GGB vs RIO vs TX Stock Comparison

Gerdau, Rio Tinto and Ternium Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$4.74 -2.1% 1M +40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.30B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
4 wins
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$83.71 -11.4% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$139.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
3 wins
TX Ternium S.A.
$54.00 -2.5% 1M +49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.73B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ternium leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Ternium 4, Gerdau 4, Rio Tinto 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGBRIOTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.30B $139.20B $10.73B RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x — 15.3x TX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 10.7x 8.6x GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.8% — -1.4% GGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% — 4.4% TX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% — 6.0% GGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — -1.0x TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.7% +18.7% +49.4% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +5.4%/yr +4.1%/yr RIO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 30.7% 32.3% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 64/100 GGB

Percentile Scorecard

GGBRIOTX

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

AxisGGBRIOTX
Valuation 88 #21 of 162 – 99 #2 of 162
Growth 36 #94 of 147 – 33 #99 of 147
Profitability 61 #48 of 122 – 56 #54 of 122
Financial Health 55 #75 of 165 22 #129 of 165 43 #94 of 165
Shareholder Returns 93 #8 of 107 98 #3 of 107 90 #12 of 107
Overall 67 – 64
  • GGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TX 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

PeriodGGBRIOTXSPY
1 month -2.1%-11.4%-2.5% -0.8%
3 months -1.7%-9.0%+13.1% +3.5%
6 months +9.7%-16.2%+25.6% +7.0%
Year to date +28.5%+4.6%+41.4% +12.2%
1 year +40.7%+18.7%+49.4% +13.0%
3 years +30.5%+31.3%+43.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.3%+9.5%+12.8% +23.1%
5 years +22.4%+29.9%+22.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.1%+5.4%+4.1% +11.0%
10 years +78.8%+144.7%+125.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.0%+9.4%+8.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGGBRIOTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%30.7%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%32.1%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.271.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.100.611.53 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-39.0%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-25.3%-9.5% -1.8%
52-week high $5.24$112.04$59.66 $779.14
52-week low $3.26$67.89$35.26 $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.

MultipleGGBRIOTX
P/E now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x 15.2xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 4.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 68.5xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 3.5xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 4.85median 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 monthsGGBRIOTX
Revenue $17.11B – $16.00B
Gross profit $1.99B – $2.84B
Operating income $1.59B – $1.19B
Net income $546.25M – $738.00M
Free cash flow $138.65M – $3.08B
EPS (diluted) $0.42 – –
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $8.87B $9.87B
Total debt $309.89M $16.90B $29.07B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 1.63B –
Enterprise value $4.62B $99.70B -$20.40B

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
MetricGGBRIOTX
P/E 17.6x – 15.2x
P/FCF 68.5x – 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x – 7.0x
P/S 0.6x – 0.7x
P/B 0.9x 2.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.2x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 3.8x – 4.4x
EV/EBIT 5.4x – 7.4x
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 0.5x
EV/FCF 61.7x – 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x – 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.85 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGBRIOTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.8% – -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.0% – 30.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.2% – -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.0% – 117.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% – -13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% – -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% – -21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.0% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.9% – -24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.0% – -18.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.1% – -4.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGBRIOTX
Gross margin 11.6% – 17.7%
EBITDA margin 13.3% – 12.3%
Operating margin 9.3% – 7.5%
Pretax margin 3.8% – 6.8%
Net margin 3.2% – 4.4%
FCF margin 0.8% – 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% – 9.6%
Return on equity 3.5% – 6.0%
Return on assets 2.3% – 3.0%
Return on invested capital 11.6% – 6.0%
Return on capital employed 11.4% – 5.8%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGBRIOTX
Debt / assets 1.9% – 31.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.2x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 34.9% – 49.9%
Equity / assets 65.1% – 50.1%
Interest coverage 4.1x – 5.9x
Current ratio 2.9x 1.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.0x 6.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 3.06 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGBRIOTX
Dividend yield 3.2% 5.6% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 3.5% – –
Shareholder yield 6.7% 5.6% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusGGBRIOTX
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $7.84FY2026 $6.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +346.2%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +184.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +9.1% +32.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $67.58BFY2026 $18.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% -8.0% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGBRIOTX
Held by institutions 18.0% 7.9% 14.2%
Institutions holding 211 968 163
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% -1.1% +17.2%
Institutions buying 119 504 107
Institutions selling 52 283 35
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.78 3.06

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.

GGBRIOTX
GGB 1.00 0.46 0.60
RIO 0.46 1.00 0.60
TX 0.60 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGB, RIO and TX?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gerdau (GGB) $9.30B, Rio Tinto (RIO) $139.20B, Ternium (TX) $10.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGB, RIO and TX?

Ternium (TX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gerdau (GGB) 17.2x, Ternium (TX) 15.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gerdau (GGB) is cheapest (Gerdau (GGB) 8.2x, Rio Tinto (RIO) 10.7x, Ternium (TX) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gerdau (GGB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gerdau (GGB) +103.8%, Ternium (TX) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ternium (TX) has the highest net margin (Gerdau (GGB) 3.2%, Ternium (TX) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Gerdau (GGB) leads (Gerdau (GGB) 11.6%, Ternium (TX) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: Gerdau (GGB) +40.7%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +18.7%, Ternium (TX) +49.4%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RIO) compounded fastest (Gerdau (GGB) +4.1%/yr, Rio Tinto (RIO) +5.4%/yr, Ternium (TX) +4.1%/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) 37.1%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%, Ternium (TX) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ternium (TX) 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.