Rio Tinto Group Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 4/6

Rio Tinto Group is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 6.69% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

6.7%

Dividend yield

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Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yieldn/a
Future Dividend Yield5.9%
Dividend Growth5.9%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$4.350
Payout ratio66%

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Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: RIOD's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: RIOD's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Rio Tinto Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does RIOD dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (RIOD)6.7%
Market Bottom 25% (AR)0.7%
Market Top 25% (AR)3.3%
Industry Average (Metals and Mining)7.2%
Analyst forecast (RIOD) (up to 3 years)5.9%

Notable Dividend: RIOD's dividend (6.69%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the AR market (0.7%).

High Dividend: RIOD's dividend (6.69%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the AR market (3.31%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its reasonable payout ratio (65.6%), RIOD's dividend payments are covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its high cash payout ratio (98.9%), RIOD's dividend payments are not well covered by cash flows.


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