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NUE vs RIO // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION

Nucor Corporation (NYSE) VS. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: NUE 6 — RIO 9

▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: NUE

LAST: $273.87 (-0.52%) • MKT CAP: $62.46B

valuation

13.0x

LAST: $81.89 (-1.63%) • MKT CAP: $104.57B

valuation

21.0x

15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (NUE VS. RIO) EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	NUE	RIO	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	11.90%	41.00%	-29.10	RIO	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	7.00%	9.90%	-2.90	RIO	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE	13.0x	21.0x	-8.00	NUE	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	-0.30%	2.21%	-2.51	RIO	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	6.50%	13.90%	-7.40	RIO	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	5.40%	10.90%	-5.50	RIO	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	5.70%	1.10%	+4.60	NUE	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	0.82%	0.00%	+0.82	NUE	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	5.53	3.74	+1.79	NUE	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	6/9	7/9	-1.00	RIO	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	6.80%	7.00%	-0.20	NUE	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum	66.8	25.2	+41.64	NUE	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	0.98	1.02	-0.04	RIO	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	33.3x	30.5x	+2.80	RIO	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$62.46B	$104.57B	-$42.11B	RIO	/market-cap <GO>

5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY

FISCAL YEAR	NUE REV	RIO REV	NUE GROSS %	RIO GROSS %	NUE FCF	RIO FCF
FY 2025	$32.49B	—	11.9%	—	-$188.0M	—
FY 2024	$30.73B	—	13.3%	—	$806.0M	—
FY 2023	$34.71B	—	44.0%	—	$5.55B	—

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

NUE // BETA 0.98

RIO // BETA 1.02