AREC vs SID vs SIM Stock Comparison

American Resources, National Steel and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SID National Steel Co
$0.87 -21.6% 1M -47.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4, American Resources 2, National Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARECSIDSIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.66M $1.06B $4.29B SIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.3x -3.2x 50.9x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 18.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +56.7% +23.4% — AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -1.8% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -1.0x — SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.0% -47.9% -6.9% SIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -13.8%/yr -27.3%/yr -0.5%/yr SIM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 96.8% 69.4% 43.9% SIM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 45/100 — SID

Percentile Scorecard

ARECSIDSIM

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

AxisARECSIDSIM
Valuation 77 #6 of 23 62 #63 of 162 73 #44 of 162
Growth 60 #9 of 21 27 #107 of 147 –
Profitability – 43 #70 of 122 –
Financial Health 33 #15 of 22 76 #41 of 164 79 #35 of 164
Shareholder Returns 0 #10 of 10 17 #89 of 107 –
Overall 43 45 –
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • SID 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

PeriodARECSIDSIMSPY
1 month -38.4%-21.6%-10.4% -0.2%
3 months -32.0%-21.6%-9.3% +3.9%
6 months -45.6%-33.1%-15.8% +8.2%
Year to date -52.8%-45.6%-12.8% +12.9%
1 year -66.0%-47.9%-6.9% +12.3%
3 years -14.6%-61.2%-15.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.1%-27.1%-5.6% +23.3%
5 years -52.4%-79.7%-2.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -13.8%-27.3%-0.5% +10.9%
10 years —-74.3%+142.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-12.7%+9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARECSIDSIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 96.8%69.4%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 93.6%78.4%85.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.861.970.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.68-0.69-0.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -88.1%-84.8%-40.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.2%-59.0%-24.7% -1.2%
52-week high $4.37$2.12$34.35 $779.14
52-week low $1.09$0.87$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.

MultipleARECSIDSIM
P/E now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 28.4x -3.5xmedian 13.3x 50.9xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median -285.2xmedian 7.3x 0.1xmedian 3.2x 2.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.6xmedian 29.2x -0.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 11.0x 1.1xmedian 14.7x -34.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.2x —median 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 50.46 0.08median 0.31 —median 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 monthsARECSIDSIM
Revenue -$312.74K $18.30B –
Gross profit $956.08K $2.18B –
Operating income -$6.29M $813.51M –
Net income -$79.01M -$703.42M –
Free cash flow $12.37M $1.06B –
R&D -$1.22M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.20 $-2.04 –
Cash & equivalents $31.70M $2.63B $1.59B
Total debt $8.34M $28.10B $67.31M
Shares (diluted) 87.27M 161.19M –
Enterprise value $11.17M -$7.05B -$4.68B

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
MetricARECSIDSIM
P/E 5.1x -3.5x 50.9x
P/FCF 7.2x 1.1x -34.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x -1.5x –
P/S -285.2x 0.1x 2.7x
P/B 0.9x – 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x – 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -2.6x -0.5x –
EV/EBIT -2.9x -1.5x –
EV/Revenue -57.6x -0.1x –
EV/FCF 1.5x -1.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.4x 1.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 0.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARECSIDSIM
Revenue growth (1Y) 56.7% 23.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 18.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 210.0% 9.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -62.3% -20.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 47.3% -8.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.4% -24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -517.7% 13.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -279.5% -11.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 131.2% 15.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 68.3% -42.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 541.6% -200.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 71.1% -65.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 682.1% -56.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 89.3% 14.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARECSIDSIM
Gross margin – 11.9% –
EBITDA margin – 13.2% –
Operating margin – 4.4% –
Pretax margin – -3.2% –
Net margin – -1.8% –
FCF margin – 5.8% –
Operating cash flow margin -4,086% -4.3% –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets 7.7% -4.5% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -5.1% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue -3,162% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARECSIDSIM
Debt / assets 0.6% 1.9% 1.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.4x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 43.9% – 16.9%
Equity / assets 56.1% – 83.1%
Interest coverage – 0.5x –
Current ratio 2.2x – 5.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 4.0x
Cash ratio 1.2x – 3.4x
Altman Z-score -0.63 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARECSIDSIM
Dividend yield 3.4% – –
Net buyback yield -84.8% -17.8% –
Shareholder yield -81.4% -17.8% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusARECSIDSIM
Forward P/E – – 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.30FY2026 $-0.34FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +181.3%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.75MFY2026 $8.79BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +17,395.7%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3,730.3% -5.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARECSIDSIM
Held by institutions 31.5% 2.1% 0.1%
Institutions holding 99 66 12
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.8% -22.1% -0.3%
Institutions buying 67 27 1
Institutions selling 17 24 3
Buyers to sellers 3.94 1.13 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.

ARECSIDSIM
AREC 1.00 0.24 0.06
SID 0.24 1.00 0.05
SIM 0.06 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AREC, SID and SIM?

GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: American Resources (AREC) $93.66M, National Steel (SID) $1.06B, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $4.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, AREC, SID and SIM?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (American Resources (AREC) 5.3x, National Steel (SID) -3.2x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 50.9x). 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%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) returned the most: American Resources (AREC) -66.0%, National Steel (SID) -47.9%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%. Over five years, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) compounded fastest (American Resources (AREC) -13.8%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.3%/yr, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) has been the steadiest (American Resources (AREC) 96.8%, National Steel (SID) 69.4%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 43.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AREC, SID 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, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) leads on 4. 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.