Rio Tinto Group Logs Growth in H1 Profit, Sales Revenue

11:19 PM EDT, 07/28/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Rio Tinto Group (RIO.L) said Wednesday that its attributable profit and consolidated sales revenue for the first half increased year over year. Profit attributable to owners for the six months ended June 30 was $6.66 billion, compared with $4.53 billion earlier. EPS moved to $4.063 from $2.765. The mining company's consolidated sales revenue was $31.03 billion, compared with $26.87 billion a year ago. Meanwhile, the board declared an interim dividend of $2.11 per share for the period, payable Sept. 24 to shareholders on record Aug. 14. It paid $1.48 per share in the year-ago period.