Kumba Iron Ore (KIROY) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Kumba Iron Ore Limited is a South African iron ore producer that explores for, mines, processes and markets iron ore. Its products include high-quality iron ore lump and fine ores, which are supplied primarily to steelmakers.

The company operates the Sishen and Kolomela mines in South Africa’s Northern Cape province. Ore from these operations is transported by rail to the Port of Saldanha Bay on the country’s west coast for export to international customers, serving steel markets in regions including Asia and Europe.

Kumba Iron Ore was formed in 2006 following the unbundling of Kumba Resources and is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange. It operates as part of the broader Anglo American group. The company is led by Chief Executive Officer Mpumi Zikalala.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $4.47 to $4.55
• 50-Day Range: $4.46 to $5.50
• 52-Week Range: $4.39 to $8.47
• Volume: 17,945 shs
• Average Volume: 29,467 shs
• Market Capitalization: $4.32 billion
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 4.91%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Kumba Iron Ore Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Kumba Iron Ore scored higher than 40% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Kumba Iron Ore has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Kumba Iron Ore has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.69%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Kumba Iron Ore are expected to grow by 4.69% in the coming year, from $0.64 to $0.67 per share.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Kumba Iron Ore has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

0.00% of the float of Kumba Iron Ore has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Kumba Iron Ore has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.44, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Kumba Iron Ore has recently decreased by 25.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Leadership

Kumba Iron Ore is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.91%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

Dividend Growth

Kumba Iron Ore does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Kumba Iron Ore will have a dividend payout ratio of 32.84% next year. This indicates that Kumba Iron Ore will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.70

News Sentiment

Kumba Iron Ore has a news sentiment score of 0.70. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Kumba Iron Ore this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: N/A
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Kumba Iron Ore insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Kumba Iron Ore has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Today: 10/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: OTCMKTS
• Sector: Materials
• Industry: Metals & Mining
• Sub-Industry: Steel
• Current Symbol: OTCMKTS:KIROY
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.angloamericankumba.com
• Phone: (712) 683-7000
• Fax: 27-12-683-7009
• Employees: 11,878
• Year Founded: 2005

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• 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: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.92 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.10
• Cash Flow: $1.20 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.73
• Book Value: $4.18 per share
• Price / Book: 1.07

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 963,570,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: $4.32 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.80