CMT vs TS vs AZZ Stock Comparison

Core Molding Technologies, Tenaris and Azz Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TS Tenaris Sa
$60.32 +8.7% 1M +62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$63.70B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
9 wins
AZZ Azz Inc
$137.17 +0.1% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$4.09B
P/E
24.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 9, Azz 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMTTSAZZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $191.06M $63.70B $4.09B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 33.3x 24.4x AZZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.6x 15.2x 18.6x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.9% +2.3% +9.5% AZZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 15.9% 9.6% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 12.7% 11.4% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.1x 1.2x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.9% +62.5% +38.9% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr +21.7%/yr +20.9%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 29.0% 32.1% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 58/100 57/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

CMTTSAZZ

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

AxisCMTTSAZZ
Valuation 82 #38 of 203 40 #122 of 203 73 #55 of 203
Growth 7 #175 of 188 17 #156 of 188 62 #72 of 188
Profitability 35 #119 of 183 82 #34 of 183 72 #52 of 183
Financial Health 69 #68 of 217 99 #4 of 217 56 #97 of 217
Shareholder Returns 70 #46 of 153 53 #72 of 153 24 #117 of 153
Overall 53 58 57
  • CMT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AZZ ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMTTSAZZSPY
1 month -1.4%+8.7%+0.1% -0.2%
3 months -5.8%+8.4%-6.3% +3.9%
6 months -18.7%-4.5%-3.1% +8.2%
Year to date +13.9%+56.9%+28.0% +12.9%
1 year +25.9%+62.5%+38.9% +12.3%
3 years -11.4%+92.0%+195.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.9%+24.3%+43.5% +23.3%
5 years +97.3%+167.0%+158.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.6%+21.7%+20.9% +10.9%
10 years +29.2%+109.1%+158.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.6%+7.7%+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMTTSAZZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%29.0%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.6%29.4%30.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.590.331.18 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.622.161.21 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.0%-33.7%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-5.8%-14.4% -1.2%
52-week high $28.35$64.02$160.17 $779.14
52-week low $17.56$37.11$97.64 $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.

MultipleCMTTSAZZ
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 25.2x 33.3xmedian 25.2x 24.6xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 14.0x 19.6xmedian 14.0x 12.0xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.5xmedian 21.7x 23.2xmedian 21.7x 19.1xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x 2.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.93median 1.32 —median 1.32 0.28median 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 monthsCMTTSAZZ
Revenue $254.42M $12.04B $1.75B
Gross profit $46.19M $4.08B $423.83M
Operating income $9.22M $2.23B $287.42M
Net income $7.35M $1.97B $167.46M
Free cash flow -$8.30M $2.78B $214.45M
EPS (diluted) $0.84 – $5.56
Cash & equivalents $12.13M $9.02B $1.95M
Total debt – $1.27B $468.47M
Shares (diluted) 8.71M – 30.12M
Enterprise value $74.96M $34.74B $4.08B

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
MetricCMTTSAZZ
P/E 26.7x 33.3x 24.6x
P/FCF -23.5x 23.2x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 28.9x 14.0x
P/S 0.8x 5.4x 2.4x
P/B 1.2x 3.8x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.8x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 19.6x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 19.9x 25.1x 15.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 4.6x 2.6x
EV/FCF -22.1x 20.1x 21.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 25.0x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.93 – 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMTTSAZZ
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.9% 2.3% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.9% -6.7% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.4% 2.7% 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -13.9% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.4% 0.0% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.0% -20.6% 11.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -21.5% -3.3% -46.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% -18.8% 99.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.3% – -46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – 87.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% -11.7% -42.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% -9.6% 20.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.4% -13.2% -47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.3% -7.8% 35.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMTTSAZZ
Gross margin 18.2% 33.9% 24.3%
EBITDA margin 8.4% 23.7% 21.8%
Operating margin 3.6% 18.5% 16.5%
Pretax margin 3.7% 20.5% 12.9%
Net margin 2.9% 15.9% 9.6%
FCF margin -3.3% 23.1% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% 18.6% 16.7%
Return on equity 4.6% 11.4% 12.0%
Return on assets 3.1% 9.7% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 12.7% 11.4%
Return on capital employed 4.9% 11.0% 14.1%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x 1.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMTTSAZZ
Debt / assets – 1.5% 20.0%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.1x 1.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.1x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 29.2% 15.2% 39.5%
Equity / assets 70.8% 84.8% 60.5%
Interest coverage 56.6x 45.4x 6.3x
Current ratio 2.0x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 1.0x 70.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 58.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 4.19 – 4.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMTTSAZZ
Dividend yield – 3.0% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.6% -1.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 1.4% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusCMTTSAZZ
Forward P/E 48.6xFY2026 15.2xFY2026 18.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.47FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $7.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -69.1%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +314.9% +1.5% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $283.16MFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 $1.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% -6.1% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMTTSAZZ
Held by institutions 75.1% 3.6% 94.6%
Institutions holding 92 283 364
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -2.4% +1.1%
Institutions buying 44 154 196
Institutions selling 26 78 119
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.97 1.65

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.

CMTTSAZZ
CMT 1.00 0.09 0.17
TS 0.09 1.00 0.20
AZZ 0.17 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMT, TS and AZZ?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) $191.06M, Tenaris (TS) $63.70B, Azz (AZZ) $4.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMT, TS and AZZ?

Azz (AZZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 26.0x, Tenaris (TS) 33.3x, Azz (AZZ) 24.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 48.6x, Tenaris (TS) 15.2x, Azz (AZZ) 18.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Azz (AZZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) -7.9%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Azz (AZZ) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 2.9%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Azz (AZZ) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 4.2%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Azz (AZZ) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +25.9%, Tenaris (TS) +62.5%, Azz (AZZ) +38.9%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +14.6%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.7%/yr, Azz (AZZ) +20.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 42.1%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%, Azz (AZZ) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.