CLF vs RTNTF vs SIM Stock Comparison

Cleveland-Cliffs, Rio Tinto and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RTNTF Rio Tinto Ltd
$101.00 -11.9% 1M +18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$161.67B
P/E
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Revenue (TTM)
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Div. yield
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Iron Ore Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Rio Tinto leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Rio Tinto 4, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLFRTNTFSIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.96B $161.67B $3.97B RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.8x — 50.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.2x 18.1x RTNTF
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 — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% +18.8% -6.9% RTNTF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr +7.6%/yr -0.5%/yr RTNTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 45.3% 44.0% SIM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

CLFRTNTFSIM

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

AxisCLFRTNTFSIM
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 – 71 #48 of 162
Growth 40 #89 of 147 – –
Profitability 37 #77 of 122 – –
Financial Health 11 #147 of 165 27 #121 of 165 80 #34 of 165
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 38 – –
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RTNTF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SIM 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

PeriodCLFRTNTFSIMSPY
1 month +9.7%-11.9%-10.4% -0.8%
3 months +9.1%-5.9%-2.8% +3.5%
6 months +26.0%-20.2%-15.8% +7.0%
Year to date +0.7%+2.1%-12.8% +12.2%
1 year +1.8%+18.8%-6.9% +13.0%
3 years -16.6%+38.0%-15.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.9%+11.3%-5.6% +23.1%
5 years -46.1%+44.3%-2.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.6%+7.6%-0.5% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%+159.9%+145.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+10.0%+9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLFRTNTFSIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%45.3%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.3%66.0%85.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.110.880.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.030.42-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-41.4%-40.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-24.3%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $15.09$133.44$34.35 $779.14
52-week low $7.82$81.39$25.82 $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.

MultipleCLFRTNTFSIM
P/E now vs peer median -16.2xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x 50.9xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.7xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x -34.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.29 —median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsCLFRTNTFSIM
Revenue $20.07B – –
Gross profit $309.00M – –
Operating income -$282.00M – –
Net income -$460.00M – –
Free cash flow -$485.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 – –
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $8.91B $1.59B
Total debt $7.65B $78.67B $67.31M
Shares (diluted) 574.00M 1.64B –
Enterprise value $7.71B $124.47B -$5.01B

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
MetricCLFRTNTFSIM
P/E -16.2x – 50.9x
P/FCF -15.7x – -34.7x
P/Operating cash flow 65.8x – –
P/S 0.4x – 2.7x
P/B 1.3x 2.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x – –
EV/EBIT -53.9x – –
EV/Revenue 0.8x – –
EV/FCF -31.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 131.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLFRTNTFSIM
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% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 72.7% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 75.7% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.9% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 112.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.9% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLFRTNTFSIM
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% – –
Return on invested capital -1.3% – –
Return on capital employed -1.7% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLFRTNTFSIM
Debt / assets 37.6% 16.3% 1.7%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.8x – –
Debt / FCF -15.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 46.3% 16.9%
Equity / assets 29.3% 53.7% 83.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.9x 1.4x 5.3x
Quick ratio 0.6x 0.9x 4.0x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.6x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 1.40 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLFRTNTFSIM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 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.

ConsensusCLFRTNTFSIM
Forward P/E – 12.2xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.01FY2026 $8.30FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.1%FY2026 +181.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.93BFY2026 $66.01BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.2% -4.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLFRTNTFSIM
Held by institutions 83.1% – 0.1%
Institutions holding 583 – 12
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% – -0.3%
Institutions buying 279 – 1
Institutions selling 191 – 3
Buyers to sellers 1.46 – 0.33

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.

CLFRTNTFSIM
CLF 1.00 0.17 0.05
RTNTF 0.17 1.00 0.16
SIM 0.05 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLF, RTNTF and SIM?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.96B, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $161.67B, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $3.97B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rio Tinto (RTNTF) returned the most: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +1.8%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +18.8%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) compounded fastest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -11.6%/yr, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +7.6%/yr, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) has been the steadiest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.3%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLF, RTNTF and SIM?

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.