MSB vs RIO vs SND Stock Comparison

Mesabi Trust, Rio Tinto and Smart Sand Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSB Mesabi Trust
$18.30 -4.2% 1M -48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$239.90M
P/E
37.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.91M
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
1 win
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$83.71 -11.4% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$139.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
2 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.84 -7.5% 1M +116.1% 1Y
Market cap
$194.73M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Smart Sand leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Smart Sand 5, Rio Tinto 2, Mesabi Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSBRIOSNDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $239.90M $139.20B $194.73M RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.0x — 18.6x SND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.7x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -87.6% — +26.5% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.5% — 2.7% MSB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.1x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.4% +18.7% +116.1% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -8.1%/yr +5.4%/yr +15.5%/yr SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 30.7% 70.8% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 73/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

MSBRIOSND

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

AxisMSBRIOSND
Valuation 55 #73 of 162 – 96 #7 of 162
Growth 24 #112 of 147 – 75 #37 of 147
Profitability 94 #8 of 122 – 55 #55 of 122
Financial Health – 22 #129 of 165 45 #92 of 165
Shareholder Returns 93 #9 of 107 98 #3 of 107 94 #7 of 107
Overall 67 – 73
  • MSB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND 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

PeriodMSBRIOSNDSPY
1 month -4.2%-11.4%-7.5% -0.8%
3 months -19.2%-9.0%+2.5% +3.5%
6 months -31.6%-16.2%-10.5% +7.0%
Year to date -52.5%+4.6%+21.0% +12.2%
1 year -48.4%+18.7%+116.1% +13.0%
3 years -9.3%+31.3%+139.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -3.2%+9.5%+33.8% +23.1%
5 years -34.5%+29.9%+105.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year -8.1%+5.4%+15.5% +11.0%
10 years +91.6%+144.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.7%+9.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMSBRIOSNDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%30.7%70.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.6%32.1%80.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.27-0.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.060.611.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.0%-39.0%-70.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.5%-25.3%-16.8% -1.8%
52-week high $41.15$112.04$5.82 $779.14
52-week low $17.71$67.89$2.09 $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.

MultipleMSBRIOSND
P/E now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x 18.1xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x 0.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x —median 7.0x 5.0xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.5xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 5.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.1x 2.0xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -25.44median 0.29 —median 0.29 2.88median 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 monthsMSBRIOSND
Revenue $11.91M – $386.99M
Gross profit $6.49M – $52.09M
Operating income – – $7.85M
Net income $6.49M – $10.49M
Free cash flow $8.73M – $34.63M
EPS (diluted) $0.49 – $0.25
Cash & equivalents $17.39M $8.87B $10.20M
Total debt – $16.90B $14.66M
Shares (diluted) 13.12M 1.63B 41.37M
Enterprise value $155.87M $99.70B $137.45M

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
MetricMSBRIOSND
P/E 37.0x – 18.1x
P/FCF 27.5x – 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 27.5x – 4.0x
P/S 20.2x – 0.5x
P/B – 2.0x 0.8x
P/Tangible book – 2.2x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – – 5.0x
EV/EBIT – – 24.6x
EV/Revenue 18.7x – 0.5x
EV/FCF 25.5x – 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.5x – 4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -25.44 – 2.88

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSBRIOSND
Revenue growth (1Y) -87.6% – 26.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.2% – 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -93.0% – 64.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.5% – 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 193.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 4.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -93.0% – 1,206%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 9.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.0% – 1,143%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – 6.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -90.7% – 350.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% – 7.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.7% – 16,392%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% – 18.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSBRIOSND
Gross margin 54.5% – 13.5%
EBITDA margin – – 10.0%
Operating margin – – 2.0%
Pretax margin – – 1.9%
Net margin 54.5% – 2.7%
FCF margin 73.3% – 8.9%
Operating cash flow margin 73.3% – 12.1%
Return on equity – – 4.4%
Return on assets – – 3.1%
Return on invested capital – – 3.1%
Return on capital employed – – 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 4.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSBRIOSND
Debt / assets – – 4.2%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.1x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 11.4% – 31.4%
Equity / assets – – 68.6%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 1.4x 1.7x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – 2.64

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSBRIOSND
Dividend yield 4.9% 5.6% 5.2%
Net buyback yield – – 0.8%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 5.6% 6.0%
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.

ConsensusMSBRIOSND
Forward P/E – 10.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.84FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.2%FY2026 -1,000.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +9.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $67.58BFY2026 $380.19MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.2%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -8.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSBRIOSND
Held by institutions 50.3% 7.9% 49.7%
Institutions holding 63 968 91
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -1.1% +12.9%
Institutions buying 28 504 69
Institutions selling 16 283 17
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.78 4.06

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.

MSBRIOSND
MSB 1.00 0.30 -0.09
RIO 0.30 1.00 0.02
SND -0.09 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSB, RIO and SND?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mesabi Trust (MSB) $239.90M, Rio Tinto (RIO) $139.20B, Smart Sand (SND) $194.73M.

Which stock is cheaper, MSB, RIO and SND?

Smart Sand (SND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 37.0x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Smart Sand (SND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mesabi Trust (MSB) -87.6%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest net margin (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 54.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Mesabi Trust (MSB) -48.4%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +18.7%, Smart Sand (SND) +116.1%. Over five years, Smart Sand (SND) compounded fastest (Mesabi Trust (MSB) -8.1%/yr, Rio Tinto (RIO) +5.4%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.5%/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%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSB, RIO and SND?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Smart Sand (SND) 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.