RIO Tinto Ltd (RIO) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of December 2025: 0.17x

RIO Tinto Ltd (RIO) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.17x as of December 2025, meaning its operating cash flow of AU$10.12 Billion could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities (AU$61.12 Billion) in one year. Explore RIO strategic capital deployment ratio to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.17x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

AU$10.12 Billion
AUD

Total Liabilities

AU$61.12 Billion
AUD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

RIO Tinto Ltd Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (2000–2025)

Historical debt coverage capacity for RIO Tinto Ltd across 26 annual periods. Also explore RIO Tinto Ltd (RIO) total assets for the complete picture of this company's asset base.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for RIO Tinto Ltd (2000–2025)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for RIO Tinto Ltd. For market capitalisation and broader financial context, see RIO market cap.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (AUD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 0.29x AU$17.74 Billion AU$61.12 Billion ▼ -16.6%
2024 0.35x AU$15.60 Billion AU$44.82 Billion ▲ +8.4%
2023 0.32x AU$15.16 Billion AU$47.21 Billion ▼ -11.5%
2022 0.36x AU$16.13 Billion AU$44.47 Billion ▼ -33.7%
2021 0.55x AU$25.34 Billion AU$46.31 Billion ▲ +56.8%
2020 0.35x AU$15.88 Billion AU$45.49 Billion ▼ -0.4%
2019 0.35x AU$14.91 Billion AU$42.56 Billion ▲ +21.9%
2018 0.29x AU$11.82 Billion AU$41.13 Billion ▼ -7.6%
2017 0.31x AU$13.88 Billion AU$44.61 Billion ▲ +60.1%
2016 0.19x AU$8.46 Billion AU$43.53 Billion ▼ -1.7%
2015 0.20x AU$9.38 Billion AU$47.44 Billion ▼ -26.3%
2014 0.27x AU$14.29 Billion AU$53.23 Billion ▲ +2.4%
2013 0.26x AU$15.08 Billion AU$57.52 Billion ▲ +66.6%
2012 0.16x AU$9.37 Billion AU$59.55 Billion ▼ -52.6%
2011 0.33x AU$20.03 Billion AU$60.34 Billion ▼ -14.4%
2010 0.39x AU$18.28 Billion AU$47.13 Billion ▲ +116.0%
2009 0.18x AU$9.21 Billion AU$51.31 Billion ▼ -19.0%
2008 0.22x AU$14.88 Billion AU$67.16 Billion ▲ +95.9%
2007 0.11x AU$8.49 Billion AU$75.07 Billion ▼ -78.1%
2006 0.52x AU$7.80 Billion AU$15.11 Billion ▲ +8.1%
2005 0.48x AU$6.72 Billion AU$14.06 Billion ▲ +82.4%
2004 0.26x AU$3.19 Billion AU$12.19 Billion ▲ +49.0%
2003 0.18x AU$2.29 Billion AU$13.04 Billion ▼ -22.7%
2002 0.23x AU$2.72 Billion AU$11.96 Billion ▲ +8.3%
2001 0.21x AU$2.45 Billion AU$11.67 Billion ▼ -17.3%
2000 0.25x AU$5.13 Billion AU$20.22 Billion
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.