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Rio Tinto PLC (RIO)

Rank #20 of 100 - Basic Materials - UK Equities

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Rio Tinto PLC

RIO.L·Basic Materials·Market Cap £131.8b

Rank #20 of 100

Data from Excel Model · 100 Stocks Analysed

£76.28

+27.46% YTD

Target: £73.79(-3.3%)

52W: £41.10 - £82.75

Score Analysis

Rio Tinto PLC is ranked #20 out of 100 UK stocks. Lower factor scores indicate better performance in that category.

Factor Breakdown

36/100

Average Score

Liquidity

Excellent15/100

Valuation

Excellent11/100

Profitability

Weak76/100

Solvency

Excellent23/100

Asset Efficiency

Weak84/100

Mkt Trading

Excellent7/100

Technical

Good34/100

1. Valuation

Score: 11/100

Is RIO undervalued compared to its peers and fair value metrics?

3/5

valuation criteria met

✓

FY26e P/E Ratio

12.3xRank 31/100

✗

FY27e P/E Ratio

12.2xRank 43/100

✗

Price-to-Book

2.11xRank 44/100

✓

Price-to-Tangible Book

2.43xRank 34/100

✓

EV/EBITDA

6.5xRank 21/100

Key Valuation Metrics

Current P/E

16.9x

Price-to-Earnings

FY26e P/E

12.3x

Forward estimate

FY27e P/E

12.2x

Forward estimate

P/B Ratio

2.11x

Price-to-Book

P/TBV

2.43x

Price-to-Tangible Book

EV/EBITDA

6.5x

Enterprise Value

FY26e EV/EBITDA

6.7x

Forward estimate

FY27e EV/EBITDA

6.7x

Forward estimate

Analyst Consensus Target

Current Price

£76.28

Consensus Target

£73.79

Potential

-3.3%

Target

Bloomberg Median Target: £74.92

2. Profitability

Score: 76/100

How profitable is RIO relative to its peers?

0/6

profitability criteria met

✗

TTM Profit Margin

17.8%Rank 63/100

–

Current ROE

17.0%

–

Current ROA

N/A

✗

FY26e EPS

8.55Rank 92/100

–

TTM EPS

8.44

–

Net Income Growth

N/A

Profit Margin

17.8%

ROE

17.0%

FY27e ROE

18.9%

ROA

N/A

Earnings Per Share

3. Financial Health

Score: 23/100

How strong is RIO's balance sheet and financial position?

0/4

solvency criteria met

–

Debt-to-Equity

35.1%

–

Interest Coverage

N/A

✗

Debt/EBITDA

Rank 86Rank 86/100

–

Altman Z-Score

2.92

Key Health Metrics

Quick Ratio

0.98

Below 1.0

Cash Ratio

1.44

Debt/Equity

35%

FCF Margin

2.9%

Altman Z-Score

2.92

Grey Zone

01.812.995+

4. Asset Efficiency

Score: 84/100

How efficiently does RIO deploy its assets and intellectual capital?

1/2

asset efficiency criteria met

–

Intangible/Asset

Intangible assets as a proportion of total assets — lower indicates more tangible, capital-efficient operations

N/A

✓

R&D/Sales

Research & development spend relative to revenue — balanced R&D investment signals sustainable growth

Rank 19/100

Overall Asset Efficiency Rank

Rank within sector peers#84/100

Best (1)Worst (100)

What This Measures

Intangible/Asset — a lower ratio suggests the company's value is backed by tangible assets rather than goodwill or intangibles, reducing balance sheet risk.

R&D/Sales — captures the proportion of revenue reinvested into research and development, indicating innovation intensity and future growth investment.