Rio Tinto Group (RIO) Dividend History
Rio Tinto Group · every payment since 1990
As of Nov 9, 2026, Rio Tinto Group (RIO) has paid 72 dividends since 1990. The most recent was $2.1100 per share (ex-date Aug 14, 2026, paid Sep 24, 2026). Over the last 12 months RIO paid $4.6500 across 2 payments, a trailing yield of 5.55%. The average of the last 2 regular payments is +24.7% versus the 2 before.
Latest dividend
$2.1100
Last ex-date
Aug 14, 2026
Paid, last 12 months
$4.65
Trailing yield
5.55%
Frequency
Semiannual
Growth streak
0 yrs
Key facts: RIO dividend history
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 9, 2026, SmarterDividends has 72 dividend payments on record for Rio Tinto Group (RIO), going back to 1990.
- RIO's most recent dividend was $2.11 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Aug 14, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 24, 2026.
- In the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, RIO paid $4.65 per share in dividends across 2 payments, a trailing yield of 5.55%.
- RIO's most recent dividend increase took effect with the Aug 14, 2026 ex-date, a 42.6% rise to $2.11 per share.
- RIO's most recent dividend cut took effect with the Aug 15, 2025 ex-date, a 16.4% reduction to $1.48 per share.
- RIO paid $3.73 per share in dividends in calendar year 2025, down 14.3% from 2024.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "Rio Tinto Group (RIO) Dividend History: Every Payment, Dates & Yield," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/RIO/dividend-history
What the record shows
RIO has paid semiannually since 1990, but its dividend amounts have been uneven. The latest 12 months brought two payments totaling $4.65 per share, equal to a 5.59% trailing yield.
Recent payment amounts increased overall even though the latest distribution declined. The recent average of $2.325 was 24.7% above the prior $1.865 average. The latest payment was $2.11 per share, down 16.9% from the previous payment.
Annual totals have also moved unevenly. After peaking at $9.63, they fell in each of the next two years, rose once, then fell again. The 2025 total was $3.73, a 14.3% cut from the prior year. That annual cut left RIO with no consecutive years of dividend growth and a C dividend safety grade.
By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Oct 30, 2026 · editorial policy
Dividends versus price, last 12 months
Paid out
6.71%
of price a year ago
Price change
+20.8%
$69.33 → $83.73
Approx. total return
+27.5%
before taxes
Total return adds dividends received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.
RIO dividends per year
Total paid per share by calendar year
Recent dividend amounts
Last 24 regular payments, per share
RIO dividend history by year
| Year | Payments | Total per share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026year to date | 2 | $4.6500 | — |
| 2025 | 2 | $3.7300 | -14.3% |
| 2024 | 2 | $4.3500 | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 2 | $4.0200 | -46.1% |
| 2022 | 2 | $7.4600 | -22.5% |
| 2021 | 2 | $9.6300 | +149.5% |
| 2020 | 2 | $3.8600 | -39.2% |
| 2019 | 2 | $6.3500 | +107.1% |
| 2018 | 2 | $3.0660 | +30.0% |
| 2017 | 2 | $2.3580 | +54.8% |
| 2016 | 2 | $1.5230 | -32.8% |
| 2015 | 2 | $2.2670 | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 2 | $2.0540 | +15.7% |
