SND vs NUAI vs RIO Stock Comparison

Smart Sand, New ERA Energy & Digital and Rio Tinto Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.97 -5.0% 1M +122.9% 1Y
Market cap
$193.62M
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
5.03%
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
5 wins
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$85.74 -9.3% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$139.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
5.42%
Iron Ore Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Smart Sand leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Smart Sand 5, Rio Tinto 3, New ERA Energy & Digital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNDNUAIRIOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $193.62M $346.10M $139.16B RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x -6.1x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 10.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +65.4% — NUAI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% -4,382.5% — SND
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.3x — SND
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 5.03% — 5.42% RIO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.9% -48.2% +20.9% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr — +5.9%/yr SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.7% 144.0% 30.7% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 24/100 — SND

Percentile Scorecard

SNDNUAIRIO

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

AxisSNDNUAIRIO
Valuation 96 #7 of 162 3 #96 of 99 –
Growth 75 #37 of 147 19 #79 of 97 –
Profitability 55 #55 of 122 1 #95 of 96 –
Financial Health 44 #93 of 164 91 #10 of 102 22 #128 of 164
Shareholder Returns 94 #7 of 107 4 #73 of 76 98 #3 of 107
Overall 73 24 –
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NUAI ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • RIO 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

PeriodSNDNUAIRIOSPY
1 month -5.0%-54.0%-9.3% -0.2%
3 months +20.3%-26.0%-6.4% +3.9%
6 months -5.7%-15.1%-12.9% +8.2%
Year to date +24.2%+10.9%+7.1% +12.9%
1 year +122.9%-48.2%+20.9% +12.3%
3 years +146.0%-69.3%+34.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.0%-32.6%+10.4% +23.3%
5 years +106.2%—+32.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.6%—+5.9% +10.9%
10 years ——+150.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+9.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNDNUAIRIOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.7%144.0%30.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.9%142.0%32.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.093.781.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.74-0.330.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.3%-97.2%-39.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-59.7%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $5.82$8.06$112.04 $779.14
52-week low $2.09$2.37$67.89 $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.

MultipleSNDNUAIRIO
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 13.3x -6.1xmedian 13.0x —median 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.2x 291.2xmedian 2.1x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 7.3x -7.0xmedian 5.9x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 14.7x -14.7xmedian 11.1x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 1.5x 2.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.96median 0.31 —median 2.27 —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 monthsSNDNUAIRIO
Revenue $386.99M $1.19M –
Gross profit $52.09M – –
Operating income $7.85M -$45.06M –
Net income $10.49M -$53.93M –
Free cash flow $34.63M -$23.50M –
EPS (diluted) $0.25 $-0.53 –
Cash & equivalents $10.20M $69.82M $8.87B
Total debt $14.66M $76.81M $16.90B
Shares (diluted) 41.37M 98.17M 1.63B
Enterprise value $136.34M $253.12M $99.67B

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
MetricSNDNUAIRIO
P/E 18.6x -6.1x –
P/FCF 5.6x -14.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x -19.3x –
P/S 0.5x 291.2x –
P/B 0.8x 2.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.5x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x -7.0x –
EV/EBIT 25.3x -6.4x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 244.0x –
EV/FCF 5.7x -12.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.2x -16.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.96 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNDNUAIRIO
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 65.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.6% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 64.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 193.0% -221.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 1,206% -187.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 1,143% 52.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 350.4% -99.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.8% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16,392% -140.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 18.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNDNUAIRIO
Gross margin 13.5% – –
EBITDA margin 10.0% -3,505% –
Operating margin 2.0% -3,791% –
Pretax margin 1.9% -4,383% –
Net margin 2.7% -4,383% –
FCF margin 8.9% -1,977% –
Operating cash flow margin 12.1% -1,506% –
Return on equity 4.4% -69.4% –
Return on assets 3.1% -39.9% –
Return on invested capital 3.1% – –
Return on capital employed 2.7% -36.2% –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 4.5x 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 1,269% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDNUAIRIO
Debt / assets 4.2% 8.7% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.3x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x -0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 31.4% 20.7% –
Equity / assets 68.6% 79.3% –
Interest coverage – -10.9x –
Current ratio 1.7x 14.2x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.0x 11.6x 1.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 11.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.67 4.88 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDNUAIRIO
Dividend yield 5.0% – 5.4%
Net buyback yield 0.8% -45.9% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% -45.9% 5.4%
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.

ConsensusSNDNUAIRIO
Forward P/E – – 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 $-0.63FY2026 $7.84FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1,000.0%FY2026 – +17.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $380.19MFY2026 $7.96MFY2027 $67.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +800.0%FY2027 +17.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3,425.5% -8.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDNUAIRIO
Held by institutions 49.7% 51.4% 7.9%
Institutions holding 91 128 968
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.9% +309.7% -1.1%
Institutions buying 69 105 504
Institutions selling 17 16 283
Buyers to sellers 4.06 6.56 1.78

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.

SNDNUAIRIO
SND 1.00 0.13 0.03
NUAI 0.13 1.00 0.31
RIO 0.03 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SND, NUAI and RIO?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smart Sand (SND) $193.62M, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) $346.10M, Rio Tinto (RIO) $139.16B.

Which company is growing faster?

New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) +65.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Smart Sand (SND) has the highest net margin (Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -4,382.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Smart Sand (SND) +122.9%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) -48.2%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +20.9%. Over five years, Smart Sand (SND) compounded fastest (Smart Sand (SND) +15.6%/yr, Rio Tinto (RIO) +5.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Rio Tinto (RIO) has the highest dividend yield: Smart Sand (SND) 5.03%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 5.42%. New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%, New ERA Energy & Digital (NUAI) 144.0%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.