LBSR vs RTNTF vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals, Rio Tinto and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RTNTF Rio Tinto Ltd
$101.00 -11.9% 1M +18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$161.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
3 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$186.06 -8.8% 1M +47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$159.50B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Rio Tinto leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Rio Tinto 3, Southern Copper 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.

QuestionLBSRRTNTFSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95M $161.67B $159.50B RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.8x — 28.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.2x 24.8x RTNTF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +32.8% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 35.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x — 0.1x LBSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -77.8% +18.8% +47.8% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.7%/yr +7.6%/yr +26.8%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 225.9% 45.3% 52.1% RTNTF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 8/100 — 63/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

LBSRRTNTFSCCO

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

AxisLBSRRTNTFSCCO
Valuation 1 #160 of 162 – 46 #88 of 162
Growth 20 #118 of 147 – 68 #48 of 147
Profitability – – 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 4 #158 of 165 27 #121 of 165 46 #89 of 165
Shareholder Returns 8 #99 of 107 – 56 #48 of 107
Overall 8 – 63
  • LBSR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RTNTF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO 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

PeriodLBSRRTNTFSCCOSPY
1 month 0.0%-11.9%-8.8% -0.8%
3 months 0.0%-5.9%+3.7% +3.5%
6 months 0.0%-20.2%+5.5% +7.0%
Year to date -60.0%+2.1%+32.1% +12.2%
1 year -77.8%+18.8%+47.8% +13.0%
3 years -50.0%+38.0%+180.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year -20.6%+11.3%+41.1% +23.1%
5 years -96.4%+44.3%+227.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -48.7%+7.6%+26.8% +11.0%
10 years -98.0%+159.9%+615.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -32.4%+10.0%+21.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureLBSRRTNTFSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 225.9%45.3%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 495.0%66.0%52.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.740.882.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.420.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-41.4%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-24.3%-15.3% -1.8%
52-week high $0.08$133.44$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$81.39$117.83 $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.

MultipleLBSRRTNTFSCCO
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x 27.2xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x —median 3.1x 9.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 15.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 30.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 12.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 0.29 —median 0.29 1.10median 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 monthsLBSRRTNTFSCCO
Revenue – – $15.79B
Gross profit – – $10.07B
Operating income -$1.09M – $8.98B
Net income -$1.09M – $5.68B
Free cash flow -$844.33K – $5.10B
R&D $174.76K – $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 – $6.83
Cash & equivalents $42.27K $8.91B $5.67B
Total debt $1.98M $78.67B $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 111.24M 1.64B 829.10M
Enterprise value $1.13M $124.47B $138.29B

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
MetricLBSRRTNTFSCCO
P/E -2.0x – 27.2x
P/FCF -2.8x – 30.4x
P/Operating cash flow -2.8x – 23.0x
P/S – – 9.8x
P/B -4.4x 2.3x 12.2x
P/Tangible book -4.4x 2.5x 12.2x
EV/EBITDA -6.1x – 15.8x
EV/EBIT -2.5x – 17.4x
EV/Revenue – – 9.9x
EV/FCF -3.2x – 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x – 23.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 – 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBSRRTNTFSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% – 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.1% – 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,123% – 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% – 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -711.2% – 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% – 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% – 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% – 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% – 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% – 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBSRRTNTFSCCO
Gross margin – – 63.8%
EBITDA margin – – 62.5%
Operating margin – – 56.9%
Pretax margin – – 55.8%
Net margin – – 35.9%
FCF margin – – 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 42.7%
Return on equity – – 46.2%
Return on assets -1,789% – 24.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – 43.0%
Asset turnover – – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBSRRTNTFSCCO
Debt / assets 486.9% 16.3% 33.1%
Debt / equity -0.8x 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x – 0.1x
Debt / FCF -0.5x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 691.1% 46.3% 47.3%
Equity / assets -591.1% 53.7% 52.7%
Interest coverage -1.4x – –
Current ratio 0.2x 1.4x 5.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 0.9x 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.6x 3.4x
Altman Z-score – – 10.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBSRRTNTFSCCO
Dividend yield – – 1.6%
Net buyback yield -41.2% – –
Shareholder yield -41.2% 0.0% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 53.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 59.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 41.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.3%

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.

ConsensusLBSRRTNTFSCCO
Forward P/E – 12.2xFY2026 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.30FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.1%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.6% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $66.01BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.5%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.1% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBSRRTNTFSCCO
Held by institutions – – 9.2%
Institutions holding – – 856
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +0.7%
Institutions buying – – 599
Institutions selling – – 219
Buyers to sellers – – 2.74

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.

LBSRRTNTFSCCO
LBSR 1.00 -0.01 0.13
RTNTF -0.01 1.00 0.20
SCCO 0.13 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBSR, RTNTF and SCCO?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $1.95M, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $161.67B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $159.50B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -77.8%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +18.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +47.8%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -48.7%/yr, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +7.6%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 0.00%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%. Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) and Rio Tinto (RTNTF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) has been the steadiest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 225.9%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.3%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBSR, RTNTF and SCCO?

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 (RTNTF) leads on 3. 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.