Rio Tinto (RIO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2023)
Rio Tinto's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] came in at 20.32% for FY2025, down 6.13 percentage points from 26.45% in FY2024.
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Rio Tinto (RIO) Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (2011 - 2023) Analysis & Trends
Going back to FY2009, Rio Tinto's Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] data covers 17 years.
- Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year change of -24.37 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- The FY2025 figure represents the lowest annual Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] since FY2015.
- Per Business Quant, earlier years put Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] at 26.45% in FY2024 (-0.66 pp), 27.11% in FY2023 (-11.85 pp), 38.96% in FY2022 (-31.22 pp) and 70.18% in FY2021 (+25.49 pp).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 138.52 Bn | 113.25 Bn | 3.10 Bn | - |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.90 Bn | 96.73 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 126.75 Bn | 91.89 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 8.59% |
| 5 | Ternium | 96.55 Bn | 64.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 8.46% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 96.18 Bn | 83.12 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 21.64% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 85.33 Bn | 69.37 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 11.56% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.13 Bn | 44.33 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.82% |
| 9 | Nucor | 55.83 Bn | 45.21 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 11.01% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.25 Bn | 34.55 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 51.04% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2023 | 62.39% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | -117.19% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | -144.65% |
API Access
Rio Tinto Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] 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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-invested-capital-[roic]", "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=return-on-invested-capital-%5Broic%5D&ticker=RIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();