CSTM vs LUD vs IIIN Stock Comparison

Constellium Se, Luda Technology and Insteel Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSTM Constellium Se
$24.00 -2.4% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.09B
P/E
5.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.05B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins
IIIN Insteel Industries Inc
$28.99 -0.4% 1M -6.9% 1Y
Market cap
$552.69M
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$739.51M
Div. yield
0.04%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Constellium Se leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Constellium Se 8, Insteel Industries 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSTMLUDIIINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.09B $80.63M $552.69M CSTM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.4x 155.8x 18.7x CSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.7x — 14.1x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% — +14.2% CSTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% — 4.0% CSTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +47.5% -55.4% -6.9% CSTM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.5%/yr — -6.6%/yr CSTM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 144.1% 41.5% IIIN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 — 57/100 CSTM

Percentile Scorecard

CSTMLUDIIIN

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

AxisCSTMLUDIIIN
Valuation 98 #5 of 203 20 #163 of 203 90 #22 of 203
Growth 100 #1 of 188 – 33 #127 of 188
Profitability 67 #61 of 183 – 46 #99 of 183
Financial Health 21 #172 of 216 39 #133 of 216 87 #29 of 216
Shareholder Returns 91 #14 of 152 – 29 #108 of 152
Overall 75 – 57
  • CSTM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LUD ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • IIIN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCSTMLUDIIINSPY
1 month -2.4%-1.3%-0.4% +0.7%
3 months -16.0%-5.3%-5.3% +3.7%
6 months -23.3%-37.1%+10.7% +7.1%
Year to date +27.3%-39.3%-8.5% +12.8%
1 year +47.5%-55.4%-6.9% +11.9%
3 years +50.7%—+6.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.6%—+2.0% +22.8%
5 years +30.4%—-28.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +5.5%—-6.6% +10.9%
10 years +357.1%—+10.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.4%—+1.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCSTMLUDIIINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%144.1%41.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.7%142.0%51.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.941.210.97 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.06-0.38-0.17 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.3%-83.8%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -33.6%-67.1%-23.9% -1.2%
52-week high $36.15$11.85$38.11 $779.14
52-week low $14.75$3.20$24.48 $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.

MultipleCSTMLUDIIIN
P/E now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 25.8x 155.8xmedian 25.8x 19.1xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x 9.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 22.2x -40.8xmedian 22.2x 22.6xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.2x 4.0xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.45 —median 1.45 -6.43median 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 monthsCSTMLUDIIIN
Revenue $10.05B – $739.51M
Gross profit $1.61B – $75.68M
Operating income $1.20B – $37.57M
Net income $576.00M – $29.55M
Free cash flow $319.00M – $24.84M
R&D $53.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $4.13 – $1.51
Cash & equivalents $158.00M $4.77M $37.48M
Total debt $1.82B $49.69M –
Shares (diluted) 138.99M 22.24M 19.52M
Enterprise value $2.50B $34.98M $461.58M

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
MetricCSTMLUDIIIN
P/E 5.6x 155.8x 19.1x
P/FCF 10.1x -40.8x 22.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x – 15.3x
P/S 0.3x 2.6x 0.8x
P/B 2.4x 4.0x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 4.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 3.2x – 9.5x
EV/EBIT 4.1x – 13.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 0.7x
EV/FCF 15.3x – 21.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 7.7x – 14.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – -6.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSTMLUDIIIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% – 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 54.0% – -19.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 82.1% – -27.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 400.9% – -28.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 413.6% – -27.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -3.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 92.2% – 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -36.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 897.5% – 31.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -39.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSTMLUDIIIN
Gross margin 16.1% – 10.2%
EBITDA margin 15.3% – 7.5%
Operating margin 11.9% – 5.1%
Pretax margin 8.1% – 5.2%
Net margin 5.7% – 4.0%
FCF margin 3.2% – 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 6.3% – 5.0%
Return on equity 44.4% – 7.9%
Return on assets 9.7% – 6.2%
Return on invested capital 26.9% – –
Return on capital employed 31.0% – 9.4%
Asset turnover 1.7x – 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSTMLUDIIIN
Debt / assets 31.0% 25.8% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.1x – –
Debt / FCF 5.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 77.1% 54.8% 21.0%
Equity / assets 22.9% 45.2% 79.0%
Interest coverage 11.0x – 596.3x
Current ratio 1.5x 1.6x 3.7x
Quick ratio 0.6x 1.0x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.22 – 6.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSTMLUDIIIN
Dividend yield – – 3.9%
Net buyback yield 3.7% – 0.6%
Shareholder yield 3.7% – 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 73.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 87.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -19.2%

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.

ConsensusCSTMLUDIIIN
Forward P/E 5.7xFY2026 – 14.1xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.18FY2026 – $2.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +237.1%FY2026 – +35.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after -32.3% – +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.71BFY2026 – $759.46MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +26.8%FY2026 – +2.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% – +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSTMLUDIIIN
Held by institutions 88.6% – 82.1%
Institutions holding 385 – 187
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.5% – +0.9%
Institutions buying 255 – 122
Institutions selling 108 – 48
Buyers to sellers 2.36 – 2.54

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.

CSTMLUDIIIN
CSTM 1.00 0.09 0.32
LUD 0.09 1.00 0.14
IIIN 0.32 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSTM, LUD and IIIN?

Constellium Se (CSTM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Constellium Se (CSTM) $3.09B, Luda Technology (LUD) $80.63M, Insteel Industries (IIIN) $552.69M.

Which stock is cheaper, CSTM, LUD and IIIN?

Constellium Se (CSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.4x, Luda Technology (LUD) 155.8x, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7x, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 14.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Constellium Se (CSTM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Constellium Se (CSTM) +26.1%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellium Se (CSTM) has the highest net margin (Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 4.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Constellium Se (CSTM) returned the most: Constellium Se (CSTM) +47.5%, Luda Technology (LUD) -55.4%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) -6.9%. Over five years, Constellium Se (CSTM) compounded fastest (Constellium Se (CSTM) +5.5%/yr, Insteel Industries (IIIN) -6.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Constellium Se (CSTM) 0.00%, Luda Technology (LUD) 0.00%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 0.04%. Constellium Se (CSTM) and Luda Technology (LUD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Insteel Industries (IIIN) has been the steadiest (Constellium Se (CSTM) 44.7%, Luda Technology (LUD) 144.1%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 41.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSTM, LUD and IIIN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads on 8. 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.