Compare Stocks: RIO, BHP, and VALE

Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
BHP BHP Group	$84.80 +0.3%	$88.77	$52.18 ▼ $98.71	$214.89B	0.79	2.34 million shs	2.31 million shs
RIO Rio Tinto	$94.22 -0.2%	$98.90	$65.29 ▼ $112.58	$118.50B	0.6	1.67 million shs	1.38 million shs
VALE Vale	$13.30 -2.2%	$14.62	$10.71 ▼ $17.94	$61.69B	0.49	28.17 million shs	26.58 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
BHP BHP Group	+0.29%	-3.46%	-10.99%	+3.09%	+50.94%
RIO Rio Tinto	-0.18%	-3.43%	-8.93%	+1.04%	+43.17%
VALE Vale	-2.13%	-6.41%	-11.60%	-10.86%	+23.79%

Compare Price & Volume

Company	Current Price	50-Day Moving Average	52-Week Range	Market Cap	Beta	Avg. Volume	Today's Volume
BHP BHP Group	$84.80 +0.3%	$88.77	$52.18 ▼ $98.71	$214.89B	0.79	2.34 million shs	2.31 million shs
RIO Rio Tinto	$94.22 -0.2%	$98.90	$65.29 ▼ $112.58	$118.50B	0.6	1.67 million shs	1.38 million shs
VALE Vale	$13.30 -2.2%	$14.62	$10.71 ▼ $17.94	$61.69B	0.49	28.17 million shs	26.58 million shs

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Compare Price Performance

Company	1-Day Performance	7-Day Performance	30-Day Performance	90-Day Performance	1-Year Performance
BHP BHP Group	+0.29%	-3.46%	-10.99%	+3.09%	+50.94%
RIO Rio Tinto	-0.18%	-3.43%	-8.93%	+1.04%	+43.17%
VALE Vale	-2.13%	-6.41%	-11.60%	-10.86%	+23.79%

Compare Analyst Forecasts

Company	Consensus Rating Score	Consensus Rating	Consensus Price Target	% Upside from Current Price
BHP BHP Group	2.36	Hold	$78.00	-8.02% Downside
RIO Rio Tinto	2.38	Hold	$103.13	9.45% Upside
VALE Vale	2.19	Hold	$15.96	20.06% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest RIO, BHP, and VALE Analyst Ratings

Date	Company	Brokerage	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/29/2026	VALE Vale	UBS Group Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$16.50 ➝ $15.00
9/16/2026	VALE Vale	Royal Bank Of Canada Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Sector Perform	$15.00 ➝ $16.00
9/10/2026	BHP BHP Group	Citigroup Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Reiterated Rating	Neutral
9/9/2026	VALE Vale	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Market Perform	$12.00 ➝ $12.50
9/9/2026	RIO Rio Tinto	Sanford C. Bernstein Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$88.50 ➝ $89.50
9/7/2026	VALE Vale	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
9/3/2026	VALE Vale	Freedom Broker Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Hold ➝ Strong Sell
9/2/2026	RIO Rio Tinto	Zacks Research Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong Sell ➝ Hold
8/27/2026	RIO Rio Tinto	Erste Group Bank Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Downgrade	Buy ➝ Hold
8/24/2026	RIO Rio Tinto	Morgan Stanley Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Initiated Coverage	Overweight ➝ Underweight	$90.00
8/20/2026	RIO Rio Tinto	Argus Subscribe to MarketBeat All Access for the firm's recommendation accuracy rating	Upgrade	Strong-Buy

(Data available from 9/30/2023 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Compare Sales & Book Value

Company	Annual Revenue	Price/Sales	Cashflow	Price/Cash	Book Value	Price/Book
BHP BHP Group	$58.76B	3.67	$7.24 per share	11.71	$22.17 per share	3.82
RIO Rio Tinto	$57.64B	2.05	$13.88 per share	6.79	$53.43 per share	1.76
VALE Vale	$41.24B	1.46	$2.35 per share	5.66	$7.57 per share	1.76

Compare Profitability & Earnings

Company	Net Income	EPS	Trailing P/E Ratio	Forward P/E Ratio	P/E Growth	Net Margins	Return on Equity (ROE)	Return on Assets (ROA)	Next Earnings Date
BHP BHP Group	$9.83B	N/A	N/A	16.73	11.04	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto	$9.97B	N/A	N/A	10.77	1.14	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
VALE Vale	$2.35B	$0.49	27.13	6.33	N/A	5.11%	19.87%	8.58%	10/29/2026 (Estimated)

Latest RIO, BHP, and VALE Earnings

Date	Quarter	Company	Consensus Estimate	Reported EPS	Beat/Miss	Gap EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Details
7/30/2026	Q2 2026	VALE Vale	$0.4622	$0.36	-$0.1022	$0.31	$10.47 billion	$10.24 billion

Compare Dividends

Company	Annual Payout	Dividend Yield	5-Year Annualized Dividend Growth	Payout Ratio	Years of Consecutive Growth
BHP BHP Group	$3.93	4.63%	-3.36%	N/A	N/A
RIO Rio Tinto	$4.18	4.44%	-0.79%	N/A	N/A
VALE Vale	$0.44	3.31%	+32.73%	89.80%	N/A

Latest RIO, BHP, and VALE Dividends

Announcement	Company	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/29/2026	RIO Rio Tinto		$2.11	4.41%	8/14/2026	8/14/2026	9/24/2026
8/24/2026	BHP BHP Group		$1.98	4.38%	9/4/2026	9/4/2026	9/23/2026
7/31/2026	VALE Vale	special	$0.3088		8/13/2026	8/13/2026	9/10/2026

