AA vs RTNTF vs GWAV Stock Comparison

Alcoa, Rio Tinto and Greenwave Technology Solutions Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AA Alcoa Corp
$37.93 -13.9% 1M -5.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.21B
P/E
8.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$13.60B
Div. yield
0.01%
Aluminum Basic Materials
3 wins
RTNTF Rio Tinto Ltd
$101.00 -11.9% 1M +18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$164.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Rio Tinto leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Rio Tinto 4, Alcoa 3, Greenwave Technology Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAARTNTFGWAVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.21B $164.02B $2.00M RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.0x — -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 12.1x — AA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.5% — +71.8% GWAV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.4% — -27.7% AA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — -2.1x GWAV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.5% +18.8% -73.7% RTNTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -5.1%/yr +7.6%/yr -90.6%/yr RTNTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.4% 45.3% 103.4% RTNTF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 — 37/100 AA

Percentile Scorecard

AARTNTFGWAV

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAARTNTFGWAV
Valuation 86 #23 of 162 – 40 #98 of 162
Growth 64 #54 of 147 – 65 #52 of 147
Profitability 60 #49 of 122 – 31 #85 of 122
Financial Health 26 #124 of 166 27 #122 of 166 12 #146 of 166
Shareholder Returns 68 #35 of 107 – –
Overall 61 – 37
  • AA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RTNTF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GWAV ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAARTNTFGWAVSPY
1 month -13.9%-11.9%-13.3% -1.0%
3 months -14.3%-5.9%-12.9% +2.9%
6 months -42.5%-20.2%-35.3% +6.4%
Year to date -28.6%+2.1%-56.3% +11.4%
1 year -5.5%+18.8%-73.7% +13.1%
3 years +61.8%+38.0%-100.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.4%+11.3%-93.8% +21.5%
5 years -23.0%+44.3%-100.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -5.1%+7.6%-90.6% +10.9%
10 years +76.2%+159.9%-100.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +5.8%+10.0%-76.1% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAARTNTFGWAVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.4%45.3%103.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.2%66.0%106.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.600.880.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.42-0.71 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.3%-41.4%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.7%-24.3%-73.7% -2.5%
52-week high $83.79$133.44$8.70 $779.14
52-week low $35.26$81.39$2.29 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAARTNTFGWAV
P/E now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x -0.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 0.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x -2.5xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 28.4xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x -0.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 0.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.27 —median 0.27 0.00median 0.27

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAARTNTFGWAV
Revenue $13.60B – $60.56M
Gross profit $2.56B – $19.15M
Operating income $1.29B – -$15.21M
Net income $1.25B – -$16.76M
Free cash flow $352.00M – -$3.45M
R&D $21.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.80 – $-20.20
Cash & equivalents $1.35B $8.91B $654.99K
Total debt $9.68B $78.67B $33.77M
Shares (diluted) 266.00M 1.64B 829.63K
Enterprise value $4.42B $133.06B -$2.51M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAARTNTFGWAV
P/E 7.8x – -0.1x
P/FCF 28.4x – -0.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x – -0.9x
P/S 0.7x – 0.0x
P/B 1.4x 2.3x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 2.5x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x – -2.5x
EV/EBIT 8.4x – -0.8x
EV/Revenue 0.8x – 0.2x
EV/FCF 30.9x – -3.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x – -5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 – 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAARTNTFGWAV
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.5% – 71.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% – 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.9% – 46.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.1% – 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -38.0% – 51.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 75.4% – -3.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.7% – 48.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 41.1% – 8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.3% – 69.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 37.1% – -64.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -6.2% – 65.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 140.0% – 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -39.5% – 79.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 41.5% – 19.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAARTNTFGWAV
Gross margin 18.8% – 31.6%
EBITDA margin 14.3% – -8.1%
Operating margin 9.5% – -25.1%
Pretax margin 8.9% – -27.7%
Net margin 9.4% – -27.7%
FCF margin 2.6% – -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 7.7% – -3.5%
Return on equity 17.6% – -73.5%
Return on assets 7.4% – -31.4%
Return on invested capital 13.7% – –
Return on capital employed 10.0% – -64.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAARTNTFGWAV
Debt / assets 13.2% 16.3% 20.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – -2.1x
Debt / FCF 6.3x – -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 56.3% 46.3% 59.8%
Equity / assets 43.7% 53.7% 40.2%
Interest coverage 10.8x – -10.0x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.4x 0.2x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.9x 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 1.88 – -14.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAARTNTFGWAV
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.0% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 8.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 29.8% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 13.9% – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAARTNTFGWAV
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.30FY2026 $8.33FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +67.1%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -1.7% -3.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.77BFY2026 $66.06BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +15.5% -4.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAARTNTFGWAV
Held by institutions 77.8% – 1.8%
Institutions holding 709 – 7
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% – -52.2%
Institutions buying 357 – 2
Institutions selling 242 – 1
Buyers to sellers 1.48 – 2.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AARTNTFGWAV
AA 1.00 0.13 0.05
RTNTF 0.13 1.00 0.12
GWAV 0.05 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AA, RTNTF and GWAV?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alcoa (AA) $10.21B, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $164.02B, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) $2.00M.

Which company is growing faster?

Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alcoa (AA) +6.5%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) +71.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alcoa (AA) has the highest net margin (Alcoa (AA) 9.4%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -27.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rio Tinto (RTNTF) returned the most: Alcoa (AA) -5.5%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +18.8%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -73.7%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) compounded fastest (Alcoa (AA) -5.1%/yr, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +7.6%/yr, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -90.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Alcoa (AA) 0.01%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 0.00%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 0.00%. Rio Tinto (RTNTF) and Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) has been the steadiest (Alcoa (AA) 53.4%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.3%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 103.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AA, RTNTF and GWAV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.