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Mitsubishi Materials vs Vale SA: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Mitsubishi Materials (MIMTF) and Vale SA (VALE) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Mitsubishi Materials as the less overvalued of the two: Mitsubishi Materials trades at $32.00 versus a fair value of $25.55 (-20%), while Vale SA trades at $13.82 versus $9.87 (-29%).
Mitsubishi Materials
MIMTF · USD · Materials
-20%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$32.00
Fair Value$25.55
Quality39/100
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

Mitsubishi MaterialsVale SA
Valuation
16.5×P/E (TTM)20.9×
0.36×P/S (TTM)n/a
0.90×P/Bn/a
7.7×EV/EBITDAn/a
n/aPEG0.33×
−20.2%Fair value upside−28.6%
2.4%Dividend yield10.1%
$100Dividend per share$1.40
Profitability
5%Operating margin28%
1.83×EBIT margin trend (5Y)2.67×
7%Return on equity7%
1%Return on assets8%
Growth
17%Revenue growth (YoY)3%
4.5%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-4.5%
4.6%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)-0.7%
+5.7%Value creation/yr+10.8%
Balance & size
6.4×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)7.1×
0.38×Debt / equity0.61×
$4BMarket cap$59B
expensiveGrowth qualityweak

Even match: 6 to 6 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.

Mitsubishi Materialsof which business quality 37 · market factors 56 Vale SAof which business quality 50 · market factors 58
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
26
31
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
36
18
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
17
56
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
29
47
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
58
75
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
39
70
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
41
50
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
100
60
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
82
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 familyMitsubishi MaterialsPrice $32.00Vale SAPrice $13.82
DCF Models-20%below the price$25.55-21%below the price$10.94
Earnings-Based-34%below the price$21.03-36%below the price$8.84
Dividend Discountn/a-14%close to the price$11.85
Multiples+21%above the price$38.61-27%below the price$10.12
Asset-Based-14%close to the price$27.60-62%below the price$5.29
Growth DCFn/a-17%below the price$11.53
Economic Profit-22%below the price$25.000%close to the price$13.88
Growth Earnings-8%close to the price$29.47-42%below the price$8.01
Minimum-34%below the price$21.03-62%below the price$5.29
Maximum+21%above the price$38.610%close to the price$13.88
Median-17%below the price$26.58-24%below the price$10.53
Geometric mean-14%close to the price$27.39-30%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%.

Mitsubishi Materials: 6 of 13 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.

Mitsubishi Materials
Price $32.00
Fair Value $25.55
Bear $17.88Bull $33.21
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.

Mitsubishi Materials · Materials

Quality score39 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-20% · below median

Vale SA · Materials

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

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Mitsubishi Materials as the less overvalued of the two: Mitsubishi Materials trades at $32.00 versus a fair value of $25.55 (-20%), while Vale SA trades at $13.82 versus $9.87 (-29%).

Vale SA has the higher quality score (55/100).

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