AA vs STLD vs GWAV Stock Comparison

Alcoa, Steel Dynamics and Greenwave Technology Solutions Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AA Alcoa Corp
$39.94 -6.8% 1M +0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$10.54B
P/E
6.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.31B
Div. yield
1.25%
Aluminum Basic Materials
4 wins
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc
$246.80 +5.6% 1M +56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.16B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.22B
Div. yield
0.85%
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Steel Dynamics leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Steel Dynamics 5, Alcoa 4, Greenwave Technology Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAASTLDGWAVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.54B $35.16B $1.84M STLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.9x 18.1x -0.1x AA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.1x 14.4x — AA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +26.0% +71.8% GWAV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.8% -27.7% STLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x -2.1x GWAV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.25% 0.85% — AA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +0.1% +56.2% -71.4% STLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +30.4%/yr -90.6%/yr STLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 53.5% 36.1% 103.2% STLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 56/100 37/100 AA

Percentile Scorecard

AASTLDGWAV

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

AxisAASTLDGWAV
Valuation 96 #8 of 162 69 #51 of 162 39 #99 of 162
Growth 73 #41 of 147 50 #74 of 147 65 #52 of 147
Profitability 72 #35 of 122 63 #46 of 122 31 #85 of 122
Financial Health 24 #125 of 164 37 #104 of 164 13 #143 of 164
Shareholder Returns 81 #21 of 107 61 #42 of 107 –
Overall 69 56 37
  • AA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • STLD ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GWAV 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

PeriodAASTLDGWAVSPY
1 month -6.8%+5.6%-7.1% -0.2%
3 months -10.0%-5.0%-10.5% +3.9%
6 months -36.8%+8.7%-42.6% +8.2%
Year to date -24.8%+45.6%-57.6% +12.9%
1 year +0.1%+56.2%-71.4% +12.3%
3 years +69.9%+137.1%-100.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.3%+33.4%-93.8% +23.3%
5 years -14.0%+276.9%-100.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.0%+30.4%-90.6% +10.9%
10 years +76.7%+818.8%-100.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.9%+24.8%-76.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAASTLDGWAVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 53.5%36.1%103.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.3%36.5%106.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.631.060.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.001.56-0.69 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -76.3%-32.5%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -52.3%-12.7%-72.2% -1.2%
52-week high $83.79$282.76$8.00 $779.14
52-week low $35.26$151.62$2.22 $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.

MultipleAASTLDGWAV
P/E now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 13.3x 18.1xmedian 13.3x -0.1xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 3.2x 0.0xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 11.9xmedian 7.3x -2.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.5xmedian 14.7x 32.1xmedian 14.7x -0.5xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.15median 0.31 -3.25median 0.31 0.00median 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 monthsAASTLDGWAV
Revenue $14.31B $22.22B $60.56M
Gross profit – $3.53B $19.15M
Operating income – $2.56B -$15.21M
Net income $1.51B $1.95B -$16.76M
Free cash flow – $1.09B -$3.45M
R&D $18.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $5.74 $13.58 $-20.20
Cash & equivalents $4.41B $928.56M $654.99K
Total debt – $4.20B $33.77M
Shares (diluted) 266.00M 143.62M 829.63K
Enterprise value $10.54B $31.76B -$2.66M

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
MetricAASTLDGWAV
P/E 6.9x 18.1x -0.1x
P/FCF 31.5x 32.1x -0.5x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 20.7x -0.9x
P/S 0.7x 1.6x 0.0x
P/B 1.3x 3.6x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 3.7x 0.2x
EV/EBITDA – 11.9x -2.5x
EV/EBIT – 15.0x -0.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.7x 0.2x
EV/FCF – 35.0x -3.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.6x 22.6x -5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.15 -3.25 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAASTLDGWAV
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 26.0% 71.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 4.6% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 53.3% 46.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.4% 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 82.1% 51.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -9.0% -3.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.9% 72.3% 48.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 52.7% -10.0% 8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.8% 77.0% 69.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 46.5% -5.6% -64.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 51.4% 11.2% 65.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 426.9% -23.6% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 252.0% 79.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -22.1% 19.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAASTLDGWAV
Gross margin – 15.9% 31.6%
EBITDA margin – 14.4% -8.1%
Operating margin – 11.5% -25.1%
Pretax margin – 11.2% -27.7%
Net margin – 8.8% -27.7%
FCF margin – 4.9% -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.2% 7.6% -3.5%
Return on equity 19.3% 20.5% -73.5%
Return on assets 8.1% 11.2% -31.4%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% –
Return on capital employed – 17.1% -64.6%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.3x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.9x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAASTLDGWAV
Debt / assets – 23.6% 20.6%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x -2.1x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 59.5% 44.8% 59.8%
Equity / assets 40.5% 55.2% 40.2%
Interest coverage – 18.4x -10.0x
Current ratio 2.3x 3.1x 0.2x
Quick ratio – 1.4x 0.1x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 6.07 -14.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAASTLDGWAV
Dividend yield 1.3% 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 3.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 7.0% 15.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.9% 3.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusAASTLDGWAV
Forward P/E 6.1xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.50FY2026 $17.11FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +72.4%FY2026 +114.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -11.4% +20.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.74BFY2026 $22.96BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +7.1%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +13.8% +15.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAASTLDGWAV
Held by institutions 77.8% 82.7% 1.8%
Institutions holding 709 1,022 7
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.2% -52.2%
Institutions buying 357 501 2
Institutions selling 242 370 1
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.35 2.00

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.

AASTLDGWAV
AA 1.00 0.40 0.04
STLD 0.40 1.00 0.08
GWAV 0.04 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AA, STLD and GWAV?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Alcoa (AA) $10.54B, Steel Dynamics (STLD) $35.16B, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) $1.84M.

Which stock is cheaper, AA, STLD and GWAV?

Alcoa (AA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Alcoa (AA) 6.9x, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 18.1x, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -0.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Alcoa (AA) is cheapest (Alcoa (AA) 6.1x, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Alcoa (AA) +11.2%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +26.0%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) +71.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) has the highest net margin (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 8.8%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -27.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steel Dynamics (STLD) returned the most: Alcoa (AA) +0.1%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +56.2%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -71.4%. Over five years, Steel Dynamics (STLD) compounded fastest (Alcoa (AA) -3.0%/yr, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +30.4%/yr, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -90.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Alcoa (AA) has the highest dividend yield: Alcoa (AA) 1.25%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 0.85%. Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steel Dynamics (STLD) has been the steadiest (Alcoa (AA) 53.5%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 36.1%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 103.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AA, STLD and GWAV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Steel Dynamics (STLD) leads on 5. 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.