Rio Tinto Group (RIOA) — Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate

Latest as of December 2022: 0.78x

Rio Tinto Group (RIOA) has a Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate of 0.78x as of December 2022, reinvesting €2.21 Billion (capex €1.80 Billion plus investments €412.00 Million) from operating cash flow of €2.83 Billion. See RIOA FCF generation index to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

Reinvestment Rate

0.78x
(Capex + Investments) / Operating CF

Total Reinvested

€2.21 Billion
Capex + Investments

Operating Cash Flow

€2.83 Billion
EUR

Capital Expenditures

€1.80 Billion
EUR

Rio Tinto Group Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate (2016–2025)

Historical reinvestment intensity for Rio Tinto Group across 10 annual periods. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see Rio Tinto Group cash conversion from operations.

Annual Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate for Rio Tinto Group (2016–2025)

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Rio Tinto Group. See Rio Tinto Group leverage flexibility ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Year Reinvestment Rate Total Reinvested (EUR) Operating CF Capex YoY Change
2025 0.74x €12.50 Billion €16.83 Billion €12.34 Billion ▲ +13.7%
2024 0.65x €10.19 Billion €15.60 Billion €9.62 Billion ▼ -29.5%
2023 0.93x €14.05 Billion €15.16 Billion €7.09 Billion ▲ +99.0%
2022 0.47x €7.51 Billion €16.13 Billion €6.75 Billion ▲ +58.2%
2021 0.29x €7.46 Billion €25.34 Billion €7.38 Billion ▼ -24.7%
2020 0.39x €6.20 Billion €15.88 Billion €6.19 Billion ▲ +6.1%
2019 0.37x €5.50 Billion €14.91 Billion €5.49 Billion ▼ -37.7%
2018 0.59x €6.99 Billion €11.82 Billion €5.43 Billion ▲ +58.9%
2017 0.37x €5.17 Billion €13.88 Billion €4.48 Billion ▼ -38.4%
2016 0.60x €5.12 Billion €8.46 Billion €3.01 Billion
Cash Flow Reinvestment Rate = (ABS(Capex) + ABS(Investments)) / Operating Cash Flow