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 shareUK£3.388
Payout ratio66%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Earnings Working Against Rio Tinto Group's (LON:RIO) Share Price

May 09
Earnings Working Against Rio Tinto Group's (LON:RIO) Share Price

Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing Rio Tinto Group's (LON:RIO) CEO Pay Packet

Apr 26
Here's Why Shareholders May Want To Be Cautious With Increasing Rio Tinto Group's (LON:RIO) CEO Pay Packet

Does Rio Tinto Group (LON:RIO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Apr 23
Does Rio Tinto Group (LON:RIO) Have A Healthy Balance Sheet?

Here's What To Make Of Rio Tinto Group's (LON:RIO) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Mar 10
Here's What To Make Of Rio Tinto Group's (LON:RIO) Decelerating Rates Of Return

Stability and Growth of Payments

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

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


Dividend Yield vs Market

Rio Tinto Group Dividend Yield vs Market
How does RIO dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (RIO)6.7%
Market Bottom 25% (GB)2.1%
Market Top 25% (GB)5.9%
Industry Average (Metals and Mining)4.3%
Analyst forecast (RIO) (up to 3 years)5.9%

Notable Dividend: RIO's dividend (6.69%) is higher than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (2.11%).

High Dividend: RIO's dividend (6.69%) is in the top 25% of dividend payers in the UK market (5.94%)


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

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


Cash Payout to Shareholders

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


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