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Rio Tinto
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Rio Tinto return on equity (ROE)

Rio Tinto's return on equity is 18.45%: net income of 12.08B USD over the last twelve months on shareholders' equity of 65.46B USD.

Today
18.45%
Average, 5 years
22.93%
Low, 5 years
16.05%
High, 5 years
41.17%

ROE (return on equity) = net income (last 12 months) ÷ shareholders' equity = 12.08B ÷ 65.46B = 18.45%

ROE (return on equity)
Net income
Shareholders' equity

Each quarter's net income over its last four quarters, over the shareholders' equity at the quarter end.

What drives Rio Tinto's return on equity?

Net margin
17.3%
profit on each dollar of sales
Asset turnover
0.45×
sales on each dollar of assets
Equity multiplier
2.06×
assets on each dollar of equity
Return on equity
16.1%
FY2025
  • FY202517.3% × 0.45 × 2.06 = 16.1%
  • FY202421.5% × 0.52 × 1.86 = 20.9%
  • FY202318.6% × 0.52 × 1.90 = 18.4%
  • FY202222.3% × 0.57 × 1.93 = 24.7%
  • FY202133.3% × 0.62 × 2.00 = 41.1%

The DuPont breakdown, on each year-end's assets and equity, as the return on equity elsewhere on this page. A high equity multiplier means a small equity base: debt, or buybacks that return the equity to shareholders, lift the return on what is left.

ROE (return on equity) by year and by quarter

Fiscal yearPeriod endingROE (return on equity)Net incomeShareholders' equity
Today18.45%12.08B65.46B
FY202531 Dec 202516.06%9.99B62.20B
FY202431 Dec 202420.91%11.55B55.25B
FY202331 Dec 202318.23%9.95B54.59B
FY202231 Dec 202226.06%13.08B50.18B
FY202131 Dec 202143.89%22.58B51.43B
FY202031 Dec 202022.10%10.40B47.05B
FY201931 Dec 201917.20%6.97B40.53B
FY201831 Dec 201831.88%13.93B43.69B
FY201731 Dec 201719.80%8.85B44.71B
FY201631 Dec 201612.16%4.78B39.29B
FY201531 Dec 2015-4.60%-1.72B37.35B
FY201431 Dec 201414.04%6.50B46.29B
FY201331 Dec 20132.35%1.08B45.89B
FY201231 Dec 2012-6.39%-3.00B46.87B
FY201131 Dec 201126.53%13.94B52.54B
FY201031 Dec 201026.20%15.28B58.33B
FY200931 Dec 200913.20%5.78B43.83B
FY200831 Dec 200849.39%10.19B20.64B
FY200731 Dec 200734.60%8.57B24.77B
FY200631 Dec 200649.22%8.97B18.23B
FY200531 Dec 200543.98%6.92B15.74B
FY200431 Dec 200427.31%3.24B11.88B
FY200331 Dec 200314.90%1.50B10.04B
FY200231 Dec 200211.14%831.41M7.47B
FY200131 Dec 200121.77%1.56B7.18B
FY200031 Dec 200028.56%3.13B10.96B
FY199931 Dec 199922.08%2.54B11.49B
FY199831 Dec 199818.72%1.99B10.62B
FY199731 Dec 199721.15%2.55B12.05B
FY199631 Dec 199617.61%1.33B7.54B
FY199531 Dec 199528.23%1.96B6.95B
FY199431 Dec 199415.07%809.84M5.37B
FY199331 Dec 19939.75%458.55M4.70B
FY199231 Dec 199212.87%538.43M4.18B
FY199131 Dec 199117.13%812.10M4.74B
FY199031 Dec 199021.44%1.03B4.82B
FY198931 Dec 198932.62%1.33B4.08B
FY198831 Dec 198838.17%1.40B3.68B
FY198731 Dec 198717.84%532.85M2.99B
FY198631 Dec 198615.00%356.14M2.37B
FY198531 Dec 198511.74%248.66M2.12B

Figures in USD. A quarter's revenue, net income and dividends are those of its last four quarters.

See also:P/E ratio,Market cap,P/S ratio,Dividend yield,Debt to equity,Current ratio,All ratios

Common questions about Rio Tinto's ROE

Source: Financial Modeling Prep