ASTL vs GWAV vs STLD Stock Comparison

Algoma Steel, Greenwave Technology Solutions and Steel Dynamics Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc
$253.53 +14.3% 1M +55.1% 1Y
Market cap
$35.53B
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Steel Dynamics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Steel Dynamics 7, Greenwave Technology Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASTLGWAVSTLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $515.78M $1.63M $35.53B STLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.1x -0.1x 18.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 14.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -36.9% +71.8% +26.0% GWAV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -38.2% -27.7% 8.8% STLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 14.6% STLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -2.1x 1.0x GWAV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.4% -72.3% +55.1% STLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.2%/yr -90.9%/yr +30.9%/yr STLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.6% 103.6% 36.0% STLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 37/100 56/100 STLD

Percentile Scorecard

ASTLGWAVSTLD

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

AxisASTLGWAVSTLD
Valuation 56 #72 of 163 40 #98 of 163 67 #55 of 163
Growth 5 #141 of 148 65 #52 of 148 50 #74 of 148
Profitability 24 #94 of 123 31 #85 of 123 63 #46 of 123
Financial Health 41 #98 of 164 12 #144 of 164 36 #105 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – 63 #41 of 108
Overall 31 37 56
  • ASTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GWAV ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • STLD 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

PeriodASTLGWAVSTLDSPY
1 month +18.8%-21.0%+14.3% +0.7%
3 months +29.9%-39.5%+0.4% +3.7%
6 months +6.9%-47.5%+10.9% +7.1%
Year to date +21.7%-62.6%+49.6% +12.8%
1 year +17.4%-72.3%+55.1% +11.9%
3 years -30.0%-100.0%+142.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -11.2%-94.1%+34.4% +22.8%
5 years -56.0%-100.0%+283.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -15.2%-90.9%+30.9% +10.9%
10 years —-100.0%+844.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-76.7%+25.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASTLGWAVSTLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.6%103.6%36.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.1%107.3%36.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.050.941.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.25-0.701.53 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.5%-100.0%-32.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.0%-75.5%-10.3% -1.2%
52-week high $5.80$8.00$282.76 $779.14
52-week low $3.28$1.96$151.62 $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.

MultipleASTLGWAVSTLD
P/E now vs peer median -1.2xmedian 13.2x -0.1xmedian 13.2x 18.6xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.1x 0.0xmedian 3.1x 1.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.1xmedian 7.2x -2.4xmedian 7.2x 12.2xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.5xmedian 15.2x -0.5xmedian 15.2x 33.0xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 0.00median 0.30 -3.34median 0.30

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 monthsASTLGWAVSTLD
Revenue $1.22B $60.56M $22.22B
Gross profit -$302.52M $19.15M $3.53B
Operating income -$203.70M -$15.21M $2.56B
Net income -$190.93M -$16.76M $1.95B
Free cash flow $14.76M -$3.45M $1.09B
EPS (diluted) $-4.27 $-20.20 $13.58
Cash & equivalents $152.40M $654.99K $928.56M
Total debt $600.00K $33.77M $4.20B
Shares (diluted) 108.70M 829.63K 143.62M
Enterprise value $197.43M -$2.87M $32.34B

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
MetricASTLGWAVSTLD
P/E -1.2x -0.1x 18.6x
P/FCF 35.5x -0.5x 33.0x
P/Operating cash flow 17.2x -0.8x 21.3x
P/S 0.4x 0.0x 1.6x
P/B 2.6x 0.1x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 0.2x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA -1.1x -2.4x 12.2x
EV/EBIT -0.6x -0.8x 15.4x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.2x 1.8x
EV/FCF 25.2x -3.4x 35.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x -5.6x 23.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.00 -3.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASTLGWAVSTLD
Revenue growth (1Y) -36.9% 71.8% 26.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -119.5% 46.8% 53.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 16.4% -6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -129.3% 51.0% 82.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -3.4% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -138.4% 48.8% 72.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 8.7% -10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -193.2% 69.1% 77.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -64.7% -5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -86.5% 65.6% 11.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 0.4% -23.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.1% 79.3% 252.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 19.0% -22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASTLGWAVSTLD
Gross margin -24.9% 31.6% 15.9%
EBITDA margin -28.6% -8.1% 14.4%
Operating margin -16.8% -25.1% 11.5%
Pretax margin -20.4% -27.7% 11.2%
Net margin -38.2% -27.7% 8.8%
FCF margin 1.2% -5.7% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 2.5% -3.5% 7.6%
Return on equity -419.8% -73.5% 20.5%
Return on assets -26.6% -31.4% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 14.6%
Return on capital employed -43.3% -64.6% 17.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.2x 0.1x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASTLGWAVSTLD
Debt / assets 0.0% 20.6% 23.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x -2.1x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x -3.1x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 90.1% 59.8% 44.8%
Equity / assets 9.9% 40.2% 55.2%
Interest coverage -8.5x -10.0x 18.4x
Current ratio 2.5x 0.2x 3.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.1x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 0.4x
Altman Z-score -0.81 -14.25 6.14

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASTLGWAVSTLD
Dividend yield – – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 0.0% – 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 15.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 27.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.4%

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.

ConsensusASTLGWAVSTLD
Forward P/E – – 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.25FY2026 – $17.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +114.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +20.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $766.90MFY2026 – $22.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -49.5%FY2026 – +26.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +70.9% – +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASTLGWAVSTLD
Held by institutions 66.4% 1.8% 82.7%
Institutions holding 95 7 1,023
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -52.2% +1.2%
Institutions buying 41 2 502
Institutions selling 36 1 370
Buyers to sellers 1.14 2.00 1.36

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.

ASTLGWAVSTLD
ASTL 1.00 -0.04 0.34
GWAV -0.04 1.00 0.08
STLD 0.34 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASTL, GWAV and STLD?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Algoma Steel (ASTL) $515.78M, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) $1.63M, Steel Dynamics (STLD) $35.53B.

Which company is growing faster?

Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Algoma Steel (ASTL) -36.9%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) +71.8%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +26.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) has the highest net margin (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -38.2%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -27.7%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Steel Dynamics (STLD) leads (Algoma Steel (ASTL) 0.0%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steel Dynamics (STLD) returned the most: Algoma Steel (ASTL) +17.4%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -72.3%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +55.1%. Over five years, Steel Dynamics (STLD) compounded fastest (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -15.2%/yr, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -90.9%/yr, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +30.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Algoma Steel (ASTL) 0.00%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 0.00%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 0.01%. Algoma Steel (ASTL) and Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steel Dynamics (STLD) has been the steadiest (Algoma Steel (ASTL) 68.6%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 103.6%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 36.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASTL, GWAV and STLD?

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