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MDU vs RIO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
MDU Resources Group Inc. (Holding Company) (NYSE) VS. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: MDU 6
— RIO 5
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: RIO
LAST: $19.71 (+1.13%) • MKT CAP: $4.15B
valuation
22.9x
LAST: $83.25 (-3.12%) • MKT CAP: $104.57B
valuation
21.0x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (MDU VS. RIO)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | MDU | RIO | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.30% | 9.90% | -5.60 | RIO | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 22.9x | 21.0x | +1.90 | RIO | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.42% | 2.21% | +9.21 | MDU | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 15.60% | 13.90% | +1.70 | MDU | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 10.20% | 10.90% | -0.70 | RIO | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 6.30% | 1.10% | +5.20 | MDU | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 2.61% | 0.00% | +2.61 | MDU | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 3.74 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 6/9 | 7/9 | -1.00 | RIO | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 65.1 | 31.2 | +33.92 | MDU | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | — | 1.02 | — | TIE | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 20.3x | 30.5x | -10.20 | MDU | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $4.15B | $104.57B | -$100.42B | RIO | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | MDU REV | RIO REV | MDU GROSS % | RIO GROSS % | MDU FCF | RIO FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.86B | — | — | — | $473.4M | — |
| FY 2024 | $1.75B | — | — | — | $502.3M | — |
| FY 2023 | $1.81B | — | — | — | $332.6M | — |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
MDU // BETA —
RIO // BETA 1.02