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Biggest dividend in history for Rio Tinto
March 2021

Biggest dividend in history for Rio Tinto

Coming off the back of high commodity prices, Rio Tinto have announced their biggest dividend in the company’s history. Rio Tinto recorded a final dividend of US$6.5 billion in February 2021. This US$6.5 billion dividend when added to Rio Tinto’s half-year dividend, resulted in the company returning US$9 billion to its shareholders. Rio Tinto’s iron ore, its most important commodity rose by almost 85% in 2020 to a nine-year high with Iron ore accounting for around 90% of Rio Tinto’s earnings.

Source: https://www.ft.com/content/c6eab9a0-47ce-410f-9274-aa7da067ca37