BHP vs Rio Tinto
BHP and RIO side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BHP and RIO compare
BHP grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.6% versus 7.4% for Rio Tinto).
Rio Tinto keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.3% compared with 16.7% at BHP.
Rio Tinto scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 8 for BHP), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BHP | RIO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $81.82 | $81.89 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.2% | 12.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 53.2% | 35.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 0.77 |
| Employees | 632K | 7,519 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 2 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.6% (better) | 7.4% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.64% | 5.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 9.0% (better) | −13.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.9% (better) | −14.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −2.8% | 0.29% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 40.6% (better) | 25.9% |
| Net margin | 16.7% | 17.3% (better) |
| FCF margin | 20.3% | – |
| Return on equity | 19.9% (better) | 16.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 40.7% (better) | 14.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.33 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.58 |
| Interest coverage | 11.6× | 14.1× (better) |
| Current ratio | 1.88 (better) | 1.42 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 92.7% | 64.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −3.1% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 2.3% | 10.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.02% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$315K | – |
Go deeper
- BHP stock overview
- BHP income statement
- BHP valuation and score
- RIO stock overview
- RIO income statement
- RIO valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.