CMC vs SID vs GWAV Stock Comparison

Commercial Metals, National Steel and Greenwave Technology Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$62.44 -5.0% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.02B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins
SID National Steel Co
$0.90 -18.9% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel 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.

QuestionCMCSIDGWAVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.02B $1.21B $1.83M CMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x -3.7x -0.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% +23.4% +71.8% GWAV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% -1.8% -27.7% CMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -79.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x -2.1x GWAV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.2% -44.8% -71.5% CMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr -27.2%/yr -90.5%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 69.5% 103.3% CMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 45/100 37/100 CMC

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSIDGWAV

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

AxisCMCSIDGWAV
Valuation 76 #39 of 162 63 #61 of 162 40 #98 of 162
Growth 55 #67 of 147 27 #108 of 147 65 #52 of 147
Profitability 51 #60 of 122 43 #70 of 122 31 #85 of 122
Financial Health 18 #136 of 165 76 #41 of 165 13 #144 of 165
Shareholder Returns 73 #30 of 107 18 #88 of 107 –
Overall 55 45 37
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GWAV 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

PeriodCMCSIDGWAVSPY
1 month -5.0%-18.9%-3.8% -0.8%
3 months -8.3%-19.6%-8.4% +3.5%
6 months -10.2%-30.2%-39.0% +7.0%
Year to date -9.8%-43.8%-56.1% +12.2%
1 year +2.2%-44.8%-71.5% +13.0%
3 years +49.4%-59.8%-100.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.3%-26.2%-93.7% +23.1%
5 years +99.2%-79.5%-100.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.8%-27.2%-90.5% +11.0%
10 years +279.6%-73.0%-100.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.3%-12.3%-76.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMCSIDGWAVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%69.5%103.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%78.6%106.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.361.980.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.64-0.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.1%-84.8%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.0%-57.5%-71.3% -1.8%
52-week high $83.21$2.12$8.00 $779.14
52-week low $56.52$0.87$2.29 $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.

MultipleCMCSIDGWAV
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 12.8x -3.6xmedian 12.8x -0.1xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x 0.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 7.0x -0.5xmedian 7.0x -2.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 15.2x 1.1xmedian 15.2x -0.6xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x 0.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.29 0.09median 0.29 0.00median 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 monthsCMCSIDGWAV
Revenue $9.39B $18.30B $60.56M
Gross profit $1.75B $2.18B $19.15M
Operating income -$6.93B $813.51M -$15.21M
Net income $655.85M -$703.42M -$16.76M
Free cash flow $479.12M $1.06B -$3.45M
EPS (diluted) $5.86 $-2.04 $-20.20
Cash & equivalents – $2.63B $654.99K
Total debt $3.41B $28.10B $33.77M
Shares (diluted) 111.86M 161.19M 829.63K
Enterprise value $6.24B -$6.89B -$2.67M

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
MetricCMCSIDGWAV
P/E 10.6x -3.6x -0.1x
P/FCF 14.4x 1.1x -0.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x -1.5x -0.9x
P/S 0.7x 0.1x 0.0x
P/B 1.5x – 0.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x – 0.2x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x -0.5x -2.5x
EV/EBIT -1.4x -1.5x -0.8x
EV/Revenue 1.0x -0.1x 0.2x
EV/FCF 19.9x -1.1x -3.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 1.5x -5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 0.09 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSIDGWAV
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% 23.4% 71.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 18.9% 23.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.6% 9.8% 46.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -20.1% 16.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% -8.9% 51.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.7% -24.9% -3.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 674.7% 13.4% 48.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -11.8% 8.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 690.1% 15.4% 69.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.8% -42.2% -64.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% -200.4% 65.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -65.5% 0.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.4% -56.6% 79.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.4% 14.4% 19.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSIDGWAV
Gross margin 18.6% 11.9% 31.6%
EBITDA margin -69.6% 13.2% -8.1%
Operating margin -73.8% 4.4% -25.1%
Pretax margin 7.6% -3.2% -27.7%
Net margin 7.0% -1.8% -27.7%
FCF margin 5.1% 5.8% -5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% -4.3% -3.5%
Return on equity 14.2% – -73.5%
Return on assets 6.5% -4.5% -31.4%
Return on invested capital -79.6% – –
Return on capital employed -82.5% – -64.6%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.0x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.1x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSIDGWAV
Debt / assets 33.2% 1.9% 20.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x -2.1x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 0.3x -3.1x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% – 59.8%
Equity / assets 45.8% – 40.2%
Interest coverage -48.4x 0.5x -10.0x
Current ratio 2.3x – 0.2x
Quick ratio 1.4x – 0.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 0.38 – -14.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSIDGWAV
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.5% -17.2% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% -17.2% –
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.

ConsensusCMCSIDGWAV
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2027 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.49FY2027 $-0.32FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2027 – –
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.59BFY2027 $8.81BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2027 -1.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% -6.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSIDGWAV
Held by institutions 93.1% 2.1% 1.8%
Institutions holding 520 66 7
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -22.1% -52.2%
Institutions buying 262 27 2
Institutions selling 175 24 1
Buyers to sellers 1.50 1.13 2.00

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.

CMCSIDGWAV
CMC 1.00 0.38 0.02
SID 0.38 1.00 0.06
GWAV 0.02 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMC, SID and GWAV?

Commercial Metals (CMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.02B, National Steel (SID) $1.21B, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) $1.83M.

Which company is growing faster?

Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) +71.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest net margin (Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -27.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Metals (CMC) returned the most: Commercial Metals (CMC) +2.2%, National Steel (SID) -44.8%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -71.5%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.2%/yr, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -90.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Commercial Metals (CMC) 0.01%, National Steel (SID) 0.00%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 0.00%. National Steel (SID) and Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 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%, National Steel (SID) 69.5%, Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 103.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.