GWAV vs STLD vs CLF Stock Comparison

Greenwave Technology Solutions, Steel Dynamics and Cleveland-Cliffs Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc
$241.53 +3.1% 1M +60.3% 1Y
Market cap
$34.00B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Steel Dynamics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Steel Dynamics 7, Greenwave Technology Solutions 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGWAVSTLDCLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.00M $34.00B $7.65B STLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.1x 17.4x -16.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +71.8% +26.0% +7.8% GWAV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -27.7% 8.8% -2.4% STLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% -1.3% STLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 1.0x 9.8x GWAV
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -73.7% +60.3% +6.4% STLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -90.6%/yr +30.7%/yr -10.3%/yr STLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 103.4% 36.0% 67.3% STLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 58/100 38/100 STLD

Percentile Scorecard

GWAVSTLDCLF

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

AxisGWAVSTLDCLF
Valuation 40 #98 of 162 67 #54 of 162 65 #57 of 162
Growth 65 #52 of 147 52 #71 of 147 39 #90 of 147
Profitability 31 #85 of 122 65 #44 of 122 36 #78 of 122
Financial Health 12 #146 of 166 37 #105 of 166 11 #148 of 166
Shareholder Returns – 67 #36 of 107 –
Overall 37 58 38
  • GWAV ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • STLD 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

PeriodGWAVSTLDCLFSPY
1 month -13.3%+3.1%+7.9% -1.0%
3 months -12.9%-2.3%+16.5% +2.9%
6 months -35.3%+6.5%+42.3% +6.4%
Year to date -56.3%+42.5%+4.6% +11.4%
1 year -73.7%+60.3%+6.4% +13.1%
3 years -100.0%+137.7%-11.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -93.8%+33.5%-3.9% +21.5%
5 years -100.0%+280.4%-41.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -90.6%+30.7%-10.3% +10.9%
10 years -100.0%+816.6%+131.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year -76.1%+24.8%+8.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureGWAVSTLDCLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 103.4%36.0%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.1%36.5%71.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.841.072.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.711.670.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -100.0%-32.5%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -73.7%-14.6%-8.0% -2.5%
52-week high $8.70$282.76$15.09 $779.14
52-week low $2.29$150.72$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.

MultipleGWAVSTLDCLF
P/E now vs peer median -0.1xmedian 12.7x 17.7xmedian 12.7x -16.8xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 3.1x 1.5xmedian 3.1x 0.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -2.5xmedian 6.9x 11.7xmedian 6.9x 20.1xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 15.1x 31.4xmedian 15.1x -16.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.00median 0.27 -3.18median 0.27 0.35median 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 monthsGWAVSTLDCLF
Revenue $60.56M $22.22B $20.07B
Gross profit $19.15M $3.53B $309.00M
Operating income -$15.21M $2.56B -$282.00M
Net income -$16.76M $1.95B -$460.00M
Free cash flow -$3.45M $1.09B -$485.00M
EPS (diluted) $-20.20 $13.58 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $654.99K $928.56M $77.00M
Total debt $33.77M $4.20B $7.65B
Shares (diluted) 829.63K 143.62M 574.00M
Enterprise value -$2.51M $30.81B $7.40B

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
MetricGWAVSTLDCLF
P/E -0.1x 17.7x -16.8x
P/FCF -0.6x 31.4x -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow -0.9x 20.3x 68.3x
P/S 0.0x 1.5x 0.4x
P/B 0.1x 3.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 0.2x 3.6x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -2.5x 11.7x 20.1x
EV/EBIT -0.8x 14.7x -54.9x
EV/Revenue 0.2x 1.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF -3.5x 34.3x -31.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -5.8x 22.2x 133.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.00 -3.18 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGWAVSTLDCLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 71.8% 26.0% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.9% 4.6% -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 46.8% 53.3% 133.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 16.4% -6.4% -35.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.0% 82.1% 83.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -3.4% -9.0% -35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.8% 72.3% 72.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.7% -10.0% -48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 69.1% 77.0% 75.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -64.7% -5.6% -47.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% 11.2% 112.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% -23.6% -61.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 79.3% 252.0% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.0% -22.1% -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGWAVSTLDCLF
Gross margin 31.6% 15.9% 1.5%
EBITDA margin -8.1% 14.4% 3.8%
Operating margin -25.1% 11.5% -1.4%
Pretax margin -27.7% 11.2% -3.4%
Net margin -27.7% 8.8% -2.4%
FCF margin -5.7% 4.9% -2.4%
Operating cash flow margin -3.5% 7.6% 0.6%
Return on equity -73.5% 20.5% -7.3%
Return on assets -31.4% 11.2% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% -1.3%
Return on capital employed -64.6% 17.1% -1.7%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.3x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 0.9x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGWAVSTLDCLF
Debt / assets 20.6% 23.6% 37.6%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.1x 1.0x 9.8x
Debt / FCF -3.1x 3.8x -15.8x
Liabilities / assets 59.8% 44.8% 70.7%
Equity / assets 40.2% 55.2% 29.3%
Interest coverage -10.0x 18.4x –
Current ratio 0.2x 3.1x 1.9x
Quick ratio 0.1x 1.4x 0.6x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.4x 0.0x
Altman Z-score -14.24 6.02 1.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGWAVSTLDCLF
Dividend yield – 0.9% –
Net buyback yield – 2.4% –
Shareholder yield – 3.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusGWAVSTLDCLF
Forward P/E – 14.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $17.14FY2026 $-0.15FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +114.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +19.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.75BFY2026 $22.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.2%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.4% -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGWAVSTLDCLF
Held by institutions 1.8% 82.7% 83.1%
Institutions holding 7 1,022 583
Change in shares held, QoQ -52.2% +1.2% +1.4%
Institutions buying 2 501 279
Institutions selling 1 370 191
Buyers to sellers 2.00 1.35 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.

GWAVSTLDCLF
GWAV 1.00 0.08 0.04
STLD 0.08 1.00 0.61
CLF 0.04 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GWAV, STLD and CLF?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) $2.00M, Steel Dynamics (STLD) $34.00B, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.65B.

Which company is growing faster?

Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) +71.8%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +26.0%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) has the highest net margin (Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -27.7%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 8.8%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Steel Dynamics (STLD) leads (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.6%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steel Dynamics (STLD) returned the most: Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -73.7%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +60.3%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +6.4%. Over five years, Steel Dynamics (STLD) compounded fastest (Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) -90.6%/yr, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +30.7%/yr, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 0.00%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 0.01%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 0.00%. Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) and Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steel Dynamics (STLD) has been the steadiest (Greenwave Technology Solutions (GWAV) 103.4%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 36.0%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GWAV, STLD 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, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 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.