Rio Tinto (MEX:RIO N) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio : -0.10% (As of Dec. 2024)

Competitive Comparison of Rio Tinto's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio

For the Other Industrial Metals & Mining subindustry, Rio Tinto's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 5-Year Share Buyback 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.

Rio Tinto's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Distribution in the Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Rio Tinto's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Rio Tinto's 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.

Rio Tinto 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation

This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from five years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with least-square regression based on the latest six years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).

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Rio Tinto (MEX:RIO N) 5-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation

A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.

Be Aware

Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.

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