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Rio Tinto (RIO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$99.44 -4.30 (-4.15%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$100.00 +0.56 (+0.56%)
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About Rio Tinto Stock (NYSE:RIO)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$98.90
$99.99
50-Day Range
$88.97
$106.77
52-Week Range
$61.72
$112.58
Volume
2.60 million shs
Average Volume
3.05 million shs
Market Capitalization
$124.81 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
4.20%
Price Target
$103.13
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Rio Tinto plc is a global mining and metals company with operations and projects spanning approximately 35 countries. Founded in 1873, the company operates through a dual-listed structure in the United Kingdom and Australia, with its American depositary receipts traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol RIO.

The company explores, develops and produces a range of mineral resources. Its principal products include iron ore, aluminum, copper, lithium, borates, titanium dioxide feedstocks and diamonds. Rio Tinto also operates bauxite mines, alumina refineries, aluminum smelters and other processing facilities, serving customers in industries such as construction, manufacturing, transportation, technology and consumer products.

Rio Tinto’s major assets are located in Australia, Canada, the United States, Mongolia, Guinea and several other regions. The company has historically focused on large-scale, integrated mining and processing operations and has increasingly emphasized minerals that support electrification and the global energy transition, including copper, lithium and aluminum.

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Rio Tinto Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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47th Percentile Overall Score

RIO MarketRank™: 

Rio Tinto scored higher than 47% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 175th out of 228 stocks in the materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Rio Tinto has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.38, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Rio Tinto is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Rio Tinto has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Rio Tinto's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Rio Tinto are expected to grow by 4.28% in the coming year, from $8.41 to $8.77 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Rio Tinto has a PEG Ratio of 1.26. 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 1.86. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.72% 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 4.15.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Rio Tinto has recently increased by 13.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Rio Tinto is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.03%, 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 47.66% next year. This indicates that Rio Tinto will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Rio Tinto's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Rio Tinto has a news sentiment score of 0.83. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 16 news articles for Rio Tinto this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    34 people have searched for RIO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 13% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    20 people have added Rio Tinto to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 54% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Rio Tinto's insider trading history.
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RIO Stock News Headlines

Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE:RIO) Receives $101.62 Consensus PT from Analysts
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RIO Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Rio Tinto's stock was trading at $80.03 at the start of the year. Since then, RIO stock has increased by 24.3% and is now trading at $99.4390.

Rio Tinto PLC (NYSE:RIO) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, February, 23rd. The mining company reported $3.91 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $3.91.
Read the conference call transcript
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Rio Tinto subsidiaries include Kennecott Utah Copper LLC, Iron Ore Company of Canada, Richards Bay Mining, Hathor Exploration, Ivanhoe Mines, Anglesey Aluminium Metal Ltd, Rio Tinto Alcan Inc., and others.

Top institutional investors of Rio Tinto include Cidel Asset Management Inc. (0.02%), Tidal Investments LLC (0.01%), TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. (0.01%) and Engineers Gate Manager LP.
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Shares of RIO stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Rio Tinto investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), ServiceNow (NOW), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), NVIDIA (NVDA) and Meta Platforms (META).

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
Today
9/10/2026
Dividend Payable
9/24/2026
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
Employees
61,000
Year Founded
1873

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$120.00
Low Price Target
$89.50
Potential Upside/Downside
+3.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.38
Research Coverage
16 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
N/A
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
11.82
P/E Growth
1.26
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
$57.64 billion
Price / Sales
2.17
Cash Flow
$13.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
7.47
Book Value
$53.43 per share
Price / Book
1.86

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,255,150,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
$124.81 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.60

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This page (NYSE:RIO) was last updated on 9/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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