MSB vs CLF vs TX Stock Comparison

Mesabi Trust, Cleveland-Cliffs and Ternium Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MSB Mesabi Trust
$18.24 -4.6% 1M -48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$239.31M
P/E
36.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.91M
Div. yield
4.88%
Iron Ore Basic Materials
3 wins
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$13.90 +14.0% 1M +0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$7.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win
TX Ternium S.A.
$54.65 -1.3% 1M +45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.96B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
4.03%
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ternium leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ternium 7, Mesabi Trust 3, Cleveland-Cliffs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSBCLFTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $239.31M $7.93B $10.96B TX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.9x -16.8x 15.3x TX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 8.7x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -87.6% +7.8% -1.4% CLF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.5% -2.4% 4.4% MSB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% 6.0% TX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 9.8x -1.0x TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.88% 0.00% 4.03% MSB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.7% +0.9% +45.9% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -4.8%/yr -10.7%/yr +4.1%/yr TX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 67.3% 32.2% TX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 38/100 64/100 MSB

Percentile Scorecard

MSBCLFTX

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

AxisMSBCLFTX
Valuation 55 #74 of 162 65 #57 of 162 99 #2 of 162
Growth 26 #109 of 147 40 #89 of 147 32 #100 of 147
Profitability 94 #8 of 122 37 #77 of 122 56 #54 of 122
Financial Health – 11 #146 of 164 43 #94 of 164
Shareholder Returns 95 #6 of 107 – 91 #11 of 107
Overall 68 38 64
  • MSB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TX 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

PeriodMSBCLFTXSPY
1 month -4.6%+14.0%-1.3% -0.2%
3 months -20.4%+16.1%+10.9% +3.9%
6 months -34.7%+36.0%+25.9% +8.2%
Year to date -52.6%+4.7%+43.1% +12.9%
1 year -48.7%+0.9%+45.9% +12.3%
3 years -9.6%-13.3%+45.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -3.3%-4.7%+13.2% +23.3%
5 years -21.7%-43.1%+22.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year -4.8%-10.7%+4.1% +10.9%
10 years +99.3%+174.2%+130.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.1%+10.6%+8.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSBCLFTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%67.3%32.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.4%71.3%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.742.121.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.070.011.42 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.0%-82.4%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.7%-7.9%-8.4% -1.2%
52-week high $41.15$15.09$59.66 $779.14
52-week low $17.71$7.82$35.26 $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.

MultipleMSBCLFTX
P/E now vs peer median 36.9xmedian 13.3x -16.8xmedian 13.3x 15.3xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 20.1xmedian 3.2x 0.4xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 20.1xmedian 7.3x 4.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 14.7x -16.4xmedian 14.7x 3.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -25.35median 0.31 0.35median 0.31 —median 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 monthsMSBCLFTX
Revenue $11.91M $20.07B $16.00B
Gross profit $6.49M $309.00M $2.84B
Operating income – -$282.00M $1.19B
Net income $6.49M -$460.00M $738.00M
Free cash flow $8.73M -$485.00M $3.08B
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $-0.82 –
Cash & equivalents $17.39M $77.00M $9.87B
Total debt – $7.65B $29.07B
Shares (diluted) 13.12M 574.00M –
Enterprise value $155.28M $7.96B -$15.74B

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
MetricMSBCLFTX
P/E 36.9x -16.8x 15.3x
P/FCF 27.4x -16.4x 3.6x
P/Operating cash flow 27.4x 68.4x 7.1x
P/S 20.1x 0.4x 0.7x
P/B – 1.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book – 1.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – 20.1x 4.5x
EV/EBIT – -55.0x 7.5x
EV/Revenue 18.6x 0.8x 0.6x
EV/FCF 25.4x -32.0x 2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.4x 133.6x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -25.35 0.35 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSBCLFTX
Revenue growth (1Y) -87.6% 7.8% -1.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -2.9% 1.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -93.0% 133.3% 30.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.5% -35.7% -0.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 83.5% 117.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -35.2% -13.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -93.0% 72.7% -10.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -48.0% -21.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.0% 75.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -47.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -90.7% 112.6% -24.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% -61.9% -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.7% 68.6% -18.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% -32.9% -4.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSBCLFTX
Gross margin 54.5% 1.5% 17.7%
EBITDA margin – 3.8% 12.3%
Operating margin – -1.4% 7.5%
Pretax margin – -3.4% 6.8%
Net margin 54.5% -2.4% 4.4%
FCF margin 73.3% -2.4% 19.3%
Operating cash flow margin 73.3% 0.6% 9.6%
Return on equity – -7.3% 6.0%
Return on assets – -2.1% 3.0%
Return on invested capital – -1.3% 6.0%
Return on capital employed – -1.7% 5.8%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.3x 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSBCLFTX
Debt / assets – 37.6% 31.8%
Debt / equity – 1.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 9.8x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – -15.8x 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 11.4% 70.7% 49.9%
Equity / assets – 29.3% 50.1%
Interest coverage – – 5.9x
Current ratio – 1.9x 2.6x
Quick ratio – 0.6x 6.4x
Cash ratio – 0.0x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – 1.42 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSBCLFTX
Dividend yield 4.9% – 4.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 0.0% 4.0%
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.

ConsensusMSBCLFTX
Forward P/E – – 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.01FY2026 $6.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +184.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +32.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $21.93BFY2026 $18.50BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.8%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.2% +5.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSBCLFTX
Held by institutions 50.3% 83.1% 14.2%
Institutions holding 63 583 163
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +1.4% +17.2%
Institutions buying 28 279 107
Institutions selling 16 191 35
Buyers to sellers 1.75 1.46 3.06

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.

MSBCLFTX
MSB 1.00 0.18 0.19
CLF 0.18 1.00 0.48
TX 0.19 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSB, CLF and TX?

Ternium (TX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mesabi Trust (MSB) $239.31M, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.93B, Ternium (TX) $10.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSB, CLF and TX?

Ternium (TX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 36.9x, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -16.8x, Ternium (TX) 15.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mesabi Trust (MSB) -87.6%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%, Ternium (TX) -1.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest net margin (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 54.5%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%, Ternium (TX) 4.4%). On return on invested capital, Ternium (TX) leads (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%, Ternium (TX) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: Mesabi Trust (MSB) -48.7%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +0.9%, Ternium (TX) +45.9%. Over five years, Ternium (TX) compounded fastest (Mesabi Trust (MSB) -4.8%/yr, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -10.7%/yr, Ternium (TX) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest dividend yield: Mesabi Trust (MSB) 4.88%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 0.00%, Ternium (TX) 4.03%. Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ternium (TX) has been the steadiest (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 45.4%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%, Ternium (TX) 32.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.