MEC vs TS vs AZZ Stock Comparison

Mayville Engineering Company, Tenaris and Azz Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TS Tenaris Sa
$61.31 +11.4% 1M +61.0% 1Y
Market cap
$65.72B
P/E
33.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
2.90%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
10 wins
AZZ Azz Inc
$138.07 +2.1% 1M +38.1% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
0.64%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 10, Azz 1, Mayville Engineering Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMECTSAZZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $386.08M $65.72B $4.13B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.9x 33.9x 24.7x AZZ
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.1x 15.4x 18.7x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +2.3% +9.5% MEC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 15.9% 9.6% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.8% 12.7% 11.4% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -3.1x 1.2x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.90% 0.64% TS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.9% +61.0% +38.1% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr +22.5%/yr +21.1%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.2% 28.9% 32.0% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 58/100 57/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

MECTSAZZ

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

AxisMECTSAZZ
Valuation 47 #109 of 203 42 #119 of 203 74 #54 of 203
Growth 11 #167 of 188 18 #155 of 188 60 #76 of 188
Profitability 23 #141 of 183 81 #35 of 183 72 #52 of 183
Financial Health 32 #147 of 216 99 #4 of 216 56 #96 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 52 #74 of 152 25 #115 of 152
Overall 28 58 57
  • MEC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AZZ ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodMECTSAZZSPY
1 month -7.4%+11.4%+2.1% +0.7%
3 months -41.5%+8.1%-4.8% +3.7%
6 months -33.6%-4.1%-3.5% +7.1%
Year to date -19.1%+59.5%+28.8% +12.8%
1 year -10.9%+61.0%+38.1% +11.9%
3 years +33.4%+93.7%+192.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year +10.1%+24.7%+43.1% +22.8%
5 years -14.8%+175.2%+159.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.1%+22.5%+21.1% +10.9%
10 years —+115.3%+159.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+8.0%+10.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMECTSAZZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.2%28.9%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%29.4%30.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.570.321.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.202.111.19 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-33.7%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.7%-4.2%-13.8% -1.2%
52-week high $37.54$64.02$160.17 $779.14
52-week low $12.73$37.76$97.64 $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.

MultipleMECTSAZZ
P/E now vs peer median -19.9xmedian 25.8x 33.9xmedian 25.8x 24.7xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 5.5xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 14.6x 20.0xmedian 14.6x 12.1xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -84.4xmedian 22.2x 23.6xmedian 22.2x 19.3xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x 2.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.45 —median 1.45 0.28median 1.45

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 monthsMECTSAZZ
Revenue $586.34M $12.04B $1.75B
Gross profit $53.52M $4.08B $423.83M
Operating income -$12.80M $2.23B $287.42M
Net income -$17.30M $1.97B $167.46M
Free cash flow -$4.57M $2.78B $214.45M
EPS (diluted) $-0.76 – $5.56
Cash & equivalents $2.20M $9.02B $1.95M
Total debt $752.49M $1.27B $468.47M
Shares (diluted) 22.77M – 30.12M
Enterprise value $379.09M $37.02B $4.13B

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
MetricMECTSAZZ
P/E -19.9x 33.9x 24.7x
P/FCF -84.4x 23.6x 19.3x
P/Operating cash flow 27.7x 29.3x 14.1x
P/S 0.7x 5.5x 2.4x
P/B 1.2x 3.8x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 3.8x 4.1x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 20.0x 12.1x
EV/EBIT -39.8x 25.6x 16.0x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 4.7x 2.6x
EV/FCF -111.4x 20.5x 21.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.6x 25.4x 15.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 – 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMECTSAZZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 2.3% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% -6.7% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.8% 2.7% 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -13.9% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -142.1% 0.0% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -37.8% -20.6% 11.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -196.8% -3.3% -46.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.1% -18.8% 99.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -188.0% – -46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.4% – 87.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -82.4% -11.7% -42.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.3% -9.6% 20.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -106.7% -13.2% -47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -7.8% 35.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMECTSAZZ
Gross margin 9.1% 33.9% 24.3%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 23.7% 21.8%
Operating margin -2.2% 18.5% 16.5%
Pretax margin -4.7% 20.5% 12.9%
Net margin -3.0% 15.9% 9.6%
FCF margin -0.8% 23.1% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% 18.6% 16.7%
Return on equity -6.2% 11.4% 12.0%
Return on assets -3.0% 9.7% 7.3%
Return on invested capital -1.8% 12.7% 11.4%
Return on capital employed -2.6% 11.0% 14.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.1x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMECTSAZZ
Debt / assets 21.4% 1.5% 20.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x -3.1x 1.2x
Debt / FCF -27.5x 0.1x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 15.2% 39.5%
Equity / assets 55.3% 84.8% 60.5%
Interest coverage -0.9x 45.4x 6.3x
Current ratio 1.7x – 1.8x
Quick ratio 0.9x 70.8x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.0x 58.2x 0.0x
Altman Z-score 2.04 – 4.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMECTSAZZ
Dividend yield – 2.9% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – -1.5% –
Shareholder yield – 1.4% 0.6%
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.

ConsensusMECTSAZZ
Forward P/E 63.1xFY2026 15.4xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.24FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $7.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -22.6%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +354.2% +1.5% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $666.72MFY2026 $12.99BFY2026 $1.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% -6.1% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMECTSAZZ
Held by institutions 83.1% 3.6% 94.6%
Institutions holding 157 284 364
Change in shares held, QoQ +47.1% -2.4% +1.1%
Institutions buying 99 154 196
Institutions selling 40 79 119
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.95 1.65

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.

MECTSAZZ
MEC 1.00 0.14 0.40
TS 0.14 1.00 0.20
AZZ 0.40 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MEC, TS and AZZ?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) $386.08M, Tenaris (TS) $65.72B, Azz (AZZ) $4.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, MEC, TS and AZZ?

Azz (AZZ) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -19.9x, Tenaris (TS) 33.9x, Azz (AZZ) 24.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 63.1x, Tenaris (TS) 15.4x, Azz (AZZ) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) +11.8%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Azz (AZZ) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -3.0%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Azz (AZZ) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -1.8%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Azz (AZZ) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -10.9%, Tenaris (TS) +61.0%, Azz (AZZ) +38.1%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -3.1%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +22.5%/yr, Azz (AZZ) +21.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest dividend yield: Tenaris (TS) 2.90%, Azz (AZZ) 0.64%. Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 55.2%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%, Azz (AZZ) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MEC, TS and AZZ?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenaris (TS) leads on 10. 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.