Rio Tinto (RIO) Intangibles (2009 - 2025)
Rio Tinto (RIO) recorded Intangibles of $5.23 billion in Q4 2025, up 86.4% from $2.8 billion a year earlier.
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Rio Tinto (RIO) Intangibles (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Starting with Q2 2009, Rio Tinto's Intangibles history includes 33 quarters.
- Annual Intangibles has a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Intangibles came in at $2.8 billion in FY2024 (-36.1%), $4.39 billion in FY2023 (+20.4%), $3.65 billion in FY2022 (+28.7%) and $2.83 billion in FY2021 (+2.8%).
- The Q4 2025 figure is the highest quarterly Intangibles since Q2 2015.
- On a year-over-year basis, Intangibles rose in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 22.3%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Intangibles in the last five years was growth of 86.4% in Q4 2025, against a decline of 36.1% in Q4 2024 at the low end.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Intangibles (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 167.04 Bn | 136.08 Bn | - | 5.13 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 146.98 Bn | 125.77 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 132.61 Bn | 93.11 Bn | - | 5.23 Bn |
| 4 | Newmont | 110.97 Bn | 76.12 Bn | 4.22 Bn | - |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 89.32 Bn | 89.32 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 82.42 Bn | 69.36 Bn | 2.15 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 62.61 Bn | 37.81 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 148.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 61.81 Bn | 61.81 Bn | - | 2.69 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.43 Bn | 24.45 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 40.19 Bn | 28.07 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.23 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.80 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 3.77 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 4.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 3.70 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 3.65 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.61 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.83 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 2.81 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 2.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 2.50 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 2.64 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 2.65 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 2.78 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 3.00 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 3.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 2.99 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 3.28 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 3.43 Bn |
API Access
Rio Tinto Intangibles 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=intangibles&ticker=RIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "intangibles", "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=intangibles&ticker=RIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();