Rio Tinto RIO
NYSE RIO
$94.34 -0.44 (-0.46%)
As of: Oct 12, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Rio Tinto (RIO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2015)

Updated

Rio Tinto's Return on Sales [ROS] was 29.17% in FY2024, up 1.74 percentage points from 27.43% in FY2023.

Analysis

Rio Tinto (RIO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2011 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

From FY2009 onward, Rio Tinto has reported Return on Sales [ROS] for 16 years.

  • Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +2.61 percentage points (FY2019 to FY2024).
  • Annual Return on Sales [ROS] has moved between 27.43% (FY2023) and 46.96% (FY2021) over five years.
  • Per Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] in earlier years was 27.43% in FY2023 (-8.45 pp), 35.88% in FY2022 (-11.08 pp), 46.96% in FY2021 (+9.24 pp) and 37.72% in FY2020 (+11.16 pp).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) ROS (Qtr)
1 Rio Tinto 182.38 Bn 151.41 Bn - -
2 Southern Copper 173.13 Bn 151.92 Bn 2.90 Bn 61.16%
3 Rio Tinto 153.19 Bn 113.69 Bn - -
4 Newmont 124.78 Bn 92.78 Bn 4.03 Bn 16.48%
5 Freeport-Mcmoran 105.49 Bn 89.53 Bn 2.19 Bn 28.50%
6 Agnico Eagle Mines 94.62 Bn 84.25 Bn 2.43 Bn 60.65%
7 Barrick Mining 69.78 Bn 44.98 Bn 2.90 Bn 51.63%
8 Nucor 57.52 Bn 46.91 Bn 2.03 Bn 15.67%
9 ArcelorMittal 48.12 Bn 27.14 Bn - 6.29%
10 AngloGold Ashanti 47.51 Bn 35.39 Bn 1.70 Bn 49.81%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2015 56.42%
Dec 31, 2014 187.25%
Dec 31, 2013 7.58%
Dec 31, 2012 -3.46%
Dec 31, 2011 6.42%
API Access

Rio Tinto Return on Sales [ROS] API

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