CLF vs SIM vs TX Stock Comparison

Cleveland-Cliffs, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V and Ternium Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$13.37 +9.7% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$8.00B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win
TX Ternium S.A.
$54.00 -2.5% 1M +49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.82B
P/E
15.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
10 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ternium leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Ternium 10, Cleveland-Cliffs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCLFSIMTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.00B $3.97B $10.82B TX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.9x 50.9x 15.5x TX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.1x 8.7x TX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.8% — -1.4% CLF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2.4% — 4.4% TX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.3% — 6.0% TX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.8x — -1.0x TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +1.8% -6.9% +49.4% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.6%/yr -0.5%/yr +4.1%/yr TX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 67.3% 44.0% 32.3% TX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 — 64/100 TX

Percentile Scorecard

CLFSIMTX

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

AxisCLFSIMTX
Valuation 65 #57 of 162 71 #48 of 162 99 #2 of 162
Growth 40 #89 of 147 – 33 #99 of 147
Profitability 37 #77 of 122 – 56 #54 of 122
Financial Health 11 #147 of 165 80 #34 of 165 43 #94 of 165
Shareholder Returns – – 90 #12 of 107
Overall 38 – 64
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SIM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TX 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

PeriodCLFSIMTXSPY
1 month +9.7%-10.4%-2.5% -0.8%
3 months +9.1%-2.8%+13.1% +3.5%
6 months +26.0%-15.8%+25.6% +7.0%
Year to date +0.7%-12.8%+41.4% +12.2%
1 year +1.8%-6.9%+49.4% +13.0%
3 years -16.6%-15.9%+43.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.9%-5.6%+12.8% +23.1%
5 years -46.1%-2.7%+22.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.6%-0.5%+4.1% +11.0%
10 years +115.6%+145.8%+125.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+9.4%+8.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCLFSIMTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 67.3%44.0%32.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.3%85.4%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.110.291.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.03-0.161.53 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.4%-40.1%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.4%-24.7%-9.5% -1.8%
52-week high $15.09$34.35$59.66 $779.14
52-week low $7.82$25.82$35.26 $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.

MultipleCLFSIMTX
P/E now vs peer median -16.2xmedian 12.8x 50.9xmedian 12.8x 15.2xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 4.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.7xmedian 15.2x -34.7xmedian 15.2x 3.5xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.34median 0.29 —median 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 monthsCLFSIMTX
Revenue $20.07B – $16.00B
Gross profit $309.00M – $2.84B
Operating income -$282.00M – $1.19B
Net income -$460.00M – $738.00M
Free cash flow -$485.00M – $3.08B
EPS (diluted) $-0.82 – –
Cash & equivalents $77.00M $1.59B $9.87B
Total debt $7.65B $67.31M $29.07B
Shares (diluted) 574.00M – –
Enterprise value $7.75B -$5.01B -$20.32B

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
MetricCLFSIMTX
P/E -16.2x 50.9x 15.2x
P/FCF -15.7x -34.7x 3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 65.8x – 7.0x
P/S 0.4x 2.7x 0.7x
P/B 1.3x 1.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x – 4.4x
EV/EBIT -53.9x – 7.4x
EV/Revenue 0.8x – 0.5x
EV/FCF -31.3x – 2.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 131.0x – 5.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.34 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCLFSIMTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.8% – -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.9% – 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 133.3% – 30.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -35.7% – -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 83.5% – 117.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.2% – -13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.7% – -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.0% – -21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 75.7% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.9% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 112.6% – -24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -61.9% – -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.6% – -18.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -32.9% – -4.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCLFSIMTX
Gross margin 1.5% – 17.7%
EBITDA margin 3.8% – 12.3%
Operating margin -1.4% – 7.5%
Pretax margin -3.4% – 6.8%
Net margin -2.4% – 4.4%
FCF margin -2.4% – 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 0.6% – 9.6%
Return on equity -7.3% – 6.0%
Return on assets -2.1% – 3.0%
Return on invested capital -1.3% – 6.0%
Return on capital employed -1.7% – 5.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCLFSIMTX
Debt / assets 37.6% 1.7% 31.8%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.0x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.8x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF -15.8x – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 70.7% 16.9% 49.9%
Equity / assets 29.3% 83.1% 50.1%
Interest coverage – – 5.9x
Current ratio 1.9x 5.3x 2.6x
Quick ratio 0.6x 4.0x 6.4x
Cash ratio 0.0x 3.4x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 1.40 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCLFSIMTX
Dividend yield – – 4.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusCLFSIMTX
Forward P/E – 18.1xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $6.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +181.3%FY2026 +183.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +32.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.96BFY2026 – $18.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 – +18.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% – +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCLFSIMTX
Held by institutions 83.1% 0.1% 14.2%
Institutions holding 583 12 163
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -0.3% +17.2%
Institutions buying 279 1 107
Institutions selling 191 3 35
Buyers to sellers 1.46 0.33 3.06

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.

CLFSIMTX
CLF 1.00 0.05 0.48
SIM 0.05 1.00 0.17
TX 0.48 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CLF, SIM and TX?

Ternium (TX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $8.00B, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $3.97B, Ternium (TX) $10.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, CLF, SIM and TX?

Ternium (TX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -16.9x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 50.9x, Ternium (TX) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ternium (TX) is cheapest (GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 18.1x, Ternium (TX) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%, Ternium (TX) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ternium (TX) has the highest net margin (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%, Ternium (TX) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Ternium (TX) leads (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%, Ternium (TX) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +1.8%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%, Ternium (TX) +49.4%. Over five years, Ternium (TX) compounded fastest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -11.6%/yr, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -0.5%/yr, Ternium (TX) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ternium (TX) has been the steadiest (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 44.0%, Ternium (TX) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CLF, SIM and TX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ternium (TX) leads on 10. 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.