value BRL 43.86
Bear BRL 31.55Bull BRL 64.91

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Saudi Arabian Mining · Materials

Quality score60 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+10% · above median

Vale S.A. · Materials

Quality score56 · above median
Fair value upside-38% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 26, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Saudi Arabian Mining as the more attractively valued of the two: Saudi Arabian Mining trades at SAR 61.10 versus a fair value of SAR 67.21 (+10%), while Vale S.A. trades at BRL 70.77 versus BRL 43.86 (-38%).

Saudi Arabian Mining has the higher quality score (60/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.