Jul 29, 2026 – 8.51amRio Tinto will pay shareholders the biggest interim dividend in four years after tariffs and war in the Middle East stoked prices for the company’s copper and aluminium.Australian iron ore was the biggest contributor to the global miner’s $US6.6 billion ($9.5 billion) half-year profit, but copper and aluminium have been increasing their share of Rio’s earnings mix thanks to surging prices for both metals.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Rio Tinto pays biggest dividend in four years on buoyant metal prices
Geopolitical turmoil has stoked prices for copper and aluminium, driving Rio Tinto earnings and dividends to the highest level in years.
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