Rio Tinto (RIO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025)
Rio Tinto (RIO) reported Retained Earnings of $46.58 billion for Q4 2025, up 9.5% from $42.54 billion a year earlier.
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Rio Tinto (RIO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Dating back to Q2 2009, Rio Tinto's Retained Earnings record includes 33 quarters.
- Retained Earnings has increased for six consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Retained Earnings came in at $42.54 billion in FY2024 (+10.9%), $38.35 billion in FY2023 (+9.5%), $35.02 billion in FY2022 (+5.0%) and $33.34 billion in FY2021 (+24.4%).
- The Q4 2025 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Retained Earnings in data going back to Q2 2009.
- Across the past five years, year-over-year growth in Retained Earnings ran from 2.5% in Q2 2022 to 44.8% in Q2 2021.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | 49.29 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 173.13 Bn | 151.92 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 4.59 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 153.19 Bn | 113.69 Bn | - | 46.58 Bn |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.78 Bn | 92.78 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 5.72 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 105.49 Bn | 89.53 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 94.62 Bn | 84.25 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 8.13 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.78 Bn | 44.98 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 582.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 57.52 Bn | 46.91 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 33.15 Bn |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 48.12 Bn | 27.14 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.51 Bn | 35.39 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 46.58 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 43.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 42.54 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 40.15 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 38.35 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 36.43 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 35.02 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 34.08 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 33.34 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 33.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 26.79 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 22.96 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 23.39 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 22.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 27.03 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 23.76 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 23.76 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 22.37 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 21.63 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 18.94 Bn |
API Access
Rio Tinto Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=RIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=RIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();