RTNTF vs SLI vs TX Stock Comparison

Rio Tinto, Standard Lithium and Ternium Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
2 wins
SLI Standard Lithium Ltd.
$1.52 -17.8% 1M -61.2% 1Y
Market cap
$307.56M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.02M
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials
1 win
TX Ternium S.A.
$54.65 -1.3% 1M +45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.54B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionRTNTFSLITXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $167.04B $307.56M $10.54B RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — -6.5x 15.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x — 8.7x TX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +575.1% -1.4% SLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -791.4% 4.4% TX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 6.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.0% -61.2% +45.9% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.0%/yr -34.2%/yr +4.1%/yr RTNTF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 67.5% 32.2% TX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 59/100 64/100 TX

Percentile Scorecard

RTNTFSLITX

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

AxisRTNTFSLITX
Valuation – 34 #107 of 162 99 #2 of 162
Growth – 67 #49 of 147 32 #100 of 147
Profitability – 17 #102 of 122 56 #54 of 122
Financial Health 27 #120 of 164 80 #34 of 164 43 #94 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 96 #5 of 107 91 #11 of 107
Overall – 59 64
  • RTNTF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLI ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TX 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

PeriodRTNTFSLITXSPY
1 month -15.1%-17.8%-1.3% -0.2%
3 months -4.1%-24.8%+10.9% +3.9%
6 months -20.4%-59.2%+25.9% +8.2%
Year to date +4.0%-66.0%+43.1% +12.9%
1 year +21.0%-61.2%+45.9% +12.3%
3 years +40.5%-44.5%+45.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +12.0%-17.8%+13.2% +23.3%
5 years +46.9%-87.6%+22.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.0%-34.2%+4.1% +10.9%
10 years +157.0%—+130.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%—+8.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRTNTFSLITXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%67.5%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%72.7%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.892.181.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.46-0.911.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-91.5%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.9%-73.1%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $133.44$5.65$59.66 $779.14
52-week low $81.39$1.38$35.26 $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.

MultipleRTNTFSLITX
P/E now vs peer median —median 13.3x -6.6xmedian 13.3x 15.3xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 60.5xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x 4.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x -24.9xmedian 14.7x 3.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 —median 0.31 —median 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 monthsRTNTFSLITX
Revenue – $6.02M $16.00B
Gross profit – – $2.84B
Operating income – -$22.81M $1.19B
Net income – -$47.66M $738.00M
Free cash flow – -$14.63M $3.08B
EPS (diluted) – $-0.23 –
Cash & equivalents $8.91B $137.30M $9.87B
Total debt $78.67B – $29.07B
Shares (diluted) 1.64B 206.37M –
Enterprise value $136.08B -$362.44M -$20.60B

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
MetricRTNTFSLITX
P/E – -6.6x 15.3x
P/FCF – -24.9x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow – -24.9x 7.1x
P/S – 60.5x 0.7x
P/B 2.3x 1.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 4.5x
EV/EBIT – -7.7x 7.5x
EV/Revenue – 29.1x 0.6x
EV/FCF – -12.0x 2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – -12.0x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTNTFSLITX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 575.1% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 30.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – -363.9% 117.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 69.6% -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 72.6% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.4% -24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 32.6% -18.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -4.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTNTFSLITX
Gross margin – – 17.7%
EBITDA margin – – 12.3%
Operating margin – -378.8% 7.5%
Pretax margin – -867.8% 6.8%
Net margin – -791.4% 4.4%
FCF margin – -242.9% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin – -242.6% 9.6%
Return on equity – -13.0% 6.0%
Return on assets – -12.1% 3.0%
Return on invested capital – – 6.0%
Return on capital employed – -5.9% 5.8%
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 104.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTNTFSLITX
Debt / assets 16.3% – 31.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.0x
Debt / FCF – – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 46.3% 7.1% 49.9%
Equity / assets 53.7% 92.9% 50.1%
Interest coverage – -950.4x 5.9x
Current ratio 1.4x 17.9x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.9x 23.6x 6.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 23.3x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – 7.68 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTNTFSLITX
Dividend yield – – 4.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.8% 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.

ConsensusRTNTFSLITX
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 – 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.30FY2026 – $6.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 – +184.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -3.6% – +32.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.01BFY2026 – $18.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 – +18.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% – +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTNTFSLITX
Held by institutions – 31.0% 14.2%
Institutions holding – 137 163
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +17.2%
Institutions buying – 60 107
Institutions selling – 33 35
Buyers to sellers – 1.82 3.06

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.

RTNTFSLITX
RTNTF 1.00 0.19 0.24
SLI 0.19 1.00 0.35
TX 0.24 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTNTF, SLI and TX?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $167.04B, Standard Lithium (SLI) $307.56M, Ternium (TX) $10.54B.

Which company is growing faster?

Standard Lithium (SLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Standard Lithium (SLI) +575.1%, Ternium (TX) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ternium (TX) has the highest net margin (Standard Lithium (SLI) -791.4%, Ternium (TX) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +21.0%, Standard Lithium (SLI) -61.2%, Ternium (TX) +45.9%. Over five years, Rio Tinto (RTNTF) compounded fastest (Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +8.0%/yr, Standard Lithium (SLI) -34.2%/yr, Ternium (TX) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ternium (TX) has been the steadiest (Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.4%, Standard Lithium (SLI) 67.5%, Ternium (TX) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RTNTF, SLI and TX?

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