MSB vs MT vs RIO Stock Comparison

Mesabi Trust, ArcelorMittal and Rio Tinto Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MSB Mesabi Trust
$18.34 -8.6% 1M -48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$238.59M
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.91M
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
2 wins
MT ArcelorMittal
$59.49 -17.3% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$45.28B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.85B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
4 wins
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$83.40 -12.4% 1M +18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$135.87B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

ArcelorMittal leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (ArcelorMittal 4, Rio Tinto 3, Mesabi Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSBMTRIOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $238.59M $45.28B $135.87B RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.8x 25.0x — MT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.7x 10.6x RIO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -87.6% +3.6% — MT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.5% 2.9% — MSB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.7% +52.9% +18.1% MT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr +13.3%/yr +4.8%/yr MT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 43.4% 30.7% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 56/100 — MSB

Percentile Scorecard

MSBMTRIO

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

AxisMSBMTRIO
Valuation 56 #72 of 162 91 #15 of 162 –
Growth 25 #110 of 147 34 #98 of 147 –
Profitability 94 #8 of 122 54 #57 of 122 –
Financial Health – 25 #125 of 166 22 #129 of 166
Shareholder Returns 95 #6 of 107 78 #24 of 107 98 #3 of 107
Overall 68 56 –
  • MSB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO 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

PeriodMSBMTRIOSPY
1 month -8.6%-17.3%-12.4% -1.0%
3 months -18.3%-11.1%-8.6% +2.9%
6 months -32.1%-0.4%-16.3% +6.4%
Year to date -52.4%+30.5%+4.2% +11.4%
1 year -48.7%+52.9%+18.1% +13.1%
3 years -15.1%+168.9%+33.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.3%+39.1%+10.1% +21.5%
5 years -40.5%+86.4%+26.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.9%+13.3%+4.8% +10.9%
10 years +93.1%+196.9%+153.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.8%+11.5%+9.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMSBMTRIOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%43.4%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.6%41.0%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.732.081.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.071.220.59 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.0%-46.8%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.4%-24.5%-25.6% -2.5%
52-week high $41.15$78.75$112.04 $779.14
52-week low $17.71$36.91$67.89 $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.

MultipleMSBMTRIO
P/E now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 12.7x 25.1xmedian 12.7x —median 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x 9.7xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 15.1x 4.7xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -25.49median 0.27 -1.26median 0.27 —median 0.27

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 monthsMSBMTRIO
Revenue $11.91M $62.85B –
Gross profit $6.49M – –
Operating income – $2.68B –
Net income $6.49M $1.30B –
Free cash flow $8.73M $9.56B –
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $2.37 –
Cash & equivalents $17.39M $4.85B $8.87B
Total debt – $16.31B $16.90B
Shares (diluted) 13.12M 766.00M 1.63B
Enterprise value $154.56M $24.30B $96.37B

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
MetricMSBMTRIO
P/E 37.1x 25.1x –
P/FCF 27.6x 4.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 27.6x 9.6x –
P/S 20.2x 0.7x –
P/B – 0.8x 2.0x
P/Tangible book – 0.8x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA – 9.7x –
EV/EBIT – 21.0x –
EV/Revenue 18.7x 0.9x –
EV/FCF 25.6x 5.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.6x 12.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -25.49 -1.26 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSBMTRIO
Revenue growth (1Y) -87.6% 3.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -4.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -93.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -32.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -15.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -93.0% 446.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -33.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) -93.0% -25.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -19.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -90.7% -4.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% -18.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.7% 6.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% -9.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSBMTRIO
Gross margin 54.5% – –
EBITDA margin – 9.2% –
Operating margin – 4.3% –
Pretax margin – 3.3% –
Net margin 54.5% 2.9% –
FCF margin 73.3% 15.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 73.3% 7.5% –
Return on equity – 3.4% –
Return on assets – 1.9% –
Return on invested capital – 3.5% –
Return on capital employed – 3.5% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.6x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSBMTRIO
Debt / assets – 16.4% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.9x –
Debt / FCF – 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 11.4% 44.7% –
Equity / assets – 55.3% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 1.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSBMTRIO
Dividend yield 4.9% 1.2% 5.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 1.2% 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.

ConsensusMSBMTRIO
Forward P/E – 14.7xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.05FY2026 $7.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -1.5%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +69.6% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $63.38BFY2026 $67.63BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +3.3%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.4% -7.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSBMTRIO
Held by institutions 50.3% 4.9% 7.9%
Institutions holding 63 317 968
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +29.8% -1.1%
Institutions buying 28 150 504
Institutions selling 16 112 283
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.34 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.

MSBMTRIO
MSB 1.00 0.22 0.30
MT 0.22 1.00 0.64
RIO 0.30 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSB, MT and RIO?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mesabi Trust (MSB) $238.59M, ArcelorMittal (MT) $45.28B, Rio Tinto (RIO) $135.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSB, MT and RIO?

ArcelorMittal (MT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 36.8x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Rio Tinto (RIO) is cheapest (ArcelorMittal (MT) 14.7x, Rio Tinto (RIO) 10.6x). 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) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest net margin (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 54.5%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ArcelorMittal (MT) returned the most: Mesabi Trust (MSB) -48.7%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +52.9%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +18.1%. Over five years, ArcelorMittal (MT) compounded fastest (Mesabi Trust (MSB) -9.9%/yr, ArcelorMittal (MT) +13.3%/yr, Rio Tinto (RIO) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 45.5%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.4%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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