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. Check Rio Tinto Group cash earnings quality to evaluate the quality of earnings relative to operating cash generation.

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. Explore Rio Tinto Group debt service capacity to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

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

Year-by-year capital reinvestment analysis for Rio Tinto Group. For live market cap and broader valuation context, see Rio Tinto Group stock valuation.

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