Rio Tinto (RIO) Capital Expenditure: History & Chart

Rio Tinto Group(RIO)

Industrial Materials · London, GL

$94.56+0.09 (+0.10%)

Delayed quote: Sep 25, 2026, 4:00 PM EDT

About Rio Tinto Group

Rio Tinto Group engages in exploring, mining, and processing mineral resources worldwide. The company operates through Iron Ore; Aluminium and lithium; and Copper segments. The Iron Ore segment engages in the iron ore mining, and salt and gypsum production in Western Australia. The Aluminum and lithium segment is involved in bauxite mining; alumina refining; and aluminium smelting, and recycling, as well as mining and processing of lithium. The Copper segment engages in mining and refining of copper, gold, silver, molybdenum, and other by-products and exploration activities. It also owns and operates open pit and underground mines; and refineries, smelters, processing plants and power, and shipping facilities. The company was founded in 1873 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

London, GL

56,890 employees

www.riotinto.com

Basic Materials / Industrial Materials

Sector: Basic Materials
Industry: Industrial Materials
CEO: Simon Callas Trott

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Capital Expenditures

The latest quarterly capex is −$5.95 Billion. Capital Expenditures (CapEx) represents spending on physical assets like property, plant, equipment, and technology infrastructure. It's the investment in the company's future productive capacity.

Q2 FY2026 (2026-06-30).

Depreciation|PP&E|Free Cash Flow|Acquisitions|Cash Flow

CapEx

RIO CapEx

$-5.95B

Reported quarterly capital expenditures; no daily interpolation. Q2 FY2026 (2026-06-30): $-5.95B.

+14.57% over 10Y

Current CapEx

−$5.95B

−$5.95 Billion

Q2 FY2026 · 2026-06-30

QoQ Growth

N/A

Historical Data

Quarters of data available

Quarterly CapEx History

Period	CapEx	QoQ Growth	YoY Growth
Q2 FY2026Period end 2026-06-30	−$5.95B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2025Period end 2025-12-31	−$7.51B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2025Period end 2025-06-30	−$4.77B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2024Period end 2024-12-31	−$5.60B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2024Period end 2024-06-30	−$4.02B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2023Period end 2023-12-31	−$4.03B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2023Period end 2023-06-30	−$3.00B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2022Period end 2022-12-31	−$3.93B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2022Period end 2022-06-30	−$3.15B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2021Period end 2021-12-31	−$4.12B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2021Period end 2021-06-30	−$3.34B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2020Period end 2020-12-31	−$3.39B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2020Period end 2020-06-30	−$2.69B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2019Period end 2019-12-31	−$3.17B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2019Period end 2019-06-30	−$2.39B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2018Period end 2018-12-31	−$3.07B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2018Period end 2018-06-30	−$2.36B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2017Period end 2017-12-31	−$2.72B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2017Period end 2017-05-31	−$1.76B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2016Period end 2016-12-31	−$1.69B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2016Period end 2016-06-30	−$1.32B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2015Period end 2015-12-31	−$2.21B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2015Period end 2015-06-30	−$2.47B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2014Period end 2014-12-31	−$4.32B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2014Period end 2014-06-30	−$3.85B	N/A	N/A
Q4 FY2013Period end 2013-12-31	−$6.04B	N/A	N/A
Q2 FY2013Period end 2013-06-30	−$6.96B	N/A	N/A

Growth uses unique fiscal quarters. Missing or ambiguous prior periods render N/A.

Data as of June 30, 2026