By Michele Maatouk
Date: Tuesday 24 Feb 2026
(Sharecast News) - Barclays downgraded Rio Tinto on Tuesday to 'equalweight' from 'overweight' and cut the price target to 6,600p from 6,885p, citing a number of near-term headwinds.
By Frank Prenesti
Date: Thursday 19 Feb 2026
(Sharecast News) - Rio Tinto on Thursday posted a 14% drop in full-year net profit as weak steel demand in China hit iron ore earnings, slightly offset by higher copper prices.
By Michele Maatouk
Date: Thursday 05 Feb 2026
(Sharecast News) - Rio Tinto said on Thursday that it has abandoned merger talks with Glencore after they failed to reach an agreement "that would deliver value to its shareholders".
| Currency | UK Pounds |
| Share Price | 7,269.00p |
| Change Today | 107.00p |
| % Change | 1.49 % |
| 52 Week High | 7,389.00p |
| 52 Week Low | 4,117.00p |
| Volume | 3,694,642 |
| Shares Issued | 1,254.48m |
| Market Cap | £91,188m |
| Beta | 0.49 |
| RiskGrade | 142 |
| Value |
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| Strong Buy | 3 |
| Buy | 10 |
| Neutral | 7 |
| Sell | 2 |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
| Total | 22 |

| Latest | Previous | |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Interim | |
| Ex-Div | 05-Mar-26 | 14-Aug-25 |
| Paid | 16-Apr-26 | 25-Sep-25 |
| Amount | 254.00¢ | 148.00¢ |
| Time | Volume / Share Price |
| 15:02 | 0 @ 7,277.00p |
| 15:02 | 0 @ 7,276.00p |
| 15:02 | 0 @ 7,276.00p |
| 14:51 | 0 @ 7,255.00p |
| 14:51 | 0 @ 7,255.00p |
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