MSB vs RTNTF vs SQM Stock Comparison

Mesabi Trust, Rio Tinto and Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MSB Mesabi Trust
$18.24 -4.6% 1M -48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$234.06M
P/E
36.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.91M
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
1 win
RTNTF Rio Tinto Ltd
$102.86 -15.1% 1M +21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$167.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile 5, Rio Tinto 3, Mesabi Trust 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSBRTNTFSQMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $234.06M $167.04B $16.83B RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.1x — 12.1x SQM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 12.4x 8.5x SQM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -87.6% — +59.0% SQM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.5% — 20.6% MSB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 22.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.7% +21.0% +36.0% SQM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr +8.0%/yr +2.3%/yr RTNTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 45.4% 47.3% RTNTF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 — 69/100 SQM

Percentile Scorecard

MSBRTNTFSQM

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

AxisMSBRTNTFSQM
Valuation 55 #74 of 162 – 81 #32 of 162
Growth 26 #109 of 147 – 62 #56 of 147
Profitability 94 #8 of 122 – 81 #24 of 122
Financial Health – 27 #120 of 164 32 #112 of 164
Shareholder Returns 95 #6 of 107 – 90 #12 of 107
Overall 68 – 69
  • MSB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RTNTF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SQM 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

PeriodMSBRTNTFSQMSPY
1 month -4.6%-15.1%-9.7% -0.2%
3 months -20.4%-4.1%-9.8% +3.9%
6 months -34.7%-20.4%-32.5% +8.2%
Year to date -52.6%+4.0%-12.3% +12.9%
1 year -48.7%+21.0%+36.0% +12.3%
3 years -9.6%+40.5%+18.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.3%+12.0%+5.7% +23.3%
5 years -21.7%+46.9%+11.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.8%+8.0%+2.3% +10.9%
10 years +99.3%+157.0%+104.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.1%+9.9%+7.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSBRTNTFSQMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%45.4%47.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.4%66.0%43.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.890.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.070.460.76 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.0%-41.4%-73.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.7%-22.9%-36.7% -1.2%
52-week high $41.15$133.44$95.31 $779.14
52-week low $17.71$81.39$44.36 $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.

MultipleMSBRTNTFSQM
P/E now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x 12.4xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x 2.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x 2.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -25.35median 0.31 —median 0.31 -0.79median 0.31

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 monthsMSBRTNTFSQM
Revenue $11.91M – $6.73B
Gross profit $6.49M – $2.83B
Operating income – – $3.11B
Net income $6.49M – $1.39B
Free cash flow $8.73M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.49 – $4.86
Cash & equivalents $17.39M $8.91B $3.38B
Total debt – $78.67B $19.72B
Shares (diluted) 13.12M 1.64B 285.64M
Enterprise value $150.04M $136.08B $3.48B

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
MetricMSBRTNTFSQM
P/E 36.9x – 12.4x
P/FCF 27.4x – –
P/Operating cash flow 27.4x – –
P/S 20.1x – 2.6x
P/B – 2.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book – 2.5x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 5.1x
EV/EBIT – – 5.8x
EV/Revenue 18.6x – 2.7x
EV/FCF 25.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 25.4x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -25.35 – -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSBRTNTFSQM
Revenue growth (1Y) -87.6% – 59.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.2% – -4.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -93.0% – 150.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.5% – -9.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 134.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -17.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -93.0% – 190.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – -7.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.0% – 190.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.5% – -15.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -90.7% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSBRTNTFSQM
Gross margin 54.5% – 42.1%
EBITDA margin – – 52.7%
Operating margin – – 46.2%
Pretax margin – – 36.6%
Net margin 54.5% – 20.6%
FCF margin 73.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 73.3% – –
Return on equity – – 16.4%
Return on assets – – 8.6%
Return on invested capital – – 22.8%
Return on capital employed – – 23.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSBRTNTFSQM
Debt / assets – 16.3% 31.3%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.2x
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 11.4% 46.3% 47.9%
Equity / assets – 53.7% 52.1%
Interest coverage – – 15.3x
Current ratio – 1.4x 2.6x
Quick ratio – 0.9x 1.8x
Cash ratio – 0.6x 1.5x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSBRTNTFSQM
Dividend yield 4.9% – 4.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 0.0% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusMSBRTNTFSQM
Forward P/E – 12.4xFY2026 8.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.30FY2026 $7.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +24.1%FY2026 +245.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -3.6% -2.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $66.01BFY2026 $8.37BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +14.5%FY2026 +82.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.1% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSBRTNTFSQM
Held by institutions 50.3% – 13.4%
Institutions holding 63 – 316
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% – -3.0%
Institutions buying 28 – 166
Institutions selling 16 – 100
Buyers to sellers 1.75 – 1.66

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.

MSBRTNTFSQM
MSB 1.00 0.15 0.17
RTNTF 0.15 1.00 0.09
SQM 0.17 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSB, RTNTF and SQM?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mesabi Trust (MSB) $234.06M, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $167.04B, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) $16.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSB, RTNTF and SQM?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 36.1x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) is cheapest (Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 12.4x, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 8.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mesabi Trust (MSB) -87.6%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +59.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest net margin (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 54.5%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 20.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) returned the most: Mesabi Trust (MSB) -48.7%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +21.0%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +36.0%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) compounded fastest (Mesabi Trust (MSB) -4.8%/yr, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +8.0%/yr, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) +2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) has been the steadiest (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 45.4%, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.4%, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 47.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSB, RTNTF and SQM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chemical & Mining Co Of Chile (SQM) 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.