Rio Tinto (RIO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Rio Tinto plc is a diversified mining and metals company with operations and projects spanning multiple continents. Its principal products include iron ore, aluminum, copper, lithium, borates and titanium dioxide, which are supplied to customers in the steel, construction, automotive, technology and manufacturing industries.

The company explores for, mines, processes and transports mineral resources, while also operating related infrastructure such as railways, ports, smelters and processing facilities. Rio Tinto is one of the world’s major iron ore producers, with significant operations in Western Australia, and has additional mining and processing activities in countries including Canada, Mongolia, the United States, Chile, South Africa and Guinea.

Rio Tinto traces its history to the establishment of the Rio Tinto mines in Spain in 1873. Today, it is headquartered in London and maintains a major corporate presence in Australia, where its shares are also listed; its American Depositary Receipts trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RIO. Simon Trott serves as chief executive officer, succeeding Jakob Stausholm in 2025.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $86.47 to $88.10
• 50-Day Range: $86.93 to $106.77
• 52-Week Range: $67.74 to $112.58
• Volume: 3.49 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.21 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $109.12 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.81%
• Price Target: $101.63
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Rio Tinto Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Rio Tinto scored higher than 64% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 126th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Rio Tinto has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.26, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 4 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Rio Tinto has a consensus price target of $101.63, representing about 16.9% upside from its current price of $86.93.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Rio Tinto has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.77%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Rio Tinto are expected to grow by 4.77% in the coming year, from $8.18 to $8.57 per share.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Rio Tinto has a PEG Ratio of 1.31. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Rio Tinto has a P/B Ratio of 1.63. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.74% of the float of Rio Tinto has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Rio Tinto has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.16.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Rio Tinto has recently decreased by 4.91%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Rio Tinto is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.67%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Rio Tinto does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Rio Tinto will have a dividend payout ratio of 48.77% next year. This indicates that Rio Tinto will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.32

News Sentiment

Rio Tinto has a news sentiment score of 0.32. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 6 news articles for Rio Tinto this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for RIO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 65% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Rio Tinto to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 167% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Rio Tinto insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

19.33% of the stock of Rio Tinto is held by institutions.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 2/23/2022
• Record date for 9/24 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/24 Dividend: 8/14/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/24/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Diversified Metals & Mining
• Current Symbol: NYSE:RIO
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:RTP
• CIK: 863064
• Web: www.riotinto.com
• Phone: 442077812000
• Fax: 44-20-7781-1800
• Employees: 61,000
• Year Founded: 1873

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Rio Tinto: $101.63
• High Price Target: $120.00
• Low Price Target: $89.50
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.9%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.26
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.63
• P/E Growth: 1.31
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.29
• Current Ratio: 1.42
• Quick Ratio: 0.93

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $61.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.77
• Cash Flow: $13.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.34
• Book Value: $53.43 per share
• Price / Book: 1.63

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 1,255,184,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $109.12 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.57