RTNTF vs TX vs CMC Stock Comparison

Rio Tinto, Ternium and Commercial Metals Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RTNTF Rio Tinto Ltd
$101.00 -11.9% 1M +18.8% 1Y
Market cap
$161.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
1 win
TX Ternium S.A.
$54.00 -2.5% 1M +49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.74B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$62.44 -5.0% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.02B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ternium leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ternium 6, Commercial Metals 4, Rio Tinto 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRTNTFTXCMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $161.67B $10.74B $7.02B RTNTF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 15.4x 10.7x CMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 8.6x 9.6x TX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — -1.4% +20.5% CMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 4.4% 7.0% CMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.0% -79.6% TX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.0x -0.4x TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.8% +49.4% +2.2% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.6%/yr +4.1%/yr +14.8%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.3% 32.3% 35.6% TX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 55/100 TX

Percentile Scorecard

RTNTFTXCMC

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

AxisRTNTFTXCMC
Valuation – 99 #2 of 162 76 #39 of 162
Growth – 33 #99 of 147 55 #67 of 147
Profitability – 56 #54 of 122 51 #60 of 122
Financial Health 27 #121 of 165 43 #94 of 165 18 #136 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 90 #12 of 107 73 #30 of 107
Overall – 64 55
  • RTNTF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CMC 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

PeriodRTNTFTXCMCSPY
1 month -11.9%-2.5%-5.0% -0.8%
3 months -5.9%+13.1%-8.3% +3.5%
6 months -20.2%+25.6%-10.2% +7.0%
Year to date +2.1%+41.4%-9.8% +12.2%
1 year +18.8%+49.4%+2.2% +13.0%
3 years +38.0%+43.3%+49.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.3%+12.8%+14.3% +23.1%
5 years +44.3%+22.0%+99.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +7.6%+4.1%+14.8% +11.0%
10 years +159.9%+125.0%+279.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.0%+8.4%+14.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureRTNTFTXCMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.3%32.3%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%31.3%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.881.021.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.421.530.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-50.4%-38.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.3%-9.5%-25.0% -1.8%
52-week high $133.44$59.66$83.21 $779.14
52-week low $81.39$35.26$56.52 $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.

MultipleRTNTFTXCMC
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.8x 15.2xmedian 12.8x 10.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 4.4xmedian 7.0x -1.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x 3.5xmedian 15.2x 14.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 —median 0.29 -1.55median 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 monthsRTNTFTXCMC
Revenue – $16.00B $9.39B
Gross profit – $2.84B $1.75B
Operating income – $1.19B -$6.93B
Net income – $738.00M $655.85M
Free cash flow – $3.08B $479.12M
EPS (diluted) – – $5.86
Cash & equivalents $8.91B $9.87B –
Total debt $78.67B $29.07B $3.41B
Shares (diluted) 1.64B – 111.86M
Enterprise value $124.47B -$20.39B $6.24B

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
MetricRTNTFTXCMC
P/E – 15.2x 10.6x
P/FCF – 3.5x 14.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.0x 6.5x
P/S – 0.7x 0.7x
P/B 2.3x 0.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 0.9x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 4.4x -1.5x
EV/EBIT – 7.4x -1.4x
EV/Revenue – 0.5x 1.0x
EV/FCF – 2.8x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.7x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRTNTFTXCMC
Revenue growth (1Y) – -1.4% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.8% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 30.9% 43.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -0.7% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 117.4% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -13.5% -5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – -10.8% 674.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -21.0% -8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 690.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -6.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -24.2% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -18.4% -7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -18.8% 53.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.4% -13.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRTNTFTXCMC
Gross margin – 17.7% 18.6%
EBITDA margin – 12.3% -69.6%
Operating margin – 7.5% -73.8%
Pretax margin – 6.8% 7.6%
Net margin – 4.4% 7.0%
FCF margin – 19.3% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.6% 11.3%
Return on equity – 6.0% 14.2%
Return on assets – 3.0% 6.5%
Return on invested capital – 6.0% -79.6%
Return on capital employed – 5.8% -82.5%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRTNTFTXCMC
Debt / assets 16.3% 31.8% 33.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.0x -0.4x
Debt / FCF – 2.5x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 46.3% 49.9% 54.2%
Equity / assets 53.7% 50.1% 45.8%
Interest coverage – 5.9x -48.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.6x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.9x 6.4x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 0.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRTNTFTXCMC
Dividend yield – 4.1% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 4.1% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 12.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 17.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.0%

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.

ConsensusRTNTFTXCMC
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 9.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.30FY2026 $6.25FY2026 $6.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +24.1%FY2026 +184.1%FY2026 -4.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -3.6% +32.0% +10.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.01BFY2026 $18.50BFY2026 $9.59BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +2.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% +5.1% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRTNTFTXCMC
Held by institutions – 14.2% 93.1%
Institutions holding – 163 520
Change in shares held, QoQ – +17.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying – 107 262
Institutions selling – 35 175
Buyers to sellers – 3.06 1.50

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.

RTNTFTXCMC
RTNTF 1.00 0.24 0.24
TX 0.24 1.00 0.58
CMC 0.24 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RTNTF, TX and CMC?

Rio Tinto (RTNTF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Rio Tinto (RTNTF) $161.67B, Ternium (TX) $10.74B, Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, RTNTF, TX and CMC?

Commercial Metals (CMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ternium (TX) 15.4x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ternium (TX) is cheapest (Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 12.2x, Ternium (TX) 8.6x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Metals (CMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ternium (TX) -1.4%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest net margin (Ternium (TX) 4.4%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Ternium (TX) leads (Ternium (TX) 6.0%, Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +18.8%, Ternium (TX) +49.4%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +2.2%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (Rio Tinto (RTNTF) +7.6%/yr, Ternium (TX) +4.1%/yr, Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 0.00%, Ternium (TX) 0.00%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 0.01%. Rio Tinto (RTNTF) and Ternium (TX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ternium (TX) has been the steadiest (Rio Tinto (RTNTF) 45.3%, Ternium (TX) 32.3%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.