Rio Tinto Group (RION) — Free Cash Flow Generation Index

Latest as of December 2022: 1.64x

Rio Tinto Group (RION) has a Free Cash Flow Generation Index of 1.64x as of December 2022. Free cash flow of MX$4.63 Billion represents 2% of operating cash flow (MX$2.83 Billion). See Rio Tinto Group (RION) working capital ratio to evaluate short-term liquidity relative to the company's equity base.

FCF Generation Index

1.64x
Free Cash Flow / Operating CF

Free Cash Flow

MX$4.63 Billion
MXN

Operating Cash Flow

MX$2.83 Billion
MXN

Capital Expenditures

MX$1.80 Billion
MXN

Rio Tinto Group Free Cash Flow Generation Index (2013–2025)

Historical FCF Generation Index trend for Rio Tinto Group across 13 annual periods. Explore Rio Tinto Group cash flow to debt ratio to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Annual Free Cash Flow Generation for Rio Tinto Group (2013–2025)

Year-by-year Free Cash Flow Generation Index for Rio Tinto Group. For the full company profile including market capitalisation, see Rio Tinto Group market capitalisation.

Year FCG Index Free Cash Flow (MXN) Operating CF Capital Expenditures YoY Change
2025 0.27x MX$4.50 Billion MX$16.83 Billion MX$12.34 Billion ▼ -30.3%
2024 0.38x MX$5.98 Billion MX$15.60 Billion MX$9.62 Billion ▼ -28.0%
2023 0.53x MX$8.07 Billion MX$15.16 Billion MX$7.09 Billion ▼ -8.4%
2022 0.58x MX$9.38 Billion MX$16.13 Billion MX$6.75 Billion ▼ -17.9%
2021 0.71x MX$17.96 Billion MX$25.34 Billion MX$7.38 Billion ▲ +16.1%
2020 0.61x MX$9.69 Billion MX$15.88 Billion MX$6.19 Billion ▼ -3.5%
2019 0.63x MX$9.42 Billion MX$14.91 Billion MX$5.49 Billion ▲ +16.9%
2018 0.54x MX$6.39 Billion MX$11.82 Billion MX$5.43 Billion ▼ -20.2%
2017 0.68x MX$9.40 Billion MX$13.88 Billion MX$4.48 Billion ▼ -50.1%
2016 1.36x MX$11.48 Billion MX$8.46 Billion MX$3.01 Billion ▼ -9.6%
2015 1.50x MX$14.07 Billion MX$9.38 Billion MX$4.68 Billion ▼ -4.6%
2014 1.57x MX$22.45 Billion MX$14.29 Billion MX$8.16 Billion ▼ -15.6%
2013 1.86x MX$28.08 Billion MX$15.08 Billion MX$13.00 Billion —
FCG Index = Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow. FCF = Operating CF + Capital Expenditures (capex stored negative).