CMC vs TX vs GGB Stock Comparison

Commercial Metals, Ternium and Gerdau Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$62.76 -3.0% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.91B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
4 wins
TX Ternium S.A.
$56.01 0.0% 1M +54.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.58B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$5.09 +4.1% 1M +50.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ternium leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ternium 6, Commercial Metals 4, Gerdau 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMCTXGGBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.91B $10.58B $9.55B TX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.5x 15.1x 22.0x CMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.3x 9.0x 8.9x GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.5% -1.4% +7.3% CMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 4.4% 3.7% CMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -79.6% 6.0% 0.0% TX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x -0.4x TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.1% +54.5% +50.6% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.8%/yr +4.8%/yr +6.5%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 32.2% 36.3% TX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 64/100 62/100 TX

Percentile Scorecard

CMCTXGGB

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

AxisCMCTXGGB
Valuation 78 #37 of 162 99 #3 of 162 96 #8 of 162
Growth 57 #64 of 147 34 #97 of 147 17 #122 of 147
Profitability 51 #60 of 122 57 #53 of 122 53 #58 of 122
Financial Health 18 #137 of 166 44 #94 of 166 53 #79 of 166
Shareholder Returns 76 #26 of 107 89 #13 of 107 92 #10 of 107
Overall 56 64 62
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GGB 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

PeriodCMCTXGGBSPY
1 month -3.0%0.0%+4.1% -1.0%
3 months -9.0%+18.4%+6.0% +2.9%
6 months -9.3%+29.3%+18.1% +6.4%
Year to date -9.3%+46.7%+37.9% +11.4%
1 year +3.1%+54.5%+50.6% +13.1%
3 years +55.8%+49.1%+41.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.9%+14.2%+12.3% +21.5%
5 years +99.2%+26.6%+37.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.8%+4.8%+6.5% +10.9%
10 years +282.7%+149.7%+92.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +14.4%+9.6%+6.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCMCTXGGBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%32.2%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.3%30.9%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.351.051.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.091.691.39 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.1%-50.4%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-6.1%-2.9% -2.5%
52-week high $83.21$59.66$5.24 $779.14
52-week low $56.52$35.26$3.26 $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.

MultipleCMCTXGGB
P/E now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 12.7x 15.7xmedian 12.7x 23.5xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.5xmedian 6.9x 4.6xmedian 6.9x 4.7xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.5xmedian 15.1x 3.6xmedian 15.1x 40.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.55median 0.27 —median 0.27 -2.90median 0.27

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 monthsCMCTXGGB
Revenue $9.39B $16.00B $11.69B
Gross profit $1.75B $2.84B $1.73B
Operating income -$6.93B $1.19B $1.34B
Net income $655.85M $738.00M $546.67M
Free cash flow $479.12M $3.08B $251.31M
EPS (diluted) $5.86 – $0.34
Cash & equivalents – $9.87B $994.88M
Total debt $3.41B $29.07B $2.94B
Shares (diluted) 111.86M – 1.29B
Enterprise value $6.14B -$20.55B $4.23B

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
MetricCMCTXGGB
P/E 10.6x 15.7x 23.5x
P/FCF 14.5x 3.6x 40.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 7.3x 6.0x
P/S 0.7x 0.7x 0.9x
P/B 1.5x 0.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 0.9x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA -1.5x 4.6x 4.7x
EV/EBIT -1.4x 7.7x 7.1x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 0.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 19.9x 3.0x 37.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.0x 6.0x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.55 – -2.90

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMCTXGGB
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.5% -1.4% 7.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.2% 1.8% -11.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 43.6% 30.9% 15.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -1.1% -0.7% -15.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% 117.4% 19.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.7% -13.5% -38.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 674.7% -10.8% -34.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.6% -21.0% -33.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 690.1% – -19.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -6.8% – -8.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.1% -24.2% -8.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.6% -18.4% -4.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 53.4% -18.8% -77.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.4% -4.4% -42.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMCTXGGB
Gross margin 18.6% 17.7% 14.8%
EBITDA margin -69.6% 12.3% 17.2%
Operating margin -73.8% 7.5% 11.5%
Pretax margin 7.6% 6.8% 0.1%
Net margin 7.0% 4.4% 3.7%
FCF margin 5.1% 19.3% 2.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.3% 9.6% 14.6%
Return on equity 14.2% 6.0% 2.4%
Return on assets 6.5% 3.0% 1.6%
Return on invested capital -79.6% 6.0% 0.0%
Return on capital employed -82.5% 5.8% 9.8%
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.7x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 2.1x 3.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMCTXGGB
Debt / assets 33.2% 31.8% 2.5%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 7.1x 2.5x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 49.9% 34.7%
Equity / assets 45.8% 50.1% 65.3%
Interest coverage -48.4x 5.9x 3.5x
Current ratio 2.3x 2.6x 2.9x
Quick ratio 1.4x 6.4x 1.1x
Cash ratio 0.5x 2.6x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 0.38 – 2.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMCTXGGB
Dividend yield 1.2% 3.9% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 1.5% – 2.9%
Shareholder yield 2.7% 3.9% 5.9%
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.

ConsensusCMCTXGGB
Forward P/E 9.3xFY2027 9.0xFY2026 8.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.76FY2027 $6.24FY2026 $0.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -0.9%FY2027 +183.6%FY2026 +338.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% +30.8% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.55BFY2027 $18.44BFY2026 $14.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2027 +18.2%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.7% +4.8% -4.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMCTXGGB
Held by institutions 93.1% 14.2% 18.0%
Institutions holding 520 163 211
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.2% +17.2% +17.1%
Institutions buying 262 107 119
Institutions selling 175 35 52
Buyers to sellers 1.50 3.06 2.29

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.

CMCTXGGB
CMC 1.00 0.58 0.52
TX 0.58 1.00 0.59
GGB 0.52 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMC, TX and GGB?

Ternium (TX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Commercial Metals (CMC) $6.91B, Ternium (TX) $10.58B, Gerdau (GGB) $9.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMC, TX and GGB?

Commercial Metals (CMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.5x, Ternium (TX) 15.1x, Gerdau (GGB) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gerdau (GGB) is cheapest (Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.3x, Ternium (TX) 9.0x, Gerdau (GGB) 8.9x). 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%, Ternium (TX) -1.4%, Gerdau (GGB) +7.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest net margin (Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%, Ternium (TX) 4.4%, Gerdau (GGB) 3.7%). On return on invested capital, Ternium (TX) leads (Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%, Ternium (TX) 6.0%, Gerdau (GGB) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: Commercial Metals (CMC) +3.1%, Ternium (TX) +54.5%, Gerdau (GGB) +50.6%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr, Ternium (TX) +4.8%/yr, Gerdau (GGB) +6.5%/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%, Ternium (TX) 0.00%, Gerdau (GGB) 0.00%. Ternium (TX) and Gerdau (GGB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ternium (TX) has been the steadiest (Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%, Ternium (TX) 32.2%, Gerdau (GGB) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMC, TX and GGB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ternium (TX) 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.