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RIRIO

Rio Tinto Group

$RIO·$154B·Industrial Materials·Basic Materials
$90.32+0.1%YTD+14.7%1Y+31.4%
Price updated 6h ago·X counts updated 5d ago
RIRIO
$RIORio Tinto Group
$90.32+0.12%190 posts1×
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Top X posts

The complete picture of $RIO on X — how loud the conversation is right now, how it has trended over the last two weeks, and which way the crowd is leaning.

190X posts · last 7 days
Sep 29Oct 11
Chatter Meter
1×
QuietNormal · 1×Loud

How loud $RIO's conversation on X is versus its own normal — 1× is typical, higher means busier. Right now it's about its usual level.

Bullish sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-09-16

$RIO chatter is running two things: Rio Tinto sitting inside the copper-supercycle basket alongside Freeport, Southern Copper, Teck and BHP as AI-and-electrification demand accelerates, and Realio Network posters running an RWA-token narrative with "all-time-high" and "leading RWA sector" targets. Both leans bullish; no bear voice in either thread.

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AI verdictAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

TickerTalks' own read on what's driving $RIO — fundamentals, momentum, or an event — and whether it agrees with the X crowd.

Proven numbersStalledAI verdict · as of 2026-10-02

The move has stalled — likely just drifts unless something new shows up.

Rio Tinto iron ore and copper — 26% operating margin at a 14x P/E, stalled waiting for the next commodity leg.

Rio Tinto is one of the world's largest mining houses — Iron Ore (Pilbara dominance), Aluminium/Lithium, and Copper (Oyu Tolgoi, Kennecott). The stock is up 14% YTD, consolidating below the 50-day MA with the AI-and-electrification copper demand story extending.

  • The P&L is strong: revenue grew 12.9% YoY to $30.65B last quarter at a 26% operating margin and EPS $3.33 — the iron ore cash engine is intact, and Oyu Tolgoi copper is ramping as expected.
  • The copper-supercycle thesis is specific: Rio is in the Freeport/Southern Copper/Teck/BHP basket as AI-and-electrification demand accelerates, with copper structurally short of supply through 2030. Oyu Tolgoi production growth is the specific lever.
  • The Tasmanian government agreement on Bell Bay aluminum smelter secures the Australian metals franchise — a legitimate structural positive against the Madagascar mine-contamination claim headline.

Stalled holds until Feb 2027 earnings confirm copper production growth above 10% YoY and iron ore volumes stay above 320Mt annualized. A soft iron ore print, or a copper-cycle-top signal from China steel demand, is what tips this toward breaking-down; a specific Oyu Tolgoi output acceleration plus a reasserted FY27 CapEx discipline is what breaks the stalled tape higher.

Agrees with X sentimentX bulls citing the copper-supercycle basket (Freeport, Southern Copper, Teck, BHP) have the right structural tag — the Realio Network RWA-token side-thread is unrelated noise. The copper thesis is a real multi-year leg that Rio is positioned to capture.

What to watch: Feb 24, 2027 earnings — copper production growth above 10% YoY, iron ore volumes, FY27 CapEx guide, and Oyu Tolgoi output. A soft iron ore print or China-steel-demand softening is what breaks the stalled tape lower.

On the calendar: 2027-02-24 — FY26 earnings

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Global mining company with dominant iron ore operations in Western Australia plus aluminum, copper, and lithium assets.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Industrial Materials sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $RIO.

Industrial Materials · Basic Materials

No material change from last week — US domestic rare earth supply chain buildout remains the structural driver: MP Materials trades on Beijing's forced divestiture of Chinese shareholder, reinforcing supply-chain-security thesis.

What this means for $RIO

Neutral — Global mining company with dominant iron ore operations in Western Australia plus aluminum, copper, and lithium assets.

Industry benchmark

16-name peer basket
-9.9%YTD
-34.3%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
14.5How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
9.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
26.3%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.5Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
16.6%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
27.1%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.4Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Jul 28, 2026$4.21$4.09+2.9%
Q4 2025Feb 19, 2026$3.73$3.71+0.5%
Q2 2025Jul 29, 2025$2.23$2.35-5.1%
Q4 2024Feb 19, 2025$2.49$2.56-2.7%
Next earningsWed, Feb 24·consensus EPS $3.80

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q4 FY25$30.6B+12.9%25.3%25.3%$3.33$2.5B
Q2 FY25$27.1B+1.6%25.0%25.0%$2.81$2.3B
Q4 FY24$26.9B-0.7%27.8%27.5%$3.54$2.9B
Q2 FY24$26.8B-10.0%32.5%30.8%$3.58$3.0B

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 17 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$64.0B$61.1B – $66.0B$8.34$7.94 – $8.5614
FY27$65.5B$62.2B – $67.2B$8.28$7.05 – $9.8815
FY28$66.5B$59.0B – $74.4B$8.12$6.90 – $9.1717
FY29$71.4B$64.4B – $77.3B$8.50$7.42 – $9.4213
FY30$64.5B$58.2B – $69.8B$6.91$6.03 – $7.658

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.1.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.51%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.-8.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-6.2%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMega float · 1.3B shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today0.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β0.665-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

No material 8-K / SC 13D / S-3 / 424B5 filings in the last 180 days.

+ 14 other (12 6-Ks · 1 SD · 1 F-3ASR) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Rio Tinto Reports 2% Y/Y Increase in Q3 Iron Ore Shipmentszacks.com·2d agoRio Tinto keeps 2026 guidance as Oyu Tolgoi copper output jumps 27%proactiveinvestors.com·3d agoRio Tinto posts 2% rise in third-quarter iron ore salesreuters.com·3d agoRio Tinto releases third quarter 2026 production resultsbusinesswire.com·3d agoUBS sees BHP and Rio Tinto leading iron ore quarter as prices hit more than 10-year lowsproactiveinvestors.com·11d ago

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