AESI vs RIO vs MTX Stock Comparison

Atlas Energy Solutions, Rio Tinto and Minerals Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$83.71 -11.4% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$138.92B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
3 wins
MTX Minerals Technologies Inc
$62.35 -7.0% 1M +4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.15B
Div. yield
0.01%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Minerals Technologies leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Minerals Technologies 7, Rio Tinto 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAESIRIOMTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.13B $138.92B $1.96B RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.5x — -29.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.7x 10.3x MTX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.1% — +4.1% MTX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11.1% — -3.1% MTX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -3.4% — -0.9% MTX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.9x — 9.4x MTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.5% +18.7% +4.4% RIO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.4%/yr -2.5%/yr RIO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 30.7% 25.3% MTX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 — 49/100 MTX

Percentile Scorecard

AESIRIOMTX

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

AxisAESIRIOMTX
Valuation 58 #68 of 162 – 80 #34 of 162
Growth 6 #138 of 147 – 26 #109 of 147
Profitability 32 #83 of 122 – 40 #74 of 122
Financial Health 14 #142 of 165 22 #129 of 165 16 #139 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 98 #3 of 107 82 #20 of 107
Overall 28 – 49
  • AESI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MTX 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

PeriodAESIRIOMTXSPY
1 month -27.8%-11.4%-7.0% -0.8%
3 months -21.3%-9.0%-15.9% +3.5%
6 months -46.2%-16.2%-13.7% +7.0%
Year to date -4.6%+4.6%+2.3% +12.2%
1 year -14.5%+18.7%+4.4% +13.0%
3 years -52.5%+31.3%+17.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year -22.0%+9.5%+5.5% +23.1%
5 years —+29.9%-11.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+5.4%-2.5% +11.0%
10 years —+144.7%-7.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.4%-0.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAESIRIOMTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%30.7%25.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.5%32.1%24.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.861.270.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.210.610.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.6%-39.0%-42.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -54.5%-25.3%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $19.75$112.04$82.84 $779.14
52-week low $8.10$67.89$55.09 $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.

MultipleAESIRIOMTX
P/E now vs peer median -9.5xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x -28.9xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 0.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.4xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 39.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 16.1xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x 1.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.29median 0.29 —median 0.29 0.73median 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 monthsAESIRIOMTX
Revenue $1.07B – $2.15B
Gross profit $76.19M – $526.40M
Operating income -$88.46M – -$28.70M
Net income -$118.33M – -$62.60M
Free cash flow -$184.12M – $120.30M
R&D – – $23.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.95 – $-2.16
Cash & equivalents – $8.87B $342.20M
Total debt $966.72M $16.90B $958.90M
Shares (diluted) 124.94M 1.63B 31.10M
Enterprise value $1.13B $99.42B $632.45M

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
MetricAESIRIOMTX
P/E -9.5x – -28.9x
P/FCF -6.1x – 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow 20.6x – 8.4x
P/S 1.1x – 0.9x
P/B 1.0x 2.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 21.4x – 39.0x
EV/EBIT -23.6x – -89.0x
EV/Revenue 2.0x – 1.2x
EV/FCF -11.4x – 21.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 38.3x – 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.29 – 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAESIRIOMTX
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.1% – 4.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.7% – 0.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -63.6% – 0.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -38.0% – 4.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -229.1% – -138.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -32.2% – -29.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -946.3% – -1,198%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -34.8% – -37.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -937.6% – -3,351%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.5% – -39.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -77.0% – 21.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 14.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -915.6% – 35.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 23.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAESIRIOMTX
Gross margin 7.1% – 24.5%
EBITDA margin 9.2% – 3.0%
Operating margin -8.3% – -1.3%
Pretax margin -14.8% – -3.8%
Net margin -11.1% – -3.1%
FCF margin -17.2% – 5.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.1% – 10.7%
Return on equity -10.4% – -3.8%
Return on assets -4.9% – -1.8%
Return on invested capital -3.4% – -0.9%
Return on capital employed -4.1% – -1.1%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x – -3.7x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAESIRIOMTX
Debt / assets 37.8% – 27.4%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.9x – 9.4x
Debt / FCF -5.3x – 8.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.4% – 54.9%
Equity / assets 43.6% – 45.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 0.81 – 2.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAESIRIOMTX
Dividend yield – 5.6% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 1.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.6% 1.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -23.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 12.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 7.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 31.3%

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.

ConsensusAESIRIOMTX
Forward P/E – 10.7xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.92FY2026 $7.84FY2026 $6.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.2%FY2026 +9.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.1% +8.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.05BFY2026 $67.58BFY2026 $2.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.3%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +31.7% -8.0% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAESIRIOMTX
Held by institutions 84.6% 7.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 286 968 292
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.8% -1.1% +2.6%
Institutions buying 170 504 176
Institutions selling 72 283 69
Buyers to sellers 2.36 1.78 2.55

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.

AESIRIOMTX
AESI 1.00 0.14 0.08
RIO 0.14 1.00 0.30
MTX 0.08 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AESI, RIO and MTX?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) $1.13B, Rio Tinto (RIO) $138.92B, Minerals Technologies (MTX) $1.96B.

Which company is growing faster?

Minerals Technologies (MTX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -8.1%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) +4.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Minerals Technologies (MTX) has the highest net margin (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -11.1%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) -3.1%). On return on invested capital, Minerals Technologies (MTX) leads (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) -3.4%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) -0.9%).

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%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) +4.4%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RIO) compounded fastest (Rio Tinto (RIO) +5.4%/yr, Minerals Technologies (MTX) -2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 0.00%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 0.00%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) 0.01%. Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) and Rio Tinto (RIO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Minerals Technologies (MTX) has been the steadiest (Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI) 67.3%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%, Minerals Technologies (MTX) 25.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Minerals Technologies (MTX) leads on 7. 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.