CMT vs MLI vs TS Stock Comparison

Core Molding Technologies, Mueller Industries and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MLI Mueller Industries Inc
$54.90 -9.3% 1M -47.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.97B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
1.17%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.32 +8.7% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$64.66B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
2.95%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 6, Mueller Industries 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMTMLITSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $195.50M $11.97B $64.66B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x 13.8x 33.3x MLI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.6x 13.6x 15.2x MLI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.9% +20.8% +2.3% MLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 17.3% 15.9% MLI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 22.7% 12.7% MLI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.3x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.17% 2.95% TS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.9% -47.1% +62.5% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr +15.8%/yr +21.7%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 131.8% 29.0% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 86/100 58/100 MLI

Percentile Scorecard

CMTMLITS

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

AxisCMTMLITS
Valuation 82 #38 of 203 83 #35 of 203 40 #122 of 203
Growth 7 #175 of 188 66 #65 of 188 17 #156 of 188
Profitability 35 #119 of 183 97 #7 of 183 82 #34 of 183
Financial Health 69 #68 of 217 97 #7 of 217 99 #4 of 217
Shareholder Returns 70 #46 of 153 85 #24 of 153 53 #72 of 153
Overall 53 86 58
  • CMT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MLI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMTMLITSSPY
1 month -1.4%-9.3%+8.7% -0.2%
3 months -5.8%-17.4%+8.4% +3.9%
6 months -18.7%-59.5%-4.5% +8.2%
Year to date +13.9%-52.2%+56.9% +12.9%
1 year +25.9%-47.1%+62.5% +12.3%
3 years -11.4%+45.2%+92.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.9%+13.2%+24.3% +23.3%
5 years +97.3%+108.3%+167.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.6%+15.8%+21.7% +10.9%
10 years +29.2%+269.0%+109.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.6%+13.9%+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMTMLITSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%131.8%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.6%165.1%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.700.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.62-0.362.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.0%-61.6%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-61.0%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $28.35$140.83$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $17.56$54.11$37.11 $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.

MultipleCMTMLITS
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 25.2x 13.8xmedian 25.2x 33.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 14.0x 9.3xmedian 14.0x 19.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.5xmedian 21.7x 17.4xmedian 21.7x 23.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 3.4xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.93median 1.32 1.08median 1.32 —median 1.32

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 monthsCMTMLITS
Revenue $254.42M $5.00B $12.04B
Gross profit $46.19M $1.36B $4.08B
Operating income $9.22M $1.08B $2.23B
Net income $7.35M $871.57M $1.97B
Free cash flow -$8.30M $689.59M $2.78B
EPS (diluted) $0.84 $3.92 –
Cash & equivalents $12.13M $1.45B $9.02B
Total debt – $5.24M $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 8.71M 220.12M –
Enterprise value $79.40M $6.31B $35.96B

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
MetricCMTMLITS
P/E 26.7x 13.8x 33.3x
P/FCF -23.5x 17.4x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 15.5x 28.9x
P/S 0.8x 2.4x 5.4x
P/B 1.2x 3.4x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.7x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 9.3x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 19.9x 9.8x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.1x 4.6x
EV/FCF -22.1x 15.2x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 13.6x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.93 1.08 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMTMLITS
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.9% 20.8% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 11.9% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.4% 11.7% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 9.2% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.4% 12.4% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.0% 9.9% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -21.5% 14.9% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% 11.4% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.3% 16.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.5% 12.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 2.1% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% 3.0% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.4% 1.9% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.3% 1.6% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMTMLITS
Gross margin 18.2% 27.3% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 8.4% 22.5% 23.7%
Operating margin 3.6% 21.5% 18.5%
Pretax margin 3.7% 22.8% 20.5%
Net margin 2.9% 17.3% 15.9%
FCF margin -3.3% 13.8% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% 15.4% 18.6%
Return on equity 4.6% 24.5% 11.4%
Return on assets 3.1% 20.4% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 22.7% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 4.9% 29.7% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 0.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMTMLITS
Debt / assets – 0.1% 1.5%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.3x -3.1x
Debt / FCF – 0.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.2% 17.6% 15.2%
Equity / assets 70.8% 82.4% 84.8%
Interest coverage 56.6x 3,260x 45.4x
Current ratio 2.0x 4.4x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 3.4x 70.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 2.3x 58.2x
Altman Z-score 4.19 13.54 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMTMLITS
Dividend yield – 1.2% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.6% 2.3% -1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 3.5% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 16.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 20.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 35.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 30.2% –

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.

ConsensusCMTMLITS
Forward P/E 48.6xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.47FY2026 $4.03FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -69.1%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +314.9% +10.2% +1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $283.16MFY2026 $5.04BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +10.9% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMTMLITS
Held by institutions 75.1% 95.3% 3.6%
Institutions holding 92 738 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +6.5% -2.4%
Institutions buying 44 419 154
Institutions selling 26 226 78
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.85 1.97

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.

CMTMLITS
CMT 1.00 0.05 0.09
MLI 0.05 1.00 0.08
TS 0.09 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMT, MLI and TS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) $195.50M, Mueller Industries (MLI) $11.97B, Tenaris (TS) $64.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMT, MLI and TS?

Mueller Industries (MLI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 26.7x, Mueller Industries (MLI) 13.8x, Tenaris (TS) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mueller Industries (MLI) is cheapest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 48.6x, Mueller Industries (MLI) 13.6x, Tenaris (TS) 15.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mueller Industries (MLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) -7.9%, Mueller Industries (MLI) +20.8%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mueller Industries (MLI) has the highest net margin (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 2.9%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 17.3%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Mueller Industries (MLI) leads (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 4.2%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 22.7%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +25.9%, Mueller Industries (MLI) -47.1%, Tenaris (TS) +62.5%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +14.6%/yr, Mueller Industries (MLI) +15.8%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest dividend yield: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 0.00%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 1.17%, Tenaris (TS) 2.95%. Core Molding Technologies (CMT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 42.1%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 131.8%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMT, MLI and TS?

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