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Rio Tinto Group (RIO) Competitors

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GBX 4,602 +10.50 (+0.23%)
As of 09/12/2025 12:50 PM Eastern

RIO vs. BHP, GLEN, AAL, S32, ADT1, SOLG, PRE, GFM, KMR, and SVML

Should you be buying Rio Tinto Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rio Tinto Group include BHP Group (BHP), Glencore (GLEN), Anglo American (AAL), South32 (S32), Adriatic Metals (ADT1), SolGold (SOLG), Pensana (PRE), Griffin Mining (GFM), Kenmare Resources (KMR), and Sovereign Metals (SVML). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.

Rio Tinto Group vs. Its Competitors

BHP Group (LON:BHP) and Rio Tinto Group (LON:RIO) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Rio Tinto Group has higher revenue and earnings than BHP Group. Rio Tinto Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BHP Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BHP Group£51.26B1.97£9.92B£1.771,123.17
Rio Tinto Group£53.73B1.39£13.82B£6.28732.92

Rio Tinto Group has a net margin of 19.84% compared to BHP Group's net margin of 14.09%. Rio Tinto Group's return on equity of 19.57% beat BHP Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BHP Group14.09% 18.32% 13.98%
Rio Tinto Group 19.84%19.57%9.23%

BHP Group has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rio Tinto Group has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

35.0% of BHP Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.5% of Rio Tinto Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of BHP Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Rio Tinto Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

BHP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Rio Tinto Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. BHP Group pays out 70.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rio Tinto Group pays out 63.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Rio Tinto Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

BHP Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,920, suggesting a potential downside of 3.64%. Rio Tinto Group has a consensus price target of GBX 5,325, suggesting a potential upside of 15.71%. Given Rio Tinto Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Rio Tinto Group is more favorable than BHP Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
BHP Group
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67
Rio Tinto Group
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

In the previous week, Rio Tinto Group had 1 more articles in the media than BHP Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Rio Tinto Group and 1 mentions for BHP Group. Rio Tinto Group's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat BHP Group's score of -0.07 indicating that Rio Tinto Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
BHP Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Rio Tinto Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

Rio Tinto Group beats BHP Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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RIO vs. The Competition

MetricRio Tinto GroupOther Industrial Metals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£74.77B£992.82M£3.64B£2.58B
Dividend Yield6.08%6.12%5.05%5.30%
P/E Ratio732.92125.96159.145,410.88
Price / Sales1.3936,286.1816,210.6696,691.88
Price / Cash6.5424.7025.6927.93
Price / Book1.318.506.807.76
Net Income£13.82B£71.98M£149.32M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.81%2.85%2.17%6.49%
1 Month Performance-1.42%13.54%10.02%55.92%
1 Year Performance-3.26%67.38%44.76%147.82%

Rio Tinto Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
RIO
Rio Tinto Group
1.8119 of 5 stars
GBX 4,602
+0.2%
GBX 5,325
+15.7%
-2.5%£74.77B£53.73B732.9257,000News Coverage
BHP
BHP Group
0.3558 of 5 stars
GBX 1,998.50
-0.1%
GBX 1,920
-3.9%
+0.8%£101.49B£51.26B1,126.5538,962
GLEN
Glencore
2.8862 of 5 stars
GBX 286.50
-0.4%
GBX 386
+34.7%
-18.6%£33.95B£231.25B-1,790.6383,426
AAL
Anglo American
0.8886 of 5 stars
GBX 2,285.34
+0.5%
GBX 2,136
-6.5%
+23.9%£24.42B£26.66B-585.59129,700News Coverage
Analyst Upgrade
S32
South32
N/AGBX 128.80
+0.6%
GBX 125
-3.0%
-19.9%£5.79B£5.78B2,740.439,616
ADT1
Adriatic Metals
N/AGBX 320
flat
GBX 277
-13.4%
N/A£1.11B£27.59M-24.14296
SOLG
SolGold
2.297 of 5 stars
GBX 16.66
+6.1%
GBX 46
+176.1%
+68.9%£499.98MN/A-1,514.55461
PRE
Pensana
N/AGBX 125.50
+9.1%
N/A+836.0%£375.46MN/A-6,895.601News Coverage
GFM
Griffin Mining
0.8391 of 5 stars
GBX 190
+1.1%
GBX 200
+5.3%
+29.1%£349.99M£142.60M3,125.00448News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
KMR
Kenmare Resources
2.0086 of 5 stars
GBX 315.50
-1.4%
GBX 370
+17.3%
N/A£279.01M£417.32M-543.971,687News Coverage
SVML
Sovereign Metals
N/AGBX 33
-1.5%
N/A+11.5%£213.49MN/A-615.67N/ANews Coverage

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This page (LON:RIO) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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