IE vs LBSR vs RIO Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals and Rio Tinto Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.03 -32.2% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.19M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$83.16 -13.3% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$135.90B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

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

QuestionIELBSRRIOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.21B $1.67M $135.90B RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.4x -1.5x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 10.6x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.4% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,497.7% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -15.4x -0.9x — IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.9% -60.0% +20.4% RIO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -47.1%/yr +6.5%/yr RIO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.1% 262.9% 30.9% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 9/100 — IE

Percentile Scorecard

IELBSRRIO

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

AxisIELBSRRIO
Valuation 23 #130 of 169 1 #168 of 169 –
Growth 59 #63 of 153 24 #117 of 153 –
Profitability 30 #87 of 123 – –
Financial Health 85 #25 of 165 4 #159 of 165 25 #124 of 165
Shareholder Returns 12 #102 of 116 8 #107 of 116 98 #3 of 116
Overall 42 9 –
  • IE ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LBSR ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO 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

PeriodIELBSRRIOSPY
1 month -32.2%0.0%-13.3% -5.9%
3 months -34.2%0.0%-16.6% -4.6%
6 months -48.8%0.0%-19.3% +0.2%
Year to date -56.0%-60.0%+3.9% +7.5%
1 year -45.9%-60.0%+20.4% +8.2%
3 years -33.8%-50.0%+24.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -12.9%-20.6%+7.6% +19.0%
5 years —-95.8%+37.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-47.1%+6.5% +9.4%
10 years —-97.8%+145.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-31.7%+9.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIELBSRRIOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.1%262.9%30.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.3%592.9%32.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.22-1.101.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.230.66 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-98.8%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-71.4%-25.8% -5.9%
52-week high $19.92$0.07$112.04 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$0.01$68.78 $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.

MultipleIELBSRRIO
P/E now vs peer median -23.5xmedian 12.9x -2.0xmedian 12.9x —median 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 352.2xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 80.9xmedian 7.6x -6.1xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 12.2x -2.8xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x -4.4xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.52median 0.19 -0.09median 0.19 —median 0.19

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 monthsIELBSRRIO
Revenue $3.19M – –
Gross profit $1.88M – –
Operating income $9.11M -$1.09M –
Net income -$15.91M -$1.09M –
Free cash flow -$86.97M -$844.33K –
R&D $84.22M $174.76K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.30 $-0.01 –
Cash & equivalents $214.84M $42.27K $8.91B
Total debt $35.90M $441.55K $21.82B
Shares (diluted) 159.61M 111.24M 1.63B
Enterprise value $277.42M $847.70K $96.73B

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
MetricIELBSRRIO
P/E -23.5x -2.0x –
P/FCF -12.9x -2.8x –
P/Operating cash flow -9.7x -2.8x –
P/S 352.2x – –
P/B 2.2x -4.4x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.2x -4.4x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 80.9x -6.1x –
EV/EBIT 103.5x -2.5x –
EV/Revenue 296.0x – –
EV/FCF -10.8x -3.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -8.1x -3.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.52 -0.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIELBSRRIO
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.4% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 50.9% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 108.6% 4.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.1% -18.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) 76.0% -1,123% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.7% -28.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% -711.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 22.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.4% -19.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -19.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% -19.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -19.2% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIELBSRRIO
Gross margin 59.0% – –
EBITDA margin 365.8% – –
Operating margin 285.9% – –
Pretax margin -115.6% – –
Net margin -1,498% – –
FCF margin -2,730% – –
Operating cash flow margin -3,648% – –
Return on equity -3.1% – –
Return on assets -2.8% -1,789% –
Return on invested capital 1.7% – –
Return on capital employed 1.8% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.3x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 329.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIELBSRRIO
Debt / assets 6.5% 486.9% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x -0.8x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -15.4x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF -0.4x -0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 9.8% 691.1% 46.3%
Equity / assets 90.2% -591.1% 53.7%
Interest coverage – -1.4x –
Current ratio 4.4x 0.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 4.5x 0.1x 1.2x
Cash ratio 4.2x 0.1x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 11.16 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIELBSRRIO
Dividend yield – – 5.6%
Net buyback yield -22.9% -41.2% –
Shareholder yield -22.9% -41.2% 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.

ConsensusIELBSRRIO
Forward P/E – – 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 – $7.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +17.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 – $67.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 – +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% – -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIELBSRRIO
Held by institutions 74.0% – 7.9%
Institutions holding 203 – 969
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% – -1.1%
Institutions buying 126 – 504
Institutions selling 56 – 284
Buyers to sellers 2.25 – 1.77

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.

IELBSRRIO
IE 1.00 0.04 0.65
LBSR 0.04 1.00 0.07
RIO 0.65 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, LBSR and RIO?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.21B, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $1.67M, Rio Tinto (RIO) $135.90B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rio Tinto (RIO) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -45.9%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -60.0%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +20.4%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RIO) compounded fastest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -47.1%/yr, Rio Tinto (RIO) +6.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.1%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 262.9%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IE, LBSR 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.