ATCX vs RIO vs GGB Stock Comparison

Atlas Critical Minerals, Rio Tinto and Gerdau Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$83.40 -12.4% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$135.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
2 wins
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$5.09 +4.1% 1M +50.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionATCXRIOGGBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.60M $135.87B $9.55B RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — — 22.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.6x 8.9x GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +7.3% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 3.7% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.4x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -89.9% +18.1% +50.6% GGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +4.8%/yr +6.5%/yr GGB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 148.6% 30.7% 36.3% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 62/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

ATCXRIOGGB

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

AxisATCXRIOGGB
Valuation – – 96 #8 of 162
Growth – – 17 #122 of 147
Profitability – – 53 #58 of 122
Financial Health 93 #13 of 166 22 #129 of 166 53 #79 of 166
Shareholder Returns – 98 #3 of 107 92 #10 of 107
Overall – – 62
  • ATCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GGB 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

PeriodATCXRIOGGBSPY
1 month -33.9%-12.4%+4.1% -1.0%
3 months -31.4%-8.6%+6.0% +2.9%
6 months -59.1%-16.3%+18.1% +6.4%
Year to date -80.5%+4.2%+37.9% +11.4%
1 year -89.9%+18.1%+50.6% +13.1%
3 years —+33.6%+41.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year —+10.1%+12.3% +21.5%
5 years —+26.6%+37.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+4.8%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years —+153.7%+92.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.8%+6.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureATCXRIOGGBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 148.6%30.7%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 155.4%32.0%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.051.261.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.591.39 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.3%-39.0%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -94.7%-25.6%-2.9% -2.5%
52-week high $39.00$112.04$5.24 $779.14
52-week low $2.02$67.89$3.26 $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.

MultipleATCXRIOGGB
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.7x —median 12.7x 23.5xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x —median 3.1x 0.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x —median 6.9x 4.7xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x —median 15.1x 40.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.27 —median 0.27 -2.90median 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 monthsATCXRIOGGB
Revenue – – $11.69B
Gross profit – – $1.73B
Operating income – – $1.34B
Net income – – $546.67M
Free cash flow – – $251.31M
EPS (diluted) – – $0.34
Cash & equivalents $5.54M $8.87B $994.88M
Total debt – $16.90B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 3.20M 1.63B 1.29B
Enterprise value $544.88K $96.37B $4.23B

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
MetricATCXRIOGGB
P/E – – 23.5x
P/FCF – – 40.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 6.0x
P/S – – 0.9x
P/B 0.9x 2.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.2x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 4.7x
EV/EBIT – – 7.1x
EV/Revenue – – 0.8x
EV/FCF – – 37.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -2.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATCXRIOGGB
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -11.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -15.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 19.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -38.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -34.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -33.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -8.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -42.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATCXRIOGGB
Gross margin – – 14.8%
EBITDA margin – – 17.2%
Operating margin – – 11.5%
Pretax margin – – 0.1%
Net margin – – 3.7%
FCF margin – – 2.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 14.6%
Return on equity – – 2.4%
Return on assets – – 1.6%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – 9.8%
Asset turnover – – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATCXRIOGGB
Debt / assets – – 2.5%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.4x
Debt / FCF – – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 6.6% – 34.7%
Equity / assets 93.4% – 65.3%
Interest coverage – – 3.5x
Current ratio 11.7x 1.4x 2.9x
Quick ratio 10.5x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash ratio 10.5x 0.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 2.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATCXRIOGGB
Dividend yield – 5.6% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – – 2.9%
Shareholder yield – 5.6% 5.9%
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.

ConsensusATCXRIOGGB
Forward P/E – 10.6xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.24FY2026 $7.86FY2026 $0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.5%FY2026 +338.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.8% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $850.23KFY2026 $67.63BFY2026 $14.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +795.0%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +144.4% -7.9% -4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATCXRIOGGB
Held by institutions – 7.9% 18.0%
Institutions holding – 968 211
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.1% +17.1%
Institutions buying – 504 119
Institutions selling – 283 52
Buyers to sellers – 1.78 2.29

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.

ATCXRIOGGB
ATCX 1.00 0.24 0.11
RIO 0.24 1.00 0.48
GGB 0.11 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATCX, RIO and GGB?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) $6.60M, Rio Tinto (RIO) $135.87B, Gerdau (GGB) $9.55B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gerdau (GGB) returned the most: Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) -89.9%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +18.1%, Gerdau (GGB) +50.6%. Over five years, Gerdau (GGB) compounded fastest (Rio Tinto (RIO) +4.8%/yr, Gerdau (GGB) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) 148.6%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%, Gerdau (GGB) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ATCX, RIO and GGB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gerdau (GGB) 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.