CMT vs WS vs TS Stock Comparison

Core Molding Technologies, Worthington Steel and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WS Worthington Steel, Inc.
$42.74 +18.0% 1M +36.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.19B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
1.50%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 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
9 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 9, Worthington Steel 2, Core Molding Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMTWSTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $195.50M $2.19B $64.66B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.7x -55.8x 33.3x CMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 48.6x 11.2x 15.2x WS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -7.9% +69.1% +2.3% WS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% -0.7% 15.9% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.2% 0.2% 12.7% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 19.9x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 1.50% 2.95% TS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.9% +36.0% +62.5% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr — +21.7%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 42.1% 47.2% 29.0% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 33/100 58/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

CMTWSTS

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

AxisCMTWSTS
Valuation 82 #38 of 203 59 #83 of 203 40 #122 of 203
Growth 7 #175 of 188 32 #128 of 188 17 #156 of 188
Profitability 35 #119 of 183 29 #130 of 183 82 #34 of 183
Financial Health 69 #68 of 217 10 #196 of 217 99 #4 of 217
Shareholder Returns 70 #46 of 153 34 #101 of 153 53 #72 of 153
Overall 53 33 58
  • CMT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WS 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

PeriodCMTWSTSSPY
1 month -1.4%+18.0%+8.7% -0.2%
3 months -5.8%+12.1%+8.4% +3.9%
6 months -18.7%+13.5%-4.5% +8.2%
Year to date +13.9%+23.5%+56.9% +12.9%
1 year +25.9%+36.0%+62.5% +12.3%
3 years -11.4%—+92.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.9%—+24.3% +23.3%
5 years +97.3%—+167.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.6%—+21.7% +10.9%
10 years +29.2%—+109.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.6%—+7.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCMTWSTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 42.1%47.2%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.6%49.8%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.591.640.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.762.16 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -56.0%-51.5%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-12.2%-5.8% -1.2%
52-week high $28.35$48.69$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $17.56$28.10$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.

MultipleCMTWSTS
P/E now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 25.2x -55.8xmedian 25.2x 33.3xmedian 25.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 14.0x 42.2xmedian 14.0x 19.6xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -23.5xmedian 21.7x 46.9xmedian 21.7x 23.2xmedian 21.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 2.3x 3.8xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.93median 1.32 1.72median 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 monthsCMTWSTS
Revenue $254.42M $5.30B $12.04B
Gross profit $46.19M $549.30M $4.08B
Operating income $9.22M $6.30M $2.23B
Net income $7.35M -$56.50M $1.97B
Free cash flow -$8.30M $46.70M $2.78B
EPS (diluted) $0.84 $-0.77 –
Cash & equivalents $12.13M $248.20M $9.02B
Total debt – $2.20B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 8.71M 50.00M –
Enterprise value $79.40M $2.28B $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
MetricCMTWSTS
P/E 26.7x -55.8x 33.3x
P/FCF -23.5x 46.9x 23.2x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 10.9x 28.9x
P/S 0.8x 0.4x 5.4x
P/B 1.2x 1.3x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x 42.2x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 19.9x 656.7x 25.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF -22.1x 88.6x 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x 20.5x 25.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.93 1.72 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMTWSTS
Revenue growth (1Y) -7.9% 69.1% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -12.9% 15.5% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -4.4% 36.2% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -9.9% 13.4% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -26.4% -95.9% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -29.0% -65.2% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -21.5% -144.9% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.3% -34.5% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.3% -132.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -28.5% -32.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -30.0% 18.9% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -21.9% -10.4% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -165.4% 50.2% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -33.3% -41.1% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMTWSTS
Gross margin 18.2% 10.4% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 8.4% 1.8% 23.7%
Operating margin 3.6% 0.1% 18.5%
Pretax margin 3.7% -0.2% 20.5%
Net margin 2.9% -0.7% 15.9%
FCF margin -3.3% 0.9% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 6.5% 3.8% 18.6%
Return on equity 4.6% -4.0% 11.4%
Return on assets 3.1% -1.4% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 4.2% 0.2% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 4.9% 0.3% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.3x -3.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMTWSTS
Debt / assets – 36.5% 1.5%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 19.9x -3.1x
Debt / FCF – 47.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 29.2% 72.8% 15.2%
Equity / assets 70.8% 27.2% 84.8%
Interest coverage 56.6x 0.5x 45.4x
Current ratio 2.0x 1.8x –
Quick ratio 1.0x 0.8x 70.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 0.1x 58.2x
Altman Z-score 4.19 1.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMTWSTS
Dividend yield – 1.5% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.6% – -1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 1.5% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -57.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 70.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% –
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.

ConsensusCMTWSTS
Forward P/E 48.6xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 15.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.47FY2026 $3.82FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -69.1%FY2026 +71.3%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +314.9% +30.4% +1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $283.16MFY2026 $10.90BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.4%FY2026 +217.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.1% +2.4% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMTWSTS
Held by institutions 75.1% 56.3% 3.6%
Institutions holding 92 238 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +1.2% -2.4%
Institutions buying 44 112 154
Institutions selling 26 68 78
Buyers to sellers 1.69 1.65 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.

CMTWSTS
CMT 1.00 0.17 0.09
WS 0.17 1.00 0.21
TS 0.09 0.21 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CMT, WS and TS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) $195.50M, Worthington Steel (WS) $2.19B, Tenaris (TS) $64.66B.

Which stock is cheaper, CMT, WS and TS?

Core Molding Technologies (CMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 26.7x, Worthington Steel (WS) -55.8x, Tenaris (TS) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Worthington Steel (WS) is cheapest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 48.6x, Worthington Steel (WS) 11.2x, 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?

Worthington Steel (WS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) -7.9%, Worthington Steel (WS) +69.1%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 2.9%, Worthington Steel (WS) -0.7%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 4.2%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.2%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +25.9%, Worthington Steel (WS) +36.0%, Tenaris (TS) +62.5%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +14.6%/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%, Worthington Steel (WS) 1.50%, 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%, Worthington Steel (WS) 47.2%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CMT, WS 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 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.