CLF vs LBSR vs RTNTF Stock Comparison

Cleveland-Cliffs, Liberty Star Uranium & 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
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
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Rio Tinto leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Rio Tinto 4, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals 1, Cleveland-Cliffs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLFLBSRRTNTFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.65B $2.22M $164.02B RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.2x -2.0x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 12.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.8x -0.9x — LBSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.4% -80.0% +18.8% RTNTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.3%/yr -49.0%/yr +7.6%/yr RTNTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 225.9% 45.3% RTNTF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 8/100 — CLF

Percentile Scorecard

CLFLBSRRTNTF

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

AxisCLFLBSRRTNTF
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 1 #160 of 162 –
Growth 39 #90 of 147 21 #116 of 147 –
Profitability 36 #78 of 122 – –
Financial Health 11 #148 of 166 4 #159 of 166 27 #122 of 166
Shareholder Returns – 7 #100 of 107 –
Overall 38 8 –
  • CLF 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

PeriodCLFLBSRRTNTFSPY
1 month +7.9%0.0%-11.9% -1.0%
3 months +16.5%0.0%-5.9% +2.9%
6 months +42.3%0.0%-20.2% +6.4%
Year to date +4.6%-60.0%+2.1% +11.4%
1 year +6.4%-80.0%+18.8% +13.1%
3 years -11.2%-50.0%+38.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -3.9%-20.6%+11.3% +21.5%
5 years -41.8%-96.6%+44.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year -10.3%-49.0%+7.6% +10.9%
10 years +131.1%-98.2%+159.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.7%-33.0%+10.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCLFLBSRRTNTFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%225.9%45.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.4%479.9%66.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.141.590.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.350.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-98.8%-41.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-80.0%-24.3% -2.5%
52-week high $15.09$0.10$133.44 $779.14
52-week low $7.82$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.

MultipleCLFLBSRRTNTF
P/E now vs peer median -16.8xmedian 12.7x -2.0xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 6.9x -6.1xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 15.1x -2.8xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.1x -4.4xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.35median 0.27 -0.09median 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 monthsCLFLBSRRTNTF
Revenue $20.07B – –
Gross profit $309.00M – –
Operating income -$282.00M -$1.09M –
Net income -$460.00M -$1.09M –
Free cash flow -$485.00M -$844.33K –
R&D – $174.76K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 $-0.01 –
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $42.27K $8.91B
Total debt $7.65B $1.98M $78.67B
Shares (diluted) 574.00M 111.24M 1.64B
Enterprise value $7.40B $1.40M $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
MetricCLFLBSRRTNTF
P/E -16.8x -2.0x –
P/FCF -16.3x -2.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 68.3x -2.8x –
P/S 0.4x – –
P/B 1.3x -4.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -4.4x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA 20.1x -6.1x –
EV/EBIT -54.9x -2.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.8x – –
EV/FCF -31.9x -3.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 133.6x -3.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.35 -0.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLFLBSRRTNTF
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 133.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.5% 4.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.2% -18.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 72.7% -1,123% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.0% -28.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 75.7% -711.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.9% 22.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 112.6% -19.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.9% -19.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% -19.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% -19.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLFLBSRRTNTF
Gross margin 1.5% – –
EBITDA margin 3.8% – –
Operating margin -1.4% – –
Pretax margin -3.4% – –
Net margin -2.4% – –
FCF margin -2.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 0.6% – –
Return on equity -7.3% – –
Return on assets -2.1% -1,789% –
Return on invested capital -1.3% – –
Return on capital employed -1.7% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLFLBSRRTNTF
Debt / assets 37.6% 486.9% 16.3%
Debt / equity 1.3x -0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.8x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF -15.8x -0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 691.1% 46.3%
Equity / assets 29.3% -591.1% 53.7%
Interest coverage – -1.4x –
Current ratio 1.9x 0.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 1.41 – –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusCLFLBSRRTNTF
Forward P/E – – 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.15FY2026 – $8.33FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +24.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – -3.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.05BFY2026 – $66.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 – +14.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -0.9% – -4.0%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

CLFLBSRRTNTF
CLF 1.00 0.07 0.17
LBSR 0.07 1.00 -0.01
RTNTF 0.17 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLF, LBSR and RTNTF?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.65B, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $2.22M, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $164.02B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rio Tinto (RTNTF) returned the most: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +6.4%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -80.0%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +18.8%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) compounded fastest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -10.3%/yr, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -49.0%/yr, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +7.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) has been the steadiest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 225.9%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLF, 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 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.