BHP Group Limited

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60.03+2.03 (+3.50%)today
At close: Oct 16, 4:10 PM AEDT · May be delayed up to 20 min · AUD

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Key statistics

Previous close58.00
Open59.60
Day range59.2660.15
52-week range40.1868.77
Off day high−0.20%
Off 52-week high−12.71%
Volume11.60M
Avg. volume (3M)7.49M
Market cap305.13B
EPS (TTM)2.95
Forward P/E16.14
P/E ratio (TTM)20.35
Dividend yield4.17% (2.42)
Beta (5Y)0.82
Shares outstanding5.08B
Short interest—
Earnings dateAug 17, 2026
Analyst target60.98
Profit margin16.73%

Against its peers

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BHP.AX RIO VALE RML ALM WRN
Market cap 305.13B 146.90B 55.58B 12.43B 2.84B 411.64M
P/E (TTM) 20.3 12.2 26.1 — 54.6 182.0
Forward P/E 16.1 10.6 7.0 — 8.3 -104.0
Price/book 4.2 2.2 1.4 0.9 7.3 2.1
Dividend yield 4.17% 5.15% 6.46% — — —
1-year change +37.68% +30.44% +14.56% −58.28% +9.22% −19.11%
Today +3.50% +0.12% +0.31% +2.98% −2.67% −0.55%

The closest companies by business and industry (Other Industrial Metals & Mining). Prices may be delayed up to 20 min.

Related companies

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The businesses closest to BHP's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Rio Tinto GroupRIO · Other Industrial Metals & Mining 146.90B 90.32 +0.12%
Vale S.A.VALE · Other Industrial Metals & Mining 55.58B 13.06 +0.31%
Resolution Minerals LtdRML · Other Industrial Metals & Mining 12.43B 4.8400 +2.98%
Almonty Industries Inc.ALM · Other Industrial Metals & Mining 2.84B 9.83 −2.67%
Western Copper and Gold CorporationWRN · Other Industrial Metals & Mining 411.64M 1.8200 −0.55%
Lifezone Metals LimitedLZM · Other Industrial Metals & Mining 275.14M 3.0600 −7.83%
Brazil Potash Corp.GRO · Other Industrial Metals & Mining 124.51M 2.0100 −2.90%
Newmont CorporationNEM · Gold 124.97B 118.60 +2.43%

Other companies in Other Industrial Metals & Mining, closest in size first.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Rio Tinto GroupRIO · London, United Kingdom 146.90B 90.32 +0.12%
Vale S.A.VALE · Rio De Janeiro, RJ 55.58B 13.06 +0.31%
Fortescue LtdFMG.AX · Perth, WA 46.77B 15.19 +1.13%
Resolution Minerals LtdRML · Adelaide, SA 12.43B 4.8400 +2.98%
MP Materials Corp.MP · Las Vegas, NV 7.15B 40.17 −3.46%
Materion CorporationMTRN · Mayfield Heights, OH 5.11B 245.44 −2.66%
USA Rare Earth, Inc.USAR · Stillwater, OK 3.95B 10.54 −4.96%
Skeena Resources LimitedSKE · Vancouver, BC 3.95B 31.50 −1.38%

Basic Materials companies of a similar market value (305.13B).

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Vale S.A.VALE3.SA · Other Industrial Metals & Mining 281.77B 66.21 −0.32%
Linde plcLIN · Specialty ChemicalsOdds 229.77B 498.43 +1.06%
Southern Copper CorporationSCCO · CopperOdds 169.30B 200.51 −0.59%
Rio Tinto GroupRIO · Other Industrial Metals & Mining 146.90B 90.32 +0.12%
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited2600.HK · Aluminum 130.45B 7.270 +1.25%
Newmont CorporationNEM · Gold 124.97B 118.60 +2.43%
L'Air Liquide S.A.AI.PA · Specialty Chemicals 110.50B 173.16 +0.07%
Zijin Mining Group Company Limited2899.HK · Gold 849.84B 31.960 +2.24%

