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 1.7% for Freeport-McMoRan).
Freeport-McMoRan pays a dividend yielding 0.99%; Rio Tinto does not pay one.
Rio Tinto scores higher on the StockData Score (9 against 6 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 | $86.8B | – |
| Share price | $60.45 | $83.28 |
| Change, 1 year | 47.2% | 18.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 57.9% | 37.2% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.46 | 0.76 |
| Employees | 29K | 7,519 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Health score | 3 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 25.3× | – |
| P/S | 3.3× | – |
| P/B | 4.1× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 11.2× | – |
| Fair value | $52.93 | – |
| Margin of safety | −14.2% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 1.7% | 7.4% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 12.8% (better) | 5.3% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −13.7% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 68.3% (better) | −14.0% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 0.29% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 28.0% | – |
| Operating margin | 27.6% (better) | 25.9% |
| Net margin | – | 17.3% |
| Return on equity | – | 16.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 21.1% (better) | 14.1% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.45 | 0.33 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.54 (better) | 0.58 |
| Interest coverage | – | 14.1× |
| Current ratio | 2.02 (better) | 1.42 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.93 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.99% | – |
| Payout ratio | – | 64.3% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.35% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 1.3% | – |
| 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 | 2.1% | – |
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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