RIO vs SND vs SID Stock Comparison

Rio Tinto, Smart Sand and National Steel Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$83.71 -11.4% 1M +18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$138.97B
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
$195.12M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
5 wins
SID National Steel Co
$0.90 -18.9% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionRIOSNDSIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $138.97B $195.12M $1.14B RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 18.6x -3.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +26.5% +23.4% SND
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 2.7% -1.8% SND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x -1.0x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.7% +116.1% -44.8% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.4%/yr +15.5%/yr -27.2%/yr SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.7% 70.8% 69.5% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 73/100 45/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

RIOSNDSID

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

AxisRIOSNDSID
Valuation – 96 #7 of 162 63 #61 of 162
Growth – 75 #37 of 147 27 #108 of 147
Profitability – 55 #55 of 122 43 #70 of 122
Financial Health 22 #129 of 165 45 #92 of 165 76 #41 of 165
Shareholder Returns 98 #3 of 107 94 #7 of 107 18 #88 of 107
Overall – 73 45
  • RIO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SID 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

PeriodRIOSNDSIDSPY
1 month -11.4%-7.5%-18.9% -0.8%
3 months -9.0%+2.5%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months -16.2%-10.5%-30.2% +7.0%
Year to date +4.6%+21.0%-43.8% +12.2%
1 year +18.7%+116.1%-44.8% +13.0%
3 years +31.3%+139.6%-59.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.5%+33.8%-26.2% +23.1%
5 years +29.9%+105.1%-79.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +5.4%+15.5%-27.2% +11.0%
10 years +144.7%—-73.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.4%—-12.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRIOSNDSIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.7%70.8%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%80.9%78.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.27-0.101.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.611.64-0.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.0%-70.3%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-16.8%-57.5% -1.8%
52-week high $112.04$5.82$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $67.89$2.09$0.87 $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.

MultipleRIOSNDSID
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.8x 18.1xmedian 12.8x -3.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 0.5xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 5.0xmedian 7.0x -0.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x 5.4xmedian 15.2x 1.1xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 2.88median 0.29 0.09median 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 monthsRIOSNDSID
Revenue – $386.99M $18.30B
Gross profit – $52.09M $2.18B
Operating income – $7.85M $813.51M
Net income – $10.49M -$703.42M
Free cash flow – $34.63M $1.06B
EPS (diluted) – $0.25 $-2.04
Cash & equivalents $8.87B $10.20M $2.63B
Total debt $16.90B $14.66M $28.10B
Shares (diluted) 1.63B 41.37M 161.19M
Enterprise value $99.47B $137.84M -$6.97B

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
MetricRIOSNDSID
P/E – 18.1x -3.6x
P/FCF – 5.4x 1.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.0x -1.5x
P/S – 0.5x 0.1x
P/B 2.0x 0.8x –
P/Tangible book 2.2x 0.8x –
EV/EBITDA – 5.0x -0.5x
EV/EBIT – 24.6x -1.5x
EV/Revenue – 0.5x -0.1x
EV/FCF – 5.6x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 4.1x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.88 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRIOSNDSID
Revenue growth (1Y) – 26.5% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 8.6% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 64.5% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% -20.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 193.0% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.3% -24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) – 1,206% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 9.4% -11.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 1,143% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% -42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 350.4% -200.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.8% -65.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 16,392% -56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 18.7% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRIOSNDSID
Gross margin – 13.5% 11.9%
EBITDA margin – 10.0% 13.2%
Operating margin – 2.0% 4.4%
Pretax margin – 1.9% -3.2%
Net margin – 2.7% -1.8%
FCF margin – 8.9% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 12.1% -4.3%
Return on equity – 4.4% –
Return on assets – 3.1% -4.5%
Return on invested capital – 3.1% –
Return on capital employed – 2.7% –
Asset turnover – 1.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 4.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRIOSNDSID
Debt / assets – 4.2% 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – 0.4x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets – 31.4% –
Equity / assets – 68.6% –
Interest coverage – – 0.5x
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
MetricRIOSNDSID
Dividend yield 5.6% 5.2% –
Net buyback yield – 0.8% -17.2%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 6.0% -17.2%
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.

ConsensusRIOSNDSID
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.84FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $-0.34FY2026
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 $8.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.0% – -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRIOSNDSID
Held by institutions 7.9% 49.7% 2.1%
Institutions holding 968 91 66
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +12.9% -22.1%
Institutions buying 504 69 27
Institutions selling 283 17 24
Buyers to sellers 1.78 4.06 1.13

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.

RIOSNDSID
RIO 1.00 0.02 0.44
SND 0.02 1.00 0.04
SID 0.44 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RIO, SND and SID?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rio Tinto (RIO) $138.97B, Smart Sand (SND) $195.12M, National Steel (SID) $1.14B.

Which company is growing faster?

Smart Sand (SND) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest net margin (Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Rio Tinto (RIO) +18.7%, Smart Sand (SND) +116.1%, National Steel (SID) -44.8%. Over five years, Smart Sand (SND) compounded fastest (Rio Tinto (RIO) +5.4%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +15.5%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.8%, National Steel (SID) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.