Also based in Melbourne, Australia, then elsewhere in Australia.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
CSL LimitedCSL.AX · Melbourne, VIC 92.23B 192.20 +2.84%
Mesoblast LimitedMESO · Melbourne, VIC 1.72B 13.28 −4.80%
Clinuvel Pharmaceuticals LimitedCUVL · Melbourne, VIC 264.30M 5.24 +3.46%
Alterity Therapeutics LimitedATHE · Melbourne, VIC 47.71M 2.6200 −2.60%
Incannex Healthcare Inc.IXHL · Melbourne, VIC 35.38M 2.8200 −2.08%
ANZ Group Holdings LimitedANZ.AX · Melbourne, VIC — 38.89 −0.31%
Westpac Banking CorporationWBC.NZ · Sydney, NSW 148.14B 43.38 −1.48%
Wesfarmers LimitedWES.AX · Perth, WA 90.04B 79.31 +1.03%

The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with BHP's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Rio Tinto GroupRIO.AX · Correlation 0.74 251.97B 154.93 +1.46%

What visitors to BHP's page also look at.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
RIO TINTO FPO [RIO]RIO.AX 251.97B 154.93 +1.46%
ANZ GROUP FPO [ANZ]ANZ.AX — 38.89 −0.31%
WESTPAC FPO [WBC]WBC.AX 120.03B 35.15 −1.57%
WESFARMER FPO [WES]WES.AX 90.04B 79.31 +1.03%
CWLTH BANK FPO [CBA]CBA.AX 258.10B 154.38 −1.13%

From the 4Search instruments index: what each company does (its business description), its industry, size, headquarters and the markets it serves; and from a year of daily prices, which move together. Prices may be delayed up to 20 min.

Latest news

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The Rio Times·Negative

BHP Sues Chile Mine Union Over Stoppages

BHP, the Australian mining giant, has sued the Chile mine union at its Spence copper mine for about 8.45 billion Chilean pesos (about US$8.58 million). The company says the union halted work for four shifts in June and July without legal…

World Socialist Web Site·Negative

BHP to cut 300 Pilbara iron ore jobs as unions impose sellout deals

Australian multinational mining giant BHP announced on October 14 that it will eliminate about 300 operational roles across its South Flank, Mining Area C (MAC), Newman and Jimblebar iron ore mines in Western Australia’s (WA) Pilbara…

ChemAnalyst·Negative

BHP Sues Spence Mine Union for $8.6 Million Over Illegal Strikes

BHP Group has launched legal action against the workers’ union at its Spence copper mine in Chile, seeking approximately US$8.6 million in compensation over two production stoppages that the mining giant has described as illegal. The…

@law360·

BHP Must Pay Interest On Brazil Dam Victims' Legal Costs

Law360 Try our Advanced Search for more refined results The Practice of Law Deep News & Analysis BHP Must Pay Interest On Brazil Dam Victims' Legal Costs Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of…

Human Resources Director·Negative

BHP to cut about 300 jobs in Western Australia

Union slams move as a 'senseless attack' on workers Mining giant BHP is eliminating hundreds of roles at its iron ore operations in Western Australia, in a move that a union slammed as a "senseless attack" on workers. Around 300 jobs will…

The Epoch Times·Negative

BHP to Cut About 300 Jobs at Pilbara Iron Ore Operations

Mining giant BHP has confirmed it will cut about 300 jobs at its iron ore mines in the Pilbara region of Western Australia, following a record year of production. The company said the changes would affect operational roles at its South…

The Northern Miner·Negative

BHP averts strike at world’s biggest copper mine

Posted By: Cecilia Jamasmie October 14, 2026 BHP (ASX, LSE: BHP) and the supervisors’ union at its Escondida mine in Chile have reached a preliminary agreement to avert a strike at the world’s largest copper operation. Members of Union No.…

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234mentions in 30 days
158with it in the headline
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Mentioned with

Bhp Group145Rio Tinto106Escondida98Fortescue57Electrical Trades Union55Glencore55Fair Work Commission52Australian Workers Union47

People in the coverage

Brandon Craig92Fortescue84Jansen65Escondida54Adam Woodage51Donald Trump48

Themes

Mining159Australia77Copper71Iron Ore70Latin America54Brazil48Bhp Group46Unions45

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