MEC vs WS vs ACA Stock Comparison

Mayville Engineering Company, Worthington Steel and Arcosa Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WS Worthington Steel, Inc.
$42.13 +18.3% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.04B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins
ACA Arcosa, Inc.
$149.18 +1.7% 1M +61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.13%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
9 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Arcosa leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Arcosa 9, Worthington Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMECWSACALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $337.65M $2.04B $7.33B ACA
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.5x -53.3x 14.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 63.1x 11.0x 33.6x WS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +69.1% +9.7% WS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% -0.7% 17.9% ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.8% 0.2% 6.5% ACA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 19.9x 1.8x ACA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.13% ACA
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.9% +32.4% +61.6% ACA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.1%/yr — +23.0%/yr ACA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 55.2% 47.2% 31.7% ACA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 28/100 34/100 56/100 ACA

Percentile Scorecard

MECWSACA

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

AxisMECWSACA
Valuation 47 #109 of 203 60 #81 of 203 50 #103 of 203
Growth 11 #167 of 188 34 #125 of 188 83 #33 of 188
Profitability 23 #141 of 183 29 #131 of 183 51 #91 of 183
Financial Health 32 #147 of 216 11 #193 of 216 58 #92 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 38 #94 of 152 42 #89 of 152
Overall 28 34 56
  • MEC ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMECWSACASPY
1 month -7.4%+18.3%+1.7% +0.7%
3 months -41.5%+20.0%+2.9% +3.7%
6 months -33.6%+9.6%+24.1% +7.1%
Year to date -19.1%+21.7%+40.3% +12.8%
1 year -10.9%+32.4%+61.6% +11.9%
3 years +33.4%—+117.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +10.1%—+29.6% +22.8%
5 years -14.8%—+181.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year -3.1%—+23.0% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureMECWSACASPY
Volatility, 1Y 55.2%47.2%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.1%49.6%32.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.571.640.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.200.691.94 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -66.7%-51.5%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.7%-13.5%0.0% -1.2%
52-week high $37.54$48.69$149.18 $779.14
52-week low $12.73$28.10$92.25 $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.

MultipleMECWSACA
P/E now vs peer median -19.9xmedian 25.8x -55.0xmedian 25.8x 14.9xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 14.6x 41.9xmedian 14.6x 15.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -84.4xmedian 22.2x 46.2xmedian 22.2x 54.9xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.45 1.69median 1.45 0.75median 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 monthsMECWSACA
Revenue $586.34M $5.30B $2.74B
Gross profit $53.52M $549.30M $632.30M
Operating income -$12.80M $6.30M $322.70M
Net income -$17.30M -$56.50M $491.40M
Free cash flow -$4.57M $46.70M $133.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.76 $-0.77 $9.99
Cash & equivalents $2.20M $248.20M $432.10M
Total debt $752.49M $2.20B $1.44B
Shares (diluted) 22.77M 50.00M 49.20M
Enterprise value $330.66M $1.53B $6.31B

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
MetricMECWSACA
P/E -19.9x -55.0x 14.9x
P/FCF -84.4x 46.2x 54.9x
P/Operating cash flow 27.7x 10.7x 21.5x
P/S 0.7x 0.4x 2.7x
P/B 1.2x 1.3x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.4x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 41.9x 15.2x
EV/EBIT -39.8x 651.7x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.8x 3.0x
EV/FCF -111.4x 87.9x 62.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.6x 20.4x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 1.69 0.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMECWSACA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 69.1% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 2.4% 15.5% 7.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.8% 36.2% 20.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 13.4% 14.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -142.1% -95.9% 61.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -37.8% -65.2% -5.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -196.8% -144.9% 433.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -49.1% -34.5% 20.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -188.0% -132.7% 430.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -47.4% -32.5% 19.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -82.4% 18.9% -23.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.3% -10.4% 16.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -106.7% 50.2% -54.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -41.1% 54.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMECWSACA
Gross margin 9.1% 10.4% 23.0%
EBITDA margin 5.4% 1.8% 19.9%
Operating margin -2.2% 0.1% 11.8%
Pretax margin -4.7% -0.2% 8.4%
Net margin -3.0% -0.7% 17.9%
FCF margin -0.8% 0.9% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% 3.8% 12.4%
Return on equity -6.2% -4.0% 17.4%
Return on assets -3.0% -1.4% 9.5%
Return on invested capital -1.8% 0.2% 6.5%
Return on capital employed -2.6% 0.3% 6.9%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.3x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x -3.6x 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.2% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMECWSACA
Debt / assets 21.4% 36.5% 27.1%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.9x 19.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF -27.5x 47.0x 10.8x
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 72.8% 43.7%
Equity / assets 55.3% 27.2% 56.3%
Interest coverage -0.9x 0.5x 3.3x
Current ratio 1.7x 1.8x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 0.8x 2.2x
Cash ratio 0.0x 0.1x 1.0x
Altman Z-score 2.04 1.55 3.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMECWSACA
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.1%
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield – 1.5% 0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -57.9% 2.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 70.0% 7.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% 1.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 1.0%

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.

ConsensusMECWSACA
Forward P/E 63.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 33.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.24FY2026 $3.82FY2026 $4.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -22.6%FY2026 +71.3%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +354.2% +30.4% +7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $666.72MFY2026 $10.90BFY2026 $2.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.0%FY2026 +217.0%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +2.4% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMECWSACA
Held by institutions 83.1% 56.3% 91.8%
Institutions holding 157 239 427
Change in shares held, QoQ +47.1% +1.2% -1.1%
Institutions buying 99 113 230
Institutions selling 40 68 114
Buyers to sellers 2.48 1.66 2.02

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.

MECWSACA
MEC 1.00 0.33 0.23
WS 0.33 1.00 0.38
ACA 0.23 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MEC, WS and ACA?

Arcosa (ACA) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) $337.65M, Worthington Steel (WS) $2.04B, Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B.

Which company is growing faster?

Worthington Steel (WS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) +11.8%, Worthington Steel (WS) +69.1%, Arcosa (ACA) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest net margin (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -3.0%, Worthington Steel (WS) -0.7%, Arcosa (ACA) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Arcosa (ACA) leads (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -1.8%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.2%, Arcosa (ACA) 6.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcosa (ACA) returned the most: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -10.9%, Worthington Steel (WS) +32.4%, Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%. Over five years, Arcosa (ACA) compounded fastest (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) -3.1%/yr, Arcosa (ACA) +23.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest dividend yield: Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 0.00%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.02%, Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%. Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Arcosa (ACA) has been the steadiest (Mayville Engineering Company (MEC) 55.2%, Worthington Steel (WS) 47.2%, Arcosa (ACA) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MEC, WS and ACA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Arcosa (ACA) leads on 9. 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.