ASTL vs STLD vs SIM Stock Comparison

Algoma Steel, Steel Dynamics and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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STLD Steel Dynamics Inc
$246.80 +5.6% 1M +56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$34.36B
P/E
17.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Steel Dynamics leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Steel Dynamics 9, Algoma Steel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionASTLSTLDSIMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $517.96M $34.36B $4.29B STLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 17.6x 50.9x STLD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.4x 18.1x STLD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -30.2% +26.0% — STLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -72.4% 8.8% — STLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.0x — ASTL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +11.4% +56.2% -6.9% STLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -14.9%/yr +30.4%/yr -0.5%/yr STLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 68.5% 36.1% 43.9% STLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 25/100 56/100 — STLD

Percentile Scorecard

ASTLSTLDSIM

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

AxisASTLSTLDSIM
Valuation 53 #76 of 162 69 #51 of 162 73 #44 of 162
Growth 5 #140 of 147 50 #74 of 147 –
Profitability 22 #96 of 122 63 #46 of 122 –
Financial Health 19 #133 of 164 37 #104 of 164 79 #35 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 61 #42 of 107 –
Overall 25 56 –
  • ASTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • STLD 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

PeriodASTLSTLDSIMSPY
1 month +12.7%+5.6%-10.4% -0.2%
3 months +9.3%-5.0%-9.3% +3.9%
6 months +3.9%+8.7%-15.8% +8.2%
Year to date +17.1%+45.6%-12.8% +12.9%
1 year +11.4%+56.2%-6.9% +12.3%
3 years -31.1%+137.1%-15.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -11.7%+33.4%-5.6% +23.3%
5 years -55.3%+276.9%-2.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year -14.9%+30.4%-0.5% +10.9%
10 years —+818.8%+142.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+24.8%+9.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureASTLSTLDSIMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 68.5%36.1%43.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 70.5%36.5%85.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.051.060.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.171.56-0.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -75.5%-32.5%-40.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.2%-12.7%-24.7% -1.2%
52-week high $5.80$282.76$34.35 $779.14
52-week low $3.28$151.62$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.

MultipleASTLSTLDSIM
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 13.3x 18.1xmedian 13.3x 50.9xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 3.2x 2.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 7.3x 11.9xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 14.7x 32.1xmedian 14.7x -34.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 24.2xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 -3.25median 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 monthsASTLSTLDSIM
Revenue $1.49B $22.22B –
Gross profit -$342.32M $3.53B –
Operating income -$949.70M $2.56B –
Net income $164.57M $1.95B –
Free cash flow $47.46M $1.09B –
EPS (diluted) $-9.92 $13.58 –
Cash & equivalents $44.06M $928.56M $1.59B
Total debt $344.54M $4.20B $67.31M
Shares (diluted) 108.70M 143.62M –
Enterprise value $347.51M $31.17B -$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
MetricASTLSTLDSIM
P/E -0.5x 18.1x 50.9x
P/FCF 10.6x 32.1x -34.7x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 20.7x –
P/S 0.3x 1.6x 2.7x
P/B 24.2x 3.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 24.4x 3.7x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 11.9x –
EV/EBIT -0.4x 15.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.3x 1.7x –
EV/FCF 10.8x 35.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.4x 22.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -3.25 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricASTLSTLDSIM
Revenue growth (1Y) -30.2% 26.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -232.0% 53.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -415.3% 82.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -9.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -33.6% 72.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -10.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) -534.2% 77.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -78.7% 11.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -23.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -84.3% 252.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -22.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricASTLSTLDSIM
Gross margin -23.0% 15.9% –
EBITDA margin -71.7% 14.4% –
Operating margin -63.7% 11.5% –
Pretax margin -67.8% 11.2% –
Net margin -72.4% 8.8% –
FCF margin 3.2% 4.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 4.6% 7.6% –
Return on equity -587.5% 20.5% –
Return on assets -62.4% 11.2% –
Return on invested capital – 14.6% –
Return on capital employed -93.2% 17.1% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricASTLSTLDSIM
Debt / assets 3.6% 23.6% 1.7%
Debt / equity 2.5x 0.4x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 3.8x –
Liabilities / assets 98.6% 44.8% 16.9%
Equity / assets 1.4% 55.2% 83.1%
Interest coverage – 18.4x –
Current ratio 2.5x 3.1x 5.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.4x 4.0x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.4x 3.4x
Altman Z-score -2.28 6.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricASTLSTLDSIM
Dividend yield – 0.8% –
Net buyback yield – 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 3.2% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusASTLSTLDSIM
Forward P/E – 14.4xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-2.25FY2026 $17.11FY2026 $1.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +114.1%FY2026 +181.3%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
HoldersASTLSTLDSIM
Held by institutions 66.4% 82.7% 0.1%
Institutions holding 95 1,022 12
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +1.2% -0.3%
Institutions buying 41 501 1
Institutions selling 36 370 3
Buyers to sellers 1.14 1.35 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.

ASTLSTLDSIM
ASTL 1.00 0.34 0.01
STLD 0.34 1.00 0.17
SIM 0.01 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ASTL, STLD and SIM?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Algoma Steel (ASTL) $517.96M, Steel Dynamics (STLD) $34.36B, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $4.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, ASTL, STLD and SIM?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -0.5x, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 17.6x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 50.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Steel Dynamics (STLD) is cheapest (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.4x, 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?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Algoma Steel (ASTL) -30.2%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +26.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) has the highest net margin (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -72.4%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 8.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steel Dynamics (STLD) returned the most: Algoma Steel (ASTL) +11.4%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +56.2%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%. Over five years, Steel Dynamics (STLD) compounded fastest (Algoma Steel (ASTL) -14.9%/yr, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +30.4%/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: Algoma Steel (ASTL) 0.00%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 0.01%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 0.00%. Algoma Steel (ASTL) and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steel Dynamics (STLD) has been the steadiest (Algoma Steel (ASTL) 68.5%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 36.1%, 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, ASTL, STLD 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, Steel Dynamics (STLD) leads on 9. 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.