Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Rio Tinto (RIO) — Dividend Profile
Basic Materials·Metal Mining
7y payment streakActiveSemi-Annual
Forward Yield
5.52%
@ $91.95
TTM Yield
4.37%
Forward Annual
$5.08
Semi-Annual
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$2.5400
Ex 2026-03-06
3y CAGR
-14.2%
5y CAGR
-3.8%
10y CAGR
19.0%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-08-15.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 1 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
⚠ Fired
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -1.0%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 11 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-3.31%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
82%
9 of 11 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
26 days
11 – 40 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
3.19%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (20)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-03-06$2.5400Semi-Annual2026-04-16recurring
2025-08-15$1.4800Semi-Annual2025-09-25recurring
2025-03-07$2.2500Semi-Annual2025-04-17recurring
2024-08-16$1.7700Semi-Annual2024-09-26recurring
2024-03-07$2.5800Semi-Annual2024-04-18recurring
2023-08-10$1.7700Semi-Annual2023-09-21recurring
2023-03-09$2.2500Semi-Annual2023-04-20recurring
2022-08-11$2.6700Semi-Annual2022-09-22recurring
2022-03-10$0.6200—2022-04-21special
2021-08-12$1.8500—2021-09-23special
2021-03-04$3.0900Semi-Annual2021-04-15recurring
2020-08-06$1.5500Semi-Annual2020-09-17recurring
2020-03-06$2.3100Semi-Annual2020-04-16recurring
2019-08-08$0.6100—2019-09-19special
2019-03-07$2.4300—2019-04-18special
2018-08-09$1.2679Semi-Annual2018-09-20recurring
2018-03-01$1.8115Semi-Annual2018-04-12recurring
2017-08-09$1.1099Semi-Annual2017-09-21recurring
2017-02-22$1.2582Semi-Annual2017-04-06recurring
2016-08-10$0.4459Semi-Annual2016-09-22recurring
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