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Compare Debt

Company	Debt-to-Equity Ratio	Current Ratio	Quick Ratio
BHP BHP Group	0.43	1.88	1.48
RIO Rio Tinto	0.29	1.42	0.93
VALE Vale	0.45	1.19	0.77

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Institutional Ownership

Company	Institutional Ownership
BHP BHP Group	3.79%
RIO Rio Tinto	19.33%
VALE Vale	21.85%

Insider Ownership

Company	Insider Ownership
BHP BHP Group	0.02%
RIO Rio Tinto	N/A
VALE Vale	N/A

Compare Miscellaneous Stats

Company	Employees	Shares Outstanding	Free Float	Optionable
BHP BHP Group	40,863	2.54 billion	2.54 billion	Optionable
RIO Rio Tinto	61,000	1.26 billion	N/A	Optionable
VALE Vale	65,805	4.54 billion	4.54 billion	Optionable

RIO, BHP, and VALE Headlines

Recent News About These Companies

Vale Unveils Circular Mining Policy to Drive Waste Reuse and Resource Efficiency

1 hour ago | tipranks.com

Vale to Distribute R$ 512 Million Premium on Participating Debentures for 1H26

1 hour ago | tipranks.com

Why VALE S.A. (VALE) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today

September 29 at 10:35 PM | finance.yahoo.com

Why VALE S.A. (VALE) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today

September 29 at 7:00 PM | zacks.com

Vale Stock Drops Tuesday: What's Going On?

September 29 at 2:33 PM | benzinga.com

Financial Comparison: Outokumpu (OTCMKTS:OUTKY) versus Vale (NYSE:VALE)

September 29 at 3:59 AM | americanbankingnews.com

74,379 Shares of Vale S.A. $VALE Purchased by Corient Private Wealth LP

September 27 at 3:11 AM | marketbeat.com

Envestnet Asset Management Inc. Acquires 410,464 Shares of Vale S.A. $VALE

September 27 at 3:04 AM | marketbeat.com

Brazilian Mining Company Files Petition with Texas Supreme Court in $500 Million Ore Processing Dispute

September 25, 2026 | finance.yahoo.com

State Street Corp Sells 595,576 Shares of Vale S.A. $VALE

September 25, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Vale SA (VALE) suffers a larger drop than the general market: key insights

September 24, 2026 | msn.com

Investors Heavily Search VALE S.A. (VALE): Here is What You Need to Know

September 24, 2026 | zacks.com

Vale to Partially Restart Operations at Fábrica Mine in Minas Gerais

September 24, 2026 | tipranks.com

VALE S.A. (VALE) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights

September 23, 2026 | zacks.com

Nykredit A S Invests $3.16 Million in Vale S.A. $VALE

September 23, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Vale to Pay R$512 Million in Semi-Annual Remuneration on Participating Debentures

September 22, 2026 | tipranks.com

Vale Secures 30% Stake and Long-Term Offtake in Carajás Miner Ligga

September 22, 2026 | tipranks.com

Vale S.A. $VALE Shares Sold by Engineers Gate Manager LP

September 18, 2026 | marketbeat.com

Vale: Base Metals Are Supporting The Multiple

September 17, 2026 | seekingalpha.com

Iron Bear Confirms Final Notice From Vale, Retains Full Project Ownership

September 17, 2026 | tipranks.com

Vale SA Cedear VALE

September 17, 2026 | morningstar.comM

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RIO, BHP, and VALE Company Descriptions

BHP Group NYSE:BHP

$84.80 +0.22 (+0.26%)

Closing price 09/29/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$85.27 +0.47 (+0.56%)

As of 07:46 AM Eastern

BHP Group Limited operates as a resources company in Australia, Europe, China, Japan, India, South Korea, the rest of Asia, North America, South America, and internationally. The company operates through Copper, Iron Ore, and Coal segments. It engages in the mining of copper, uranium, gold, zinc, lead, molybdenum, silver, iron ore, cobalt, and metallurgical and energy coal. The company is also involved in the mining, smelting, and refining of nickel, as well as potash development activities. In addition, it provides towing, freight, marketing and trading, marketing support, finance, administrative, and other services. The company was founded in 1851 and is headquartered in Melbourne, Australia.

Rio Tinto NYSE:RIO

$94.22 -0.19 (-0.20%)

Closing price 09/29/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$95.42 +1.20 (+1.28%)

As of 07:48 AM Eastern

Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company operates through Iron Ore, Aluminium, Copper, and Minerals Segments. The Iron Ore segment engages in the iron ore mining, and salt and gypsum production in Western Australia. The Aluminum segment is involved in bauxite mining; alumina refining; and aluminium smelting. The Copper segment engages in mining and refining of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, and other by-products and exploration activities. The Minerals segment is involved in mining and processing of borates, titanium dioxide feedstock, and iron concentrate and pellets; diamond mining, sorting, and marketing; and development projects for battery materials, such as lithium. It also owns and operates open pit and underground mines; and refineries, smelters, processing plants and power, and shipping facilities. Rio Tinto Group was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Vale NYSE:VALE

$13.30 -0.30 (-2.17%)

Closing price 09/29/2026 03:59 PM Eastern

Extended Trading

$13.32 +0.03 (+0.22%)

As of 07:44 AM Eastern

Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Iron Solutions and Energy Transition Materials segments. The Iron Solutions segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services. The Energy Transition Materials segment produces and extracts nickel used to produce stainless steel, electric vehicles, and metal alloys; and its by-products, such as gold, silver, cobalt, precious metals, platinum, and others, as well as copper used in the construction sector to produce pipes and electrical wires. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

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