Rio Tinto RIO
NYSE RIO
$83.25 -2.68 (-3.12%)
At close: Oct 29, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Rio Tinto (RIO) Research & Development (2009 - 2019)

Updated

Rio Tinto's Research & Development was -$936 million in FY2024, compared with -$1.23 billion in FY2023.

Analysis

Rio Tinto (RIO) Research & Development (2009 - 2019) Analysis & Trends

From FY2009 onward, Rio Tinto has reported Research & Development for 16 years.

  • Annual Research & Development has moved between -$1.23 billion (FY2023) and -$624 million (FY2020) over five years.
  • Per Business Quant data, Research & Development in earlier years was -$1.23 billion in FY2023, -$896 million in FY2022, -$719 million in FY2021 and -$624 million in FY2020.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) R&D (Qtr)
1 Rio Tinto 167.04 Bn 136.08 Bn - -
2 Southern Copper 146.98 Bn 125.77 Bn 2.90 Bn 14.90 Mn
3 Rio Tinto 132.61 Bn 93.11 Bn - -
4 Newmont 110.97 Bn 76.12 Bn 4.22 Bn 58.00 Mn
5 Freeport-Mcmoran 89.32 Bn 89.32 Bn - 55.00 Mn
6 Agnico Eagle Mines 82.42 Bn 69.36 Bn 2.15 Bn 334.51 Mn
7 Barrick Mining 62.61 Bn 37.81 Bn 2.90 Bn 134.00 Mn
8 Nucor 61.81 Bn 61.81 Bn - -
9 ArcelorMittal 45.43 Bn 24.45 Bn - -
10 AngloGold Ashanti 40.19 Bn 28.07 Bn 1.70 Bn 37.00 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2019 315.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2018 231.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2012 1.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2009 514.00 Mn
API Access

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