GGB vs SIM vs CMC Stock Comparison

Gerdau, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V and Commercial Metals Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$4.64 -4.1% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.05B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$63.63 -3.2% 1M +5.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.09B
P/E
10.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Gerdau leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Gerdau 7, Commercial Metals 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGBSIMCMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.05B $4.29B $7.09B GGB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 50.9x 10.8x CMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.0x 18.1x 9.8x GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.8% — +20.5% GGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% — 7.0% CMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% — -79.6% GGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x — -0.4x GGB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.9% -6.9% +5.3% GGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr -0.5%/yr +14.8%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 43.9% 35.6% CMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 — 54/100 GGB

Percentile Scorecard

GGBSIMCMC

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

AxisGGBSIMCMC
Valuation 91 #15 of 162 73 #44 of 162 76 #39 of 162
Growth 36 #95 of 147 – 53 #69 of 147
Profitability 61 #48 of 122 – 50 #61 of 122
Financial Health 53 #78 of 164 79 #35 of 164 18 #135 of 164
Shareholder Returns 93 #8 of 107 – 73 #30 of 107
Overall 67 – 54
  • GGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SIM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CMC 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

PeriodGGBSIMCMCSPY
1 month -4.1%-10.4%-3.2% -0.2%
3 months -5.9%-9.3%-9.7% +3.9%
6 months +2.9%-15.8%-7.7% +8.2%
Year to date +25.7%-12.8%-8.1% +12.9%
1 year +36.9%-6.9%+5.3% +12.3%
3 years +27.7%-15.9%+52.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.5%-5.6%+15.0% +23.3%
5 years +21.6%-2.4%+99.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.0%-0.5%+14.8% +10.9%
10 years +76.1%+142.8%+302.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.8%+9.3%+14.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGGBSIMCMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%43.9%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%85.4%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.291.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.99-0.160.15 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-40.1%-38.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-24.7%-23.5% -1.2%
52-week high $5.24$34.35$83.21 $779.14
52-week low $3.26$25.82$56.52 $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.

MultipleGGBSIMCMC
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 13.3x 50.9xmedian 13.3x 10.8xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.2x 2.7xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x -1.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 67.1xmedian 14.7x -34.7xmedian 14.7x 14.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.75median 0.31 —median 0.31 -1.57median 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 monthsGGBSIMCMC
Revenue $17.11B – $9.39B
Gross profit $1.99B – $1.75B
Operating income $1.59B – -$6.93B
Net income $546.25M – $655.85M
Free cash flow $138.65M – $479.12M
EPS (diluted) $0.42 – $5.86
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $1.59B –
Total debt $309.89M $67.31M $3.41B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B – 111.86M
Enterprise value $4.37B -$4.68B $6.32B

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
MetricGGBSIMCMC
P/E 17.2x 50.9x 10.8x
P/FCF 67.1x -34.7x 14.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.5x – 6.6x
P/S 0.5x 2.7x 0.7x
P/B 0.9x 1.3x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 1.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x – -1.5x
EV/EBIT 5.3x – -1.4x
EV/Revenue 0.5x – 1.0x
EV/FCF 60.3x – 20.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x – 9.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.75 – -1.57

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGBSIMCMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.8% – 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.0% – 43.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.2% – -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.0% – -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% – -5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% – 674.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% – -8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.0% – 690.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – -6.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.9% – 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% – -7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.0% – 53.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.1% – -13.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGBSIMCMC
Gross margin 11.6% – 18.6%
EBITDA margin 13.3% – -69.6%
Operating margin 9.3% – -73.8%
Pretax margin 3.8% – 7.6%
Net margin 3.2% – 7.0%
FCF margin 0.8% – 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% – 11.3%
Return on equity 3.5% – 14.2%
Return on assets 2.3% – 6.5%
Return on invested capital 11.6% – -79.6%
Return on capital employed 11.4% – -82.5%
Asset turnover 1.1x – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGBSIMCMC
Debt / assets 1.9% 1.7% 33.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.2x – 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 34.9% 16.9% 54.2%
Equity / assets 65.1% 83.1% 45.8%
Interest coverage 4.1x – -48.4x
Current ratio 2.9x 5.3x 2.3x
Quick ratio 1.2x 4.0x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 3.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score 3.04 – 0.39

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGBSIMCMC
Dividend yield 3.2% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield 3.6% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 0.0% 2.7%
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.

ConsensusGGBSIMCMC
Forward P/E 8.0xFY2026 18.1xFY2026 9.8xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $6.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +346.2%FY2026 +181.3%FY2026 -4.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% – +10.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 – $9.59BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 – +2.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% – +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGBSIMCMC
Held by institutions 18.0% 0.1% 93.1%
Institutions holding 211 12 520
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% -0.3% +0.2%
Institutions buying 119 1 262
Institutions selling 52 3 175
Buyers to sellers 2.29 0.33 1.50

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.

GGBSIMCMC
GGB 1.00 0.03 0.51
SIM 0.03 1.00 0.12
CMC 0.51 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGB, SIM and CMC?

Gerdau (GGB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gerdau (GGB) $9.05B, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $4.29B, Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.09B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGB, SIM and CMC?

Commercial Metals (CMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gerdau (GGB) 16.8x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 50.9x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gerdau (GGB) is cheapest (Gerdau (GGB) 8.0x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 18.1x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.8x). 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%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest net margin (Gerdau (GGB) 3.2%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Gerdau (GGB) leads (Gerdau (GGB) 11.6%, Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gerdau (GGB) returned the most: Gerdau (GGB) +36.9%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +5.3%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (Gerdau (GGB) +4.0%/yr, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -0.5%/yr, Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Gerdau (GGB) 0.00%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 0.00%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 0.01%. Gerdau (GGB) and GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commercial Metals (CMC) has been the steadiest (Gerdau (GGB) 37.1%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 43.9%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.