For the quarter ended March 2025, VALE S.A. (VALE) reported revenue of $8.12 billion, down 4% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.35, compared to $0.39 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.50% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $8.16 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.37, the EPS surprise was -5.41%.

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.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how VALE performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Copper - Volume sold: 61 Kmt versus 84.7 Kmt estimated by two analysts on average.
• Nickel - Volume sold: 39 Kmt versus the two-analyst average estimate of 40.43 Kmt.
• Revenue- Iron Ore fines: $5.15 billion versus $5.14 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenue- Copper, including by-products: $900 million compared to the $932.70 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Revenue- Nickel, including by-products: $969 million versus $890.54 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Revenue- Iron ore pellets: $1.06 billion versus $1.08 billion estimated by two analysts on average.

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Shares of VALE have returned -4.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -4.8% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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