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Rio Tinto

LSE:RIO · GB0007188757
Metals & MiningXX-Large

360

51
EV / EBIT70
Price / Owner Earnings11
Owner Earnings Yield66
Dividend Yield89
Price/Sales11
EV / Gross Profit47
Price/Book22
Return on Capital83
Cash Return on Capital65
Return on Equity84
EBIT Margin82
Gross Profitability53
Cash Conversion55
Accruals22
Owner Earnings Margin71
Sales growth50
Profit Growth100
Long-Term EPS Growth46
Owner Earnings Growth21
Reinvestment29
Price momentum75
Debt load60
Refinancing20
Debt Payback44
Liquidity79
Analyst ratings32
Opinion Changes40
Price Target Upside14
Market mood61
Value Creation14/20strong value creator
  • Creates more value than its capital costs
  • Owner earnings growing
  • Owner earnings per share growing
  • Reinvests at strong returns
  • Solid earnings base

What this means

Rio Tinto generates returns well above its cost of capital, the foundation of durable shareholder value.

Profile

CountryUK
IndustryMetals & Mining
SizeXX-Large
TypePublic Company
ExchangeLSE
Employees27,616
ISINGB0007188757
Last UpdateApr 2, 2026
Themes
Utility Scale SolarLithiumBiomass EnergyMining TechnologyManufacturingMineralMiningNatural Resources

Description

Rio Tinto Group engages in finding, mining, and processing mineral resources. The company's major products include iron ore, aluminium, copper, and lithium. The company's activities span the world and are strongly represented in Australia and North…

Analysis

Middle-of-the-road

Rio Tinto Group sits in the middle of our grid: average quality, average price, no obvious signal in either direction.

On valuation, the picture is expensive. The owner-earnings multiple stands at 49.3×; owner earnings: the cash an owner could take out each year. The implied growth embedded in that price is around 18% a year, against analyst forecasts of 9%. The gap between price and consensus is worth watching: demanding expectations.

Growth is tepid; the safety picture is adequate. The company scores 14/20 on our value-creation score: strong value creator. Analyst sentiment is cautious.

No flags apply to this company at this time: accounts, balance sheet, and cash quality all pass. A clean bill of health is meaningful, not just the absence of a warning. This analysis describes numbers; it is not investment advice.

360° rank · history

1007550250
34
2023202420252026

All-time high

82

Feb 2024

All-time low

28

Mar 2026

Average rank

58

across all years

Detailed & Historical Ranks

Deep dive into 15 detailed ranks and 3 years of history.

Current202520242023
Price/Sales
11
6
5
9
Price/Earnings
38
64
51
56
Price/Book
22
21
14
36
Dividend Yield
89
94
95
88
Value (overall)
16
47
27
15

Cells are coloured by rank band (red weak → green strong). Sentiment & 360° history begins 2023.

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Make Sense of the Ranks

Every rank runs 1–100 against true peers. Higher is always better.

360° View
1 · Watch OutGood· 100
Value
1 · ExpensiveGood Value· 100
Quality
1 · Weak FundamentalsHigh Quality· 100
Growth
1 · Tough TimesHigh Growth· 100
Safety
1 · High LeverageWell-Financed· 100
Sentiment
1 · SkepticismPositive· 100
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