IONR vs RIO vs BLTH Stock Comparison

Ioneer, Rio Tinto and American Battery Materials Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IONR ioneer Ltd
$2.70 -18.4% 1M -48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$158.55M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$83.71 -11.4% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$138.56B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionIONRRIOBLTHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $158.55M $138.56B $7.77M RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — — -0.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.0% +18.7% -48.8% RIO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +5.4%/yr -46.8%/yr RIO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.5% 30.7% 287.5% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 28/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

IONRRIOBLTH

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

AxisIONRRIOBLTH
Valuation – – 20 #130 of 162
Growth – – 45 #81 of 147
Profitability – – –
Financial Health 98 #4 of 165 22 #129 of 165 2 #162 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 98 #3 of 107 43 #61 of 107
Overall – – 28
  • IONR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BLTH 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

PeriodIONRRIOBLTHSPY
1 month -18.4%-11.4%-48.8% -0.8%
3 months -16.1%-9.0%-65.8% +3.5%
6 months -34.3%-16.2%-62.7% +7.0%
Year to date -43.7%+4.6%-65.8% +12.2%
1 year -48.0%+18.7%-48.8% +13.0%
3 years -27.8%+31.3%-88.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -10.3%+9.5%-51.6% +23.1%
5 years —+29.9%-95.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+5.4%-46.8% +11.0%
10 years —+144.7%-97.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+9.4%-31.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIONRRIOBLTHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.5%30.7%287.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 76.7%32.1%395.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.441.271.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.61-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -87.8%-39.0%-99.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.7%-25.3%-70.7% -1.8%
52-week high $6.39$112.04$7.00 $779.14
52-week low $2.55$67.89$2.00 $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.

MultipleIONRRIOBLTH
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.8x —median 12.8x -0.8xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x —median 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x —median 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x —median 15.2x -16.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x -0.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 —median 0.29 0.01median 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 monthsIONRRIOBLTH
Operating income – – -$1.75M
Net income – – -$9.08M
Free cash flow – – -$465.26K
EPS (diluted) – – $-2.41
Cash & equivalents $58.84M $8.87B $5.70K
Total debt – $16.90B $30.23M
Shares (diluted) 60.35M 1.63B 3.76M
Enterprise value $24.15M $99.06B $7.72M

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
MetricIONRRIOBLTH
P/E – – -0.8x
P/FCF – – -16.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – -16.7x
P/S – – –
P/B 0.7x 2.0x -0.6x
P/Tangible book 0.7x 2.2x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – -9.4x
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – – -35.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -35.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIONRRIOBLTH
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 15.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 7.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – – -67.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -56.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – – -20.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -124.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 44.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 37.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 44.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 37.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIONRRIOBLTH
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – -2,719%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIONRRIOBLTH
Debt / assets – – 2,773%
Debt / equity – 0.3x -0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – -18.6x
Liabilities / assets 0.9% – 4,076%
Equity / assets 99.1% – -3,976%
Interest coverage – – -2.0x
Current ratio 25.8x 1.4x 0.0x
Quick ratio 25.8x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash ratio 25.6x 0.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIONRRIOBLTH
Dividend yield – 5.6% –
Net buyback yield – – -1.1%
Shareholder yield – 5.6% -1.1%
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.

ConsensusIONRRIOBLTH
Forward P/E – 10.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.00FY2026 $7.84FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +17.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +9.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $717.29KFY2026 $67.58BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -100.0% -8.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIONRRIOBLTH
Held by institutions 3.9% 7.9% –
Institutions holding 34 968 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -10.1% -1.1% –
Institutions buying 20 504 –
Institutions selling 5 283 –
Buyers to sellers 4.00 1.78 –

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.

IONRRIOBLTH
IONR 1.00 0.41 -0.06
RIO 0.41 1.00 -0.03
BLTH -0.06 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IONR, RIO and BLTH?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ioneer (IONR) $158.55M, Rio Tinto (RIO) $138.56B, American Battery Materials (BLTH) $7.77M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Rio Tinto (RIO) returned the most: Ioneer (IONR) -48.0%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +18.7%, American Battery Materials (BLTH) -48.8%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RIO) compounded fastest (Rio Tinto (RIO) +5.4%/yr, American Battery Materials (BLTH) -46.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Ioneer (IONR) 79.5%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%, American Battery Materials (BLTH) 287.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IONR, RIO and BLTH?

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.