Rio Tinto (STU:RIOA) Earnings per Share (Diluted)

Rio Tinto Annual Data
	Trend	Dec14	Dec15	Dec16	Dec17	Dec18	Dec19	Dec20	Dec21	Dec22	Dec23
Earnings per Share (Diluted)							4.39	4.93	11.47	7.18	5.65

Rio Tinto Semi-Annual Data
	Jun14	Dec14	Jun15	Dec15	Jun16	Dec16	Jun17	Dec17	Jun18	Dec18	Jun19	Dec19	Jun20	Dec20	Jun21	Dec21	Jun22	Dec22	Jun23	Dec23
Earnings per Share (Diluted)																4.78	5.19	2.00	2.90	2.78

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Rio Tinto's PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Rio Tinto's PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rio Tinto's PE Ratio falls into.

Rio Tinto Earnings per Share (Diluted) Calculation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the amount of earnings per outstanding share of the company's stock. In calculating earnings per share, the dividends of preferred stocks need to subtracted from the total net income first.

Rio Tinto's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Rio Tinto's Earnings Per Share (Diluted) for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2023 adds up the semi-annually data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was €5.67

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Companies also reported diluted shares in their financial reports. Diluted shares include the shares of convertibles or warrants outstanding.

Rio Tinto  (STU:RIOA) Earnings per Share (Diluted) Explanation

Earnings Per Share (EPS) is the single most important variable used by Wall Street in determining the earnings power of a company. But investors need to be aware that Earnings per Share can be easily manipulated by adjusting depreciation and amortization rate or non-recurring items. That's why GuruFocus lists EPS without NRI, which better reflects the company's underlying performance.

Be Aware

Compared with Earnings per share, a company's cash flow is better indicator of the company's earnings power.

If a company's earnings per share is less than cash flow per share over long term, investors need to be cautious and find out why.

Rio Tinto Earnings per Share (Diluted) Related Terms

Thank you for viewing the detailed overview of Rio Tinto's Earnings per Share (Diluted) provided by GuruFocus.com. Please click on the following links to see related term pages.

Rio Tinto (STU:RIOA) Business Description