AREC vs CMC vs GGB Stock Comparison

American Resources, Commercial Metals and Gerdau Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$63.63 -3.2% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.02B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
1.19%
Steel Basic Materials
3 wins
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$4.64 -4.1% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.30B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
3.23%
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Gerdau leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gerdau 7, Commercial Metals 3, American Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECCMCGGBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.21M $7.02B $9.30B GGB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.1x 10.8x 17.2x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.8x 8.0x GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% +20.5% +103.8% GGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.0% 3.2% CMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -79.6% 11.6% GGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -0.4x -0.4x GGB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.42% 1.19% 3.23% AREC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.0% +5.3% +36.9% GGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr +14.8%/yr +4.0%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.8% 35.6% 37.1% CMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 54/100 67/100 GGB

Percentile Scorecard

ARECCMCGGB

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

AxisARECCMCGGB
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 76 #39 of 162 91 #15 of 162
Growth 60 #9 of 21 53 #69 of 147 36 #95 of 147
Profitability – 50 #61 of 122 61 #48 of 122
Financial Health 33 #15 of 22 18 #135 of 164 53 #78 of 164
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 73 #30 of 107 93 #8 of 107
Overall 43 54 67
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GGB 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

PeriodARECCMCGGBSPY
1 month -38.4%-3.2%-4.1% -0.2%
3 months -32.0%-9.7%-5.9% +3.9%
6 months -45.6%-7.7%+2.9% +8.2%
Year to date -52.8%-8.1%+25.7% +12.9%
1 year -66.0%+5.3%+36.9% +12.3%
3 years -14.6%+52.2%+27.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.1%+15.0%+8.5% +23.3%
5 years -52.4%+99.0%+21.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.8%+14.8%+4.0% +10.9%
10 years —+302.2%+76.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+14.9%+5.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARECCMCGGBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.8%35.6%37.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.6%35.3%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.861.371.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.150.99 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-38.1%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.2%-23.5%-11.5% -1.2%
52-week high $4.37$83.21$5.24 $779.14
52-week low $1.09$56.52$3.26 $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.

MultipleARECCMCGGB
P/E now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 28.4x 10.8xmedian 13.3x 17.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median -285.2xmedian 7.3x 0.7xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 29.2x -1.5xmedian 7.3x 3.7xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.0x 14.7xmedian 14.7x 67.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 50.46 -1.57median 0.31 4.75median 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 monthsARECCMCGGB
Revenue -$312.74K $9.39B $17.11B
Gross profit $956.08K $1.75B $1.99B
Operating income -$6.29M -$6.93B $1.59B
Net income -$79.01M $655.85M $546.25M
Free cash flow $12.37M $479.12M $138.65M
R&D -$1.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $5.86 $0.42
Cash & equivalents $31.70M – $1.09B
Total debt $8.34M $3.41B $309.89M
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 111.86M 1.29B
Enterprise value $5.13M $6.24B $4.66B

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
MetricARECCMCGGB
P/E 5.1x 10.8x 17.2x
P/FCF 7.2x 14.7x 67.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 6.6x 5.5x
P/S -285.2x 0.7x 0.5x
P/B 0.9x 1.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA -2.6x -1.5x 3.7x
EV/EBIT -2.9x -1.4x 5.3x
EV/Revenue -57.6x 1.0x 0.5x
EV/FCF 1.5x 20.1x 60.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.4x 9.1x 4.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -1.57 4.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECCMCGGB
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% 20.5% 103.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 2.2% 1.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% 43.6% 39.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% -1.1% -7.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% -7.1% 51.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -5.7% -30.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% 674.7% -27.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% -8.6% -30.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% 690.1% 8.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% -6.8% 3.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% 48.1% 25.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% -7.6% -2.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% 53.4% -77.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% -13.4% -52.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECCMCGGB
Gross margin – 18.6% 11.6%
EBITDA margin – -69.6% 13.3%
Operating margin – -73.8% 9.3%
Pretax margin – 7.6% 3.8%
Net margin – 7.0% 3.2%
FCF margin – 5.1% 0.8%
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% 11.3% 9.9%
Return on equity – 14.2% 3.5%
Return on assets 7.7% 6.5% 2.3%
Return on invested capital – -79.6% 11.6%
Return on capital employed -5.1% -82.5% 11.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.9x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.6x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% 0.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECCMCGGB
Debt / assets 0.6% 33.2% 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -0.4x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 7.1x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 54.2% 34.9%
Equity / assets 56.1% 45.8% 65.1%
Interest coverage – -48.4x 4.1x
Current ratio 2.2x 2.3x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.4x 1.2x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Altman Z-score -0.63 0.39 3.04

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECCMCGGB
Dividend yield 3.4% 1.2% 3.2%
Net buyback yield -84.8% 1.5% 3.6%
Shareholder yield -81.4% 2.7% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 17.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –

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.

ConsensusARECCMCGGB
Forward P/E – 9.8xFY2027 8.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $6.49FY2027 $0.58FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -4.8%FY2027 +346.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.9% +3.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $9.59BFY2027 $14.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 +2.1%FY2027 +6.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% +4.9% -4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECCMCGGB
Held by institutions 31.5% 93.1% 18.0%
Institutions holding 99 520 211
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +0.2% +17.1%
Institutions buying 67 262 119
Institutions selling 17 175 52
Buyers to sellers 3.94 1.50 2.29

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.

ARECCMCGGB
AREC 1.00 0.23 0.27
CMC 0.23 1.00 0.51
GGB 0.27 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, CMC and GGB?

Gerdau (GGB) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $89.21M, Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.02B, Gerdau (GGB) $9.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, AREC, CMC and GGB?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Resources (AREC) 5.1x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.8x, Gerdau (GGB) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gerdau (GGB) is cheapest (Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.8x, Gerdau (GGB) 8.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gerdau (GGB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: American Resources (AREC) +56.7%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%, Gerdau (GGB) +103.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest net margin (Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%, Gerdau (GGB) 3.2%). On return on invested capital, Gerdau (GGB) leads (Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%, Gerdau (GGB) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gerdau (GGB) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -66.0%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +5.3%, Gerdau (GGB) +36.9%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -13.8%/yr, Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr, Gerdau (GGB) +4.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

American Resources (AREC) has the highest dividend yield: American Resources (AREC) 3.42%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 1.19%, Gerdau (GGB) 3.23%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commercial Metals (CMC) has been the steadiest (American Resources (AREC) 96.8%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%, Gerdau (GGB) 37.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AREC, CMC and GGB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gerdau (GGB) leads on 7. 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.