GGB vs TX vs CLF Stock Comparison

Gerdau, Ternium and Cleveland-Cliffs 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
$9.30B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins
TX Ternium S.A.
$54.00 -2.5% 1M +49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.73B
P/E
15.3x
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, Gerdau 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGGBTXCLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.30B $10.73B $7.95B TX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x 15.3x -16.8x TX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 8.6x — GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +103.8% -1.4% +7.8% GGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.2% 4.4% -2.4% TX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 6.0% -1.3% GGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x 9.8x TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.7% +49.4% +1.8% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +4.1%/yr -11.6%/yr GGB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.1% 32.3% 67.3% TX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 64/100 38/100 GGB

Percentile Scorecard

GGBTXCLF

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

AxisGGBTXCLF
Valuation 88 #21 of 162 99 #2 of 162 65 #57 of 162
Growth 36 #94 of 147 33 #99 of 147 40 #89 of 147
Profitability 61 #48 of 122 56 #54 of 122 37 #77 of 122
Financial Health 55 #75 of 165 43 #94 of 165 11 #147 of 165
Shareholder Returns 93 #8 of 107 90 #12 of 107 –
Overall 67 64 38
  • GGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CLF 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

PeriodGGBTXCLFSPY
1 month -2.1%-2.5%+9.7% -0.8%
3 months -1.7%+13.1%+9.1% +3.5%
6 months +9.7%+25.6%+26.0% +7.0%
Year to date +28.5%+41.4%+0.7% +12.2%
1 year +40.7%+49.4%+1.8% +13.0%
3 years +30.5%+43.3%-16.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.3%+12.8%-5.9% +23.1%
5 years +22.4%+22.0%-46.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.1%+4.1%-11.6% +11.0%
10 years +78.8%+125.0%+115.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +6.0%+8.4%+8.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGGBTXCLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.1%32.3%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%31.3%71.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.022.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.101.530.03 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-50.4%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-9.5%-11.4% -1.8%
52-week high $5.24$59.66$15.09 $779.14
52-week low $3.26$35.26$7.82 $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.

MultipleGGBTXCLF
P/E now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 12.8x 15.2xmedian 12.8x -16.2xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 7.0x 4.4xmedian 7.0x 19.7xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 68.5xmedian 15.2x 3.5xmedian 15.2x -15.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 4.85median 0.29 —median 0.29 0.34median 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 monthsGGBTXCLF
Revenue $17.11B $16.00B $20.07B
Gross profit $1.99B $2.84B $309.00M
Operating income $1.59B $1.19B -$282.00M
Net income $546.25M $738.00M -$460.00M
Free cash flow $138.65M $3.08B -$485.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.42 – $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $9.87B $77.00M
Total debt $309.89M $29.07B $7.65B
Shares (diluted) 1.29B – 574.00M
Enterprise value $4.62B -$20.40B $7.70B

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
MetricGGBTXCLF
P/E 17.6x 15.2x -16.2x
P/FCF 68.5x 3.5x -15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.6x 7.0x 65.8x
P/S 0.6x 0.7x 0.4x
P/B 0.9x 0.9x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.9x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 3.8x 4.4x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 5.4x 7.4x -53.9x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.5x 0.8x
EV/FCF 61.7x 2.8x -31.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 5.7x 131.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.85 – 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGGBTXCLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 103.8% -1.4% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 1.8% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 39.0% 30.9% 133.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -7.2% -0.7% -35.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.0% 117.4% 83.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -30.5% -13.5% -35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.3% -10.8% 72.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -30.2% -21.0% -48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 8.0% – 75.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.6% – -47.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 25.9% -24.2% 112.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -2.6% -18.4% -61.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -77.0% -18.8% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.1% -4.4% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGGBTXCLF
Gross margin 11.6% 17.7% 1.5%
EBITDA margin 13.3% 12.3% 3.8%
Operating margin 9.3% 7.5% -1.4%
Pretax margin 3.8% 6.8% -3.4%
Net margin 3.2% 4.4% -2.4%
FCF margin 0.8% 19.3% -2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 9.9% 9.6% 0.6%
Return on equity 3.5% 6.0% -7.3%
Return on assets 2.3% 3.0% -2.1%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 6.0% -1.3%
Return on capital employed 11.4% 5.8% -1.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 2.1x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGGBTXCLF
Debt / assets 1.9% 31.8% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.4x -1.0x 9.8x
Debt / FCF 2.2x 2.5x -15.8x
Liabilities / assets 34.9% 49.9% 70.7%
Equity / assets 65.1% 50.1% 29.3%
Interest coverage 4.1x 5.9x –
Current ratio 2.9x 2.6x 1.9x
Quick ratio 1.2x 6.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.6x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.06 – 1.40

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGGBTXCLF
Dividend yield 3.2% 4.1% –
Net buyback yield 3.5% – –
Shareholder yield 6.7% 4.1% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusGGBTXCLF
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 8.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.58FY2026 $6.25FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +346.2%FY2026 +184.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +3.4% +32.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $18.50BFY2026 $21.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.5%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.1% +5.1% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGGBTXCLF
Held by institutions 18.0% 14.2% 83.1%
Institutions holding 211 163 583
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.1% +17.2% +1.4%
Institutions buying 119 107 279
Institutions selling 52 35 191
Buyers to sellers 2.29 3.06 1.46

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.

GGBTXCLF
GGB 1.00 0.60 0.40
TX 0.60 1.00 0.48
CLF 0.40 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GGB, TX and CLF?

Ternium (TX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Gerdau (GGB) $9.30B, Ternium (TX) $10.73B, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, GGB, TX and CLF?

Ternium (TX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Gerdau (GGB) 17.2x, Ternium (TX) 15.3x, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -16.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gerdau (GGB) is cheapest (Gerdau (GGB) 8.2x, Ternium (TX) 8.6x). 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%, Ternium (TX) -1.4%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ternium (TX) has the highest net margin (Gerdau (GGB) 3.2%, Ternium (TX) 4.4%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Gerdau (GGB) leads (Gerdau (GGB) 11.6%, Ternium (TX) 6.0%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: Gerdau (GGB) +40.7%, Ternium (TX) +49.4%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +1.8%. Over five years, Gerdau (GGB) compounded fastest (Gerdau (GGB) +4.1%/yr, Ternium (TX) +4.1%/yr, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ternium (TX) has been the steadiest (Gerdau (GGB) 37.1%, Ternium (TX) 32.3%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.