Rio Tinto (RIO) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026)
Rio Tinto's Cash & Equivalents came in at $8.91 billion for Q2 2026, down 1.1% from $9.02 billion a year earlier.
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Rio Tinto (RIO) Cash & Equivalents (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Rio Tinto's Cash & Equivalents was $8.87 billion, up 4.4% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents carries a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Equivalents was $8.5 billion in FY2024 (-12.2%), $9.67 billion in FY2023 (+42.8%), $6.78 billion in FY2022 (-47.1%) and $12.81 billion in FY2021 (+23.4%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Cash & Equivalents is $6.78 billion (Q4 2022) to $12.81 billion (Q4 2021).
- Year-over-year, Cash & Equivalents increased in 1 of the last four quarters, with an average decline of 2.9%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Equivalents over five years came in Q4 2023 (growth of 42.8%), and the weakest in Q4 2022 (a decline of 47.1%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | 8.91 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 138.52 Bn | 113.25 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 4.82 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.90 Bn | 96.73 Bn | - | 8.91 Bn |
| 4 | Newmont | 126.75 Bn | 91.89 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 8.83 Bn |
| 5 | Ternium | 96.55 Bn | 64.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 10.42 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 96.18 Bn | 83.12 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 3.61 Bn |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 85.33 Bn | 69.37 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 4.08 Bn |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.13 Bn | 44.33 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 5.93 Bn |
| 9 | Nucor | 55.83 Bn | 45.21 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 2.48 Bn |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.25 Bn | 34.55 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 3.08 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 8.91 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 8.87 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 9.02 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 8.50 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.26 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.67 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 9.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.41 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 12.81 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 14.03 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 10.38 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 6.27 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 8.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 6.86 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 10.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.55 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 7.75 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 8.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 8.25 Bn |
API Access
Rio Tinto Cash & Equivalents API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=RIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "ticker": "RIO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-equivalents&ticker=RIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();