Rio Tinto vs Vale
RIO and VALE side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RIO and VALE compare
Rio Tinto grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (7.4% versus 0.91% for Vale).
Rio Tinto keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 17.3% compared with 6.1% at Vale.
Rio Tinto scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 3 for Vale), 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 | RIO | VALE |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Share price | $81.89 | $11.39 |
| Change, 1 year | 12.8% | −3.7% |
| Change, 5 years | 35.1% | −1.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.77 | 0.71 |
| Employees | 7,519 | 15K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.4% (better) | 0.91% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.3% (better) | −0.58% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −13.7% (better) | −61.9% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −14.0% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 0.29% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 35.0% |
| Operating margin | 25.9% (better) | 15.4% |
| Net margin | 17.3% (better) | 6.1% |
| Return on equity | 16.1% (better) | 6.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 14.1% (better) | 8.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.33 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.58 | – |
| Interest coverage | 14.1× (better) | 4.5× |
| Current ratio | 1.42 (better) | 1.19 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Payout ratio | 64.3% | 252% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 10.2% | 19.4% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 0.03% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | $386K |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
Go deeper
- RIO stock overview
- RIO income statement
- RIO valuation and score
- VALE stock overview
- VALE income statement
- VALE valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.