EAF vs RIO Stock Comparison

Graftech International and Rio Tinto 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
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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

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionEAFRIOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $282.37M $135.87B RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.4x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.4% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -12.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -23.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -51.2% +18.1% RIO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -40.3%/yr +4.8%/yr RIO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 111.8% 30.7% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

EAFRIO

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

AxisEAFRIO
Valuation 21 #128 of 162 –
Growth 7 #137 of 147 –
Profitability 25 #92 of 122 –
Financial Health 20 #133 of 166 22 #129 of 166
Shareholder Returns 38 #67 of 107 98 #3 of 107
Overall 22 –
  • EAF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO 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

PeriodEAFRIOSPY
1 month -25.2%-12.4% -1.0%
3 months +13.7%-8.6% +2.9%
6 months -9.9%-16.3% +6.4%
Year to date -45.3%+4.2% +11.4%
1 year -51.2%+18.1% +13.1%
3 years -73.9%+33.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -36.1%+10.1% +21.5%
5 years -92.4%+26.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -40.3%+4.8% +10.9%
10 years —+153.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+9.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureEAFRIOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 111.8%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 131.7%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.681.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.460.59 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -96.1%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.9%-25.6% -2.5%
52-week high $18.01$112.04 $779.14
52-week low $5.23$67.89 $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.

MultipleEAFRIO
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -28.1xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 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 monthsEAFRIO
Revenue $509.08M –
Gross profit -$34.13M –
Operating income -$107.10M –
Net income -$195.63M –
Free cash flow -$158.11M –
R&D $6.05M –
EPS (diluted) $-7.38 –
Cash & equivalents $134.31M $8.87B
Total debt $1.20B $16.90B
Shares (diluted) 26.51M 1.63B
Enterprise value -$255.97M $96.37B

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
MetricEAFRIO
P/E -1.2x –
P/FCF -1.4x –
P/Operating cash flow -2.0x –
P/S 0.4x –
P/B -0.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book -0.6x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA -28.1x –
EV/EBIT -12.1x –
EV/Revenue 2.5x –
EV/FCF -8.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -11.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEAFRIO
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -1,814% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -30.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -70.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -57.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 4.2% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -72.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 6.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -71.1% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -29.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -43.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -31.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -79.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEAFRIO
Gross margin -6.7% –
EBITDA margin -9.0% –
Operating margin -21.0% –
Pretax margin -36.8% –
Net margin -38.4% –
FCF margin -31.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -22.2% –
Return on equity – –
Return on assets -18.9% –
Return on invested capital -12.9% –
Return on capital employed -12.1% –
Asset turnover 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEAFRIO
Debt / assets 117.4% –
Debt / equity -3.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -23.1x –
Debt / FCF -7.6x –
Liabilities / assets 138.0% –
Equity / assets -38.0% –
Interest coverage -1.1x –
Current ratio 3.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEAFRIO
Dividend yield – 5.6%
Net buyback yield -2.1% –
Shareholder yield -2.1% 5.6%
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.

ConsensusEAFRIO
Forward P/E – 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-5.75FY2026 $7.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $469.57MFY2026 $67.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.9%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.4% -7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEAFRIO
Held by institutions 41.3% 7.9%
Institutions holding 90 968
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -1.1%
Institutions buying 54 504
Institutions selling 22 283
Buyers to sellers 2.45 1.78

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.

EAFRIO
EAF 1.00 0.18
RIO 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EAF and RIO?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Graftech International (EAF) $282.37M, Rio Tinto (RIO) $135.87B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rio Tinto (RIO) returned the most: Graftech International (EAF) -51.2%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +18.1%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RIO) compounded fastest (Graftech International (EAF) -40.3%/yr, Rio Tinto (RIO) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Graftech International (EAF) 111.8%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do EAF and RIO move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.18, a weak relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, EAF and RIO?

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.