Rio Tinto annual free cash flow
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Rio Tinto Free Cash Flow (FCF) History (RIO)
Rio Tinto reported $4.50B in free cash flow for fiscal 2025, a decrease of 24.77% from the previous fiscal year, with a free cash flow margin of 7.80%.
View full Rio Tinto company overviewRio Tinto free cash flow by year
| Fiscal year | Period ended | Free cash flow | Change | Growth | FCF margin |
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| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $4.50B | −$1.48B | −24.77% | +7.80% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $5.98B | −$2.10B | −25.96% | +11.14% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $8.07B | −$1.31B | −13.96% | +14.94% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $9.38B | −$8.58B | −47.75% | +16.89% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $17.96B | $8.28B | +85.43% | +28.29% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $9.69B | $262.0M | +2.78% | +21.71% |
| 2019 | 2019-12-31 | $9.42B | $3.03B | +47.46% | +21.83% |
| 2018 | 2018-12-31 | $6.39B | −$3.01B | −32.03% | +15.77% |
| 2017 | 2017-12-31 | $9.40B | $3.95B | +72.42% | +23.49% |
| 2016 | 2016-12-31 | $5.45B | $755.0M | +16.07% | +16.14% |
| 2015 | 2015-12-31 | $4.70B | — | — | +13.49% |
Rio Tinto free cash flow growth trends
Over the last five reported fiscal years, free cash flow declined from $9.69B to $4.50B, a compound annual decline of 14.23%.
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What free cash flow means
Free cash flow is the cash a company generates from operations after capital expenditures. Positive FCF can fund dividends, buybacks, debt repayment, or reinvestment; negative FCF means capital spending exceeded operating cash flow for that period.
Calculation and source
How free cash flow is calculated
TickerStat calculates free cash flow as reported operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. FCF margin equals free cash flow divided by revenue. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so the tables include exact period-end dates.
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