ACA vs MLI vs CSTM Stock Comparison

Arcosa, Mueller Industries and Constellium Se Prices as of Oct 22, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ACA Arcosa, Inc.
$149.18 +1.7% 1M +61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.13%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins
MLI Mueller Industries Inc
$54.11 -10.3% 1M -48.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.82B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins
CSTM Constellium Se
$23.19 -7.0% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.58B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Arcosa leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Arcosa 5, Constellium Se 4, Mueller Industries 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionACAMLICSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.33B $11.82B $3.17B MLI
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 13.7x 5.8x CSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 33.6x 13.0x 5.7x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +20.8% +25.9% CSTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.9% 17.3% 5.7% ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.5% 22.7% 25.6% CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -1.3x 1.2x MLI
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.13% 0.01% 0.00% ACA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.6% -48.1% +38.9% ACA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.0%/yr +17.1%/yr +5.2%/yr ACA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 131.8% 44.6% ACA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 85/100 74/100 MLI

Percentile Scorecard

ACAMLICSTM

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

AxisACAMLICSTM
Valuation 48 #106 of 203 81 #39 of 203 97 #7 of 203
Growth 82 #34 of 188 66 #64 of 188 98 #5 of 188
Profitability 53 #89 of 187 95 #10 of 187 66 #65 of 187
Financial Health 58 #94 of 222 97 #7 of 222 19 #181 of 222
Shareholder Returns 41 #91 of 153 87 #21 of 153 91 #15 of 153
Overall 56 85 74
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MLI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CSTM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodACAMLICSTMSPY
1 month +1.7%-10.3%-7.0% -1.0%
3 months +2.9%-15.4%-20.2% +2.9%
6 months +24.1%-60.2%-26.1% +6.4%
Year to date +40.3%-52.9%+23.0% +11.4%
1 year +61.6%-48.1%+38.9% +13.1%
3 years +117.4%+49.1%+42.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +29.6%+14.3%+12.5% +21.5%
5 years +181.9%+120.1%+28.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +23.0%+17.1%+5.2% +10.9%
10 years —+245.8%+314.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+13.2%+15.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureACAMLICSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%131.8%44.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.9%164.4%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.950.691.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.94-0.360.87 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.7%-61.6%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high 0.0%-61.6%-35.9% -2.5%
52-week high $149.18$140.83$36.15 $779.14
52-week low $92.25$54.11$14.75 $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.

MultipleACAMLICSTM
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 25.9x 13.6xmedian 25.9x 5.8xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 13.7x 9.2xmedian 13.7x 3.3xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.9xmedian 21.1x 17.1xmedian 21.1x 14.4xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.3x 2.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.75median 1.19 1.06median 1.19 0.07median 1.19

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 monthsACAMLICSTM
Revenue $2.74B $5.00B $9.58B
Gross profit $632.30M $1.36B $1.56B
Operating income $322.70M $1.08B $1.14B
Net income $491.40M $871.57M $545.00M
Free cash flow $133.40M $689.59M $218.00M
R&D – – $53.00M
EPS (diluted) $9.99 $3.92 $3.89
Cash & equivalents $432.10M $1.45B $163.00M
Total debt $1.44B $10.49M $1.92B
Shares (diluted) 49.20M 220.12M 140.15M
Enterprise value $6.31B $6.13B $2.62B

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
MetricACAMLICSTM
P/E 14.9x 13.6x 5.8x
P/FCF 54.9x 17.1x 14.4x
P/Operating cash flow 21.5x 15.3x 5.7x
P/S 2.7x 2.4x 0.3x
P/B 2.5x 3.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 3.7x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 9.2x 3.3x
EV/EBIT 25.8x 9.6x 4.3x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 2.1x 0.5x
EV/FCF 62.4x 15.0x 22.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.4x 13.4x 8.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.75 1.06 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricACAMLICSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 20.8% 25.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 11.9% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 20.7% 11.7% 66.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 14.2% 9.2% 21.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.3% 12.4% 101.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 9.9% 27.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 433.0% 14.9% 1,457%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.2% 11.4% 19.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 430.8% 16.2% 1,629%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 12.8% 85.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.1% 2.1% 84.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 3.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -54.9% 1.9% 311.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 54.7% 1.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricACAMLICSTM
Gross margin 23.0% 27.3% 16.3%
EBITDA margin 19.9% 22.5% 15.5%
Operating margin 11.8% 21.5% 11.9%
Pretax margin 8.4% 22.8% 8.1%
Net margin 17.9% 17.3% 5.7%
FCF margin 4.9% 13.8% 2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 12.4% 15.4% 5.8%
Return on equity 17.4% 24.5% 45.7%
Return on assets 9.5% 20.4% 9.1%
Return on invested capital 6.5% 22.7% 25.6%
Return on capital employed 6.9% 29.7% 31.2%
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.2x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.7x 0.9x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.9% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricACAMLICSTM
Debt / assets 27.1% 0.1% 31.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x -1.3x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 10.8x 0.0x 8.8x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 17.6% 79.3%
Equity / assets 56.3% 82.4% 20.7%
Interest coverage 3.3x 3,260x 10.5x
Current ratio 3.1x 4.4x 1.4x
Quick ratio 2.2x 3.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 1.0x 2.3x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 3.18 13.40 2.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricACAMLICSTM
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 2.4% 3.6%
Shareholder yield 0.4% 3.6% 3.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 2.0% 16.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 7.4% 20.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.0% 35.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.0% 30.2% –

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.

ConsensusACAMLICSTM
Forward P/E 33.6xFY2026 13.0xFY2026 5.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.44FY2026 $4.16FY2026 $4.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.7%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026 +229.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.0% +7.0% -31.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.45BFY2026 $4.90BFY2026 $10.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -14.9%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% +7.9% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersACAMLICSTM
Held by institutions 91.8% 95.3% 88.6%
Institutions holding 426 738 384
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.1% +6.5% -4.5%
Institutions buying 230 419 255
Institutions selling 114 226 108
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.85 2.36

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.

ACAMLICSTM
ACA 1.00 0.10 0.33
MLI 0.10 1.00 0.21
CSTM 0.33 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ACA, MLI and CSTM?

Mueller Industries (MLI) is the largest by market capitalisation: Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B, Mueller Industries (MLI) $11.82B, Constellium Se (CSTM) $3.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, ACA, MLI and CSTM?

Constellium Se (CSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Arcosa (ACA) 14.9x, Mueller Industries (MLI) 13.7x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Arcosa (ACA) 33.6x, Mueller Industries (MLI) 13.0x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Constellium Se (CSTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Arcosa (ACA) +9.7%, Mueller Industries (MLI) +20.8%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +25.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest net margin (Arcosa (ACA) 17.9%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 17.3%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (Arcosa (ACA) 6.5%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 22.7%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 25.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcosa (ACA) returned the most: Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%, Mueller Industries (MLI) -48.1%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +38.9%. Over five years, Arcosa (ACA) compounded fastest (Arcosa (ACA) +23.0%/yr, Mueller Industries (MLI) +17.1%/yr, Constellium Se (CSTM) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest dividend yield: Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 0.01%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 0.00%. Constellium Se (CSTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arcosa (ACA) has been the steadiest (Arcosa (ACA) 31.7%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 131.8%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 44.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ACA, MLI and CSTM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arcosa (ACA) 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.