ATCX vs RIO vs TX Stock Comparison

Atlas Critical Minerals, Rio Tinto and Ternium Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$83.71 -11.4% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$135.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
5.55%
Iron Ore Basic Materials
4 wins
TX Ternium S.A.
$54.00 -2.5% 1M +49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.83B
P/E
15.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
4.07%
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionATCXRIOTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.30M $135.87B $10.83B RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — — 15.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.7x 8.7x TX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -1.4% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 4.4% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 5.55% 4.07% RIO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -89.9% +18.7% +49.4% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.4%/yr +4.1%/yr RIO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 148.9% 30.7% 32.3% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 62/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

ATCXRIOTX

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

AxisATCXRIOTX
Valuation – – 98 #3 of 114
Growth – – 26 #76 of 102
Profitability – – 56 #36 of 81
Financial Health 91 #12 of 120 24 #91 of 120 42 #70 of 120
Shareholder Returns – 97 #3 of 73 86 #11 of 73
Overall – – 62
  • ATCX ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TX ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodATCXRIOTXSPY
1 month -32.3%-11.4%-2.5% -0.8%
3 months -30.2%-9.0%+13.1% +3.5%
6 months -58.7%-16.2%+25.6% +7.0%
Year to date -80.0%+4.6%+41.4% +12.2%
1 year -89.9%+18.7%+49.4% +13.0%
3 years —+31.3%+43.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year —+9.5%+12.8% +23.1%
5 years —+29.9%+22.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+5.4%+4.1% +11.0%
10 years —+144.7%+125.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.4%+8.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureATCXRIOTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 148.9%30.7%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 155.4%32.1%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.041.271.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.611.53 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -95.3%-39.0%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -94.6%-25.3%-9.5% -1.8%
52-week high $39.00$112.04$59.66 $779.14
52-week low $2.02$67.89$35.26 $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.

MultipleATCXRIOTX
P/E now vs peer median —median 10.6x —median 10.6x 15.2xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x —median 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.9x —median 5.9x 4.4xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.3x —median 11.3x 3.5xmedian 11.3x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.3x 2.0xmedian 2.3x 0.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.17 —median 0.17 —median 0.17

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 monthsATCXRIOTX
Revenue – – $16.00B
Gross profit – – $2.84B
Operating income – – $1.19B
Net income – – $738.00M
Free cash flow – – $3.08B
Cash & equivalents $5.54M $8.87B $9.87B
Total debt – $16.90B $29.07B
Shares (diluted) 3.20M 1.63B –
Enterprise value $1.24M $96.37B -$15.87B

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
MetricATCXRIOTX
P/E – – 15.2x
P/FCF – – 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – 7.0x
P/S – – 0.7x
P/B 0.9x 2.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.2x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 4.4x
EV/EBIT – – 7.4x
EV/Revenue – – 0.5x
EV/FCF – – 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricATCXRIOTX
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 30.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 117.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -18.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -4.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricATCXRIOTX
Gross margin – – 17.7%
EBITDA margin – – 12.3%
Operating margin – – 7.5%
Pretax margin – – 6.8%
Net margin – – 4.4%
FCF margin – – 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 9.6%
Return on equity – – 6.0%
Return on assets – – 3.0%
Return on invested capital – – 6.0%
Return on capital employed – – 5.8%
Asset turnover – – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricATCXRIOTX
Debt / assets – – 31.8%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 6.6% – 49.9%
Equity / assets 93.4% – 50.1%
Interest coverage – – 5.9x
Current ratio 11.7x 1.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio 10.5x 1.0x 6.4x
Cash ratio 10.5x 0.6x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricATCXRIOTX
Dividend yield – 5.6% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 5.6% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusATCXRIOTX
Forward P/E – 10.7xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-1.24FY2026 $7.84FY2026 $6.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.2%FY2026 +183.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.1% +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $850.23KFY2026 $67.58BFY2026 $18.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +795.0%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +18.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +144.4% -8.0% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersATCXRIOTX
Held by institutions – 7.9% 14.2%
Institutions holding – 968 163
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.1% +17.2%
Institutions buying – 504 107
Institutions selling – 283 35
Buyers to sellers – 1.78 3.06

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.

ATCXRIOTX
ATCX 1.00 0.24 0.09
RIO 0.24 1.00 0.60
TX 0.09 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ATCX, RIO and TX?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) $7.30M, Rio Tinto (RIO) $135.87B, Ternium (TX) $10.83B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) -89.9%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +18.7%, Ternium (TX) +49.4%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RIO) compounded fastest (Rio Tinto (RIO) +5.4%/yr, Ternium (TX) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rio Tinto (RIO) has the highest dividend yield: Rio Tinto (RIO) 5.55%, Ternium (TX) 4.07%. Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) 148.9%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%, Ternium (TX) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.