ASX:RIO 21 November 2025 - 5 January 2026

Dec. 26, 2025 — Rio Tinto plc stock is heading into the final stretch of 2025 with a familiar identity—and a newly sharpened narrative. It’s still the iron-ore giant whose cash flows can swing with China’s steel cycle. But in the past few weeks, investors have been repricing Rio as something closer to a “materials platform” for the electrification era: copper growth, aluminium discipline, and an emerging lithium pillar—wrapped in a CEO-led push to simplify, sell non-core assets, and squeeze more output out of the existing base. Reuters Because December 26 is a market holiday in the UK and Australia, the most recent “official” closes many investors are referencing are from December 24, 2025. In London, Rio Tinto plc last printed around 5,98x pence, close to its 52-week high near 6,004p, with a market cap listed around £97bn, a P/E around 12, and a headline dividend yield around ~5% on that snapshot. Hargreaves Lansdown

As of 9 December 2025, Rio Tinto plc is back in the market spotlight: a new chief executive has just launched a radical “stronger, sharper and simpler” strategy, the group has upgraded its copper outlook, flagged up to $10 billion in potential divestments, and analysts are pencilling in fatter dividends for 2026 – all while the share price hovers just below its 52‑week highs. Rio Tinto+2Reuters+2 Below is a deep dive into the latest share-price action, strategy reset, production guidance, dividend forecasts and analyst views on Rio Tinto stock as of 9 December 2025.