| 2013 | 2 | $1.7750 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 2 | $1.6360 | +39.5% |
| 2011 | 2 | $1.1730 | +30.6% |
| 2010 | 2 | $0.8980 | -85.9% |
| 2009 | 2 | $6.3880 | +320.3% |
| 2008 | 2 | $1.5200 | +31.0% |
| 2007 | 2 | $1.1600 | -23.4% |
| 2006 | 1timing | $1.5150 | +81.4% |
| 2005 | 2 | $0.8350 | +26.5% |
| 2004 | 2 | $0.6600 | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 2 | $0.7890 | +24.3% |
| 2002 | 2 | $0.6350 | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 2 | $0.6500 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 2 | $0.6388 | +50.7% |
| 1999 | 2 | $0.4237 | -17.9% |
| 1998 | 2 | $0.5163 | -4.1% |
| 1997 | 2 | $0.5385 | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 2 | $0.4800 | +37.6% |
| 1995 | 2 | $0.3488 | +32.7% |
| 1994 | 2 | $0.2628 | -49.3% |
| 1993 | 2 | $0.5185 | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 2 | $0.4693 | +21.0% |
| 1991 | 2 | $0.3878 | +198.8% |
| 1990 | 1timing | $0.1298 | — |
Every RIO dividend
40 raises · 18 cuts · 10 specials| Ex-dividend date | Pay date | Amount | Change | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 14, 2026 | Sep 24, 2026 | $2.1100 | +42.6% | Raise |
| Mar 6, 2026 | Apr 16, 2026 | $2.5400 | +12.9% | Raise |
| Aug 15, 2025 | Sep 25, 2025 | $1.4800 | -16.4% | Cut |
| Mar 7, 2025 | Apr 17, 2025 | $2.2500 | -12.8% | Cut |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | $1.7700 | +0.0% | Unchanged |
| Mar 7, 2024 | Apr 18, 2024 | $2.5800 | +14.7% | Raise |
| Aug 10, 2023 | Sep 21, 2023 | $1.7700 | -33.7% | Cut |
| Mar 9, 2023 | Apr 20, 2023 | $2.2500 | -53.0% | Cut |
| Aug 11, 2022 | Sep 22, 2022 | $2.6700 | -52.4% | Cut |
| Mar 10, 2022 | Apr 21, 2022 | $4.7900 | +19.2% | Raise |
| Aug 12, 2021 | Sep 23, 2021 | $5.6100 | +261.9% | Raise |
| Mar 4, 2021 | Apr 15, 2021 | $4.0200 | +74.0% | Raise |
| Aug 6, 2020 | Sep 17, 2020 | $1.5500 | -26.9% | Cut |
| Mar 6, 2020 | Apr 16, 2020 | $2.3100 | +81.7% | Raise |
| Aug 8, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 | $2.1200 | +18.1% | Raise |
| Mar 7, 2019 | Apr 18, 2019 | $4.2300 | — | Special |
| Aug 9, 2018 | Sep 20, 2018 | $1.2710 | +15.5% | Raise |
| Mar 1, 2018 | Apr 12, 2018 | $1.7950 | +42.7% | Raise |
| Aug 9, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 | $1.1000 | +144.4% | Raise |
| Feb 22, 2017 | Apr 6, 2017 | $1.2580 | +17.2% | Raise |
| Aug 10, 2016 | Sep 22, 2016 | $0.4500 | -57.9% | Cut |
| Feb 24, 2016 | Apr 7, 2016 | $1.0730 | -10.4% | Cut |
| Aug 12, 2015 | Sep 10, 2015 | $1.0690 | +11.6% | Raise |
| Mar 4, 2015 | Apr 9, 2015 | $1.1980 | +9.3% | Raise |
| Aug 13, 2014 | Sep 11, 2014 | $0.9580 | +13.9% | Raise |
| Mar 5, 2014 | Apr 10, 2014 | $1.0960 | +17.3% | Raise |
| Aug 14, 2013 | Sep 12, 2013 | $0.8410 | +15.8% | Raise |
| Mar 6, 2013 | Apr 11, 2013 | $0.9340 | +2.6% | Raise |
| Aug 15, 2012 | Sep 13, 2012 | $0.7260 | +34.4% | Raise |
| Feb 29, 2012 | Apr 12, 2012 | $0.9100 | +43.8% | Raise |
| Aug 10, 2011 | Sep 9, 2011 | $0.5400 | +20.5% | Raise |
| Mar 2, 2011 | Mar 31, 2011 | $0.6330 | +40.7% | Raise |
| Aug 11, 2010 | Sep 10, 2010 | $0.4480 | -34.1% | Cut |
| Feb 24, 2010 | — | $0.4500 | -33.8% | Cut |
| Jul 8, 2009 | — | $5.7080 | — | Special |
| Feb 18, 2009 | — | $0.6800 | -19.0% | Cut |
