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 121 billion, which makes about 0.502% of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange equity market.
| Last Trading Results | |
|---|---|
| Opening Price | |
| Day’s Low Price | 375.36 |
| Day’s High Price | 395.31 |
| Traded Volume | 511,304 |
| Number of Deals | 3,140 |
| Gross Turnover | 196M |
| Growth & Valuation | |
|---|---|
| Earnings Per Share | 38.93 |
| Price/Earning Ratio | 9.66 |
| Dividend Per Share | 36.50 |
| Dividend Yield | 9.71% |
| Shares Outstanding | 322M |
| Market Capitalization | 121B |
KIO Stock Market Performance
| 1WK | 4WK | 3MO |
|---|---|---|
| +0.91% | +1.48% | +13.2% |
| 6MO | 1YR | YTD |
|---|---|---|
| +27.2% | +0.24% | +7.09% |
The current share price of Kumba Iron Ore Ltd (KIO) is ZAR 375.94. KIO closed its last trading day (Wednesday, February 4, 2026) at 375.94 ZAR per share on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), recording a 0.8% drop from its previous closing price of 378.87 ZAR. Kumba Iron Ore began the year with a share price of 351.06 ZAR and has since gained 7.09% on that price valuation, ranking it 80th on the JSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
Kumba Iron Ore is the 129th most traded stock on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange over the past three months (Nov 4, 2025 - Feb 4, 2026). KIO has traded a total volume of 21.9 million shares—in 135,619 deals—valued at ZAR 7.63 billion over the period, with an average of 347,279 traded shares per session. A volume high of 825,633 was achieved on January 21st, 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | 511,304 | 375.94 | -2.93 | -0.77% |
| 2026-02-03 | 670,758 | 378.87 | +23.99 | +6.76% |
| 2026-02-02 | 541,419 | 354.88 | -5.12 | -1.42% |
| 2026-01-30 | 584,118 | 360.00 | -11.96 | -3.22% |
| 2026-01-29 | 418,634 | 371.96 | -0.58 | -0.16% |
| 2026-01-28 | 325,198 | 372.54 | +4.91 | +1.34% |
| 2026-01-27 | 203,293 | 367.63 | -10.05 | -2.66% |
| 2026-01-26 | 253,030 | 377.68 | +4.67 | +1.25% |
| 2026-01-23 | 374,941 | 373.01 | +5.15 | +1.40% |
| 2026-01-22 | 394,166 | 367.86 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPR | Copper 360 Ltd | 2.57B | 0.87 | +24.3% |
| IMP | Impala Platinum Hlgs Ltd | 280B | 309.94 | +18.3% |
| APH | Alphamin Resources Corp | 21.4B | 16.70 | +12.8% |
| SDL | Southern Palladium Ltd | 2.88B | 23.00 | +9.47% |
| ACL | ArcelorMittal SA Limited | 1.43B | 1.26 | -0.79% |
| HLM | Hulamin Ltd | 720M | 2.22 | -9.39% |
| ISB | Insimbi Industrial Holdings | 212M | 0.64 | -12.3% |
| EUZ | Europa Metals Limited | 51.1M | 0.50 | -44.4% |
| ORN | Orion Minerals Limited | 3.67B | 0.45 | +105% |
| S32 | South32 Limited | 240B | 53.44 | +35.8% |