ASTL vs PKX vs CLF Stock Comparison

Algoma Steel, Posco Holdings and Cleveland-Cliffs Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$52.01 -8.6% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.90B
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$13.90 +14.0% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.66B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Posco Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Posco Holdings 5, Cleveland-Cliffs 2, Algoma Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASTLPKXCLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $511.43M $3.90B $7.66B CLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 4.1x -16.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -30.2% -27.8% +7.8% CLF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -72.4% 2.5% -2.4% PKX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% -1.3% PKX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — 9.8x ASTL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.4% -7.5% +0.9% ASTL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr -4.2%/yr -10.7%/yr PKX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.5% 45.0% 67.3% PKX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 68/100 38/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

ASTLPKXCLF

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

AxisASTLPKXCLF
Valuation 53 #76 of 162 88 #21 of 162 65 #57 of 162
Growth 5 #140 of 147 38 #91 of 147 40 #89 of 147
Profitability 22 #96 of 122 51 #60 of 122 37 #77 of 122
Financial Health 19 #133 of 164 79 #36 of 164 11 #146 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 86 #16 of 107 –
Overall 25 68 38
  • ASTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CLF 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

PeriodASTLPKXCLFSPY
1 month +12.7%-8.6%+14.0% -0.2%
3 months +9.3%+1.5%+16.1% +3.9%
6 months +3.9%-31.6%+36.0% +8.2%
Year to date +17.1%-2.3%+4.7% +12.9%
1 year +11.4%-7.5%+0.9% +12.3%
3 years -31.1%-33.3%-13.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.7%-12.6%-4.7% +23.3%
5 years -55.3%-19.4%-43.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.9%-4.2%-10.7% +10.9%
10 years —+0.3%+174.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+0.0%+10.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASTLPKXCLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.5%45.0%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.5%43.1%71.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.051.422.12 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.17-0.170.01 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.5%-69.8%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.2%-43.3%-7.9% -1.2%
52-week high $5.80$91.72$15.09 $779.14
52-week low $3.28$48.69$7.82 $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.

MultipleASTLPKXCLF
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 13.3x 4.2xmedian 13.3x -16.8xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.2x 0.1xmedian 3.2x 0.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x 20.1xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 14.7x -0.9xmedian 14.7x -16.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 -16.14median 0.31 0.35median 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 monthsASTLPKXCLF
Revenue $1.49B $37.16B $20.07B
Gross profit -$342.32M $3.86B $309.00M
Operating income -$949.70M $1.39B -$282.00M
Net income $164.57M $1.47B -$460.00M
Free cash flow $47.46M -$4.45B -$485.00M
EPS (diluted) $-9.92 $12.52 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $44.06M – $77.00M
Total debt $344.54M $749.60M $7.65B
Shares (diluted) 108.70M 75.62M 574.00M
Enterprise value $340.99M $3.90B $7.42B

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
MetricASTLPKXCLF
P/E -0.5x 4.2x -16.8x
P/FCF 10.6x -0.9x -16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x – 68.4x
P/S 0.3x 0.1x 0.4x
P/B 24.2x 0.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 24.4x 0.1x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x – 20.1x
EV/EBIT -0.4x 3.4x -55.0x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.1x 0.8x
EV/FCF 10.8x -1.1x -32.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x – 133.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -16.14 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASTLPKXCLF
Revenue growth (1Y) -30.2% -27.8% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -15.1% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -232.0% 0.1% 133.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -2.3% -35.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -415.3% 49.9% 83.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -38.2% -35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -33.6% 297.8% 72.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% -48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -534.2% 163.2% 75.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% -47.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -78.7% – 112.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -61.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -84.3% 27.9% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -34.8% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASTLPKXCLF
Gross margin -23.0% 10.4% 1.5%
EBITDA margin -71.7% – 3.8%
Operating margin -63.7% 3.7% -1.4%
Pretax margin -67.8% 3.5% -3.4%
Net margin -72.4% 2.5% -2.4%
FCF margin 3.2% -12.0% -2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% – 0.6%
Return on equity -587.5% 3.4% -7.3%
Return on assets -62.4% 3.1% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% -1.3%
Return on capital employed -93.2% 4.1% -1.7%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASTLPKXCLF
Debt / assets 3.6% 2.2% 37.6%
Debt / equity 2.5x 0.0x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – 9.8x
Debt / FCF 1.1x -0.2x -15.8x
Liabilities / assets 98.6% 7.7% 70.7%
Equity / assets 1.4% 92.3% 29.3%
Interest coverage – 0.5x –
Current ratio 2.5x – 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score -2.28 – 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASTLPKXCLF
Dividend yield – 3.0% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.0% 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.

ConsensusASTLPKXCLF
Forward P/E – 10.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.25FY2026 $4.90FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +245.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +14.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $766.90MFY2026 $52.03BFY2026 $21.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -49.5%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +70.9% +3.5% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASTLPKXCLF
Held by institutions 66.4% 17.7% 83.1%
Institutions holding 95 181 583
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +38.2% +1.4%
Institutions buying 41 131 279
Institutions selling 36 30 191
Buyers to sellers 1.14 4.37 1.46

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.

ASTLPKXCLF
ASTL 1.00 0.17 0.39
PKX 0.17 1.00 0.30
CLF 0.39 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASTL, PKX and CLF?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Algoma Steel (ASTL) $511.43M, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.90B, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.66B.

Which company is growing faster?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Algoma Steel (ASTL) -30.2%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Posco Holdings (PKX) has the highest net margin (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -72.4%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads (Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Algoma Steel (ASTL) returned the most: Algoma Steel (ASTL) +11.4%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -7.5%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +0.9%. Over five years, Posco Holdings (PKX) compounded fastest (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -14.9%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.2%/yr, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -10.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Posco Holdings (PKX) has been the steadiest (Algoma Steel (ASTL) 68.5%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ASTL, PKX and CLF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads on 5. 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.