CMC vs GWAV vs PLG Stock Comparison

Commercial Metals, Greenwave Technology Solutions and Platinum Group Metals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$65.70 +5.8% 1M +7.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.25B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
1.46%
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins
PLG Platinum Group Metals Ltd
$1.08 -16.3% 1M -52.4% 1Y
Market cap
$121.58M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$50.98M
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Commercial Metals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Commercial Metals 6, Greenwave Technology Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCGWAVPLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.25B $1.63M $121.58M CMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x -0.1x -22.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% +71.8% — GWAV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% -27.7% -9.9% CMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -79.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -2.1x — GWAV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.46% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.7% -72.3% -52.4% CMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr -90.9%/yr -14.0%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.7% 103.6% 76.1% CMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 37/100 45/100 CMC

Percentile Scorecard

CMCGWAVPLG

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

AxisCMCGWAVPLG
Valuation 75 #42 of 163 40 #98 of 163 70 #50 of 163
Growth 54 #69 of 148 65 #52 of 148 16 #125 of 148
Profitability 48 #64 of 123 31 #85 of 123 43 #71 of 123
Financial Health 17 #136 of 164 12 #144 of 164 91 #16 of 164
Shareholder Returns 74 #29 of 108 – 8 #100 of 108
Overall 54 37 45
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GWAV ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PLG 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

PeriodCMCGWAVPLGSPY
1 month +5.8%-21.0%-16.3% +0.7%
3 months -4.0%-39.5%-18.2% +3.7%
6 months -4.7%-47.5%-38.6% +7.1%
Year to date -5.1%-62.6%-54.2% +12.8%
1 year +7.7%-72.3%-52.4% +11.9%
3 years +54.7%-100.0%-0.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +15.7%-94.1%-0.3% +22.8%
5 years +104.2%-100.0%-53.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.4%-90.9%-14.0% +10.9%
10 years +324.4%-100.0%-93.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +15.6%-76.7%-24.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMCGWAVPLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.7%103.6%76.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%107.3%81.6% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.360.943.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.21-0.70-0.69 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.1%-100.0%-69.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.0%-75.5%-69.0% -1.2%
52-week high $83.21$8.00$3.48 $779.14
52-week low $56.52$1.96$1.06 $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.

MultipleCMCGWAVPLG
P/E now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 13.2x -0.1xmedian 13.2x -22.5xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 3.1x 0.0xmedian 3.1x 2.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 7.2x -2.4xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 15.2x -0.5xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.63median 0.30 0.00median 0.30 0.45median 0.30

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 monthsCMCGWAVPLG
Revenue $9.39B $60.56M $50.98M
Gross profit $1.75B $19.15M –
Operating income -$6.93B -$15.21M –
Net income $655.85M -$16.76M -$5.06M
Free cash flow $479.12M -$3.45M –
EPS (diluted) $5.86 $-20.20 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents – $654.99K $44.68M
Total debt $3.41B $33.77M –
Shares (diluted) 111.86M 829.63K 105.44M
Enterprise value $6.47B -$2.88M $26.69M

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
MetricCMCGWAVPLG
P/E 11.1x -0.1x -22.5x
P/FCF 15.1x -0.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x -0.8x –
P/S 0.8x 0.0x 2.4x
P/B 1.5x 0.1x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 0.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x -2.4x –
EV/EBIT -1.4x -0.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 0.2x 1.5x
EV/FCF 20.6x -3.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 9.3x -5.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.63 0.00 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCGWAVPLG
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% 71.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 23.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.6% 46.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 16.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 51.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.7% -3.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 674.7% 48.8% 3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 8.7% -53.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 690.1% 69.1% 6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -64.7% -50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% 65.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 0.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.4% 79.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.4% 19.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCGWAVPLG
Gross margin 18.6% 31.6% –
EBITDA margin -69.6% -8.1% –
Operating margin -73.8% -25.1% –
Pretax margin 7.6% -27.7% –
Net margin 7.0% -27.7% -9.9%
FCF margin 5.1% -5.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% -3.5% –
Return on equity 14.2% -73.5% -5.2%
Return on assets 6.5% -31.4% -4.4%
Return on invested capital -79.6% – –
Return on capital employed -82.5% -64.6% –
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 0.1x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCGWAVPLG
Debt / assets 33.2% 20.6% –
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -2.1x –
Debt / FCF 7.1x -3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 59.8% 27.3%
Equity / assets 45.8% 40.2% 72.7%
Interest coverage -48.4x -10.0x –
Current ratio 2.3x 0.2x 58.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.1x 58.3x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.0x 58.0x
Altman Z-score 0.42 -14.25 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCGWAVPLG
Dividend yield 1.5% – –
Net buyback yield 1.4% – -38.2%
Shareholder yield 2.9% – -38.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 12.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 17.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.5% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – –

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.

ConsensusCMCGWAVPLG
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2027 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.49FY2027 – $-0.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.59BFY2027 – $0.00FY2023
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2027 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCGWAVPLG
Held by institutions 93.1% 1.8% 15.8%
Institutions holding 521 7 66
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -52.2% -2.0%
Institutions buying 263 2 31
Institutions selling 175 1 21
Buyers to sellers 1.50 2.00 1.48

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.

CMCGWAVPLG
CMC 1.00 0.01 0.34
GWAV 0.01 1.00 0.10
PLG 0.34 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMC, GWAV and PLG?

Commercial Metals (CMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.25B, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) $1.63M, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) $121.58M.

Which company is growing faster?

Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) +71.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest net margin (Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -27.7%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Metals (CMC) returned the most: Commercial Metals (CMC) +7.7%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -72.3%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -52.4%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (Commercial Metals (CMC) +15.4%/yr, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -90.9%/yr, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Commercial Metals (CMC) 1.46%. Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) and Platinum Group Metals (PLG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commercial Metals (CMC) has been the steadiest (Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.7%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 103.6%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 76.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMC, GWAV and PLG?

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 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.