Rio Tinto PLC Cash Flow Quality Index
Rio Tinto PLC cash flow quality index. Rio Tinto PLC (RIO) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.53x as of June 2025. Operating cash flow of GBX6.92 Billion exceeds net income of GBX4.53 Billion, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore Rio Tinto PLC debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.
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Cash Flow Quality Index of Rio Tinto PLC (1991–2024)
Cash flow quality index of Rio Tinto PLC from 1991 to 2024. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Rio Tinto PLC across 32 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. See net asset quality index of Rio Tinto PLC to measure how much of total assets are equity-financed.
Rio Tinto PLC Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (1991–2024)
Rio Tinto PLC cash flow quality index by year from 1991 to 2024. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Rio Tinto PLC. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Rio Tinto PLC cash flow conversion.
| Year | Quality Index | Operating CF (GBX) | Net Income | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.35x | GBX15.60 Billion | GBX11.57 Billion | ▼ -11.5% |
| 2023 | 1.52x | GBX15.16 Billion | GBX9.95 Billion | ▲ +23.4% |
| 2022 | 1.23x | GBX16.13 Billion | GBX13.08 Billion | ▲ +9.9% |
| 2021 | 1.12x | GBX25.34 Billion | GBX22.57 Billion | ▼ -26.4% |
| 2020 | 1.53x | GBX15.88 Billion | GBX10.40 Billion | ▼ -28.6% |
| 2019 | 2.14x | GBX14.91 Billion | GBX6.97 Billion | ▲ +152.0% |
| 2018 | 0.85x | GBX11.82 Billion | GBX13.93 Billion | ▼ -45.9% |
| 2017 | 1.57x | GBX13.88 Billion | GBX8.85 Billion | ▼ -11.5% |
| 2016 | 1.77x | GBX8.46 Billion | GBX4.78 Billion | ▼ -19.4% |
| 2014 | 2.20x | GBX14.29 Billion | GBX6.50 Billion | ▼ -84.3% |
| 2013 | 13.97x | GBX15.08 Billion | GBX1.08 Billion | ▲ +872.5% |
| 2011 | 1.44x | GBX20.03 Billion | GBX13.94 Billion | ▲ +20.1% |
| 2010 | 1.20x | GBX18.28 Billion | GBX15.28 Billion | ▼ -24.9% |
| 2009 | 1.59x | GBX9.21 Billion | GBX5.78 Billion | ▲ +18.9% |
| 2008 | 1.34x | GBX13.66 Billion | GBX10.19 Billion | ▲ +33.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01x | GBX8.63 Billion | GBX8.57 Billion | ▲ +12.6% |
| 2006 | 0.89x | GBX8.03 Billion | GBX8.97 Billion | ▼ -10.7% |
| 2005 | 1.00x | GBX6.93 Billion | GBX6.92 Billion | ▲ +12.7% |
| 2004 | 0.89x | GBX2.88 Billion | GBX3.24 Billion | ▼ -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0.97x | GBX1.46 Billion | GBX1.50 Billion | ▼ -70.2% |
| 2002 | 3.27x | GBX2.72 Billion | GBX831.41 Million | ▲ +108.6% |
| 2001 | 1.57x | GBX2.45 Billion | GBX1.56 Billion | ▲ +84.6% |
| 2000 | 0.85x | GBX2.66 Billion | GBX3.13 Billion | ▼ -17.5% |
| 1999 | 1.03x | GBX2.61 Billion | GBX2.54 Billion | ▼ -24.0% |
| 1998 | 1.36x | GBX2.70 Billion | GBX1.99 Billion | ▲ +27.2% |
| 1997 | 1.07x | GBX2.72 Billion | GBX2.55 Billion | ▲ +12.1% |
| 1996 | 0.95x | GBX1.26 Billion | GBX1.33 Billion | ▲ +29.0% |
| 1995 | 0.74x | GBX1.45 Billion | GBX1.96 Billion | ▼ -38.3% |
| 1994 | 1.19x | GBX967.75 Million | GBX809.84 Million | ▼ -32.0% |
| 1993 | 1.76x | GBX806.17 Million | GBX458.55 Million | ▲ +101.3% |
| 1992 | 0.87x | GBX470.17 Million | GBX538.43 Million | ▲ +36.8% |
| 1991 | 0.64x | GBX518.32 Million | GBX812.10 Million | — |