CMC vs EXP vs PKX Stock Comparison

Commercial Metals, Eagle Materials and Posco Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$62.44 -5.0% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.04B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins
EXP Eagle Materials Inc
$173.97 -2.6% 1M -25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$5.42B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$50.63 -11.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.93B
P/E
4.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Commercial Metals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Commercial Metals 7, Eagle Materials 3, Posco Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCEXPPKXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.04B $5.42B $3.93B CMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 13.5x 4.2x PKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 14.2x 10.3x CMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% +1.7% -27.8% CMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 17.3% 2.5% EXP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -79.6% 12.9% 3.0% EXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.2x — CMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% CMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.2% -25.4% -9.6% CMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +4.7%/yr -4.8%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 34.5% 45.0% EXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 51/100 68/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

CMCEXPPKX

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

AxisCMCEXPPKX
Valuation 76 #39 of 162 22 #8 of 10 87 #22 of 162
Growth 55 #67 of 147 – 39 #90 of 147
Profitability 51 #60 of 122 100 #1 of 8 50 #61 of 122
Financial Health 18 #136 of 165 25 #7 of 9 79 #36 of 165
Shareholder Returns 73 #30 of 107 57 #4 of 8 86 #16 of 107
Overall 55 51 68
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EXP ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • PKX 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

PeriodCMCEXPPKXSPY
1 month -5.0%-2.6%-11.0% -0.8%
3 months -8.3%-19.8%-4.7% +3.5%
6 months -10.2%-17.1%-28.7% +7.0%
Year to date -9.8%-15.8%-4.8% +12.2%
1 year +2.2%-25.4%-9.6% +13.0%
3 years +49.4%+17.7%-35.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.3%+5.6%-13.4% +23.1%
5 years +99.2%+26.1%-21.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.8%+4.7%-4.8% +11.0%
10 years +279.6%+117.5%-5.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.3%+8.1%-0.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMCEXPPKXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%34.5%45.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%32.8%43.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.361.091.41 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.73-0.21 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.1%-48.2%-69.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.0%-27.6%-44.8% -1.8%
52-week high $83.21$240.24$91.72 $779.14
52-week low $56.52$163.37$48.69 $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.

MultipleCMCEXPPKX
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 12.8x 13.4xmedian 19.6x 4.0xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 0.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 7.0x 9.8xmedian 9.3x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 15.2x 31.4xmedian 31.4x -0.9xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.1x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.29 -10.95median 2.78 -15.71median 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 monthsCMCEXPPKX
Revenue $9.39B $2.32B $37.16B
Gross profit $1.75B $628.19M $3.86B
Operating income -$6.93B $539.59M $1.39B
Net income $655.85M $402.57M $1.47B
Free cash flow $479.12M $170.51M -$4.45B
EPS (diluted) $5.86 $12.95 $12.52
Cash & equivalents – $233.54M –
Total debt $3.41B $6.57B $749.60M
Shares (diluted) 111.86M 31.09M 75.62M
Enterprise value $6.27B $4.43B $3.93B

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
MetricCMCEXPPKX
P/E 10.6x 13.4x 4.0x
P/FCF 14.4x 31.4x -0.9x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 8.5x –
P/S 0.7x 2.3x 0.1x
P/B 1.5x 3.6x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 3.6x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x 9.8x –
EV/EBIT -1.4x 12.8x 3.3x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 3.0x 0.1x
EV/FCF 19.9x 40.4x -1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 10.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 -10.95 -15.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCEXPPKX
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% 1.7% -27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 2.0% -15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.6% -6.5% 0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -1.9% -2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% -9.0% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.7% -4.1% -38.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 674.7% -11.1% 297.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -5.5% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 690.1% -6.2% 163.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -1.2% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% 14.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 4.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.4% -45.7% 27.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.4% -26.3% -34.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCEXPPKX
Gross margin 18.6% 27.0% 10.4%
EBITDA margin -69.6% 30.3% –
Operating margin -73.8% 23.2% 3.7%
Pretax margin 7.6% 21.5% 3.5%
Net margin 7.0% 17.3% 2.5%
FCF margin 5.1% 7.3% -12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 27.2% –
Return on equity 14.2% 26.1% 3.4%
Return on assets 6.5% 10.0% 3.1%
Return on invested capital -79.6% 12.9% 3.0%
Return on capital employed -82.5% 15.0% 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCEXPPKX
Debt / assets 33.2% 45.0% 2.2%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 2.2x –
Debt / FCF 7.1x 10.3x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 62.0% 7.7%
Equity / assets 45.8% 38.0% 92.3%
Interest coverage -48.4x 11.3x 0.5x
Current ratio 2.3x 3.2x –
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.8x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 0.38 3.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCEXPPKX
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.6% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.5% 7.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 7.8% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.8% 8.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 17.6% 18.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.5% -4.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -4.5% –

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.

ConsensusCMCEXPPKX
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2027 14.2xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.49FY2027 $12.26FY2026 $4.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2027 -11.3%FY2026 +245.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% +3.0% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.59BFY2027 $2.19BFY2026 $52.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2027 -5.3%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +5.5% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCEXPPKX
Held by institutions 93.1% 100.0% 17.7%
Institutions holding 520 529 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +4.2% +38.2%
Institutions buying 262 272 131
Institutions selling 175 167 30
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.63 4.37

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.

CMCEXPPKX
CMC 1.00 0.43 0.34
EXP 0.43 1.00 0.18
PKX 0.34 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMC, EXP and PKX?

Commercial Metals (CMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.04B, Eagle Materials (EXP) $5.42B, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMC, EXP and PKX?

Posco Holdings (PKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.7x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 13.5x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 4.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Commercial Metals (CMC) is cheapest (Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.6x, Eagle Materials (EXP) 14.2x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Metals (CMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%, Eagle Materials (EXP) +1.7%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Eagle Materials (EXP) has the highest net margin (Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 17.3%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Eagle Materials (EXP) leads (Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 12.9%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Metals (CMC) returned the most: Commercial Metals (CMC) +2.2%, Eagle Materials (EXP) -25.4%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -9.6%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr, Eagle Materials (EXP) +4.7%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest dividend yield: Commercial Metals (CMC) 0.01%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 0.01%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 0.00%. Posco Holdings (PKX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eagle Materials (EXP) has been the steadiest (Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%, Eagle Materials (EXP) 34.5%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMC, EXP and PKX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Commercial Metals (CMC) leads on 7. 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.