GGB vs MSB vs SID Stock Comparison

Gerdau, Mesabi Trust and National Steel Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GGB Gerdau S.A.
$4.74 -2.1% 1M +40.7% 1Y
Market cap
$9.29B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins
MSB Mesabi Trust
$18.30 -4.2% 1M -48.4% 1Y
Market cap
$243.25M
P/E
37.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.91M
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
1 win
SID National Steel Co
$0.90 -18.9% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.14B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gerdau leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gerdau 7, Mesabi Trust 1, National Steel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGBMSBSIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.29B $243.25M $1.14B GGB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x 37.5x -3.5x GGB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.8% -87.6% +23.4% GGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% 54.5% -1.8% MSB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — -1.0x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.7% -48.4% -44.8% GGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr -8.1%/yr -27.2%/yr GGB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 45.5% 69.5% GGB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 67/100 45/100 GGB

Percentile Scorecard

GGBMSBSID

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

AxisGGBMSBSID
Valuation 88 #21 of 162 55 #73 of 162 63 #61 of 162
Growth 36 #94 of 147 24 #112 of 147 27 #108 of 147
Profitability 61 #48 of 122 94 #8 of 122 43 #70 of 122
Financial Health 55 #75 of 165 – 76 #41 of 165
Shareholder Returns 93 #8 of 107 93 #9 of 107 18 #88 of 107
Overall 67 67 45
  • GGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MSB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SID 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

PeriodGGBMSBSIDSPY
1 month -2.1%-4.2%-18.9% -0.8%
3 months -1.7%-19.2%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months +9.7%-31.6%-30.2% +7.0%
Year to date +28.5%-52.5%-43.8% +12.2%
1 year +40.7%-48.4%-44.8% +13.0%
3 years +30.5%-9.3%-59.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.3%-3.2%-26.2% +23.1%
5 years +22.4%-34.5%-79.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.1%-8.1%-27.2% +11.0%
10 years +78.8%+91.6%-73.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.0%+6.7%-12.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGGBMSBSIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%45.5%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%49.6%78.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.220.741.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.10-1.06-0.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-57.0%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-55.5%-57.5% -1.8%
52-week high $5.24$41.15$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $3.26$17.71$0.87 $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.

MultipleGGBMSBSID
P/E now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 12.8x 37.0xmedian 12.8x -3.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.1x 20.2xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x -0.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 68.5xmedian 15.2x 27.5xmedian 15.2x 1.1xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 4.85median 0.29 -25.44median 0.29 0.09median 0.29

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 monthsGGBMSBSID
Revenue $17.11B $11.91M $18.30B
Gross profit $1.99B $6.49M $2.18B
Operating income $1.59B – $813.51M
Net income $546.25M $6.49M -$703.42M
Free cash flow $138.65M $8.73M $1.06B
EPS (diluted) $0.42 $0.49 $-2.04
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $17.39M $2.63B
Total debt $309.89M – $28.10B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 13.12M 161.19M
Enterprise value $4.61B $159.22M -$6.97B

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
MetricGGBMSBSID
P/E 17.6x 37.0x -3.6x
P/FCF 68.5x 27.5x 1.1x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 27.5x -1.5x
P/S 0.6x 20.2x 0.1x
P/B 0.9x – –
P/Tangible book 0.9x – –
EV/EBITDA 3.8x – -0.5x
EV/EBIT 5.4x – -1.5x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 18.7x -0.1x
EV/FCF 61.7x 25.5x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 25.5x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.85 -25.44 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGBMSBSID
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.8% -87.6% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -5.2% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.0% -93.0% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -16.5% -20.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.0% – -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% – -24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% -93.0% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% -1.5% -11.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.0% -93.0% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -1.5% -42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.9% -90.7% -200.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% 43.1% -65.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.0% -90.7% -56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.1% 43.1% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGBMSBSID
Gross margin 11.6% 54.5% 11.9%
EBITDA margin 13.3% – 13.2%
Operating margin 9.3% – 4.4%
Pretax margin 3.8% – -3.2%
Net margin 3.2% 54.5% -1.8%
FCF margin 0.8% 73.3% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 73.3% -4.3%
Return on equity 3.5% – –
Return on assets 2.3% – -4.5%
Return on invested capital 11.6% – –
Return on capital employed 11.4% – –
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGBMSBSID
Debt / assets 1.9% – 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – -1.0x
Debt / FCF 2.2x – 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 34.9% 11.4% –
Equity / assets 65.1% – –
Interest coverage 4.1x – 0.5x
Current ratio 2.9x – –
Quick ratio 1.2x – –
Cash ratio 0.6x – –
Altman Z-score 3.06 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGBMSBSID
Dividend yield 3.2% 4.9% –
Net buyback yield 3.5% – -17.2%
Shareholder yield 6.7% 4.9% -17.2%
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.

ConsensusGGBMSBSID
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 – $-0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +346.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 – $8.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 – -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% – -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGBMSBSID
Held by institutions 18.0% 50.3% 2.1%
Institutions holding 211 63 66
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% -1.0% -22.1%
Institutions buying 119 28 27
Institutions selling 52 16 24
Buyers to sellers 2.29 1.75 1.13

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.

GGBMSBSID
GGB 1.00 0.17 0.63
MSB 0.17 1.00 0.10
SID 0.63 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGB, MSB and SID?

Gerdau (GGB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gerdau (GGB) $9.29B, Mesabi Trust (MSB) $243.25M, National Steel (SID) $1.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGB, MSB and SID?

Gerdau (GGB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gerdau (GGB) 17.2x, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 37.5x, National Steel (SID) -3.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Gerdau (GGB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Gerdau (GGB) +103.8%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -87.6%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest net margin (Gerdau (GGB) 3.2%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 54.5%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gerdau (GGB) returned the most: Gerdau (GGB) +40.7%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -48.4%, National Steel (SID) -44.8%. Over five years, Gerdau (GGB) compounded fastest (Gerdau (GGB) +4.1%/yr, Mesabi Trust (MSB) -8.1%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gerdau (GGB) has been the steadiest (Gerdau (GGB) 37.1%, Mesabi Trust (MSB) 45.5%, National Steel (SID) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGB, MSB and SID?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gerdau (GGB) leads on 7. 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.