Rio Tinto Plc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Rio Tinto Plc (RIO) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Rio Tinto Plc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 57,638M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is accelerating (+300.0% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Scale: Rio Tinto Plc ranks #3 of 155 companies by market capitalization in the Metal Mining industry, holding 11.1% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Rio Tinto Plc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
RIO Sales vs. its Competitors, Q4 2025
Rio Tinto Plc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Metal Mining industry grew revenue 21.0% year over year, combined, vs 7.4% for Rio Tinto Plc. Rio Tinto Plc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 21.08% to 18.71%, a loss of 2.37 percentage points.
Rio Tinto Plc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Tinto Plc | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| High-Confidence Competitors (4) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (5) | ||||
| Similar Growth & Profitability (8) | 87.50 % (7 of 8) | 100.00 % (8 of 8) | 0.00 % (0 of 8) | 25.00 % (2 of 8) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
RIO Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
RIO Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
RIO Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
RIO Stock Performance relative to Similar Growth & Profitability Competitors
Rio Tinto Plc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Albemarle Corporation | Named by the company | 85% |
| Genco Shipping and Trading Limited | Named by the company | 85% |
| Alcoa Corp | Named by the company | 85% |
| Chemical and Mining Co Of Chile Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Rio Tinto Plc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.