CSTM vs MLI vs TS Stock Comparison

Constellium Se, Mueller Industries and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CSTM Constellium Se
$23.19 -7.0% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.58B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins
MLI Mueller Industries Inc
$54.11 -10.3% 1M -48.1% 1Y
Market cap
$11.82B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$58.21 +4.4% 1M +58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$62.68B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 5, Constellium Se 4, Mueller Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCSTMMLITSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.17B $11.82B $62.68B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.8x 13.7x 32.8x CSTM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.7x 13.0x 14.7x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +25.9% +20.8% +2.3% CSTM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% 17.3% 15.9% MLI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.6% 22.7% 12.7% CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -1.3x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.9% -48.1% +58.7% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.2%/yr +17.1%/yr +20.4%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 131.8% 29.2% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 85/100 58/100 MLI

Percentile Scorecard

CSTMMLITS

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

AxisCSTMMLITS
Valuation 97 #7 of 203 81 #39 of 203 42 #119 of 203
Growth 98 #5 of 188 66 #64 of 188 17 #156 of 188
Profitability 66 #65 of 187 95 #10 of 187 81 #36 of 187
Financial Health 19 #181 of 222 97 #7 of 222 99 #4 of 222
Shareholder Returns 91 #15 of 153 87 #21 of 153 52 #74 of 153
Overall 74 85 58
  • CSTM 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

PeriodCSTMMLITSSPY
1 month -7.0%-10.3%+4.4% -1.0%
3 months -20.2%-15.4%+1.0% +2.9%
6 months -26.1%-60.2%-8.0% +6.4%
Year to date +23.0%-52.9%+51.4% +11.4%
1 year +38.9%-48.1%+58.7% +13.1%
3 years +42.4%+49.1%+78.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.5%+14.3%+21.4% +21.5%
5 years +28.8%+120.1%+152.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +5.2%+17.1%+20.4% +10.9%
10 years +314.1%+245.8%+100.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.3%+13.2%+7.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureCSTMMLITSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%131.8%29.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.0%164.4%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.910.690.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.87-0.362.01 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.3%-61.6%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -35.9%-61.6%-9.1% -2.5%
52-week high $36.15$140.83$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $14.75$54.11$35.79 $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.

MultipleCSTMMLITS
P/E now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 25.9x 13.6xmedian 25.9x 32.1xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 13.7x 9.2xmedian 13.7x 18.8xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 21.1x 17.1xmedian 21.1x 22.4xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.3x 3.3xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 1.19 1.06median 1.19 —median 1.19

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 monthsCSTMMLITS
Revenue $9.58B $5.00B $12.04B
Gross profit $1.56B $1.36B $4.08B
Operating income $1.14B $1.08B $2.23B
Net income $545.00M $871.57M $1.97B
Free cash flow $218.00M $689.59M $2.78B
R&D $53.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $3.89 $3.92 –
Cash & equivalents $163.00M $1.45B $9.02B
Total debt $1.92B $10.49M $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 140.15M 220.12M –
Enterprise value $2.62B $6.13B $33.72B

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
MetricCSTMMLITS
P/E 5.8x 13.6x 32.1x
P/FCF 14.4x 17.1x 22.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x 15.3x 27.9x
P/S 0.3x 2.4x 5.2x
P/B 2.5x 3.3x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 3.7x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.3x 9.2x 18.8x
EV/EBIT 4.3x 9.6x 24.1x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 2.1x 4.5x
EV/FCF 22.5x 15.0x 19.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.9x 13.4x 24.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 1.06 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCSTMMLITS
Revenue growth (1Y) 25.9% 20.8% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 11.9% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 66.2% 11.7% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 21.4% 9.2% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 101.1% 12.4% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 9.9% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,457% 14.9% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.3% 11.4% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 1,629% 16.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 85.0% 12.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.9% 2.1% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 3.0% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 311.7% 1.9% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCSTMMLITS
Gross margin 16.3% 27.3% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 15.5% 22.5% 23.7%
Operating margin 11.9% 21.5% 18.5%
Pretax margin 8.1% 22.8% 20.5%
Net margin 5.7% 17.3% 15.9%
FCF margin 2.3% 13.8% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 5.8% 15.4% 18.6%
Return on equity 45.7% 24.5% 11.4%
Return on assets 9.1% 20.4% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 25.6% 22.7% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 31.2% 29.7% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.6x 1.2x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCSTMMLITS
Debt / assets 31.7% 0.1% 1.5%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.2x -1.3x -3.1x
Debt / FCF 8.8x 0.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 79.3% 17.6% 15.2%
Equity / assets 20.7% 82.4% 84.8%
Interest coverage 10.5x 3,260x 45.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 4.4x –
Quick ratio 0.6x 3.4x 70.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.3x 58.2x
Altman Z-score 2.94 13.40 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCSTMMLITS
Dividend yield – 1.2% 3.1%
Net buyback yield 3.6% 2.4% -1.6%
Shareholder yield 3.6% 3.6% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusCSTMMLITS
Forward P/E 5.7xFY2026 13.0xFY2026 14.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.08FY2026 $4.16FY2026 $3.96FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +229.0%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026 +8.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -31.9% +7.0% +2.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.93BFY2026 $4.90BFY2026 $13.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.4%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.0% +7.9% -6.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCSTMMLITS
Held by institutions 88.6% 95.3% 3.6%
Institutions holding 384 738 283
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.5% +6.5% -2.4%
Institutions buying 255 419 154
Institutions selling 108 226 78
Buyers to sellers 2.36 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.

CSTMMLITS
CSTM 1.00 0.21 0.32
MLI 0.21 1.00 0.08
TS 0.32 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CSTM, MLI and TS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Constellium Se (CSTM) $3.17B, Mueller Industries (MLI) $11.82B, Tenaris (TS) $62.68B.

Which stock is cheaper, CSTM, MLI and TS?

Constellium Se (CSTM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.8x, Mueller Industries (MLI) 13.7x, Tenaris (TS) 32.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7x, Mueller Industries (MLI) 13.0x, Tenaris (TS) 14.7x). 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) +25.9%, Mueller Industries (MLI) +20.8%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mueller Industries (MLI) has the highest net margin (Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 17.3%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (Constellium Se (CSTM) 25.6%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 22.7%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Constellium Se (CSTM) +38.9%, Mueller Industries (MLI) -48.1%, Tenaris (TS) +58.7%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Constellium Se (CSTM) +5.2%/yr, Mueller Industries (MLI) +17.1%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +20.4%/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%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 0.01%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%. Constellium Se (CSTM) and Tenaris (TS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Constellium Se (CSTM) 44.6%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 131.8%, Tenaris (TS) 29.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CSTM, 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 5. 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.