CMC vs SIM vs ASTL Stock Comparison

Commercial Metals, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V and Algoma Steel Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$62.44 -5.0% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.05B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Commercial Metals leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Commercial Metals 9, Algoma Steel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCSIMASTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.05B $4.29B $536.43M CMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.7x 50.9x -0.5x CMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 18.1x — CMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% — -30.2% CMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% — -72.4% CMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -79.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 0.0x CMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.2% -6.9% +8.0% ASTL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr -0.5%/yr -15.5%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 44.0% 68.6% CMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 — 25/100 CMC

Percentile Scorecard

CMCSIMASTL

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

AxisCMCSIMASTL
Valuation 76 #39 of 162 71 #48 of 162 54 #75 of 162
Growth 55 #67 of 147 – 5 #140 of 147
Profitability 51 #60 of 122 – 22 #96 of 122
Financial Health 18 #136 of 165 80 #34 of 165 19 #134 of 165
Shareholder Returns 73 #30 of 107 – –
Overall 55 – 25
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SIM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ASTL 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

PeriodCMCSIMASTLSPY
1 month -5.0%-10.4%+14.1% -0.8%
3 months -8.3%-2.8%+10.7% +3.5%
6 months -10.2%-15.8%+3.4% +7.0%
Year to date -9.8%-12.8%+18.5% +12.2%
1 year +2.2%-6.9%+8.0% +13.0%
3 years +49.4%-15.9%-30.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +14.3%-5.6%-11.3% +23.1%
5 years +99.2%-2.7%-56.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.8%-0.5%-15.5% +11.0%
10 years +279.6%+145.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +14.3%+9.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMCSIMASTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%44.0%68.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%85.4%70.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.360.292.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.06-0.160.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.1%-40.1%-75.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.0%-24.7%-16.2% -1.8%
52-week high $83.21$34.35$5.80 $779.14
52-week low $56.52$25.82$3.28 $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.

MultipleCMCSIMASTL
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 12.8x 50.9xmedian 12.8x -0.5xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x 0.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x -0.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 15.2x -34.7xmedian 15.2x 10.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x 24.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 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 monthsCMCSIMASTL
Revenue $9.39B – $1.49B
Gross profit $1.75B – -$342.32M
Operating income -$6.93B – -$949.70M
Net income $655.85M – $164.57M
Free cash flow $479.12M – $47.46M
EPS (diluted) $5.86 – $-9.92
Cash & equivalents – $1.59B $44.06M
Total debt $3.41B $67.31M $344.54M
Shares (diluted) 111.86M – 108.70M
Enterprise value $6.27B -$4.68B $365.99M

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
MetricCMCSIMASTL
P/E 10.6x 50.9x -0.5x
P/FCF 14.4x -34.7x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x – 7.4x
P/S 0.7x 2.7x 0.3x
P/B 1.5x 1.3x 24.5x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.4x 24.7x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x – -0.5x
EV/EBIT -1.4x – -0.4x
EV/Revenue 1.0x – 0.3x
EV/FCF 19.9x – 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x – 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCSIMASTL
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% – -30.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.6% – -232.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% – -415.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 674.7% – -33.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.6% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 690.1% – -534.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.8% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% – -78.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.4% – -84.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCSIMASTL
Gross margin 18.6% – -23.0%
EBITDA margin -69.6% – -71.7%
Operating margin -73.8% – -63.7%
Pretax margin 7.6% – -67.8%
Net margin 7.0% – -72.4%
FCF margin 5.1% – 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% – 4.6%
Return on equity 14.2% – -587.5%
Return on assets 6.5% – -62.4%
Return on invested capital -79.6% – –
Return on capital employed -82.5% – -93.2%
Asset turnover 0.9x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x – 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCSIMASTL
Debt / assets 33.2% 1.7% 3.6%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.0x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 7.1x – 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 16.9% 98.6%
Equity / assets 45.8% 83.1% 1.4%
Interest coverage -48.4x – –
Current ratio 2.3x 5.3x 2.5x
Quick ratio 1.4x 4.0x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.5x 3.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 0.38 – -2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCSIMASTL
Dividend yield 1.2% – –
Net buyback yield 1.5% – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 0.0% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusCMCSIMASTL
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2027 18.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.49FY2027 $1.43FY2026 $-2.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -4.8%FY2027 +181.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +10.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.59BFY2027 – $764.10MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.1%FY2027 – -49.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% – +71.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCSIMASTL
Held by institutions 93.1% 0.1% 66.4%
Institutions holding 520 12 95
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% -0.3% +0.2%
Institutions buying 262 1 41
Institutions selling 175 3 36
Buyers to sellers 1.50 0.33 1.14

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.

CMCSIMASTL
CMC 1.00 0.12 0.41
SIM 0.12 1.00 0.01
ASTL 0.41 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMC, SIM and ASTL?

Commercial Metals (CMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.05B, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $4.29B, Algoma Steel (ASTL) $536.43M.

Which stock is cheaper, CMC, SIM and ASTL?

Commercial Metals (CMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.7x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 50.9x, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -0.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Commercial Metals (CMC) is cheapest (Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.6x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 18.1x). 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%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -30.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest net margin (Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -72.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Algoma Steel (ASTL) returned the most: Commercial Metals (CMC) +2.2%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) +8.0%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -0.5%/yr, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -15.5%/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%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 0.00%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) 0.00%. GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) and Algoma Steel (ASTL) 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%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 44.0%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) 68.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMC, SIM and ASTL?

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 9. 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.