| Sep 3, 2008 | — | $0.6800 | +30.8% | Raise |
| Feb 20, 2008 | — | $0.8400 | +31.2% | Raise |
| Aug 8, 2007 | — | $0.5200 | +35.1% | Raise |
| Mar 7, 2007 | — | $0.6400 | +42.2% | Raise |
| Feb 22, 2006 | — | $1.5150 | — | Special |
| Aug 10, 2005 | — | $0.3850 | +20.3% | Raise |
| Feb 23, 2005 | — | $0.4500 | +32.4% | Raise |
| Aug 11, 2004 | — | $0.3200 | -28.9% | Cut |
| Mar 10, 2004 | — | $0.3400 | +0.3% | Raise |
| Aug 13, 2003 | — | $0.4500 | +37.3% | Raise |
| Mar 5, 2003 | — | $0.3390 | +10.3% | Raise |
| Aug 14, 2002 | — | $0.3278 | +47.5% | Raise |
| Mar 6, 2002 | — | $0.3073 | +45.6% | Raise |
| Aug 15, 2001 | — | $0.2223 | +34.7% | Raise |
| Mar 7, 2001 | — | $0.4278 | — | Special |
| Aug 16, 2000 | — | $0.2110 | +30.9% | Raise |
| Mar 8, 2000 | — | $0.4278 | — | Special |
| Aug 11, 1999 | — | $0.1650 | -0.8% | Unchanged |
| Mar 11, 1999 | — | $0.2588 | — | Special |
| Sep 23, 1998 | — | $0.1613 | -37.1% | Cut |
| Mar 18, 1998 | — | $0.3550 | — | Special |
| Sep 24, 1997 | — | $0.1663 | -25.7% | Cut |
| Mar 19, 1997 | — | $0.3723 | — | Special |
| Sep 27, 1996 | — | $0.2563 | +10.2% | Raise |
| Feb 23, 1996 | — | $0.2238 | +92.5% | Raise |
| Oct 20, 1995 | — | $0.2325 | +77.1% | Raise |
| Mar 31, 1995 | — | $0.1163 | -11.6% | Cut |
| Oct 6, 1994 | — | $0.1313 | -49.1% | Cut |
| Mar 18, 1994 | — | $0.1315 | -16.9% | Cut |
| Jun 11, 1993 | — | $0.2605 | — | Special |
| Mar 19, 1993 | — | $0.2580 | -17.0% | Cut |
| Sep 25, 1992 | — | $0.1583 | +34.1% | Raise |
| Mar 27, 1992 | — | $0.3110 | +139.7% | Raise |
| Sep 26, 1991 | — | $0.1180 | — | First |
| Apr 5, 1991 | — | $0.2698 | — | Special |
| Sep 28, 1990 | — | $0.1298 | — | First |
RIO dividend history — FAQ
How much is RIO's dividend?
As of Nov 9, 2026, RIO's most recent dividend was $2.1100 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Aug 14, 2026 and a pay date of Sep 24, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $4.6500 per share across 2 payments, a trailing yield of 5.55%.
How often does RIO pay a dividend?
Rio Tinto Group pays on a semiannual schedule. It made 2 payments in the last 12 months and 2 in 2025.
When is RIO's next dividend?
RIO's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its semiannual schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.
Has RIO ever cut its dividend?
Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 18 regular payments lower than the one before it; the most recent annual reduction was in 2025.
How much did RIO pay in dividends in 2025?
RIO paid $3.7300 per share across 2 payments in 2025, down 14.3% from 2024.
What was RIO's total return including dividends over the last year?
Over the 12 months to Nov 6, 2026, RIO paid $4.6500 per share, 6.71% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved +20.8%. That is an approximate total return of +27.5% before taxes and reinvestment.
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Amounts are per share and adjusted for stock splits, so early payments appear smaller than the cash paid at the time; a year with an extra or missing ex-date shows as a jump in the annual table. Change compares each regular payment with the previous regular one; payments of at least 2.5 times the recent median are treated as specials. Data refreshes daily; informational only, not investment advice. Back to RIO