CMT vs TS vs ZJK Stock Comparison

Core Molding Technologies, Tenaris and ZJK Industrial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TS Tenaris Sa
$61.31 +11.4% 1M +61.0% 1Y
Market cap
$63.38B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionCMTTSZJKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $192.21M $63.38B $86.24M TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.2x 33.1x — CMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 47.9x 15.4x — TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.9% +2.3% — TS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 15.9% — TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 12.7% — TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.9% +61.0% -47.9% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr +22.5%/yr — TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.3% 28.9% 95.7% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 54/100 58/100 — TS

Percentile Scorecard

CMTTSZJK

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

AxisCMTTSZJK
Valuation 84 #34 of 203 42 #119 of 203 –
Growth 8 #173 of 188 18 #155 of 188 –
Profitability 35 #119 of 183 81 #35 of 183 –
Financial Health 69 #68 of 216 99 #4 of 216 80 #45 of 216
Shareholder Returns 75 #39 of 152 52 #74 of 152 –
Overall 54 58 –
  • CMT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ZJK ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMTTSZJKSPY
1 month -0.4%+11.4%-27.9% +0.7%
3 months -4.3%+8.1%-11.2% +3.7%
6 months -16.5%-4.1%-44.0% +7.1%
Year to date +12.2%+59.5%-25.0% +12.8%
1 year +22.9%+61.0%-47.9% +11.9%
3 years -13.0%+93.7%— +85.2%
3 years, per year -4.5%+24.7%— +22.8%
5 years +104.5%+175.2%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.4%+22.5%— +10.9%
10 years +30.0%+115.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.7%+8.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMTTSZJKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.3%28.9%95.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.9%29.4%84.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.580.320.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.542.11-0.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.0%-33.7%-91.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.7%-4.2%-57.9% -1.2%
52-week high $28.35$64.02$3.56 $779.14
52-week low $17.56$37.76$1.45 $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.

MultipleCMTTSZJK
P/E now vs peer median 26.3xmedian 25.8x 33.9xmedian 25.8x —median 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 5.5xmedian 1.9x —median 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 14.6x 20.0xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.2xmedian 22.2x 23.6xmedian 22.2x —median 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.92median 1.45 —median 1.45 —median 1.45

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 monthsCMTTSZJK
Revenue $254.42M $12.04B –
Gross profit $46.19M $4.08B –
Operating income $9.22M $2.23B –
Net income $7.35M $1.97B –
Free cash flow -$8.30M $2.78B –
EPS (diluted) $0.84 – –
Cash & equivalents $12.13M $9.02B $21.03M
Total debt – $1.27B $17.03M
Shares (diluted) 8.71M – 62.62M
Enterprise value $76.12M $34.42B $10.60M

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
MetricCMTTSZJK
P/E 26.3x 33.9x –
P/FCF -23.2x 23.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 11.6x 29.3x –
P/S 0.8x 5.5x –
P/B 1.2x 3.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 3.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 8.4x 20.0x –
EV/EBIT 19.6x 25.6x –
EV/Revenue 0.7x 4.7x –
EV/FCF -21.7x 20.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 10.8x 25.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.92 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMTTSZJK
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.9% 2.3% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.9% -6.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.4% 2.7% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.9% -13.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.4% 0.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.0% -20.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -21.5% -3.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% -18.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -22.3% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% -11.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% -9.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.4% -13.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.3% -7.8% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMTTSZJK
Debt / assets – 1.5% 5.3%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.1x –
Debt / FCF – 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 29.2% 15.2% 39.2%
Equity / assets 70.8% 84.8% 60.8%
Interest coverage 56.6x 45.4x –
Current ratio 2.0x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 1.0x 70.8x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.3x 58.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 4.16 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMTTSZJK
Dividend yield – 2.9% –
Net buyback yield 1.7% -1.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.7% 1.4% –
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.

ConsensusCMTTSZJK
Forward P/E 47.9xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.47FY2026 $3.97FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY -69.1%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +314.9% +1.5% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $283.16MFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% -6.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMTTSZJK
Held by institutions 75.1% 3.6% 0.2%
Institutions holding 92 284 11
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -2.4% -17.3%
Institutions buying 44 154 4
Institutions selling 26 79 3
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.95 1.33

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.

CMTTSZJK
CMT 1.00 0.10 -0.08
TS 0.10 1.00 0.01
ZJK -0.08 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMT, TS and ZJK?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) $192.21M, Tenaris (TS) $63.38B, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) $86.24M.

Which stock is cheaper, CMT, TS and ZJK?

Core Molding Technologies (CMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 26.2x, Tenaris (TS) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 47.9x, Tenaris (TS) 15.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +22.9%, Tenaris (TS) +61.0%, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) -47.9%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +15.4%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +22.5%/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) 42.3%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%, ZJK Industrial (ZJK) 95.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.