CLF vs CMC vs RTNTF Stock Comparison

Cleveland-Cliffs, Commercial Metals and Rio Tinto Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$13.89 +7.9% 1M +6.4% 1Y
Market cap
$7.65B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$62.76 -3.0% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.91B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins
RTNTF Rio Tinto Ltd
$101.00 -11.9% 1M +18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$164.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Commercial Metals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Commercial Metals 7, Rio Tinto 2, Cleveland-Cliffs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLFCMCRTNTFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.65B $6.91B $164.02B RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.2x 10.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.3x 12.1x CMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% +20.5% — CMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% 7.0% — CMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.3% -79.6% — CLF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.8x -0.4x — CMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.4% +3.1% +18.8% RTNTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.3%/yr +14.8%/yr +7.6%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 35.6% 45.3% CMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 56/100 — CMC

Percentile Scorecard

CLFCMCRTNTF

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

AxisCLFCMCRTNTF
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 78 #37 of 162 –
Growth 39 #90 of 147 57 #64 of 147 –
Profitability 36 #78 of 122 51 #60 of 122 –
Financial Health 11 #148 of 166 18 #137 of 166 27 #122 of 166
Shareholder Returns – 76 #26 of 107 –
Overall 38 56 –
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CMC 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

PeriodCLFCMCRTNTFSPY
1 month +7.9%-3.0%-11.9% -1.0%
3 months +16.5%-9.0%-5.9% +2.9%
6 months +42.3%-9.3%-20.2% +6.4%
Year to date +4.6%-9.3%+2.1% +11.4%
1 year +6.4%+3.1%+18.8% +13.1%
3 years -11.2%+55.8%+38.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -3.9%+15.9%+11.3% +21.5%
5 years -41.8%+99.2%+44.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -10.3%+14.8%+7.6% +10.9%
10 years +131.1%+282.7%+159.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%+14.4%+10.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLFCMCRTNTFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%35.6%45.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%35.3%66.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.141.350.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.090.090.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-38.1%-41.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-24.6%-24.3% -2.5%
52-week high $15.09$83.21$133.44 $779.14
52-week low $7.82$56.52$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.

MultipleCLFCMCRTNTF
P/E now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 12.7x 10.6xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 6.9x -1.5xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 15.1x 14.5xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.27 -1.55median 0.27 —median 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 monthsCLFCMCRTNTF
Revenue $20.07B $9.39B –
Gross profit $309.00M $1.75B –
Operating income -$282.00M -$6.93B –
Net income -$460.00M $655.85M –
Free cash flow -$485.00M $479.12M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $5.86 –
Cash & equivalents $77.00M – $8.91B
Total debt $7.65B $3.41B $78.67B
Shares (diluted) 574.00M 111.86M 1.64B
Enterprise value $7.40B $6.14B $133.06B

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
MetricCLFCMCRTNTF
P/E -16.8x 10.6x –
P/FCF -16.3x 14.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 68.3x 6.5x –
P/S 0.4x 0.7x –
P/B 1.3x 1.5x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.6x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x -1.5x –
EV/EBIT -54.9x -1.4x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.0x –
EV/FCF -31.9x 19.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 133.6x 9.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 -1.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLFCMCRTNTF
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% 20.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% 2.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 133.3% 43.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.7% -1.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.5% -7.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -5.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 72.7% 674.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.0% -8.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 75.7% 690.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.9% -6.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 112.6% 48.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.9% -7.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% 53.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -13.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLFCMCRTNTF
Gross margin 1.5% 18.6% –
EBITDA margin 3.8% -69.6% –
Operating margin -1.4% -73.8% –
Pretax margin -3.4% 7.6% –
Net margin -2.4% 7.0% –
FCF margin -2.4% 5.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 0.6% 11.3% –
Return on equity -7.3% 14.2% –
Return on assets -2.1% 6.5% –
Return on invested capital -1.3% -79.6% –
Return on capital employed -1.7% -82.5% –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.9x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLFCMCRTNTF
Debt / assets 37.6% 33.2% 16.3%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.8x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF -15.8x 7.1x –
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 54.2% 46.3%
Equity / assets 29.3% 45.8% 53.7%
Interest coverage – -48.4x –
Current ratio 1.9x 2.3x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.41 0.38 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLFCMCRTNTF
Dividend yield – 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 2.7% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 17.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –

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.

ConsensusCLFCMCRTNTF
Forward P/E – 9.3xFY2027 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.15FY2026 $6.76FY2027 $8.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -0.9%FY2027 +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +2.8% -3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.05BFY2026 $9.55BFY2027 $66.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2027 +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% +3.7% -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLFCMCRTNTF
Held by institutions 83.1% 93.1% –
Institutions holding 583 520 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% +0.2% –
Institutions buying 279 262 –
Institutions selling 191 175 –
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.50 –

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.

CLFCMCRTNTF
CLF 1.00 0.52 0.17
CMC 0.52 1.00 0.24
RTNTF 0.17 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLF, CMC and RTNTF?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.65B, Commercial Metals (CMC) $6.91B, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $164.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Metals (CMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest net margin (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) leads (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%, Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rio Tinto (RTNTF) returned the most: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +6.4%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +3.1%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +18.8%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -10.3%/yr, Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 0.00%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 0.01%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 0.00%. Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) and Rio Tinto (RTNTF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commercial Metals (CMC) has been the steadiest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLF, CMC 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, Commercial Metals (CMC) 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.