GGB vs CMC vs TX Stock Comparison

Gerdau, Commercial Metals and Ternium Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$5.09 +4.1% 1M +50.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$62.76 -3.0% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.91B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
4 wins
TX Ternium S.A.
$56.01 0.0% 1M +54.5% 1Y
Market cap
$10.58B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ternium leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ternium 6, Commercial Metals 4, Gerdau 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGBCMCTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.55B $6.91B $10.58B TX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.0x 10.5x 15.1x CMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.9x 9.3x 9.0x GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.3% +20.5% -1.4% CMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.7% 7.0% 4.4% CMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% -79.6% 6.0% TX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.4x -1.0x TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.6% +3.1% +54.5% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +6.5%/yr +14.8%/yr +4.8%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 35.6% 32.2% TX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 56/100 64/100 TX

Percentile Scorecard

GGBCMCTX

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

AxisGGBCMCTX
Valuation 96 #8 of 162 78 #37 of 162 99 #3 of 162
Growth 17 #122 of 147 57 #64 of 147 34 #97 of 147
Profitability 53 #58 of 122 51 #60 of 122 57 #53 of 122
Financial Health 53 #79 of 166 18 #137 of 166 44 #94 of 166
Shareholder Returns 92 #10 of 107 76 #26 of 107 89 #13 of 107
Overall 62 56 64
  • GGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGGBCMCTXSPY
1 month +4.1%-3.0%0.0% -1.0%
3 months +6.0%-9.0%+18.4% +2.9%
6 months +18.1%-9.3%+29.3% +6.4%
Year to date +37.9%-9.3%+46.7% +11.4%
1 year +50.6%+3.1%+54.5% +13.1%
3 years +41.7%+55.8%+49.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +12.3%+15.9%+14.2% +21.5%
5 years +37.0%+99.2%+26.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +6.5%+14.8%+4.8% +10.9%
10 years +92.0%+282.7%+149.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.7%+14.4%+9.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGGBCMCTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%35.6%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%35.3%30.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.241.351.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.390.091.69 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-38.1%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-24.6%-6.1% -2.5%
52-week high $5.24$83.21$59.66 $779.14
52-week low $3.26$56.52$35.26 $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.

MultipleGGBCMCTX
P/E now vs peer median 23.5xmedian 12.7x 10.6xmedian 12.7x 15.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 6.9x -1.5xmedian 6.9x 4.6xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 40.6xmedian 15.1x 14.5xmedian 15.1x 3.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -2.90median 0.27 -1.55median 0.27 —median 0.27

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 monthsGGBCMCTX
Revenue $11.69B $9.39B $16.00B
Gross profit $1.73B $1.75B $2.84B
Operating income $1.34B -$6.93B $1.19B
Net income $546.67M $655.85M $738.00M
Free cash flow $251.31M $479.12M $3.08B
EPS (diluted) $0.34 $5.86 –
Cash & equivalents $994.88M – $9.87B
Total debt $2.94B $3.41B $29.07B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 111.86M –
Enterprise value $4.23B $6.14B -$20.55B

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
MetricGGBCMCTX
P/E 23.5x 10.6x 15.7x
P/FCF 40.6x 14.5x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 6.0x 6.5x 7.3x
P/S 0.9x 0.7x 0.7x
P/B 1.0x 1.5x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.7x -1.5x 4.6x
EV/EBIT 7.1x -1.4x 7.7x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 1.0x 0.6x
EV/FCF 37.7x 19.9x 3.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 9.0x 6.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.90 -1.55 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGBCMCTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.3% 20.5% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -11.4% 2.2% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% 43.6% 30.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -15.0% -1.1% -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 19.6% -7.1% 117.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -38.6% -5.7% -13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -34.1% 674.7% -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.5% -8.6% -21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -19.6% 690.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.1% -6.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.2% 48.1% -24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.7% -7.6% -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.2% 53.4% -18.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.1% -13.4% -4.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGBCMCTX
Gross margin 14.8% 18.6% 17.7%
EBITDA margin 17.2% -69.6% 12.3%
Operating margin 11.5% -73.8% 7.5%
Pretax margin 0.1% 7.6% 6.8%
Net margin 3.7% 7.0% 4.4%
FCF margin 2.1% 5.1% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 14.6% 11.3% 9.6%
Return on equity 2.4% 14.2% 6.0%
Return on assets 1.6% 6.5% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 0.0% -79.6% 6.0%
Return on capital employed 9.8% -82.5% 5.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.9x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.6x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGBCMCTX
Debt / assets 2.5% 33.2% 31.8%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -0.4x -1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 7.1x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 34.7% 54.2% 49.9%
Equity / assets 65.3% 45.8% 50.1%
Interest coverage 3.5x -48.4x 5.9x
Current ratio 2.9x 2.3x 2.6x
Quick ratio 1.1x 1.4x 6.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.5x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 2.80 0.38 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGBCMCTX
Dividend yield 2.9% 1.2% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 2.9% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 5.9% 2.7% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 17.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –

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.

ConsensusGGBCMCTX
Forward P/E 8.9xFY2026 9.3xFY2027 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.57FY2026 $6.76FY2027 $6.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +338.5%FY2026 -0.9%FY2027 +183.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% +2.8% +30.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.33BFY2026 $9.55BFY2027 $18.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.7%FY2026 +1.7%FY2027 +18.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% +3.7% +4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGBCMCTX
Held by institutions 18.0% 93.1% 14.2%
Institutions holding 211 520 163
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% +0.2% +17.2%
Institutions buying 119 262 107
Institutions selling 52 175 35
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.50 3.06

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.

GGBCMCTX
GGB 1.00 0.52 0.59
CMC 0.52 1.00 0.58
TX 0.59 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGB, CMC and TX?

Ternium (TX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gerdau (GGB) $9.55B, Commercial Metals (CMC) $6.91B, Ternium (TX) $10.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGB, CMC and TX?

Commercial Metals (CMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gerdau (GGB) 22.0x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.5x, Ternium (TX) 15.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gerdau (GGB) is cheapest (Gerdau (GGB) 8.9x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.3x, Ternium (TX) 9.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Metals (CMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gerdau (GGB) +7.3%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%, Ternium (TX) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest net margin (Gerdau (GGB) 3.7%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%, Ternium (TX) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Ternium (TX) leads (Gerdau (GGB) 0.0%, Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%, Ternium (TX) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: Gerdau (GGB) +50.6%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +3.1%, Ternium (TX) +54.5%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (Gerdau (GGB) +6.5%/yr, Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr, Ternium (TX) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gerdau (GGB) 0.00%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 0.01%, Ternium (TX) 0.00%. Gerdau (GGB) and Ternium (TX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ternium (TX) has been the steadiest (Gerdau (GGB) 36.3%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%, Ternium (TX) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGB, CMC and TX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ternium (TX) leads on 6. 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.