Rio Tinto is currently fairly valued with a gap of 5.6% relative to the price target.
The current price is $100.22, which places Rio Tinto in the fairly valued category. The stock is considered undervalued when the price is below $95.27, and overvalued when the price exceeds $116.44.
The fair value range is defined as ±10% of the price target, because price targets are estimates rather than exact values. For Rio Tinto, the fair value range lies between $95.27 and $116.44.
8 analysts cover Rio Tinto. The ratings are mixed, with 50% Buy, 37.5% Hold and 12.5% Sell. The average price target is $105.85, which gives an upside of 5.6% from the current price.
Rio Tinto is classified as a dividend stock and growth stock and value stock and quality stock. This means the stock combines several attractive traits, including a dividend of 4.9%, strong financial health (Piotroski 8/9).
Rio Tinto trades at a P/E ratio of 13.0, which is below the market average and can point to an attractive price. The forward P/E is 11.6 (11% lower), which suggests the market expects rising earnings. The P/S ratio is 2.6. The P/B ratio is 2.4. The PEG ratio is 5.69 — above 2.0 suggests the stock is expensive relative to its growth rate.
Rio Tinto has a profit margin of 19.6% (solid) and an operating margin of 28.1%. Return on equity (ROE) is 19.3% — solid return on equity. Return on assets (ROA) is 8.1%. The latest quarterly earnings grew 46.9% year over year — strong growth.
The Piotroski score is 8 out of 9 — excellent financial health. Altman Z2 is 4.12 (healthy balance sheet — low risk). The debt-to-equity ratio (D/E) is 81.1% — low debt, a solid balance sheet.
Short interest is 0.86% — low, the market does not expect a decline.
Rio Tinto pays dividends to its shareholders. The most recently paid dividend was 2.11 USD per share, which corresponds to a dividend yield of 4.85%. Over the last 5 years, the annual dividend has fallen by 3.4%.
The payout ratio is 54.5%, which is considered healthy and sustainable. The company balances rewarding shareholders with reinvesting in growth.
We have registered dividend payments for Rio Tinto since 2020-03-06. In that period the stock has paid a dividend 14 times, most recently on 2026-08-14. This stock qualifies as a stable dividend stock, because it has paid a dividend at least once a year for the last 5 years. That makes it attractive to investors looking for steady, regular dividend payments.
| Ex-date | Payment date | Amount | Currency | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-14 | 2026-09-24 | 2.11 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2026-03-06 | 2026-04-16 | 2.54 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2025-08-15 | 2025-09-25 | 1.48 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2025-03-07 | 2025-04-17 | 2.25 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2024-08-16 | 2024-09-26 | 1.77 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2024-03-07 | 2024-04-18 | 2.58 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2023-08-10 | 2023-09-21 | 1.77 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2023-03-09 | 2023-04-20 | 2.25 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2022-08-11 | 2022-09-22 | 2.67 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2022-03-10 | 2022-04-21 | 4.79 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2021-08-12 | 2021-09-23 | 5.61 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2021-03-04 | 2021-04-15 | 4.02 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2020-08-06 | 2020-09-17 | 1.55 | USD | Unknown period |
| 2020-03-06 | 2020-04-16 | 2.31 | USD | Unknown period |
In 2026, insiders at Rio Tinto have made 1 transactions, all of which were sales. On a net basis, insiders took 573,300,000 $ out of the stock. Active insiders include RIO TINTO PLC.
There has been no insider trading in the last 3 months.
Insiders have exclusively sold shares in the recent period. This can suggest management sees limited opportunity.
Across the last 1 transactions: 0 purchases and 1 sales. A net 573,300,000 $ out of the stock.
Latest sale: RIO TINTO PLC sold 29,400,000 shares at 20 $ each on 2010-12-21.
Who is selling: RIO TINTO PLC.
The table shows the last 1 reported insider transactions in Rio Tinto. Green rows are purchases, red rows are sales. The data is based on official filings.
| Transaction date | Name | Type | Number of shares | Price per share ($) | Total amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-12-21 | RIO TINTO PLC | Sell | 29,400,000 | 20 | 573,300,000 |
The following insiders have sold shares: RIO TINTO PLC. In total, 573,300,000 $ was sold across 1 transactions. Insider trades are legal transactions in which executives and board members buy or sell shares of their own company. These transactions are reported to the SEC and are publicly available.
Based on trend analysis (SMA50/SMA200) and MACD trend (positive/negative on a daily + weekly basis). Updated August 6, 2026.
Rio Tinto Group is in a short-term uptrend. The price of $101.51 is 9.2% above the 20-day average ($93.00). Medium term, the picture is positive: the price is 4.1% above the 50-day average ($97.48). Long term, the stock is 14.3% above the 200-day average ($88.80), which confirms a long-term uptrend.
Golden Cross: The 50-day average (97.48) is above the 200-day average (88.80), which is a classic bullish signal for Rio Tinto Group.
Rio Tinto Group has an RSI of 65.9. The stock shows positive momentum in the upper part of the neutral zone. Combined with the positive trend, this supports the bullish picture.
Daily MACD: MACD is positive (0.684), which means the short-term trend is bullish (the 12-day EMA is above the 26-day EMA). MACD is above the signal line (-0.700) by 1.384, which confirms rising momentum in the uptrend.
Weekly MACD: MACD5 is positive (2.708), which indicates a broader bullish long-term trend. MACD5 is below the signal line (4.828) by 2.120, which suggests the long-term momentum is fading – the positive trend could come under pressure.
Overall MACD assessment: Both the daily and weekly trend are bullish (MACD positive). However, momentum shows signs of weakening on a weekly basis. Watch whether the trend holds.
Rio Tinto Group has an annual standard deviation of 29.6%, which classifies the stock as moderately low risk. There is some volatility, but the price is relatively stable.
Trend: Positive. The price trades above SMA50 and SMA200.
MACD trend (zero line): Daily bullish (0.684). Weekly bullish (2.708).
MACD momentum (signal): Daily rising. Weekly falling.
RSI: 65.9 – neutral.
Technical signal: Strong Buy
The price is in an uptrend (above SMA50/SMA200) and MACD is positive on both a daily and weekly basis. Trend and MACD trend confirm each other – the strongest technical buy signal.