LBSR vs MSB vs MT Stock Comparison

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals, Mesabi Trust and ArcelorMittal Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MSB Mesabi Trust
$16.56 -11.3% 1M -52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$226.19M
P/E
34.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.91M
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
3 wins
MT ArcelorMittal
$60.40 -7.4% 1M +61.4% 1Y
Market cap
$46.57B
P/E
44.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$63.66B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

ArcelorMittal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (ArcelorMittal 5, Mesabi Trust 3, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBSRMSBMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.67M $226.19M $46.57B MT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.5x 34.9x 44.6x MSB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 24.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -87.6% +4.2% MT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 54.5% 1.6% MSB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 2.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x — 1.7x LBSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.0% -52.9% +61.4% MT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -47.1%/yr -5.8%/yr +13.2%/yr MT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 262.9% 45.5% 43.8% MT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 9/100 66/100 54/100 MSB

Percentile Scorecard

LBSRMSBMT

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

AxisLBSRMSBMT
Valuation 1 #168 of 169 57 #74 of 169 91 #17 of 169
Growth 24 #117 of 153 27 #112 of 153 30 #108 of 153
Profitability – 95 #7 of 123 53 #58 of 123
Financial Health 4 #159 of 165 – 22 #129 of 165
Shareholder Returns 8 #107 of 116 87 #16 of 116 73 #32 of 116
Overall 9 66 54
  • LBSR ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MSB ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MT 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

PeriodLBSRMSBMTSPY
1 month 0.0%-11.3%-7.4% -5.9%
3 months 0.0%-27.2%-17.5% -4.6%
6 months 0.0%-42.3%-1.2% +0.2%
Year to date -60.0%-57.0%+32.5% +7.5%
1 year -60.0%-52.9%+61.4% +8.2%
3 years -50.0%-16.7%+158.0% +68.3%
3 years, per year -20.6%-5.9%+37.2% +19.0%
5 years -95.8%-25.7%+86.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year -47.1%-5.8%+13.2% +9.4%
10 years -97.8%+104.4%+208.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year -31.7%+7.4%+11.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLBSRMSBMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 262.9%45.5%43.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 592.9%50.1%41.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.100.791.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.23-1.161.40 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-59.8%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.4%-59.8%-23.3% -5.9%
52-week high $0.07$41.15$78.75 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$16.56$37.42 $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.

MultipleLBSRMSBMT
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 12.9x 33.5xmedian 12.9x 44.1xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 18.2xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 9.3xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 12.2x 24.9xmedian 12.2x 4.9xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 0.19 -23.02median 0.19 -1.34median 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 monthsLBSRMSBMT
Revenue – $11.91M $63.66B
Gross profit – $6.49M –
Operating income -$1.09M – $2.00B
Net income -$1.09M $6.49M $831.00M
Free cash flow -$844.33K $8.73M $9.30B
R&D $174.76K – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $0.49 $1.36
Cash & equivalents $42.27K $17.39M $3.19B
Total debt $441.55K – $13.57B
Shares (diluted) 111.24M 13.12M 766.00M
Enterprise value $847.70K $142.16M $28.14B

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
MetricLBSRMSBMT
P/E -2.0x 33.5x 44.1x
P/FCF -2.8x 24.9x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow -2.8x 24.9x 10.0x
P/S – 18.2x 0.7x
P/B -4.4x – 0.8x
P/Tangible book -4.4x – 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -6.1x – 9.3x
EV/EBIT -2.5x – 28.1x
EV/Revenue – 16.8x 0.9x
EV/FCF -3.2x 22.9x 6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x 22.9x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 -23.02 -1.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBSRMSBMT
Revenue growth (1Y) – -87.6% 4.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% -3.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -93.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -16.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% – -47.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.1% – -20.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,123% -93.0% 216.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% -1.5% -41.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -711.2% -93.0% -58.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% -1.5% -33.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% -90.7% 7.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 43.1% -16.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% -90.7% 9.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 43.1% -9.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBSRMSBMT
Gross margin – 54.5% –
EBITDA margin – – 9.5%
Operating margin – – 3.1%
Pretax margin – – 2.3%
Net margin – 54.5% 1.6%
FCF margin – 73.3% 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 73.3% 7.2%
Return on equity – – 1.9%
Return on assets -1,789% – 1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 2.9%
Return on capital employed – – 2.6%
Asset turnover – 0.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBSRMSBMT
Debt / assets 486.9% – 13.8%
Debt / equity -0.8x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x – 1.7x
Debt / FCF -0.5x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 691.1% 11.4% 44.9%
Equity / assets -591.1% – 55.1%
Interest coverage -1.4x – –
Current ratio 0.2x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBSRMSBMT
Dividend yield – 3.3% 1.2%
Net buyback yield -41.2% – –
Shareholder yield -41.2% 3.3% 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.

ConsensusLBSRMSBMT
Forward P/E – – 24.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -39.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +179.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $63.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBSRMSBMT
Held by institutions – 50.3% 4.9%
Institutions holding – 63 319
Change in shares held, QoQ – -1.0% +29.8%
Institutions buying – 28 152
Institutions selling – 16 112
Buyers to sellers – 1.75 1.36

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.

LBSRMSBMT
LBSR 1.00 -0.03 -0.03
MSB -0.03 1.00 0.22
MT -0.03 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBSR, MSB and MT?

ArcelorMittal (MT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $1.67M, Mesabi Trust (MSB) $226.19M, ArcelorMittal (MT) $46.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, LBSR, MSB and MT?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -1.5x, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 34.9x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 44.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

ArcelorMittal (MT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mesabi Trust (MSB) -87.6%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +4.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest net margin (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 54.5%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ArcelorMittal (MT) returned the most: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -60.0%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -52.9%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +61.4%. Over five years, ArcelorMittal (MT) compounded fastest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -47.1%/yr, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -5.8%/yr, ArcelorMittal (MT) +13.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ArcelorMittal (MT) has been the steadiest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 262.9%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 45.5%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBSR, MSB 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, ArcelorMittal (MT) 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.