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Rio Tinto PLC’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $57.6 billion, up 7.42% from fiscal 2024.
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Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) Return on invested capital
Rio Tinto PLC's return on invested capital over the twelve months to 30 June 2026 was 0.00%, down 11.8 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (11.9%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 6.88% (fiscal 2015) to 34.6% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 27% of that period. That is above the Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry median of −3.57% and below the Basic Materials sector median of 0.96%.
Return on invested capital, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on invested capital | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 11.9% | (4.33) |
| FY2024 | 16.2% | (0.36) |
| FY2023 | 16.5% | (5.26) |
| FY2022 | 21.8% | (12.80) |
| FY2021 | 34.6% | 13.50 |
| FY2020 | 21.1% | 2.09 |
| FY2019 | 19.0% | (2.51) |
| FY2018 | 21.5% | 4.75 |
| FY2017 | 16.8% | 8.85 |
| FY2016 | 7.92% | 1.04 |
Against its own ten years
Return on invested capital against peers
| Company | Return on invested capital |
|---|---|
| VALE VALE S.A. compare | 6.58% |
| MTRN Materion Corporation compare | 6.20% |
| ALM Almonty Industries Inc. compare | 2.10% |
| RIO Rio Tinto PLC | 0.00% |
| SSMR Sunshine Silver Mining & Refining Company compare | 0.00% |
| BHP BHP Group Limited Sponsored ADR compare | 0.00% |
| MP MP Materials Corp. compare | −4.28% |
| SKE Skeena Resources Limited compare | −7.64% |
| USAR USA Rare Earth Inc. compare | −7.78% |
| Other Industrial Metals & Mining industry median | −3.57% |
| Basic Materials sector median | 0.96% |
| Market median | 0.00% |
What Return on invested capital is
Return on Invested Capital shows how much after-tax operating profit a company earns on the money its lenders and shareholders have put in.
TTM: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) (latest quarter) + Long Term Debt (Total) (latest quarter) + Current Part of Debt (latest quarter) − Cash & Short Term Investments (latest quarter)); Annual: (Operating Income × 0.625) ÷ (Shareholders Equity (Total) + Long Term Debt (Total) + Current Part of Debt − Cash & Short Term Investments)
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