GGB vs PKX vs MT Stock Comparison

Gerdau, Posco Holdings and ArcelorMittal Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$4.64 -4.1% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.30B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
3.23%
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$52.01 -8.6% 1M -7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.93B
P/E
4.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
2.96%
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins
MT ArcelorMittal
$61.09 -13.6% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$46.50B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.85B
Div. yield
1.19%
Steel Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Gerdau leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gerdau 7, ArcelorMittal 3, Posco Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGBPKXMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.30B $3.93B $46.50B MT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x 4.2x 25.7x PKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 10.6x 24.5x GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.8% -27.8% +3.6% GGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% 2.5% 2.9% GGB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 3.0% 3.5% GGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — 1.9x GGB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.23% 2.96% 1.19% GGB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.9% -7.5% +54.3% MT
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr -4.2%/yr +12.5%/yr MT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 45.0% 43.5% GGB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 68/100 56/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

GGBPKXMT

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

AxisGGBPKXMT
Valuation 91 #15 of 162 88 #21 of 162 93 #13 of 162
Growth 36 #95 of 147 38 #91 of 147 33 #99 of 147
Profitability 61 #48 of 122 51 #60 of 122 54 #57 of 122
Financial Health 53 #78 of 164 79 #36 of 164 25 #123 of 164
Shareholder Returns 93 #8 of 107 86 #16 of 107 75 #28 of 107
Overall 67 68 56
  • GGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MT 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

PeriodGGBPKXMTSPY
1 month -4.1%-8.6%-13.6% -0.2%
3 months -5.9%+1.5%-9.3% +3.9%
6 months +2.9%-31.6%+5.5% +8.2%
Year to date +25.7%-2.3%+34.1% +12.9%
1 year +36.9%-7.5%+54.3% +12.3%
3 years +27.7%-33.3%+175.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%-12.6%+40.3% +23.3%
5 years +21.6%-19.4%+80.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.0%-4.2%+12.5% +10.9%
10 years +76.1%+0.3%+206.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.8%+0.0%+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGGBPKXMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%45.0%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%43.1%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.211.422.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.99-0.171.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-69.8%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-43.3%-22.4% -1.2%
52-week high $5.24$91.72$78.75 $779.14
52-week low $3.26$48.69$36.91 $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.

MultipleGGBPKXMT
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 13.3x 4.2xmedian 13.3x 25.7xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.2x 0.1xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x 9.9xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 67.1xmedian 14.7x -0.9xmedian 14.7x 4.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 0.1xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.75median 0.31 -16.14median 0.31 -1.29median 0.31

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 monthsGGBPKXMT
Revenue $17.11B $37.16B $62.85B
Gross profit $1.99B $3.86B –
Operating income $1.59B $1.39B $2.68B
Net income $546.25M $1.47B $1.30B
Free cash flow $138.65M -$4.45B $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $0.42 $12.52 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $1.09B – $4.85B
Total debt $309.89M $749.60M $16.31B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B 75.62M 766.00M
Enterprise value $4.66B $8.28B $27.52B

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
MetricGGBPKXMT
P/E 17.2x 4.2x 25.7x
P/FCF 67.1x -0.9x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x – 9.9x
P/S 0.5x 0.1x 0.7x
P/B 0.9x 0.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x – 9.9x
EV/EBIT 5.3x 3.4x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.1x 0.9x
EV/FCF 60.3x -1.1x 6.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x – 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.75 -16.14 -1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGBPKXMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.8% -27.8% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -15.1% -4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.0% 0.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -2.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.0% 49.9% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% -38.2% -15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% 297.8% 446.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% 7.9% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.0% 163.2% -25.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% -0.3% -19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.9% – -4.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.0% 27.9% 6.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.1% -34.8% -9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGBPKXMT
Gross margin 11.6% 10.4% –
EBITDA margin 13.3% – 9.2%
Operating margin 9.3% 3.7% 4.3%
Pretax margin 3.8% 3.5% 3.3%
Net margin 3.2% 2.5% 2.9%
FCF margin 0.8% -12.0% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% – 7.5%
Return on equity 3.5% 3.4% 3.4%
Return on assets 2.3% 3.1% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 3.0% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 4.1% 3.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.1x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x – 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGBPKXMT
Debt / assets 1.9% 2.2% 16.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 2.2x -0.2x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 34.9% 7.7% 44.7%
Equity / assets 65.1% 92.3% 55.3%
Interest coverage 4.1x 0.5x –
Current ratio 2.9x – 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.2x – 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.2x
Altman Z-score 3.04 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGBPKXMT
Dividend yield 3.2% 3.0% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – –
Shareholder yield 6.8% 3.0% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusGGBPKXMT
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $4.90FY2026 $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +346.2%FY2026 +245.1%FY2026 -39.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +14.7% +179.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $52.03BFY2026 $63.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% +3.5% +12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGBPKXMT
Held by institutions 18.0% 17.7% 4.9%
Institutions holding 211 181 317
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% +38.2% +29.8%
Institutions buying 119 131 150
Institutions selling 52 30 112
Buyers to sellers 2.29 4.37 1.34

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.

GGBPKXMT
GGB 1.00 0.39 0.54
PKX 0.39 1.00 0.46
MT 0.54 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGB, PKX and MT?

ArcelorMittal (MT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gerdau (GGB) $9.30B, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.93B, ArcelorMittal (MT) $46.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGB, PKX and MT?

Posco Holdings (PKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gerdau (GGB) 17.2x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 4.2x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gerdau (GGB) is cheapest (Gerdau (GGB) 8.0x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 10.6x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 24.5x). 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%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Gerdau (GGB) has the highest net margin (Gerdau (GGB) 3.2%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Gerdau (GGB) leads (Gerdau (GGB) 11.6%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year ArcelorMittal (MT) returned the most: Gerdau (GGB) +36.9%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -7.5%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +54.3%. Over five years, ArcelorMittal (MT) compounded fastest (Gerdau (GGB) +4.0%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.2%/yr, ArcelorMittal (MT) +12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Gerdau (GGB) has the highest dividend yield: Gerdau (GGB) 3.23%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.96%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 1.19%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gerdau (GGB) has been the steadiest (Gerdau (GGB) 37.1%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GGB, PKX and MT?

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.