AREC vs CMC vs SIM Stock Comparison

American Resources, Commercial Metals and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$62.44 -5.0% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.04B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionARECCMCSIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.78M $7.04B $3.97B CMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.1x 10.7x 50.9x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.6x 18.1x CMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% +20.5% — AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 7.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -79.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -0.4x — CMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -71.9% +2.2% -6.9% CMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.7%/yr +14.8%/yr -0.5%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.7% 35.6% 44.0% CMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 40/100 55/100 — CMC

Percentile Scorecard

ARECCMCSIM

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

AxisARECCMCSIM
Valuation 68 #8 of 23 76 #39 of 162 71 #48 of 162
Growth 60 #9 of 21 55 #67 of 147 –
Profitability – 51 #60 of 122 –
Financial Health 33 #15 of 22 18 #136 of 165 80 #34 of 165
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 73 #30 of 107 –
Overall 40 55 –
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SIM 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

PeriodARECCMCSIMSPY
1 month -42.6%-5.0%-10.4% -0.8%
3 months -38.1%-8.3%-2.8% +3.5%
6 months -50.2%-10.2%-15.8% +7.0%
Year to date -56.0%-9.8%-12.8% +12.2%
1 year -71.9%+2.2%-6.9% +13.0%
3 years -20.4%+49.4%-15.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -7.3%+14.3%-5.6% +23.1%
5 years -52.0%+99.2%-2.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -13.7%+14.8%-0.5% +11.0%
10 years —+279.6%+145.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+14.3%+9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARECCMCSIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.7%35.6%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.6%35.3%85.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.841.360.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.740.06-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-38.1%-40.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.1%-25.0%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $4.37$83.21$34.35 $779.14
52-week low $1.09$56.52$25.82 $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.

MultipleARECCMCSIM
P/E now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 26.7x 10.6xmedian 12.8x 50.9xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median -265.7xmedian 6.7x 0.7xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 28.0x -1.5xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 10.1x 14.4xmedian 15.2x -34.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 45.36 -1.55median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsARECCMCSIM
Revenue -$312.74K $9.39B –
Gross profit $956.08K $1.75B –
Operating income -$6.29M -$6.93B –
Net income -$79.01M $655.85M –
Free cash flow $12.37M $479.12M –
R&D -$1.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $5.86 –
Cash & equivalents $31.70M – $1.59B
Total debt $8.34M $3.41B $67.31M
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 111.86M –
Enterprise value $7.30M $6.27B -$5.01B

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
MetricARECCMCSIM
P/E 4.8x 10.6x 50.9x
P/FCF 6.7x 14.4x -34.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 6.5x –
P/S -265.7x 0.7x 2.7x
P/B 0.9x 1.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x -1.5x –
EV/EBIT -1.9x -1.4x –
EV/Revenue -38.1x 1.0x –
EV/FCF 1.0x 19.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 0.9x 9.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 -1.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECCMCSIM
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% 20.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 2.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% 43.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% -1.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% -7.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -5.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% 674.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% -8.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% 690.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% -6.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% 48.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% -7.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% 53.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% -13.4% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECCMCSIM
Debt / assets 0.6% 33.2% 1.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -0.4x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 7.1x –
Liabilities / assets 43.9% 54.2% 16.9%
Equity / assets 56.1% 45.8% 83.1%
Interest coverage – -48.4x –
Current ratio 2.2x 2.3x 5.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 1.4x 4.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x 0.5x 3.4x
Altman Z-score -0.68 0.38 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECCMCSIM
Dividend yield 3.7% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield -91.0% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield -87.4% 2.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusARECCMCSIM
Forward P/E – 9.6xFY2027 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $6.49FY2027 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -4.8%FY2027 +181.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +10.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $9.59BFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 +2.1%FY2027 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% +4.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECCMCSIM
Held by institutions 31.5% 93.1% 0.1%
Institutions holding 99 520 12
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% +0.2% -0.3%
Institutions buying 67 262 1
Institutions selling 17 175 3
Buyers to sellers 3.94 1.50 0.33

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.

ARECCMCSIM
AREC 1.00 0.22 0.06
CMC 0.22 1.00 0.12
SIM 0.06 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, CMC and SIM?

Commercial Metals (CMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $89.78M, Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.04B, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $3.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, AREC, CMC and SIM?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Resources (AREC) 5.1x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.7x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 50.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Commercial Metals (CMC) is cheapest (Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.6x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 18.1x). 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%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Metals (CMC) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -71.9%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +2.2%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -13.7%/yr, Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: American Resources (AREC) 0.00%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 0.01%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 0.00%. American Resources (AREC) and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commercial Metals (CMC) has been the steadiest (American Resources (AREC) 96.7%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 44.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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