RIO Dividend
Rio Tinto Group
NYSEBasic MaterialsStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 4.01%
- Annual dividend
- $4.06
- Payout ratio
- 0.53
- Frequency
- Semi-Annual
- Share price
- $100.99
- Market cap
- $164B
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $2.1100
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is RIO a good dividend stock?
What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.
- Yield is above the market median4.01% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
- Dividend is comfortably coveredA payout ratio of 0.53 means roughly 53% of earnings go to the dividend, leaving room to keep paying through a weaker year.
- Dividend has been cut 12 timesAcross 35 complete years, the annual total fell in 2020, 2022, 2025 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2025.
RIO dividend history
Annual dividend per share, 1990 to 2025.
Recent dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| $2.1100 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $1.4800 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $2.2500 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $1.7700 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $2.5750 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $1.7650 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $2.2450 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $2.6650 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $4.7900 | Special | ||
| $5.6100 | Special | ||
| $4.0200 | Special | ||
| $1.5500 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $2.3100 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $2.1200 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $4.2300 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $1.2679 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $1.7950 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $1.1000 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $1.2580 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $0.4500 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $1.0730 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $1.0690 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $1.1980 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $0.9580 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $1.0960 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $0.8410 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $0.9340 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $0.7260 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $0.9100 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $0.5400 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $0.6330 | Semi-Annual | ||
| $0.4480 | Semi-Annual | ||
| — | $1.8000 | Semi-Annual | |
| — | $22.8320 | Semi-Annual | |
| — | $2.7200 | Semi-Annual | |
| — | $2.7200 | Semi-Annual | |
| — | $3.3600 | Semi-Annual | |
| — | $2.0800 | Semi-Annual | |
| — | $2.5600 | Semi-Annual | |
| — | $6.4000 | Semi-Annual |
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Frequently asked questions
- Does RIO pay a dividend?
- Yes. Rio Tinto Group pays a semi-annual dividend, currently yielding 4.01% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $4.06 per share.
- How much does RIO pay in dividends?
- $4.06 per share over the last twelve months, paid semi-annual. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
- When is the next RIO ex-dividend date?
- The next ex-dividend date on record is August 14, 2026, with payment on September 24, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.