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How Rio Tinto Group stacks up
RIO · against 13 other Basic Materials companies of similar size
Valuation
75/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #3 of 14 · scores higher than 85% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score2 peers with a valuation score of 70–79, including RIO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why valuation scores 75?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its earnings yield and EBITDA yield, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- Free cash flow yield is close to the peer norm. Free cash flow yield: 3.4% vs peer median 2.6%
- more operating profit (EBITDA) for the company's total value: stronger than 80% of peers. EBITDA yield: 15.0% vs peer median 8.5%
- higher earnings for the price paid: stronger than 83% of peers. Earnings yield: 7.5% vs peer median 3.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = RIO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | RIO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 14 reported | 9.0% | 3.5% | 92% | 30% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 14 reported | 15.0% | 7.7% | 85% | 50% | |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 9 reported | Not reported | 2.2% | — | — | 20% |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 14 reported | 49.3% | 22.7% | 100% | Context only |
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
Ranking by valuation score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around RIO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 725.9B HKD (≈$92.9B) | 87 | 71 | |
| 2 | 113.2B USD | 82 | 86 | |
| 3 | 132.7B USD | 75 | 64 | |
| 4 | 198.6B USD | 74 | 70 | |
| 5 | 1.75T MXN (≈$94.4B) | 68 | 79 | |
| 6 | 84.6B USD | 67 | 82 | |
| 7 | 88.7B USD | 49 | 63 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score