RTNTF vs SGML vs CLF Stock Comparison

Rio Tinto, Sigma Lithium and Cleveland-Cliffs Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RTNTF Rio Tinto Ltd
$102.86 -6.9% 1M +21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$167.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
4 wins
SGML Sigma Lithium Corp
$7.66 -21.1% 1M +33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$764.72M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$142.49M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
4 wins
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$14.28 +29.7% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Rio Tinto leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Rio Tinto 4, Sigma Lithium 4, Cleveland-Cliffs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTNTFSGMLCLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $167.04B $764.72M $8.03B RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -27.7x -17.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 24.7x — RTNTF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.3% +7.8% CLF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -19.3% -2.4% CLF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% -1.3% SGML
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 7.6x 9.8x SGML
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.0% +33.4% +1.3% SGML
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.8%/yr -2.1%/yr -10.0%/yr RTNTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.3% 112.2% 67.3% RTNTF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 43/100 38/100 SGML

Percentile Scorecard

RTNTFSGMLCLF

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

AxisRTNTFSGMLCLF
Valuation – 42 #95 of 163 64 #59 of 163
Growth – 78 #34 of 148 39 #91 of 148
Profitability – 47 #66 of 123 37 #78 of 123
Financial Health 26 #122 of 164 6 #154 of 164 11 #146 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – 43 38
  • RTNTF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SGML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CLF 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

PeriodRTNTFSGMLCLFSPY
1 month -6.9%-21.1%+29.7% +0.7%
3 months -6.0%-23.2%+22.8% +3.7%
6 months -11.5%-65.3%+40.0% +7.1%
Year to date +4.0%-41.9%+7.5% +12.8%
1 year +21.0%+33.4%+1.3% +11.9%
3 years +40.5%-69.8%-11.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +12.0%-32.9%-4.1% +22.8%
5 years +52.1%-9.9%-40.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.8%-2.1%-10.0% +10.9%
10 years +153.8%—+163.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.8%—+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRTNTFSGMLCLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.3%112.2%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%99.0%71.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.892.182.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.460.300.02 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-89.9%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-67.6%-5.4% -1.2%
52-week high $133.44$23.65$15.09 $779.14
52-week low $81.39$4.68$7.82 $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.

MultipleRTNTFSGMLCLF
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.2x -30.9xmedian 13.2x -17.3xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 6.0xmedian 3.1x 0.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x 38.3xmedian 7.2x 20.4xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x 35.1xmedian 15.2x -16.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 10.4xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 -0.75median 0.30 0.36median 0.30

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 monthsRTNTFSGMLCLF
Revenue – $142.49M $20.07B
Gross profit – $70.02M $309.00M
Operating income – $10.66M -$282.00M
Net income – -$27.56M -$460.00M
Free cash flow – $24.30M -$485.00M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.25 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $8.91B $16.66M $77.00M
Total debt $78.67B $226.73M $7.65B
Shares (diluted) 1.64B 111.31M 574.00M
Enterprise value $136.08B $731.89M $7.78B

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
MetricRTNTFSGMLCLF
P/E – -30.9x -17.3x
P/FCF – 35.1x -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 22.6x 70.2x
P/S – 6.0x 0.4x
P/B 2.3x 10.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 10.4x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 38.3x 20.4x
EV/EBIT – 99.8x -55.7x
EV/Revenue – 7.5x 0.8x
EV/FCF – 43.8x -32.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 28.1x 135.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.75 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTNTFSGMLCLF
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.3% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 130.5% 133.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -35.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 40.5% 83.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) – 42.1% 72.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 39.5% -48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 42.6% 75.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 41.0% -47.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 148.2% 112.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 41.2% -61.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 14,876% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 30.3% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTNTFSGMLCLF
Gross margin – 49.1% 1.5%
EBITDA margin – 19.5% 3.8%
Operating margin – 7.5% -1.4%
Pretax margin – -6.9% -3.4%
Net margin – -19.3% -2.4%
FCF margin – 17.1% -2.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.5% 0.6%
Return on equity – -17.5% -7.3%
Return on assets – -3.4% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% -1.3%
Return on capital employed – 7.9% -1.7%
Asset turnover – 0.4x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.4x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 7.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTNTFSGMLCLF
Debt / assets 16.3% 47.4% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 2.8x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 7.6x 9.8x
Debt / FCF – 9.3x -15.8x
Liabilities / assets 46.3% 82.8% 70.7%
Equity / assets 53.7% 17.2% 29.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 0.3x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.2x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 0.44 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTNTFSGMLCLF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusRTNTFSGMLCLF
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 24.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $8.30FY2026 $0.31FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after -3.6% +419.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.01BFY2026 $174.11MFY2026 $21.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% +144.1% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTNTFSGMLCLF
Held by institutions – 33.1% 83.1%
Institutions holding – 119 584
Change in shares held, QoQ – +9.7% +1.4%
Institutions buying – 65 280
Institutions selling – 40 191
Buyers to sellers – 1.63 1.47

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.

RTNTFSGMLCLF
RTNTF 1.00 0.07 0.17
SGML 0.07 1.00 0.25
CLF 0.17 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTNTF, SGML and CLF?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $167.04B, Sigma Lithium (SGML) $764.72M, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $8.03B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sigma Lithium (SGML) +7.3%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has the highest net margin (Sigma Lithium (SGML) -19.3%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Sigma Lithium (SGML) leads (Sigma Lithium (SGML) 0.0%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sigma Lithium (SGML) returned the most: Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +21.0%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) +33.4%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +1.3%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) compounded fastest (Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +8.8%/yr, Sigma Lithium (SGML) -2.1%/yr, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) has been the steadiest (Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.3%, Sigma Lithium (SGML) 112.2%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTNTF, SGML and CLF?

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 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.