Rio Tinto Group Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 5/6

Rio Tinto Group has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 1.2%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings growing at 13.7% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.8% per year. Rio Tinto Group's return on equity is 19.1%, and it has net margins of 19.8%.

Key information

1.2%

Earnings growth rate

1.4%

EPS growth rate

Metals and Mining Industry Growth24.3%
Revenue growth rate5.8%
Return on equity19.1%
Net Margin19.8%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2024

Recent past performance updates

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Recent updates

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Rio Tinto Group makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

BASE:RIO Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2454,17610,7491,3170
31 Mar 2454,10910,4041,4280
31 Dec 2354,04110,0581,5390
30 Sep 2353,2449,3121,6470
30 Jun 2352,4468,5661,7540
31 Mar 2354,00010,4791,5830
31 Dec 2255,55412,3921,4110
30 Sep 2257,87115,0791,3550
30 Jun 2260,18717,7241,2980
31 Mar 2261,84119,4091,2770
31 Dec 2163,49521,1151,2550
30 Sep 2160,91419,9301,1330
30 Jun 2158,33218,7661,0140
31 Mar 2151,47214,2689920
31 Dec 2044,6119,7699680
30 Sep 2043,2088,4839640
30 Jun 2041,8057,1969600
31 Mar 2042,4857,6039640
31 Dec 1943,1658,0109660
30 Sep 1942,24810,6991,1490
30 Jun 1941,33013,3881,3300
31 Mar 1940,92613,5131,3030
31 Dec 1840,52213,6381,2750
30 Sep 1840,57411,7381,4440
30 Jun 1840,6259,8375020
31 Mar 1840,3289,3004740
31 Dec 1740,0308,7621,0000
30 Sep 1738,8157,4864250
30 Jun 1737,6006,2094050
31 Mar 1735,6915,4134510
31 Dec 1633,7814,6174970
30 Sep 1633,0652,3295490
30 Jun 1632,349416000
31 Mar 1633,589-4125880
31 Dec 1534,829-8665760
30 Sep 1538,0681,0336130
30 Jun 1541,3072,9316500
31 Mar 1544,4864,7296990
31 Dec 1447,6646,5277470
30 Sep 1449,3316,4377540
30 Jun 1450,9976,3477610
31 Mar 1451,0845,0068550
31 Dec 1351,1713,6659480

Quality Earnings: RIO has high quality earnings.

Growing Profit Margin: RIO's current net profit margins (19.8%) are higher than last year (16.3%).


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: RIO's earnings have grown by 1.2% per year over the past 5 years.

Accelerating Growth: RIO's earnings growth over the past year (25.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (1.2% per year).

Earnings vs Industry: RIO earnings growth over the past year (25.5%) exceeded the Metals and Mining industry 17.4%.


Return on Equity

High ROE: RIO's Return on Equity (19.1%) is considered low.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/30 23:00
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/30 00:00
Earnings2024/06/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

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Analyst Sources

Rio Tinto Group is covered by 71 analysts. 18 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Pierre-Yves GauthierAlphaValue
David ColemanArgus Research Company
Russell WrightBarclay Pearce Capital Pty Limited