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Rio Tinto Group stock: balance sheet and debt

RIO
$83.28Closing price of 12 Nov 2026MEQIRI Score 65 out of 100

Rio Tinto Group has a debt to equity ratio of 0.35 and an interest coverage of 12.9x.

Daily figure as of 13 Nov 2026

Debt / Equity
0.35
Interest coverage
12.9x
Current ratio
1.44
Cash & equivalents
$9.45B
Total assets
$128.1B
Equity ratio
52.3%
Goodwill
$2.95B
Plus intangible assets of $5.23B
Net debt
$14.07B

Total assets and equity ratio

How large the balance sheet of Rio Tinto Group is, how much of it is equity and how much is goodwill from acquisitions.

Equity ratio

Figures as a table
YearTotal assetsGoodwill and intangible assetsof which goodwillEquity ratioNet debt
2006$34.49B$1.23B$841M56.2%$2.63B
2007$101.09B$27.91B$21.11B26.0%$45.61B
2008$89.62B$20.58B$14.3B25.1%$39.06B
2009$97.24B$20B$14.27B47.2%$18.77B
2010$112.4B$21B$15.3B58.1%$5.27B
2011$119.55B$16.14B$8.19B49.5%$11.55B
2012$117.57B$9.4B$2.77B49.3%$19.2B
2013$111.03B$6.77B$1.35B48.2%$17.63B
2014$107.83B$7.11B$1.23B50.6%$12.38B
2015$91.56B$4.23B$892M48.2%$14.04B
2016$89.26B$4.23B$951M51.2%$9.83B
2017$95.73B$4.16B$1.04B53.4%$4.42B
2018$90.95B$3.69B$912M54.8%$455M
2019$87.8B$3.56B$922M51.5%$4.02B
2020$97.39B$3.7B$946M53.3%$783M
2021$102.9B$3.71B$879M55.0%−$1.82B
2022$96.74B$4.47B$826M54.0%$3.34B
2023$103.55B$3.21B$797M54.4%$3.6B
2024$102.79B$3.53B$727M56.4%$4.99B
2025$128.1B$8.18B$2.95B52.3%$14.07B

The equity ratio divides total equity, including non-controlling interests, by total assets. Net debt is debt minus cash and short-term investments; a negative figure means cash exceeds debt.

Equity and debt

What the company owns and owes

  • Cash & equivalents
  • Equity
  • Debt
Figures as a table
YearCash & equivalentsEquityDebtDebt / Equity
2006$1.3B$18.23B$3.94B0.2
2007$2.69B$24.77B$48.3B1.84
2008$1.45B$20.64B$40.51B1.8
2009$4.23B$43.83B$23B0.5
2010$9.95B$58.33B$15.22B0.23
2011$10.26B$52.54B$21.8B0.37
2012$7.62B$46.87B$26.82B0.46
2013$10.93B$45.89B$28.55B0.53
2014$12.84B$46.29B$25.22B0.46
2015$9.59B$37.35B$23.62B0.54
2016$8.56B$39.29B$18.39B0.4
2017$11.63B$44.71B$16.05B0.31
2018$13.47B$43.69B$13.92B0.28
2019$10.7B$40.53B$14.71B0.33
2020$13.23B$47.05B$14.02B0.27
2021$15.35B$51.43B$13.53B0.24
2022$8.94B$50.18B$12.27B0.23
2023$10.75B$54.59B$14.35B0.25
2024$8.87B$55.25B$13.86B0.24
2025$9.45B$62.2B$23.52B0.35

Debt to equity divides debt by total equity, including non-controlling interests, as S&P calculates it. The equity column shows the part that belongs to shareholders.

Data status and sources

Score
Daily value of 13 Nov 2026, recalculated nightly
Price
Closing price of 12 Nov 2026
Latest annual report
Fiscal year 2025, period end 31 Dec 2025
Source
Financial statements, ratios and prices from Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), based on the company's reports. MEQIRI calculates the score and fair value from them.

Mandatory disclosures for this rating

  • ; time horizon around 12 months
  • Rated Neutral, published since 7 Nov 2026 (in the score history since 11 Sep 2026)
  • Valuation signal Undervalued since 11 Nov 2026, previously Fairly valued
  • End-of-day prices, metrics cached for up to 24 hours
  • Score and fair value are estimates from a disclosed model. They are not facts and not a price target.
  • Produced by SSM Ventures UG (haftungsbeschränkt), responsible person Sven Brostmeyer, Managing Director, automatically according to the disclosed model.
  • Not investment advice. Losses up to and including a total loss are possible. Personal circumstances are not considered.

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