Rio Tinto Plc Dividend History
NYSE: RIOBasic MaterialsMetal MiningUSD
93.34+0.18 (+0.19%)
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
After hours: 93.34 -0.02%
- Dividend yield
- 4.98%
- Annual dividend
- $4.65
- Frequency
- Semiannual
- Ex-dividend date
- Aug 14, 2026
- Payment date
- —
- Payout ratio
- 63%
Rio Tinto Plc dividend summary
Rio Tinto Plc pays a semiannual dividend of $2.11 per share ($4.22 annualized), a 4.52% yield at the current price. It last cut its per-share payment in August 2026, from $2.54 to $2.11. Over the past five full years, annual dividends per share have declined at a 0.7% compound annual rate.
The payout ratio is 63% of trailing earnings per share. RIO has 72 recorded dividend payments since 1990, totaling $4.65 per share over the last 12 months.
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RIO dividend history
| Ex-dividend date | Cash amount | Change | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | $2.11 | -16.9% | — |
| Mar 6, 2026 | $2.54 | +71.6% | — |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $1.48 | -34.2% | — |
| Mar 7, 2025 | $2.25 | +27.1% | — |
| Aug 16, 2024 | $1.77 | -31.4% | — |
| Mar 7, 2024 | $2.58 | +45.8% | — |
| Aug 10, 2023 | $1.77 | -21.3% | — |
| Mar 9, 2023 | $2.25 | -15.7% | — |
| Aug 11, 2022 | $2.67 | -44.3% | — |
| Mar 10, 2022 | $4.79 | -14.6% | — |
| Aug 12, 2021 | $5.61 | +39.6% | — |
| Mar 4, 2021 | $4.02 | +159.4% | — |
| Aug 6, 2020 | $1.55 | -32.9% | — |
| Mar 6, 2020 | $2.31 | +9.0% | — |
| Aug 8, 2019 | $2.12 | -49.9% | — |
| Mar 7, 2019 | $4.23 | +232.8% | — |
| Aug 9, 2018 | $1.27 | -29.2% | — |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $1.80 | +63.2% | — |
| Aug 9, 2017 | $1.10 | -12.6% | — |
| Feb 22, 2017 | $1.26 | +179.6% | — |
| Aug 10, 2016 | $0.45 | -58.1% | — |
| Feb 24, 2016 | $1.07 | +0.4% | — |
| Aug 12, 2015 | $1.07 | -10.8% | — |
| Mar 4, 2015 | $1.20 | +25.1% | — |
| Aug 13, 2014 | $0.958 | -12.6% | — |
| Mar 5, 2014 | $1.10 | +30.3% | — |
| Aug 14, 2013 | $0.841 | -10.0% | — |
| Mar 6, 2013 | $0.934 | +28.7% | — |
| Aug 15, 2012 | $0.726 | -20.2% | — |
| Feb 29, 2012 | $0.91 | +68.5% | — |
| Aug 10, 2011 | $0.54 | -14.7% | — |
| Mar 2, 2011 | $0.633 | +41.3% | — |
| Aug 11, 2010 | $0.448 | -0.4% | — |
| Feb 24, 2010 | $0.45 | -92.1% | — |
| Jul 8, 2009 | $5.71 | +739.4% | — |
| Feb 18, 2009 | $0.68 | — | — |
| Sep 3, 2008 | $0.68 | -19.0% | — |
| Feb 20, 2008 | $0.84 | +61.5% | — |
| Aug 8, 2007 | $0.52 | -18.8% | — |
| Mar 7, 2007 | $0.64 | -57.8% | — |
| Feb 22, 2006 | $1.52 | +293.5% | — |
| Aug 10, 2005 | $0.385 | -14.4% | — |
| Feb 23, 2005 | $0.45 | +40.6% | — |
| Aug 11, 2004 | $0.32 | -5.9% | — |
| Mar 10, 2004 | $0.34 | -24.4% | — |
| Aug 13, 2003 | $0.45 | +32.7% | — |
| Mar 5, 2003 | $0.339 | +3.4% | — |
| Aug 14, 2002 | $0.3278 | +6.7% | — |
| Mar 6, 2002 | $0.3073 | +38.2% | — |
| Aug 15, 2001 | $0.2223 | -48.0% | — |
| Mar 7, 2001 | $0.4278 | +102.7% | — |
| Aug 16, 2000 | $0.211 | -50.7% | — |
| Mar 8, 2000 | $0.4278 | +159.2% | — |
| Aug 11, 1999 | $0.165 | -36.2% | — |
| Mar 11, 1999 | $0.2588 | +60.5% | — |
| Sep 23, 1998 | $0.1613 | -54.6% | — |
| Mar 18, 1998 | $0.355 | +113.5% | — |
| Sep 24, 1997 | $0.1663 | -55.3% | — |
| Mar 19, 1997 | $0.3723 | +45.3% | — |
| Sep 27, 1996 | $0.2563 | +14.5% | — |
| Feb 23, 1996 | $0.2238 | -3.8% | — |
| Oct 20, 1995 | $0.2325 | +100.0% | — |
| Mar 31, 1995 | $0.1163 | -11.4% | — |
| Oct 6, 1994 | $0.1313 | -0.2% | — |
| Mar 18, 1994 | $0.1315 | -49.5% | — |
| Jun 11, 1993 | $0.2605 | +1.0% | — |
| Mar 19, 1993 | $0.258 | +63.0% | — |
| Sep 25, 1992 | $0.1583 | -49.1% | — |
| Mar 27, 1992 | $0.311 | +163.6% | — |
| Sep 26, 1991 | $0.118 | -56.3% | — |
| Apr 5, 1991 | $0.2698 | +107.9% | — |
| Sep 28, 1990 | $0.1298 | — | — |
Dividends by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $4.65 | 2 | +24.7% |
| 2025 | $3.73 | 2 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | $4.35 | 2 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | $4.02 | 2 | -46.1% |
| 2022 | $7.46 | 2 | -22.5% |
| 2021 | $9.63 | 2 | +149.5% |
| 2020 | $3.86 | 2 | -39.2% |
| 2019 | $6.35 | 2 | +107.1% |
| 2018 | $3.07 | 2 | +30.0% |
| 2017 | $2.36 | 2 | +54.8% |
| 2016 | $1.52 | 2 | -32.8% |
| 2015 | $2.27 | 2 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | $2.05 | 2 | +15.7% |
| 2013 | $1.78 | 2 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | $1.64 | 2 | +39.5% |
RIO stock splits
| Date | Ratio | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2010 | 4-for-1 | Forward split |