RIO Tinto Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index
RIO Tinto Ltd cash flow quality index. RIO Tinto Ltd (RIO) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.83x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of AU$10.12 Billion exceeds net income of AU$5.54 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore RIO Tinto Ltd debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of RIO Tinto Ltd (2000–2025)
Cash flow quality index of RIO Tinto Ltd from 2000 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for RIO Tinto Ltd across 24 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See net asset quality index of RIO Tinto Ltd to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
RIO Tinto Ltd Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2000–2025)
RIO Tinto Ltd cash flow quality index by year from 2000 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for RIO Tinto Ltd. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see RIO Tinto Ltd cash flow conversion.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (AUD) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.72x | AU$17.74 Billion | AU$10.31 Billion | ▲ +27.7% |
| 2024 | 1.35x | AU$15.60 Billion | AU$11.57 Billion | ▼ -11.5% |
| 2023 | 1.52x | AU$15.16 Billion | AU$9.95 Billion | ▲ +23.4% |
| 2022 | 1.23x | AU$16.13 Billion | AU$13.08 Billion | ▲ +9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.12x | AU$25.34 Billion | AU$22.57 Billion | ▼ -26.4% |
| 2020 | 1.53x | AU$15.88 Billion | AU$10.40 Billion | ▼ -28.6% |
| 2019 | 2.14x | AU$14.91 Billion | AU$6.97 Billion | ▲ +146.8% |
| 2018 | 0.87x | AU$11.82 Billion | AU$13.64 Billion | ▼ -45.3% |
| 2017 | 1.58x | AU$13.88 Billion | AU$8.76 Billion | ▼ -13.6% |
| 2016 | 1.83x | AU$8.46 Billion | AU$4.62 Billion | ▼ -16.2% |
| 2014 | 2.19x | AU$14.29 Billion | AU$6.53 Billion | ▼ -46.8% |
| 2013 | 4.11x | AU$15.08 Billion | AU$3.67 Billion | ▲ +186.3% |
| 2011 | 1.44x | AU$20.03 Billion | AU$13.94 Billion | ▲ +20.1% |
| 2010 | 1.20x | AU$18.28 Billion | AU$15.28 Billion | ▼ -24.9% |
| 2009 | 1.59x | AU$9.21 Billion | AU$5.78 Billion | ▼ -41.8% |
| 2008 | 2.74x | AU$14.88 Billion | AU$5.44 Billion | ▲ +149.8% |
| 2007 | 1.10x | AU$8.49 Billion | AU$7.75 Billion | ▲ +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.99x | AU$7.80 Billion | AU$7.87 Billion | ▼ -18.8% |
| 2005 | 1.22x | AU$6.72 Billion | AU$5.50 Billion | ▲ +24.1% |
| 2004 | 0.98x | AU$3.19 Billion | AU$3.24 Billion | ▼ -35.8% |
| 2003 | 1.53x | AU$2.29 Billion | AU$1.50 Billion | ▼ -53.2% |
| 2002 | 3.27x | AU$2.72 Billion | AU$831.00 Million | ▲ +108.7% |
| 2001 | 1.57x | AU$2.45 Billion | AU$1.56 Billion | ▼ -20.6% |
| 2000 | 1.97x | AU$5.13 Billion | AU$2.60 Billion | — |