GGB vs RTNTF vs MT Stock Comparison

Gerdau, Rio Tinto and ArcelorMittal Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$5.09 +4.1% 1M +50.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins
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
1 win
MT ArcelorMittal
$59.49 -17.3% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$45.28B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.85B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gerdau leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gerdau 7, ArcelorMittal 3, Rio Tinto 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGBRTNTFMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.55B $164.02B $45.28B RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x — 25.0x GGB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 12.1x 14.7x GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% — +3.6% GGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% — 2.9% GGB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 3.5% MT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 1.9x GGB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.6% +18.8% +52.9% MT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr +7.6%/yr +13.3%/yr MT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 45.3% 43.4% GGB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 — 56/100 GGB

Percentile Scorecard

GGBRTNTFMT

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

AxisGGBRTNTFMT
Valuation 96 #8 of 162 – 91 #15 of 162
Growth 17 #122 of 147 – 34 #98 of 147
Profitability 53 #58 of 122 – 54 #57 of 122
Financial Health 53 #79 of 166 27 #122 of 166 25 #125 of 166
Shareholder Returns 92 #10 of 107 – 78 #24 of 107
Overall 62 – 56
  • GGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RTNTF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MT 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

PeriodGGBRTNTFMTSPY
1 month +4.1%-11.9%-17.3% -1.0%
3 months +6.0%-5.9%-11.1% +2.9%
6 months +18.1%-20.2%-0.4% +6.4%
Year to date +37.9%+2.1%+30.5% +11.4%
1 year +50.6%+18.8%+52.9% +13.1%
3 years +41.7%+38.0%+168.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.3%+11.3%+39.1% +21.5%
5 years +37.0%+44.3%+86.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.5%+7.6%+13.3% +10.9%
10 years +92.0%+159.9%+196.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.7%+10.0%+11.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGGBRTNTFMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%45.3%43.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%66.0%41.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.240.882.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.390.421.22 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-41.4%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-24.3%-24.5% -2.5%
52-week high $5.24$133.44$78.75 $779.14
52-week low $3.26$81.39$36.91 $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.

MultipleGGBRTNTFMT
P/E now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x 25.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x 9.7xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x 4.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -2.90median 0.27 —median 0.27 -1.26median 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 monthsGGBRTNTFMT
Revenue $11.69B – $62.85B
Gross profit $1.73B – –
Operating income $1.34B – $2.68B
Net income $546.67M – $1.30B
Free cash flow $251.31M – $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $0.34 – $2.37
Cash & equivalents $994.88M $8.91B $4.85B
Total debt $2.94B $78.67B $16.31B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 1.64B 766.00M
Enterprise value $4.23B $133.06B $24.30B

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
MetricGGBRTNTFMT
P/E 23.5x – 25.1x
P/FCF 40.6x – 4.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x – 9.6x
P/S 0.9x – 0.7x
P/B 1.0x 2.3x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.5x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x – 9.7x
EV/EBIT 7.1x – 21.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x – 0.9x
EV/FCF 37.7x – 5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x – 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.90 – -1.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGBRTNTFMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% – 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.4% – -4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -15.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.6% – -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.6% – -15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.1% – 446.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.5% – -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% – -25.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.1% – -19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.2% – -4.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% – -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.2% – 6.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.1% – -9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGBRTNTFMT
Gross margin 14.8% – –
EBITDA margin 17.2% – 9.2%
Operating margin 11.5% – 4.3%
Pretax margin 0.1% – 3.3%
Net margin 3.7% – 2.9%
FCF margin 2.1% – 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% – 7.5%
Return on equity 2.4% – 3.4%
Return on assets 1.6% – 1.9%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 3.5%
Return on capital employed 9.8% – 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x – 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGBRTNTFMT
Debt / assets 2.5% 16.3% 16.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.6x – 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 46.3% 44.7%
Equity / assets 65.3% 53.7% 55.3%
Interest coverage 3.5x – –
Current ratio 2.9x 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.9x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 2.80 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGBRTNTFMT
Dividend yield 2.9% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.9% – –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 0.0% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusGGBRTNTFMT
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $8.33FY2026 $4.05FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +338.5%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% -3.7% +69.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.33BFY2026 $66.06BFY2026 $63.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +14.6%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% -4.0% +11.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGBRTNTFMT
Held by institutions 18.0% – 4.9%
Institutions holding 211 – 317
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% – +29.8%
Institutions buying 119 – 150
Institutions selling 52 – 112
Buyers to sellers 2.29 – 1.34

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.

GGBRTNTFMT
GGB 1.00 0.17 0.55
RTNTF 0.17 1.00 0.29
MT 0.55 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGB, RTNTF and MT?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gerdau (GGB) $9.55B, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $164.02B, ArcelorMittal (MT) $45.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGB, RTNTF and MT?

Gerdau (GGB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gerdau (GGB) 22.0x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gerdau (GGB) is cheapest (Gerdau (GGB) 8.9x, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 12.1x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 14.7x). 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) +7.3%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gerdau (GGB) has the highest net margin (Gerdau (GGB) 3.7%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, ArcelorMittal (MT) leads (Gerdau (GGB) 0.0%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ArcelorMittal (MT) returned the most: Gerdau (GGB) +50.6%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +18.8%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +52.9%. Over five years, ArcelorMittal (MT) compounded fastest (Gerdau (GGB) +6.5%/yr, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +7.6%/yr, ArcelorMittal (MT) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gerdau (GGB) has been the steadiest (Gerdau (GGB) 36.3%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.3%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGB, RTNTF and MT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gerdau (GGB) leads on 7. 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.