Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
VALE S.A. (VALE) — Dividend Profile
Basic Materials·Metal Mining
SuspendedSemi-Annual
Forward Yield
5.26%
@ $14.78
TTM Yield
Forward Annual
$0.78
Semi-Annual
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.3888
Ex 2023-08-14
3y CAGR
5y CAGR
9.5%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2022-12-13.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -10.1%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 6 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-4.24%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
83%
5 of 6 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
15 days
12 – 28 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
2.24%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (22)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2025-12-12$0.30072026-03-11irregular
2025-08-13$0.34752025-09-10irregular
2025-03-10$0.37262025-03-21irregular
2024-12-12$0.09052025-03-21irregular
2024-08-05$0.37132024-09-11irregular
2024-03-12$0.54362024-03-26irregular
2023-11-22$0.31822023-12-08irregular
2023-08-14$0.3888Semi-Annual2023-09-11recurring
2023-03-14$0.3470Semi-Annual2023-03-29recurring
2022-12-13$0.0554Semi-Annual2023-03-29recurring
2022-08-12$0.2959Semi-Annual2022-09-09recurring
2022-03-09$0.7249Semi-Annual2022-03-23recurring
2021-09-23$1.5065Semi-Annual2021-10-08recurring
2021-06-24$0.43762021-07-08irregular
2021-03-05$0.60832021-03-22irregular
2020-09-22$0.17682020-10-07irregular
2019-12-27$0.2608Semi-Annual2020-08-14recurring
2018-08-03$0.3163Semi-Annual2018-09-27recurring
2018-03-07$0.1503Semi-Annual2018-03-22recurring
2017-12-22$0.1292Semi-Annual2018-03-22recurring
2017-04-24$0.2831Semi-Annual2017-05-05recurring
2016-12-02$0.0489Semi-Annual2016-12-23recurring