AESI vs RIO vs EAF Stock Comparison

Atlas Energy Solutions, Rio Tinto and Graftech International Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$83.71 -11.4% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$139.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
4 wins
EAF Graftech International Ltd
$10.68 -3.5% 1M -37.3% 1Y
Market cap
$309.95M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$509.08M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionAESIRIOEAFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.13B $139.20B $309.95M RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.6x — -1.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.1% — -2.5% EAF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.1% — -38.4% AESI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.4% — -12.9% AESI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.9x — -23.1x EAF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% +18.7% -37.3% RIO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.4%/yr -36.9%/yr RIO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 30.7% 112.2% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 — 22/100 AESI

Percentile Scorecard

AESIRIOEAF

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

AxisAESIRIOEAF
Valuation 58 #68 of 162 – 21 #129 of 162
Growth 6 #138 of 147 – 7 #137 of 147
Profitability 32 #83 of 122 – 25 #92 of 122
Financial Health 14 #142 of 165 22 #129 of 165 20 #132 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 98 #3 of 107 40 #65 of 107
Overall 28 – 22
  • AESI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EAF 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

PeriodAESIRIOEAFSPY
1 month -27.8%-11.4%-3.5% -0.8%
3 months -21.3%-9.0%+37.1% +3.5%
6 months -46.2%-16.2%+12.3% +7.0%
Year to date -4.6%+4.6%-31.1% +12.2%
1 year -14.5%+18.7%-37.3% +13.0%
3 years -52.5%+31.3%-68.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year -22.0%+9.5%-31.6% +23.1%
5 years —+29.9%-90.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+5.4%-36.9% +11.0%
10 years —+144.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAESIRIOEAFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%30.7%112.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.5%32.1%128.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.271.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.210.61-0.33 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-39.0%-96.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.5%-25.3%-40.7% -1.8%
52-week high $19.75$112.04$18.01 $779.14
52-week low $8.10$67.89$5.23 $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.

MultipleAESIRIOEAF
P/E now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x -1.4xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 0.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x -29.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x -1.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x -0.7xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 0.29 —median 0.29 0.02median 0.29

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 monthsAESIRIOEAF
Revenue $1.07B – $509.08M
Gross profit $76.19M – -$34.13M
Operating income -$88.46M – -$107.10M
Net income -$118.33M – -$195.63M
Free cash flow -$184.12M – -$158.11M
R&D – – $6.05M
EPS (diluted) $-0.95 – $-7.38
Cash & equivalents – $8.87B $134.31M
Total debt $966.72M $16.90B $1.20B
Shares (diluted) 124.94M 1.63B 26.51M
Enterprise value $1.13B $99.70B -$228.39M

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
MetricAESIRIOEAF
P/E -9.5x – -1.4x
P/FCF -6.1x – -1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x – -2.5x
P/S 1.1x – 0.6x
P/B 1.0x 2.0x -0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.2x -0.7x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x – -29.4x
EV/EBIT -23.6x – -12.6x
EV/Revenue 2.0x – 2.7x
EV/FCF -11.4x – -8.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.3x – -12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 – 0.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAESIRIOEAF
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.1% – -2.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – -11.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -63.6% – -1,814%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -38.0% – -30.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -229.1% – -70.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.2% – -57.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -946.3% – 4.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.8% – -72.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -937.6% – 6.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.5% – -71.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -77.0% – -29.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -43.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -915.6% – -31.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -79.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAESIRIOEAF
Gross margin 7.1% – -6.7%
EBITDA margin 9.2% – -9.0%
Operating margin -8.3% – -21.0%
Pretax margin -14.8% – -36.8%
Net margin -11.1% – -38.4%
FCF margin -17.2% – -31.1%
Operating cash flow margin 5.1% – -22.2%
Return on equity -10.4% – –
Return on assets -4.9% – -18.9%
Return on invested capital -3.4% – -12.9%
Return on capital employed -4.1% – -12.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x – 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% – 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAESIRIOEAF
Debt / assets 37.8% – 117.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x -3.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.9x – -23.1x
Debt / FCF -5.3x – -7.6x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% – 138.0%
Equity / assets 43.6% – -38.0%
Interest coverage – – -1.1x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 3.5x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 0.81 – -0.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAESIRIOEAF
Dividend yield – 5.6% –
Net buyback yield – – -1.6%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.6% -1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAESIRIOEAF
Forward P/E – 10.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.92FY2026 $7.84FY2026 $-5.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +9.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $67.58BFY2026 $483.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.7% -8.0% +23.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAESIRIOEAF
Held by institutions 84.6% 7.9% 41.3%
Institutions holding 286 968 90
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.8% -1.1% +2.5%
Institutions buying 170 504 54
Institutions selling 72 283 22
Buyers to sellers 2.36 1.78 2.45

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.

AESIRIOEAF
AESI 1.00 0.14 0.06
RIO 0.14 1.00 0.18
EAF 0.06 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AESI, RIO and EAF?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) $1.13B, Rio Tinto (RIO) $139.20B, Graftech International (EAF) $309.95M.

Which company is growing faster?

Graftech International (EAF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -8.1%, Graftech International (EAF) -2.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) has the highest net margin (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -11.1%, Graftech International (EAF) -38.4%). On return on invested capital, Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) leads (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -3.4%, Graftech International (EAF) -12.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rio Tinto (RIO) returned the most: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -14.5%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +18.7%, Graftech International (EAF) -37.3%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RIO) compounded fastest (Rio Tinto (RIO) +5.4%/yr, Graftech International (EAF) -36.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 67.3%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%, Graftech International (EAF) 112.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AESI, RIO and EAF?

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 (RIO) 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.