ASTL vs SID vs SIM Stock Comparison

Algoma Steel, National Steel and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SID National Steel Co
$0.90 -18.9% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

National Steel leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (National Steel 4, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 3, Algoma Steel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASTLSIDSIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $520.13M $1.15B $3.97B SIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x -3.5x 50.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 18.1x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -30.2% +23.4% — SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -72.4% -1.8% — SID
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x — SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.0% -44.8% -6.9% ASTL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -15.5%/yr -27.2%/yr -0.5%/yr SIM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.6% 69.5% 44.0% SIM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 45/100 — SID

Percentile Scorecard

ASTLSIDSIM

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

AxisASTLSIDSIM
Valuation 54 #75 of 162 63 #61 of 162 71 #48 of 162
Growth 5 #140 of 147 27 #108 of 147 –
Profitability 22 #96 of 122 43 #70 of 122 –
Financial Health 19 #134 of 165 76 #41 of 165 80 #34 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 18 #88 of 107 –
Overall 25 45 –
  • ASTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • 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

PeriodASTLSIDSIMSPY
1 month +14.1%-18.9%-10.4% -0.8%
3 months +10.7%-19.6%-2.8% +3.5%
6 months +3.4%-30.2%-15.8% +7.0%
Year to date +18.5%-43.8%-12.8% +12.2%
1 year +8.0%-44.8%-6.9% +13.0%
3 years -30.3%-59.8%-15.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -11.3%-26.2%-5.6% +23.1%
5 years -56.9%-79.5%-2.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -15.5%-27.2%-0.5% +11.0%
10 years —-73.0%+145.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year —-12.3%+9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureASTLSIDSIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.6%69.5%44.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.8%78.6%85.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.061.980.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.12-0.64-0.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.5%-84.8%-40.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.2%-57.5%-24.7% -1.8%
52-week high $5.80$2.12$34.35 $779.14
52-week low $3.28$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.

MultipleASTLSIDSIM
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 12.8x -3.6xmedian 12.8x 50.9xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 7.0x -0.5xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.7xmedian 15.2x 1.1xmedian 15.2x -34.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 24.5xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 0.09median 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 monthsASTLSIDSIM
Revenue $1.49B $18.30B –
Gross profit -$342.32M $2.18B –
Operating income -$949.70M $813.51M –
Net income $164.57M -$703.42M –
Free cash flow $47.46M $1.06B –
EPS (diluted) $-9.92 $-2.04 –
Cash & equivalents $44.06M $2.63B $1.59B
Total debt $344.54M $28.10B $67.31M
Shares (diluted) 108.70M 161.19M –
Enterprise value $349.68M -$6.95B -$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
MetricASTLSIDSIM
P/E -0.5x -3.6x 50.9x
P/FCF 10.7x 1.1x -34.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x -1.5x –
P/S 0.3x 0.1x 2.7x
P/B 24.5x – 1.3x
P/Tangible book 24.7x – 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x -0.5x –
EV/EBIT -0.4x -1.5x –
EV/Revenue 0.3x -0.1x –
EV/FCF 10.9x -1.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.5x 1.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.09 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASTLSIDSIM
Revenue growth (1Y) -30.2% 23.4% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 18.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -232.0% 9.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -20.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -415.3% -8.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -24.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) -33.6% 13.4% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -11.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -534.2% 15.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -42.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -78.7% -200.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -65.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -84.3% -56.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASTLSIDSIM
Gross margin -23.0% 11.9% –
EBITDA margin -71.7% 13.2% –
Operating margin -63.7% 4.4% –
Pretax margin -67.8% -3.2% –
Net margin -72.4% -1.8% –
FCF margin 3.2% 5.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% -4.3% –
Return on equity -587.5% – –
Return on assets -62.4% -4.5% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -93.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.1x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASTLSIDSIM
Debt / assets 3.6% 1.9% 1.7%
Debt / equity 2.5x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -1.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 0.3x –
Liabilities / assets 98.6% – 16.9%
Equity / assets 1.4% – 83.1%
Interest coverage – 0.5x –
Current ratio 2.5x – 5.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 4.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x – 3.4x
Altman Z-score -2.27 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASTLSIDSIM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – -17.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -17.2% 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.

ConsensusASTLSIDSIM
Forward P/E – – 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.25FY2026 $-0.34FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +181.3%FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $766.90MFY2026 $8.79BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY -49.5%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +70.9% -5.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersASTLSIDSIM
Held by institutions 66.4% 2.1% 0.1%
Institutions holding 95 66 12
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -22.1% -0.3%
Institutions buying 41 27 1
Institutions selling 36 24 3
Buyers to sellers 1.14 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.

ASTLSIDSIM
ASTL 1.00 0.35 0.01
SID 0.35 1.00 0.05
SIM 0.01 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASTL, SID and SIM?

GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Algoma Steel (ASTL) $520.13M, National Steel (SID) $1.15B, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $3.97B.

Which company is growing faster?

National Steel (SID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Algoma Steel (ASTL) -30.2%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Steel (SID) has the highest net margin (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -72.4%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Algoma Steel (ASTL) returned the most: Algoma Steel (ASTL) +8.0%, National Steel (SID) -44.8%, 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 (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -15.5%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.2%/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 (Algoma Steel (ASTL) 68.6%, National Steel (SID) 69.5%, 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, ASTL, 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, National Steel (SID) 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.