CMC vs KNF vs TTAM Stock Comparison

Commercial Metals, Knife River and Titan America Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$63.63 -3.2% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.02B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
1.19%
Steel Basic Materials
8 wins
KNF Knife River Corp
$54.83 +0.4% 1M -12.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.11B
P/E
22.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.31B
Div. yield
–
Aggregates Basic Materials
TTAM Titan America SA
$13.69 -1.2% 1M -11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.52B
P/E
14.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.70B
Div. yield
1.17%
Cement Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Commercial Metals leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Commercial Metals 8, Titan America 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCKNFTTAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.02B $3.11B $2.52B CMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.8x 22.2x 14.7x CMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.8x 20.5x 13.6x CMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% +12.1% — CMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 4.2% 10.0% TTAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -79.6% 6.5% 15.9% TTAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.1x 1.2x CMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.19% — 1.17% CMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +5.3% -12.1% -11.2% CMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 51.1% 37.0% CMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 23/100 67/100 TTAM

Percentile Scorecard

CMCKNFTTAM

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

AxisCMCKNFTTAM
Valuation 76 #39 of 162 56 #5 of 10 89 #2 of 10
Growth 53 #69 of 147 – –
Profitability 50 #61 of 122 0 #8 of 8 64 #3 of 8
Financial Health 18 #135 of 164 13 #8 of 9 88 #2 of 9
Shareholder Returns 73 #30 of 107 – 29 #6 of 8
Overall 54 23 67
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • KNF ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials
  • TTAM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMCKNFTTAMSPY
1 month -3.2%+0.4%-1.2% -0.2%
3 months -9.7%-30.6%-22.3% +3.9%
6 months -7.7%-37.7%-15.7% +8.2%
Year to date -8.1%-22.1%-16.9% +12.9%
1 year +5.3%-12.1%-11.2% +12.3%
3 years +52.2%+14.2%— +87.4%
3 years, per year +15.0%+4.5%— +23.3%
5 years +99.0%—— +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.8%—— +10.9%
10 years +302.2%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.9%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMCKNFTTAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%51.1%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%51.4%39.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.371.311.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.15-0.24-0.30 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.1%-55.3%-34.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-41.7%-29.1% -1.2%
52-week high $83.21$93.97$19.32 $779.14
52-week low $56.52$47.97$13.08 $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.

MultipleCMCKNFTTAM
P/E now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 13.3x 22.2xmedian 20.3x 14.7xmedian 20.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 7.3x 9.4xmedian 9.5x 7.8xmedian 9.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.7xmedian 14.7x 72.3xmedian 31.6x 6.1xmedian 31.6x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.57median 0.31 14.99median 2.85 —median 2.85

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 monthsCMCKNFTTAM
Revenue $9.39B $3.31B $1.70B
Gross profit $1.75B $589.67M $420.97M
Operating income -$6.93B $275.33M $242.26M
Net income $655.85M $139.89M $217.37M
Free cash flow $479.12M $43.06M $411.59M
EPS (diluted) $5.86 $2.46 $0.93
Cash & equivalents – $102.03M $36.38M
Total debt $3.41B $1.62B $506.76M
Shares (diluted) 111.86M 56.88M 183.46M
Enterprise value $6.24B $2.73B $2.01B

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
MetricCMCKNFTTAM
P/E 10.8x 22.2x 14.7x
P/FCF 14.7x 72.3x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow 6.6x 10.0x 10.3x
P/S 0.7x 0.9x 1.5x
P/B 1.5x 1.9x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.0x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x 9.4x 7.8x
EV/EBIT -1.4x 16.8x 12.2x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 1.4x 1.7x
EV/FCF 20.1x 107.5x 7.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x 14.8x 12.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.57 14.99 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCKNFTTAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% 12.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 8.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.6% 10.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 12.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 6.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.7% 6.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 674.7% -8.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 1.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) 690.1% -8.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 1.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% 28.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% 3.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.4% 181.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.4% -29.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCKNFTTAM
Gross margin 18.6% 17.8% 24.7%
EBITDA margin -69.6% 14.9% 22.4%
Operating margin -73.8% 8.3% 14.2%
Pretax margin 7.6% 5.8% 18.0%
Net margin 7.0% 4.2% 10.0%
FCF margin 5.1% 1.3% 24.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 9.5% 14.4%
Return on equity 14.2% 8.8% 15.9%
Return on assets 6.5% 3.5% 8.3%
Return on invested capital -79.6% 6.5% 15.9%
Return on capital employed -82.5% 7.8% 13.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.8x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCKNFTTAM
Debt / assets 33.2% 38.7% 23.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 1.0x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x 3.1x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 37.6x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 61.6% 49.7%
Equity / assets 45.8% 38.4% 50.3%
Interest coverage -48.4x 3.1x 12.9x
Current ratio 2.3x 2.7x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 1.5x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 0.39 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCKNFTTAM
Dividend yield 1.2% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 1.5% – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% – 1.2%
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.

ConsensusCMCKNFTTAM
Forward P/E 9.8xFY2027 20.5xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.49FY2027 $2.67FY2026 $1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2027 -3.3%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% +10.5% +14.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.59BFY2027 $3.66BFY2026 $1.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2027 +16.2%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +3.1% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCKNFTTAM
Held by institutions 93.1% 96.7% 15.0%
Institutions holding 520 391 109
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +1.0% -5.7%
Institutions buying 262 168 66
Institutions selling 175 137 30
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.23 2.20

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.

CMCKNFTTAM
CMC 1.00 0.35 0.49
KNF 0.35 1.00 0.51
TTAM 0.49 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMC, KNF and TTAM?

Commercial Metals (CMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.02B, Knife River (KNF) $3.11B, Titan America (TTAM) $2.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMC, KNF and TTAM?

Commercial Metals (CMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.8x, Knife River (KNF) 22.2x, Titan America (TTAM) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Commercial Metals (CMC) is cheapest (Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.8x, Knife River (KNF) 20.5x, Titan America (TTAM) 13.6x). 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%, Knife River (KNF) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Titan America (TTAM) has the highest net margin (Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%, Knife River (KNF) 4.2%, Titan America (TTAM) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Titan America (TTAM) leads (Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%, Knife River (KNF) 6.5%, Titan America (TTAM) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Metals (CMC) returned the most: Commercial Metals (CMC) +5.3%, Knife River (KNF) -12.1%, Titan America (TTAM) -11.2%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest dividend yield: Commercial Metals (CMC) 1.19%, Titan America (TTAM) 1.17%. Knife River (KNF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commercial Metals (CMC) has been the steadiest (Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%, Knife River (KNF) 51.1%, Titan America (TTAM) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMC, KNF and TTAM?

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 8. 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.