Freeport-McMoRan vs Rio Tinto
FCX and RIO side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How FCX and RIO compare
Rio Tinto grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.4% versus 0.19% for Freeport-McMoRan).
Freeport-McMoRan pays a dividend yielding 0.96%; Rio Tinto does not pay one.
Rio Tinto scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 5 for Freeport-McMoRan), 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 | FCX | RIO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $89.7B | – |
| Share price | $62.47 | $81.89 |
| Change, 1 year | 48.1% | 12.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 68.7% | 35.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.45 | 0.77 |
| Employees | 29K | 7,519 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 5 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 30.8× | – |
| P/S | 3.5× | – |
| P/B | 4.5× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.8× | – |
| Fair value | $48.63 | – |
| Margin of safety | −28.5% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.19% | 7.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.8% (better) | 5.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −13.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 53.8% (better) | −14.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 0.29% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 27.1% | – |
| Operating margin | 26.8% (better) | 25.9% |
| Net margin | – | 17.3% |
| Return on equity | – | 16.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 19.9% (better) | 14.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.47 | 0.33 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.59 | 0.58 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 14.1× |
| Current ratio | 2.07 (better) | 1.42 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.99 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.96% | – |
| Payout ratio | – | 64.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.23% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.2% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.9% | 10.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.60% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$46.0M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.8% | – |
Go deeper
- FCX stock overview
- FCX income statement
- FCX valuation and score
- RIO stock overview
- RIO income statement
- RIO valuation and score
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