GGB vs RIO vs SND Stock Comparison

Gerdau, Rio Tinto and Smart Sand Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GGB Gerdau S.A.
$4.66 -6.6% 1M +33.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.19B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.89B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
4 wins
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$81.63 -13.4% 1M +16.0% 1Y
Market cap
$136.96B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
2 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.68 -12.4% 1M +117.7% 1Y
Market cap
$171.96M
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Smart Sand leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Smart Sand 5, Gerdau 4, Rio Tinto 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGBRIOSNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.19B $136.96B $171.96M RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.0x — 16.4x SND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 10.4x — GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% — +26.5% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.6% — 2.7% GGB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.2% — 3.1% GGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 0.1x GGB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.9% +16.0% +117.7% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr +6.1%/yr +15.5%/yr SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.0% 30.9% 70.8% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 — 73/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

GGBRIOSND

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

AxisGGBRIOSND
Valuation 88 #21 of 168 – 96 #7 of 168
Growth 31 #106 of 152 – 76 #38 of 152
Profitability 63 #47 of 124 – 55 #56 of 124
Financial Health 52 #80 of 166 26 #123 of 166 46 #91 of 166
Shareholder Returns 93 #9 of 115 98 #3 of 115 95 #7 of 115
Overall 65 – 73
  • GGB ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGGBRIOSNDSPY
1 month -6.6%-13.4%-12.4% -2.0%
3 months -8.3%-17.5%+4.2% -2.2%
6 months -2.9%-18.8%-10.2% +4.2%
Year to date +26.3%+2.0%+17.0% +10.6%
1 year +33.9%+16.0%+117.7% +10.4%
3 years +19.7%+23.1%+116.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +6.2%+7.2%+29.4% +20.2%
5 years +30.5%+34.1%+105.3% +61.6%
5 years, per year +5.5%+6.1%+15.5% +10.1%
10 years +89.4%+136.2%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +6.6%+9.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGGBRIOSNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.0%30.9%70.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%32.5%80.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.171.28-0.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.920.521.66 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-39.0%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.1%-27.1%-19.6% -3.2%
52-week high $5.24$112.04$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $3.26$67.89$2.09 $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.

MultipleGGBRIOSND
P/E now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 12.4x —median 12.4x 17.5xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x 0.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x 4.8xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 67.4xmedian 14.8x —median 14.8x 5.3xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 4.77median 0.26 —median 0.26 2.79median 0.26

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 monthsGGBRIOSND
Revenue $14.89B – $386.99M
Gross profit $1.99B – $52.09M
Operating income $1.70B – $7.85M
Net income $546.25M – $10.49M
Free cash flow $138.65M – $34.63M
EPS (diluted) $0.42 – $0.25
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $8.91B $10.20M
Total debt $309.89M $21.82B $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 1.63B 41.37M
Enterprise value $4.51B $97.78B $114.68M

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
MetricGGBRIOSND
P/E 17.3x – 17.5x
P/FCF 67.4x – 5.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x – 3.9x
P/S 0.6x – 0.5x
P/B 0.9x 1.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.0x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.5x – 4.8x
EV/EBIT 4.9x – 23.8x
EV/Revenue 0.6x – 0.5x
EV/FCF 60.6x – 5.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x – 4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.77 – 2.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGBRIOSND
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% – 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% – 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.0% – 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.2% – 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.4% – 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.0% – 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% – 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% – 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.0% – 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.9% – 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.0% – 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.1% – 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGBRIOSND
Gross margin 13.4% – 13.5%
EBITDA margin 16.0% – 10.0%
Operating margin 11.4% – 2.0%
Pretax margin 6.2% – 1.9%
Net margin 3.6% – 2.7%
FCF margin 0.9% – 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% – 12.1%
Return on equity 5.2% – 4.4%
Return on assets 3.4% – 3.1%
Return on invested capital 15.2% – 3.1%
Return on capital employed 12.2% – 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x – 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGBRIOSND
Debt / assets 1.9% 16.3% 4.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 0.1x
Debt / FCF 2.2x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 34.9% 46.3% 31.4%
Equity / assets 65.1% 53.7% 68.6%
Interest coverage 4.4x – –
Current ratio 2.9x 1.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.93 – 2.61

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGBRIOSND
Dividend yield 3.2% 5.7% 5.3%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 5.7% 6.2%
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.

ConsensusGGBRIOSND
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 10.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $7.84FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +346.2%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +9.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $67.58BFY2026 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% -8.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGBRIOSND
Held by institutions 18.0% 7.9% 49.7%
Institutions holding 211 969 91
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% -1.1% +12.9%
Institutions buying 119 504 69
Institutions selling 52 284 17
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.77 4.06

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.

GGBRIOSND
GGB 1.00 0.43 0.09
RIO 0.43 1.00 0.03
SND 0.09 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGB, RIO and SND?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gerdau (GGB) $9.19B, Rio Tinto (RIO) $136.96B, Smart Sand (SND) $171.96M.

Which stock is cheaper, GGB, RIO and SND?

Smart Sand (SND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gerdau (GGB) 17.0x, Smart Sand (SND) 16.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gerdau (GGB) is cheapest (Gerdau (GGB) 8.0x, Rio Tinto (RIO) 10.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smart Sand (SND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gerdau (GGB) +9.5%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gerdau (GGB) has the highest net margin (Gerdau (GGB) 3.6%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Gerdau (GGB) leads (Gerdau (GGB) 15.2%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Gerdau (GGB) +33.9%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +16.0%, Smart Sand (SND) +117.7%. Over five years, Smart Sand (SND) compounded fastest (Gerdau (GGB) +5.5%/yr, Rio Tinto (RIO) +6.1%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Gerdau (GGB) 37.0%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.9%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGB, RIO and SND?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smart Sand (SND) leads on 5. 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.