SND vs RIO vs IONR Stock Comparison

Smart Sand, Rio Tinto and Ioneer Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.97 -5.0% 1M +122.9% 1Y
Market cap
$193.94M
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
2 wins
RIO Rio Tinto Plc
$85.74 -9.3% 1M +20.9% 1Y
Market cap
$139.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
2 wins
IONR ioneer Ltd
$2.73 -17.5% 1M -44.2% 1Y
Market cap
$164.44M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Lithium Basic Materials

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionSNDRIOIONRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $193.94M $139.16B $164.44M RIO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.5x — — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +122.9% +20.9% -44.2% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +5.9%/yr — SND
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.7% 30.7% 79.3% RIO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

SNDRIOIONR

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

AxisSNDRIOIONR
Valuation 96 #7 of 162 – –
Growth 75 #37 of 147 – –
Profitability 55 #55 of 122 – –
Financial Health 44 #93 of 164 22 #128 of 164 98 #4 of 164
Shareholder Returns 94 #7 of 107 98 #3 of 107 –
Overall 73 – –
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RIO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IONR 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

PeriodSNDRIOIONRSPY
1 month -5.0%-9.3%-17.5% -0.2%
3 months +20.3%-6.4%-13.6% +3.9%
6 months -5.7%-12.9%-30.5% +8.2%
Year to date +24.2%+7.1%-43.1% +12.9%
1 year +122.9%+20.9%-44.2% +12.3%
3 years +146.0%+34.5%-27.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +35.0%+10.4%-10.0% +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

MeasureSNDRIOIONRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.7%30.7%79.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.9%32.1%76.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.091.281.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.740.68-0.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.3%-39.0%-87.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-23.5%-57.3% -1.2%
52-week high $5.82$112.04$6.39 $779.14
52-week low $2.09$67.89$2.55 $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.

MultipleSNDRIOIONR
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x —median 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 0.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.96median 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 monthsSNDRIOIONR
Revenue $386.99M – –
Gross profit $52.09M – –
Operating income $7.85M – –
Net income $10.49M – –
Free cash flow $34.63M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.25 – –
Cash & equivalents $10.20M $8.87B $58.84M
Total debt $14.66M $16.90B –
Shares (diluted) 41.37M 1.63B 60.35M
Enterprise value $136.66M $99.67B $30.05M

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
MetricSNDRIOIONR
P/E 18.6x – –
P/FCF 5.6x – –
P/Operating cash flow 4.1x – –
P/S 0.5x – –
P/B 0.8x 2.1x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.3x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x – –
EV/EBIT 25.3x – –
EV/Revenue 0.5x – –
EV/FCF 5.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 4.2x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.96 – –

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNDRIOIONR
Debt / assets 4.2% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 31.4% – 0.9%
Equity / assets 68.6% – 99.1%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.7x 1.4x 25.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.0x 25.8x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 25.6x
Altman Z-score 2.67 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNDRIOIONR
Dividend yield 5.0% 5.4% –
Net buyback yield 0.8% – –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 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.

ConsensusSNDRIOIONR
Forward P/E – 10.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.27FY2026 $7.84FY2026 $0.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1,000.0%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +9.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $380.19MFY2026 $67.58BFY2026 $717.29KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -8.0% -100.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNDRIOIONR
Held by institutions 49.7% 7.9% 3.9%
Institutions holding 91 968 34
Change in shares held, QoQ +12.9% -1.1% -10.1%
Institutions buying 69 504 20
Institutions selling 17 283 5
Buyers to sellers 4.06 1.78 4.00

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.

SNDRIOIONR
SND 1.00 0.03 0.06
RIO 0.03 1.00 0.41
IONR 0.06 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SND, RIO and IONR?

Rio Tinto (RIO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Smart Sand (SND) $193.94M, Rio Tinto (RIO) $139.16B, Ioneer (IONR) $164.44M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Smart Sand (SND) +122.9%, Rio Tinto (RIO) +20.9%, Ioneer (IONR) -44.2%. 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 stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Rio Tinto (RIO) has been the steadiest (Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%, Rio Tinto (RIO) 30.7%, Ioneer (IONR) 79.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 (RIO) leads on 2. 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.