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Major Drilling Group International vs Vale SA: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Major Drilling Group International (MDI) and Vale SA (VALE) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Vale SA as the less overvalued of the two: Major Drilling Group International trades at C$17.33 versus a fair value of C$4.20 (-76%), while Vale SA trades at $13.82 versus $9.87 (-29%).
Major Drilling Group International
MDI.TO · CAD · Materials
-76%
upside to fair value
overvalued
PriceC$17.33
Fair ValueC$4.20
Quality60/100
Vale SA
VALE · USD · Materials
-29%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$13.82
Fair Value$9.87
Quality55/100
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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

Major Drilling Group InternationalVale SA
Valuation
66.7×P/E (TTM)21.5×
1.14×P/S (TTM)n/a
1.82×P/Bn/a
9.7×EV/EBITDAn/a
27.60×PEG0.33×
−75.8%Fair value upside−28.6%
n/aDividend yield9.9%
n/aDividend per share$1.40
Profitability
4%Operating margin28%
1.77×EBIT margin trend (5Y)2.67×
4%Return on equity7%
3%Return on assets8%
Growth
25%Revenue growth (YoY)3%
6.5%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-4.5%
15.5%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)-0.7%
−7.5%Value creation/yr+10.6%
Balance & size
28.6×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)7.1×
0.05×Debt / equity0.61×
$1BMarket cap$61B
mixedGrowth qualityweak

Vale SA leads: 5 to 7 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.

Major Drilling Group Internationalof which business quality 61 · market factors 67 Vale SAof which business quality 50 · market factors 58
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
39
31
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
58
18
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
41
56
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
85
47
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
66
75
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
35
70
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
74
50
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
92
60
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
83
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 familyMajor Drilling Group InternationalPrice C$17.33Vale SAPrice $13.82
DCF Models-65%below the priceC$5.99-21%below the price$10.94
Earnings-Based-81%below the priceC$3.27-36%below the price$8.84
Dividend Discountn/a-14%close to the price$11.85
Multiples-65%below the priceC$6.15-27%below the price$10.12
Asset-Based-74%below the priceC$4.53-62%below the price$5.29
Growth DCF-67%below the priceC$5.72-17%below the price$11.53
Economic Profit-74%below the priceC$4.510%close to the price$13.88
Growth Earnings-76%below the priceC$4.20-42%below the price$8.01
Minimum-81%below the priceC$3.27-62%below the price$5.29
Maximum-65%below the priceC$6.150%close to the price$13.88
Median-74%below the priceC$4.53-24%below the price$10.53
Geometric mean-72%below the priceC$4.80-30%below the price$9.70

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%.

Major Drilling Group International: 24 of 24 models see the stock below the current price.

Vale SA: 18 of 24 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.

Major Drilling Group International
Price C$17.33
Fair Value C$4.20
Bear C$3.32Bull C$5.46
Vale SA
Price $13.82
Fair Value $9.87
Bear $6.61Bull $12.34

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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.

Major Drilling Group International · Materials

Quality score60 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-76% · bottom 25%

Vale SA · Materials

Quality score55 · above median
Fair value upside-29% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Vale SA as the less overvalued of the two: Major Drilling Group International trades at C$17.33 versus a fair value of C$4.20 (-76%), while Vale SA trades at $13.82 versus $9.87 (-29%).

Major Drilling Group International 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.