AZZ vs CSTM vs HLP Stock Comparison

Azz, Constellium Se and Hongli Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZZ Azz Inc
$133.41 -2.6% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins
CSTM Constellium Se
$23.40 -6.1% 1M +38.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.32B
P/E
6.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.58B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins
HLP Hongli Group Inc.
$3.50 +58.4% 1M +151.8% 1Y
Market cap
$270.99M
P/E
132.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Constellium Se leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Constellium Se 6, Azz 4, Hongli 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZZCSTMHLPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.13B $3.32B $270.99M AZZ
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.6x 6.1x 132.3x CSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 5.6x — CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +25.9% — CSTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 5.7% — AZZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 25.6% — CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.2x — CSTM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.2% +38.5% +151.8% HLP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.8%/yr +4.4%/yr — AZZ
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 44.7% 118.8% AZZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 74/100 — CSTM

Percentile Scorecard

AZZCSTMHLP

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

AxisAZZCSTMHLP
Valuation 75 #52 of 203 97 #8 of 203 10 #183 of 203
Growth 63 #69 of 187 97 #6 of 187 –
Profitability 72 #52 of 185 66 #63 of 185 –
Financial Health 56 #98 of 219 19 #177 of 219 55 #100 of 219
Shareholder Returns 24 #117 of 153 91 #15 of 153 –
Overall 58 74 –
  • AZZ ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CSTM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HLP ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAZZCSTMHLPSPY
1 month -2.6%-6.1%+58.4% -0.8%
3 months -10.2%-20.7%+207.0% +3.5%
6 months -7.9%-25.0%+309.5% +7.0%
Year to date +24.5%+24.1%+236.5% +12.2%
1 year +35.2%+38.5%+151.8% +13.0%
3 years +187.2%+52.7%+57.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +42.2%+15.2%+16.4% +23.1%
5 years +157.4%+23.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.8%+4.4%— +11.0%
10 years +149.6%+325.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.6%+15.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAZZCSTMHLPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%44.7%118.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%42.1%130.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.171.920.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.100.861.28 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.8%-66.3%-91.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-35.3%-0.3% -1.8%
52-week high $160.17$36.15$3.51 $779.14
52-week low $97.64$14.75$0.43 $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.

MultipleAZZCSTMHLP
P/E now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 26.0x 5.8xmedian 26.0x 132.3xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 13.1xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 14.0x 3.3xmedian 14.0x —median 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 21.4x 14.5xmedian 21.4x -585.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.2x 4.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.26 0.07median 1.26 —median 1.26

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 monthsAZZCSTMHLP
Revenue $1.75B $9.58B –
Gross profit $423.83M $1.56B –
Operating income $287.42M $1.14B –
Net income $167.46M $545.00M –
Free cash flow $214.45M $218.00M –
R&D – $53.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.56 $3.89 –
Cash & equivalents $1.95M $163.00M $1.81M
Total debt $468.47M $1.92B $47.35M
Shares (diluted) 30.12M 140.15M 73.44M
Enterprise value $4.12B $2.77B $266.41M

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
MetricAZZCSTMHLP
P/E 23.9x 5.8x 132.3x
P/FCF 18.6x 14.5x -585.6x
P/Operating cash flow 13.7x 5.8x –
P/S 2.3x 0.3x 13.1x
P/B 2.8x 2.5x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 4.0x 2.7x 4.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x 3.3x –
EV/EBIT 15.5x 4.3x –
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.5x –
EV/FCF 20.8x 22.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 8.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZZCSTMHLP
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 25.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 6.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.0% 66.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 21.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 101.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 27.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) -46.7% 1,457% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 99.0% 19.3% –
EPS growth (1Y) -46.5% 1,629% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 87.1% 85.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -42.0% 84.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -47.3% 311.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZZCSTMHLP
Gross margin 24.3% 16.3% –
EBITDA margin 21.8% 15.5% –
Operating margin 16.5% 11.9% –
Pretax margin 12.9% 8.1% –
Net margin 9.6% 5.7% –
FCF margin 12.3% 2.3% –
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 5.8% –
Return on equity 12.0% 45.7% –
Return on assets 7.3% 9.1% –
Return on invested capital 11.4% 25.6% –
Return on capital employed 14.1% 31.2% –
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZZCSTMHLP
Debt / assets 20.0% 31.7% 16.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.2x –
Debt / FCF 2.2x 8.8x –
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 79.3% 19.9%
Equity / assets 60.5% 20.7% 80.1%
Interest coverage 6.3x 10.5x –
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 4.44 2.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZZCSTMHLP
Dividend yield 0.7% – –
Net buyback yield – 3.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 3.6% –
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.

ConsensusAZZCSTMHLP
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 5.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.37FY2026 $4.18FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 +237.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% -32.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.97BFY2026 $10.71BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +1.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZZCSTMHLP
Held by institutions 94.6% 88.6% –
Institutions holding 364 384 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -4.5% –
Institutions buying 196 255 –
Institutions selling 119 108 –
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.36 –

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.

AZZCSTMHLP
AZZ 1.00 0.43 -0.10
CSTM 0.43 1.00 -0.06
HLP -0.10 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZZ, CSTM and HLP?

Azz (AZZ) is the largest by market capitalisation: Azz (AZZ) $4.13B, Constellium Se (CSTM) $3.32B, Hongli (HLP) $270.99M.

Which stock is cheaper, AZZ, CSTM and HLP?

Constellium Se (CSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Azz (AZZ) 24.6x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 6.1x, Hongli (HLP) 132.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Azz (AZZ) 18.1x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Constellium Se (CSTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Azz (AZZ) +9.5%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +25.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Azz (AZZ) has the highest net margin (Azz (AZZ) 9.6%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (Azz (AZZ) 11.4%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 25.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hongli (HLP) returned the most: Azz (AZZ) +35.2%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +38.5%, Hongli (HLP) +151.8%. Over five years, Azz (AZZ) compounded fastest (Azz (AZZ) +20.8%/yr, Constellium Se (CSTM) +4.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Azz (AZZ) has been the steadiest (Azz (AZZ) 32.1%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 44.7%, Hongli (HLP) 118.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZZ, CSTM and HLP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads on 6. 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.