GGB vs RTNTF vs SLI Stock Comparison

Gerdau, Rio Tinto and Standard Lithium Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$4.64 -4.1% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.87B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins
RTNTF Rio Tinto Ltd
$102.86 -15.1% 1M +21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$167.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
2 wins
SLI Standard Lithium Ltd.
$1.52 -17.8% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$306.46M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Gerdau leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gerdau 5, Rio Tinto 2, Standard Lithium 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGBRTNTFSLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.87B $167.04B $306.46M RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x — -6.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 12.4x — GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.8% — +575.1% SLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% — -791.4% GGB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.9% +21.0% -61.2% GGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr +8.0%/yr -34.2%/yr RTNTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 45.4% 67.5% GGB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 59/100 GGB

Percentile Scorecard

GGBRTNTFSLI

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

AxisGGBRTNTFSLI
Valuation 91 #15 of 162 – 34 #107 of 162
Growth 36 #95 of 147 – 67 #49 of 147
Profitability 61 #48 of 122 – 17 #102 of 122
Financial Health 53 #78 of 164 27 #120 of 164 80 #34 of 164
Shareholder Returns 93 #8 of 107 – 96 #5 of 107
Overall 67 – 59
  • GGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RTNTF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLI 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

PeriodGGBRTNTFSLISPY
1 month -4.1%-15.1%-17.8% -0.2%
3 months -5.9%-4.1%-24.8% +3.9%
6 months +2.9%-20.4%-59.2% +8.2%
Year to date +25.7%+4.0%-66.0% +12.9%
1 year +36.9%+21.0%-61.2% +12.3%
3 years +27.7%+40.5%-44.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%+12.0%-17.8% +23.3%
5 years +21.6%+46.9%-87.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.0%+8.0%-34.2% +10.9%
10 years +76.1%+157.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.8%+9.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGGBRTNTFSLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%45.4%67.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%66.0%72.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.892.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.990.46-0.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-41.4%-91.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-22.9%-73.1% -1.2%
52-week high $5.24$133.44$5.65 $779.14
52-week low $3.26$81.39$1.38 $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.

MultipleGGBRTNTFSLI
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x -6.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 60.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 67.1xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x -24.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.75median 0.31 —median 0.31 —median 0.31

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 monthsGGBRTNTFSLI
Revenue $17.11B – $6.02M
Gross profit $1.99B – –
Operating income $1.59B – -$22.81M
Net income $546.25M – -$47.66M
Free cash flow $138.65M – -$14.63M
EPS (diluted) $0.42 – $-0.23
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $8.91B $137.30M
Total debt $309.89M $78.67B –
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 1.64B 206.37M
Enterprise value $4.19B $136.08B -$363.54M

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
MetricGGBRTNTFSLI
P/E 17.2x – -6.6x
P/FCF 67.1x – -24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x – -24.9x
P/S 0.5x – 60.5x
P/B 0.9x 2.3x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 2.5x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x – –
EV/EBIT 5.3x – -7.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 29.1x
EV/FCF 60.3x – -12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x – -12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.75 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGBRTNTFSLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.8% – 575.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.0% – -363.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% – 69.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 8.0% – 72.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.9% – 12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.0% – 32.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGBRTNTFSLI
Gross margin 11.6% – –
EBITDA margin 13.3% – –
Operating margin 9.3% – -378.8%
Pretax margin 3.8% – -867.8%
Net margin 3.2% – -791.4%
FCF margin 0.8% – -242.9%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% – -242.6%
Return on equity 3.5% – -13.0%
Return on assets 2.3% – -12.1%
Return on invested capital 11.6% – –
Return on capital employed 11.4% – -5.9%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x – 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 104.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGBRTNTFSLI
Debt / assets 1.9% 16.3% –
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – –
Debt / FCF 2.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 34.9% 46.3% 7.1%
Equity / assets 65.1% 53.7% 92.9%
Interest coverage 4.1x – -950.4x
Current ratio 2.9x 1.4x 17.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.9x 23.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.6x 23.3x
Altman Z-score 3.04 – 7.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGBRTNTFSLI
Dividend yield 3.2% – –
Net buyback yield 3.6% – 3.8%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 0.0% 3.8%
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.

ConsensusGGBRTNTFSLI
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $8.30FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +346.2%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% -3.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $66.01BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% -4.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGBRTNTFSLI
Held by institutions 18.0% – 31.0%
Institutions holding 211 – 137
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% – +2.1%
Institutions buying 119 – 60
Institutions selling 52 – 33
Buyers to sellers 2.29 – 1.82

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.

GGBRTNTFSLI
GGB 1.00 0.16 0.26
RTNTF 0.16 1.00 0.19
SLI 0.26 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGB, RTNTF and SLI?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gerdau (GGB) $8.87B, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $167.04B, Standard Lithium (SLI) $306.46M.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Lithium (SLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gerdau (GGB) +103.8%, Standard Lithium (SLI) +575.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gerdau (GGB) has the highest net margin (Gerdau (GGB) 3.2%, Standard Lithium (SLI) -791.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gerdau (GGB) returned the most: Gerdau (GGB) +36.9%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +21.0%, Standard Lithium (SLI) -61.2%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) compounded fastest (Gerdau (GGB) +4.0%/yr, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +8.0%/yr, Standard Lithium (SLI) -34.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gerdau (GGB) has been the steadiest (Gerdau (GGB) 37.1%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.4%, Standard Lithium (SLI) 67.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.