Rio Tinto (RIO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025)
Rio Tinto's Short-term Investments was $574 million in Q4 2025, down 47.3% from $1.09 billion a year earlier.
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Rio Tinto (RIO) Short-term Investments (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
From Q2 2009 onward, Rio Tinto has reported Short-term Investments for 33 quarters.
- Short-term Investments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of -7.1% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short-term Investments was $1.09 billion in FY2024 (+126.6%), $481 million in FY2023 (+18.5%), $406 million in FY2022 (-23.1%) and $528 million in FY2021 (-36.3%).
- The Q4 2025 figure marks the lowest quarterly Short-term Investments since Q2 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-term Investments was higher in three of the last four quarters, with growth averaging 76.2%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-term Investments over five years was Q2 2025 (growth of 183.9%); the worst was Q4 2025 (a decline of 47.3%).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 173.13 Bn | 151.92 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 153.19 Bn | 113.69 Bn | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 124.78 Bn | 92.78 Bn | 4.03 Bn |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 105.49 Bn | 89.53 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 94.62 Bn | 84.25 Bn | 2.43 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.78 Bn | 44.98 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 8 | Nucor | 57.52 Bn | 46.91 Bn | 2.03 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 | 574.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.62 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.09 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 572.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 481.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 404.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 406.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 477.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 528.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 687.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 829.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 1.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 635.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 902.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 814.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 587.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 510.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 776.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 822.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 1.16 Bn |
API Access
Rio Tinto Short-term Investments 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=short-term-investments&ticker=RIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-investments", "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=short-term-investments&ticker=RIO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();