AREC vs ASTL vs MT Stock Comparison

American Resources, Algoma Steel and ArcelorMittal Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MT ArcelorMittal
$61.09 -13.6% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.46B
P/E
25.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.85B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

ArcelorMittal leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (ArcelorMittal 6, American Resources 2, Algoma Steel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECASTLMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.72M $517.96M $45.46B MT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.2x -0.5x 25.1x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 24.5x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% -30.2% +3.6% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -72.4% 2.9% MT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.5% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 0.0x 1.9x ASTL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.0% +11.4% +54.3% MT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr -14.9%/yr +12.5%/yr MT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.8% 68.5% 43.5% MT
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 25/100 56/100 MT

Percentile Scorecard

ARECASTLMT

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

AxisARECASTLMT
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 53 #76 of 162 93 #13 of 162
Growth 60 #9 of 21 5 #140 of 147 33 #99 of 147
Profitability – 22 #96 of 122 54 #57 of 122
Financial Health 33 #15 of 22 19 #133 of 164 25 #123 of 164
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 – 75 #28 of 107
Overall 43 25 56
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • ASTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MT 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

PeriodARECASTLMTSPY
1 month -38.4%+12.7%-13.6% -0.2%
3 months -32.0%+9.3%-9.3% +3.9%
6 months -45.6%+3.9%+5.5% +8.2%
Year to date -52.8%+17.1%+34.1% +12.9%
1 year -66.0%+11.4%+54.3% +12.3%
3 years -14.6%-31.1%+175.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.1%-11.7%+40.3% +23.3%
5 years -52.4%-55.3%+80.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.8%-14.9%+12.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+206.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year ——+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARECASTLMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.8%68.5%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.6%70.5%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.862.052.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.171.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-75.5%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.2%-17.2%-22.4% -1.2%
52-week high $4.37$5.80$78.75 $779.14
52-week low $1.09$3.28$36.91 $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.

MultipleARECASTLMT
P/E now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 28.4x -0.5xmedian 13.3x 25.7xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median -285.2xmedian 7.3x 0.3xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 29.2x -0.5xmedian 7.3x 9.9xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.0x 10.6xmedian 14.7x 4.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 24.2xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 50.46 —median 0.31 -1.29median 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 monthsARECASTLMT
Revenue -$312.74K $1.49B $62.85B
Gross profit $956.08K -$342.32M –
Operating income -$6.29M -$949.70M $2.68B
Net income -$79.01M $164.57M $1.30B
Free cash flow $12.37M $47.46M $9.56B
R&D -$1.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $-9.92 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $31.70M $44.06M $4.85B
Total debt $8.34M $344.54M $16.31B
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 108.70M 766.00M
Enterprise value $9.23M $347.51M $24.48B

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
MetricARECASTLMT
P/E 5.1x -0.5x 25.7x
P/FCF 7.2x 10.6x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 7.3x 9.9x
P/S -285.2x 0.3x 0.7x
P/B 0.9x 24.2x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 24.4x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA -2.6x -0.5x 9.9x
EV/EBIT -2.9x -0.4x 21.5x
EV/Revenue -57.6x 0.3x 0.9x
EV/FCF 1.5x 10.8x 6.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.4x 7.4x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 – -1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECASTLMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% -30.2% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% – -4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% -232.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% -415.3% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% – -15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% -33.6% 446.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% – -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% -534.2% -25.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% – -19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% -78.7% -4.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% – -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% -84.3% 6.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% – -9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECASTLMT
Gross margin – -23.0% –
EBITDA margin – -71.7% 9.2%
Operating margin – -63.7% 4.3%
Pretax margin – -67.8% 3.3%
Net margin – -72.4% 2.9%
FCF margin – 3.2% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% 4.6% 7.5%
Return on equity – -587.5% 3.4%
Return on assets 7.7% -62.4% 1.9%
Return on invested capital – – 3.5%
Return on capital employed -5.1% -93.2% 3.5%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.9x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.4x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECASTLMT
Debt / assets 0.6% 3.6% 16.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 2.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x 0.0x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 1.1x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 98.6% 44.7%
Equity / assets 56.1% 1.4% 55.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.2x 2.5x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.2x 0.2x
Altman Z-score -0.63 -2.28 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECASTLMT
Dividend yield 3.4% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield -84.8% – –
Shareholder yield -81.4% 0.0% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusARECASTLMT
Forward P/E – – 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $-2.25FY2026 $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -39.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +179.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $766.90MFY2026 $63.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% +70.9% +12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECASTLMT
Held by institutions 31.5% 66.4% 4.9%
Institutions holding 99 95 317
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +0.2% +29.8%
Institutions buying 67 41 150
Institutions selling 17 36 112
Buyers to sellers 3.94 1.14 1.34

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.

ARECASTLMT
AREC 1.00 0.30 0.28
ASTL 0.30 1.00 0.39
MT 0.28 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, ASTL and MT?

ArcelorMittal (MT) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $91.72M, Algoma Steel (ASTL) $517.96M, ArcelorMittal (MT) $45.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, AREC, ASTL and MT?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Resources (AREC) 5.2x, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -0.5x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -30.2%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

ArcelorMittal (MT) has the highest net margin (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -72.4%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ArcelorMittal (MT) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -66.0%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) +11.4%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +54.3%. Over five years, ArcelorMittal (MT) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -13.8%/yr, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -14.9%/yr, ArcelorMittal (MT) +12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ArcelorMittal (MT) has been the steadiest (American Resources (AREC) 96.8%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) 68.5%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AREC, ASTL and MT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, ArcelorMittal (MT) leads on 6. 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.