# Rio Tinto Plc (RIO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $103.27, market value $168.0 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 14.0×** (5-yr avg 8.4×, 3-yr avg 10.2×). Rio Tinto Plc trades at 14.0× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 8.4×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 11.9×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 2.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 2.9×.
- **Price / book: 2.6×**. The shares trade at 2.6× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Earnings yield: 7.1%**. The inverse of the P/E: 7.1% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 25.9%**. 25.9% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 17.8%**. 17.8% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 15.3%**. 15.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 14.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 14.7%.
- **Return on assets: 8.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 8.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 7.4%** (3-yr 1.2%/yr, 5-yr 5.3%/yr). Revenue grew 7.4% over the last year, against 5.3% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -14.0%** (3-yr -7.2%/yr, 5-yr 0.3%/yr). Earnings per share fell 14.0%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.33**. Debt is 0.33 times equity: a conservative balance sheet.
- **Altman Z-score: 3.22**. A Z-score of 3.22 places the company in the safe zone for bankruptcy risk.
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 4.50%** ($4.65 per share, trailing). Rio Tinto Plc yields 4.50%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 63%**. 63% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): -0.7%/yr** (1-yr -14.3%). The dividend has not grown over five years.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 70.0%** (YTD 32.6%, 3-mo 2.6%). The shares are up 70.0% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -8.3%** (67.3% above the low). Trading 8% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 57**. An RSI of 57 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.20** (volatility 30%). Beta of 1.20 against the S&P 500: the shares move roughly with the market.

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