AZZ vs CSTM vs STLD Stock Comparison

Azz, Constellium Se and Steel Dynamics Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AZZ Azz Inc
$137.17 +0.1% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.10B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
0.64%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins
CSTM Constellium Se
$24.54 -1.5% 1M +45.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.33B
P/E
6.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.58B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc
$246.80 +5.6% 1M +56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.16B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.22B
Div. yield
0.85%
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Steel Dynamics leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Steel Dynamics 6, Constellium Se 4, Azz 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAZZCSTMSTLDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.10B $3.33B $35.16B STLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.6x 6.1x 18.1x CSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.6x 5.9x 14.4x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +25.9% +26.0% STLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.6% 5.7% 8.8% AZZ
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.4% 25.6% 14.6% CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x STLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.64% — 0.85% STLD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.9% +45.6% +56.2% STLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.9%/yr +5.2%/yr +30.4%/yr STLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.1% 44.8% 36.1% AZZ
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 74/100 56/100 CSTM

Percentile Scorecard

AZZCSTMSTLD

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

AxisAZZCSTMSTLD
Valuation 73 #55 of 203 97 #8 of 203 69 #51 of 162
Growth 62 #72 of 188 97 #6 of 188 50 #74 of 147
Profitability 72 #52 of 183 65 #64 of 183 63 #46 of 122
Financial Health 56 #97 of 217 19 #176 of 217 37 #104 of 164
Shareholder Returns 24 #117 of 153 90 #16 of 153 61 #42 of 107
Overall 57 74 56
  • AZZ ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CSTM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • 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

PeriodAZZCSTMSTLDSPY
1 month +0.1%-1.5%+5.6% -0.2%
3 months -6.3%-15.6%-5.0% +3.9%
6 months -3.1%-21.0%+8.7% +8.2%
Year to date +28.0%+30.2%+45.6% +12.9%
1 year +38.9%+45.6%+56.2% +12.3%
3 years +195.2%+60.2%+137.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year +43.5%+17.0%+33.4% +23.3%
5 years +158.7%+28.8%+276.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.9%+5.2%+30.4% +10.9%
10 years +158.1%+371.9%+818.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.9%+16.8%+24.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAZZCSTMSTLDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.1%44.8%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.2%42.1%36.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.181.941.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.211.021.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.8%-66.3%-32.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.4%-32.1%-12.7% -1.2%
52-week high $160.17$36.15$282.76 $779.14
52-week low $97.64$14.75$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.

MultipleAZZCSTMSTLD
P/E now vs peer median 24.6xmedian 25.2x 6.1xmedian 25.2x 18.1xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 14.0x 3.4xmedian 14.0x 11.9xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 19.1xmedian 21.7x 15.3xmedian 21.7x 32.1xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.28median 1.32 0.07median 1.32 -3.25median 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 monthsAZZCSTMSTLD
Revenue $1.75B $9.58B $22.22B
Gross profit $423.83M $1.56B $3.53B
Operating income $287.42M $1.14B $2.56B
Net income $167.46M $545.00M $1.95B
Free cash flow $214.45M $218.00M $1.09B
R&D – $53.00M –
EPS (diluted) $5.56 $3.89 $13.58
Cash & equivalents $1.95M $163.00M $928.56M
Total debt $468.47M $1.92B $4.20B
Shares (diluted) 30.12M 140.15M 143.62M
Enterprise value $4.10B $2.79B $31.76B

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
MetricAZZCSTMSTLD
P/E 24.6x 6.1x 18.1x
P/FCF 19.1x 15.3x 32.1x
P/Operating cash flow 14.0x 6.0x 20.7x
P/S 2.4x 0.3x 1.6x
P/B 2.9x 2.7x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 2.8x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.0x 3.4x 11.9x
EV/EBIT 15.9x 4.4x 15.0x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.5x 1.7x
EV/FCF 21.3x 23.3x 35.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.6x 9.2x 22.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.28 0.07 -3.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAZZCSTMSTLD
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 25.9% 26.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 6.3% 4.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 11.0% 66.2% 53.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 8.9% 21.4% -6.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.3% 101.1% 82.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 27.0% -9.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -46.7% 1,457% 72.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 99.0% 19.3% -10.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -46.5% 1,629% 77.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 87.1% 85.0% -5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -42.0% 84.9% 11.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.3% – -23.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -47.3% 311.7% 252.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 35.3% – -22.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAZZCSTMSTLD
Gross margin 24.3% 16.3% 15.9%
EBITDA margin 21.8% 15.5% 14.4%
Operating margin 16.5% 11.9% 11.5%
Pretax margin 12.9% 8.1% 11.2%
Net margin 9.6% 5.7% 8.8%
FCF margin 12.3% 2.3% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 5.8% 7.6%
Return on equity 12.0% 45.7% 20.5%
Return on assets 7.3% 9.1% 11.2%
Return on invested capital 11.4% 25.6% 14.6%
Return on capital employed 14.1% 31.2% 17.1%
Asset turnover 0.8x 1.6x 1.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.7x 1.0x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAZZCSTMSTLD
Debt / assets 20.0% 31.7% 23.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 1.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x 1.2x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 8.8x 3.8x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 79.3% 44.8%
Equity / assets 60.5% 20.7% 55.2%
Interest coverage 6.3x 10.5x 18.4x
Current ratio 1.8x 1.4x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.8x 0.6x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 4.51 2.96 6.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAZZCSTMSTLD
Dividend yield 0.6% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield – 3.4% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 3.4% 3.2%
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.

ConsensusAZZCSTMSTLD
Forward P/E 18.6xFY2026 5.9xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.37FY2026 $4.18FY2026 $17.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.1%FY2026 +237.1%FY2026 +114.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.1% -32.3% +20.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.97BFY2026 $10.71BFY2026 $22.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +19.4%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -8.1% +1.3% +15.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAZZCSTMSTLD
Held by institutions 94.6% 88.6% 82.7%
Institutions holding 364 384 1,022
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -4.5% +1.2%
Institutions buying 196 255 501
Institutions selling 119 108 370
Buyers to sellers 1.65 2.36 1.35

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.

AZZCSTMSTLD
AZZ 1.00 0.44 0.40
CSTM 0.44 1.00 0.53
STLD 0.40 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AZZ, CSTM and STLD?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Azz (AZZ) $4.10B, Constellium Se (CSTM) $3.33B, Steel Dynamics (STLD) $35.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, AZZ, CSTM and STLD?

Constellium Se (CSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Azz (AZZ) 24.6x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 6.1x, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 18.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Azz (AZZ) 18.6x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.9x, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.4x). 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: Azz (AZZ) +9.5%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +25.9%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +26.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Azz (AZZ) has the highest net margin (Azz (AZZ) 9.6%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 8.8%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (Azz (AZZ) 11.4%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 25.6%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steel Dynamics (STLD) returned the most: Azz (AZZ) +38.9%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +45.6%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +56.2%. Over five years, Steel Dynamics (STLD) compounded fastest (Azz (AZZ) +20.9%/yr, Constellium Se (CSTM) +5.2%/yr, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +30.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) has the highest dividend yield: Azz (AZZ) 0.64%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 0.85%. Constellium Se (CSTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Azz (AZZ) has been the steadiest (Azz (AZZ) 32.1%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 44.8%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AZZ, CSTM 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 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.