ALM vs LBSR vs RTNTF Stock Comparison

Almonty Industries, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals and Rio Tinto Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.56 -30.3% 1M +43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.96B
P/E
34.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
RTNTF Rio Tinto Ltd
$102.86 -15.1% 1M +21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$167.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Rio Tinto leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Rio Tinto 3, Almonty Industries 3, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALMLBSRRTNTFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.96B $2.34M $167.04B RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.5x -2.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.9x — 12.4x RTNTF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +208.0% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 91.6% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x -0.9x — LBSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.1% -75.0% +21.0% ALM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.0%/yr -48.7%/yr +8.0%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.7% 225.4% 45.4% RTNTF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 8/100 — ALM

Percentile Scorecard

ALMLBSRRTNTF

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

AxisALMLBSRRTNTF
Valuation 32 #110 of 162 1 #160 of 162 –
Growth 93 #12 of 147 19 #120 of 147 –
Profitability 79 #26 of 122 – –
Financial Health 45 #90 of 164 4 #157 of 164 27 #120 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 7 #100 of 107 –
Overall 62 8 –
  • ALM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LBSR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RTNTF 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

PeriodALMLBSRRTNTFSPY
1 month -30.3%0.0%-15.1% -0.2%
3 months -21.8%0.0%-4.1% +3.9%
6 months -54.0%0.0%-20.4% +8.2%
Year to date +8.5%-60.0%+4.0% +12.9%
1 year +43.1%-75.0%+21.0% +12.3%
3 years +962.2%-50.0%+40.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +119.9%-20.6%+12.0% +23.3%
5 years +475.9%-96.4%+46.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +42.0%-48.7%+8.0% +10.9%
10 years +2,231.7%-98.1%+157.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +37.0%-32.7%+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureALMLBSRRTNTFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.7%225.4%45.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.9%495.0%66.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.151.740.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.46-0.330.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.6%-98.8%-41.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.2%-75.0%-22.9% -1.2%
52-week high $23.42$0.08$133.44 $779.14
52-week low $5.59$0.01$81.39 $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.

MultipleALMLBSRRTNTF
P/E now vs peer median 34.9xmedian 13.3x -2.0xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 40.4xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 7.3x -6.1xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x -2.8xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.2x -4.4xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 -0.09median 0.31 —median 0.31

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 monthsALMLBSRRTNTF
Revenue $62.16M – –
Gross profit $29.80M – –
Operating income $30.20M -$1.09M –
Net income -$73.22B -$1.09M –
Free cash flow – -$844.33K –
R&D – $174.76K –
EPS (diluted) $0.27 $-0.01 –
Cash & equivalents $863.71M $42.27K $8.91B
Total debt $887.79M $1.98M $78.67B
Shares (diluted) 208.03M 111.24M 1.64B
Enterprise value $803.80M $1.52M $136.08B

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
MetricALMLBSRRTNTF
P/E 34.9x -2.0x –
P/FCF – -2.8x –
P/Operating cash flow – -2.8x –
P/S 40.4x – –
P/B 6.5x -4.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 6.5x -4.4x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 5.6x -6.1x –
EV/EBIT 73.5x -2.5x –
EV/Revenue 35.7x – –
EV/FCF – -3.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -3.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALMLBSRRTNTF
Revenue growth (1Y) 208.0% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7,264% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9,134% 4.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -18.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -161.1% -1,123% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -28.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 162.7% -711.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 22.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -19.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -19.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -19.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALMLBSRRTNTF
Gross margin 47.9% – –
EBITDA margin 635.6% – –
Operating margin 48.6% – –
Pretax margin 234.8% – –
Net margin 91.6% – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – -1,789% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 7,418% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALMLBSRRTNTF
Debt / assets 47.7% 486.9% 16.3%
Debt / equity 1.5x -0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF – -0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 691.1% 46.3%
Equity / assets 32.4% -591.1% 53.7%
Interest coverage 4.8x -1.4x –
Current ratio 9.6x 0.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 9.4x 0.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 9.3x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.70 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALMLBSRRTNTF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -41.2% –
Shareholder yield – -41.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusALMLBSRRTNTF
Forward P/E 15.9xFY2026 – 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 – $8.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +24.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +115.0% – -3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $228.30MFY2026 – $66.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +864.1%FY2026 – +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +190.0% – -4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALMLBSRRTNTF
Held by institutions 59.4% – –
Institutions holding 181 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.9% – –
Institutions buying 140 – –
Institutions selling 30 – –
Buyers to sellers 4.67 – –

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.

ALMLBSRRTNTF
ALM 1.00 0.08 0.20
LBSR 0.08 1.00 -0.01
RTNTF 0.20 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALM, LBSR and RTNTF?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Almonty Industries (ALM) $1.96B, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $2.34M, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $167.04B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Almonty Industries (ALM) returned the most: Almonty Industries (ALM) +43.1%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -75.0%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +21.0%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (Almonty Industries (ALM) +42.0%/yr, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -48.7%/yr, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) has been the steadiest (Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.7%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 225.4%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ALM, LBSR and RTNTF?

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 3. 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.