KIO - Kumba Iron Ore Ltd
Kumba is a mining group of companies focusing on the exploration, extraction, beneficiation, marketing and sale and shipping of iron ore. Kumba produces iron ore in South Africa at Sishen and Kolomela mines in the Northern Cape province.
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd is engaged in exploration, mining, processing blending and sale of iron ore to the global steel industry. The company primarily operates in South Africa, with mining operations in the Northern Cape...
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd is listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE). Kumba Iron Ore is traded on the JSE under the ticker symbol “KIO”. The International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) of JSE:KIO is ZAE000085346. Kumba Iron Ore Ltd is currently the 28th most valuable stock on the JSE with a market capitalization of ZAR 116 billion, which makes about 0.494% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 348.61 |
| Day’s High Price | 376.99 |
| Traded Volume | 478,178 |
| Number of Deals | 2,991 |
| Gross Turnover | 171M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 38.93 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 9.27 |
| Dividend Per Share | 36.50 |
| Dividend Yield | 10.1% |
| Shares Outstanding | 322M |
| Market Capitalization | 116B |
KIO Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +2.74% | +5.46% | +12.7% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +14.4% | +12.4% | +2.74% |
The current share price of Kumba Iron Ore Ltd (KIO) is ZAR 360.69. KIO closed its last trading day (Thursday, January 8, 2026) at 360.69 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 2.6% drop from its previous closing price of 370.44 ZAR. Kumba Iron Ore began the year with a share price of 351.06 ZAR and has since gained 2.74% on that price valuation, ranking it 70th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance. Shareholders can be optimistic about KIO knowing the stock has accrued 5% over the past four-week period—86th best on JSE.
Kumba Iron Ore is the 135th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Oct 8, 2025 - Jan 8, 2026). KIO has traded a total volume of 21.8 million shares—in 127,777 deals—valued at ZAR 7.28 billion over the period, with an average of 346,466 traded shares per session. A volume high of 963,109 was achieved on October 29th, and a low of 25,489 on December 24th, for the same period. The table below details the last 10 trading days of activity of Kumba Iron Ore on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.
| Date | Volume | Close | Change | Change% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-08 | 478,178 | 360.69 | -9.75 | -2.63% |
| 2026-01-07 | 427,202 | 370.44 | +1.02 | +0.28% |
| 2026-01-06 | 545,286 | 369.42 | +5.40 | +1.48% |
| 2026-01-05 | 205,596 | 364.02 | +4.52 | +1.26% |
| 2026-01-02 | 201,657 | 359.50 | +8.44 | +2.40% |
| 2025-12-31 | 38,227 | 351.06 | -1.23 | -0.35% |
| 2025-12-30 | 143,755 | 352.29 | +2.72 | +0.78% |
| 2025-12-29 | 136,292 | 349.57 | +1.77 | +0.51% |
| 2025-12-24 | 25,489 | 347.80 | -1.59 | -0.46% |
| 2025-12-23 | 128,995 | 349.39 |
Profile of Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd. operates in the Basic Materials sector, specifically, the Industrial Metals industry.
Factsheet of Kumba Iron Ore Ltd.
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- Industry
- Industrial Metals
- Address
- Centurion Gate - Building 2B, 124 Akkerboom Road, Centurion, Pretoria, 0157
- Telephone
- 012 683-7000
- Website
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KIO Industrial Market Competitors
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd., issuers of the KIO stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, have a number of market competitors who are also engaged in the Basic Materials sector and/or Industrial Metals industry. The table below presents an overview of the market standing of the top 10 by year-to-date performance.
| Code | Name | M. Cap. | Close | YTD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ACL | ArcelorMittal SA Limited | 1.47B | 1.29 | +1.57% |
| IMP | Impala Platinum Hlgs Ltd | 239B | 264.13 | +0.81% |
| APH | Alphamin Resources Corp | 18.9B | 14.80 | |
| EUZ | Europa Metals Limited | 92M | 0.90 | |
| CPR | Copper 360 Ltd | 2.04B | 0.69 | -1.43% |
| SDL | Southern Palladium Ltd | 2.57B | 20.50 | -2.43% |
| ISB | Insimbi Industrial Holdings | 235M | 0.71 | -2.74% |
| HLM | Hulamin Ltd | 762M | 2.35 | -4.08% |
| ORN | Orion Minerals Limited | 2.69B | 0.33 | +50% |
| ISO | ASP Isotopes | 13.6B | 108.25 | +11% |