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STLD vs RIO // RSI-14 & 200D SMA MOMENTUM

Steel Dynamics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Rio Tinto Plc (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: STLD 7 — RIO 8

▲ RSI-14 & 200D SMA MOMENTUM LEADER: STLD

LAST: $250.80 (-1.08%) • MKT CAP: $36.06B

rsi-technicals

59.2

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

rsi-technicals

25.2

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

INSTITUTIONAL METRIC	STLD	RIO	SPREAD (A - B)	ADVANTAGE	DEDICATED URL
Gross Profit Margin	13.20%	41.00%	-27.80	RIO	/gross-margins <GO>
Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)	9.40%	9.90%	-0.50	RIO	/roic <GO>
EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation	17.3x	21.0x	-3.70	STLD	/valuation <GO>
Free Cash Flow Yield	1.39%	2.21%	-0.82	RIO	/fcf-yield <GO>
Operating Margin	8.10%	13.90%	-5.80	RIO	/operating-margins <GO>
Net Profit Margin	6.50%	10.90%	-4.40	RIO	/net-margins <GO>
Revenue Growth (YoY)	3.60%	1.10%	+2.50	STLD	/revenue-growth <GO>
Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety	0.81%	0.00%	+0.81	STLD	/dividend-safety <GO>
Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity	5.95	3.74	+2.21	STLD	/balance-sheet <GO>
Piotroski F-Score Quality	6/9	7/9	-1.00	RIO	/piotroski-score <GO>
Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew	6.50%	7.00%	-0.50	STLD	/options-implied-move <GO>
RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum ACTIVE	59.2	25.2	+34.02	STLD	/rsi-technicals <GO>
10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta	0.87	1.02	-0.15	RIO	/macro-sensitivity <GO>
Forward P/E Multiple	28.3x	30.5x	-2.20	STLD	/forward-pe <GO>
Enterprise Scale & Market Cap	$36.06B	$104.57B	-$68.51B	RIO	/market-cap <GO>

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

FISCAL YEAR	STLD REV	RIO REV	STLD GROSS %	RIO GROSS %	STLD FCF	RIO FCF
FY 2025	$18.18B	—	13.2%	—	$501.5M	—
FY 2024	$17.54B	—	16.0%	—	-$23.5M	—
FY 2023	$18.80B	—	44.0%	—	$2.67B	—

FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r

STLD // BETA 0.87

RIO // BETA 1.02