# Champion Iron Limited (CIA.TO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. TSX, Canada. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price C$3.46, market value C$1.9 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 17.3×** (5-yr avg 13.4×, 3-yr avg 15.1×). Champion Iron Limited trades at 17.3× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 13.4×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 7.7×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 0.42**. A PEG of 0.42 means the P/E is low relative to expected earnings growth: the market is not paying much for that growth.
- **Price / sales: 1.1×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 1.1×.
- **Price / book: 1.2×**. The shares trade at 1.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **EV / EBITDA: 6.2×**. Enterprise value is 6.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed; below 8× is inexpensive for most sectors.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 0.5%** (5-yr avg -2.4%). Free cash flow equals 0.5% of the market value, above its five-year average of -2.4%, so the shares are cheaper on cash than they have usually been.
- **Earnings yield: 5.8%**. The inverse of the P/E: 5.8% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 25.8%**. Champion Iron Limited keeps 25.8% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells.
- **Operating margin: 17.3%**. 17.3% of revenue is left after running the business, a healthy level in most sectors.
- **Net margin: 9.5%**. 9.5% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.0%**. 11.0% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on invested capital: 6.5%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 6.5%.
- **Return on assets: 3.0%**. Each dollar of assets produces 3.0% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 10.2%** (3-yr 8.3%/yr, 5-yr 6.7%/yr). Revenue grew 10.2% over the last year, against 6.7% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 18.5%** (3-yr -5.6%/yr, 5-yr -19.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 18.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.70**. Debt is 0.70 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 1.8×**. It would take 1.8 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Interest coverage: 5.2×**. Operating profit covers interest 5.2× over, a safe margin.
- **Current ratio: 2.60** (quick 1.69). Current assets cover the next year's liabilities 2.60 times.
- **Altman Z-score: 2.18**. A Z-score of 2.18 is in the grey zone; not distressed, not clearly safe.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.47%** (C$0.12 per share, trailing). Champion Iron Limited yields 3.47%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 63%**. 63% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Shareholder yield: -3.7%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return -3.7% of the market value a year.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -14.7%** (YTD -36.6%, 3-mo -14.7%). The shares are down 14.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -43.6%** (4.4% above the low). Trading 44% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 43**. An RSI of 43 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.17** (volatility 38%). Beta of 1.17 against the S&P/TSX Composite: the shares move roughly with the market.

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