MSB vs GGB vs SID Stock Comparison

Mesabi Trust, Gerdau and National Steel Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSB Mesabi Trust
$18.34 -8.6% 1M -48.7% 1Y
Market cap
$238.59M
P/E
36.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.91M
Div. yield
–
Iron Ore Basic Materials
2 wins
GGB Gerdau S.A.
$5.09 +4.1% 1M +50.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.55B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$11.69B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins
SID National Steel Co
$1.17 +2.6% 1M -28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Gerdau leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Gerdau 5, National Steel 2, Mesabi Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSBGGBSIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $238.59M $9.55B $1.21B GGB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 36.8x 22.0x -3.7x GGB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.9x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -87.6% +7.3% +23.4% SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 54.5% 3.7% -1.8% MSB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.4x -1.0x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -48.7% +50.6% -28.7% GGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.9%/yr +6.5%/yr -23.5%/yr GGB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.5% 36.3% 64.2% GGB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 62/100 45/100 MSB

Percentile Scorecard

MSBGGBSID

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

AxisMSBGGBSID
Valuation 56 #72 of 162 96 #8 of 162 63 #60 of 162
Growth 25 #110 of 147 17 #122 of 147 27 #108 of 147
Profitability 94 #8 of 122 53 #58 of 122 42 #71 of 122
Financial Health – 53 #79 of 166 76 #41 of 166
Shareholder Returns 95 #6 of 107 92 #10 of 107 18 #88 of 107
Overall 68 62 45
  • MSB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SID 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

PeriodMSBGGBSIDSPY
1 month -8.6%+4.1%+2.6% -1.0%
3 months -18.3%+6.0%+8.3% +2.9%
6 months -32.1%+18.1%-9.3% +6.4%
Year to date -52.4%+37.9%-26.9% +11.4%
1 year -48.7%+50.6%-28.7% +13.1%
3 years -15.1%+41.7%-47.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.3%+12.3%-19.1% +21.5%
5 years -40.5%+37.0%-73.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -9.9%+6.5%-23.5% +10.9%
10 years +93.1%+92.0%-63.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year +6.8%+6.7%-9.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMSBGGBSIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.5%36.3%64.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 49.6%37.5%68.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.242.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.071.39-0.45 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.0%-55.8%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.4%-2.9%-44.8% -2.5%
52-week high $41.15$5.24$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $17.71$3.26$0.87 $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.

MultipleMSBGGBSID
P/E now vs peer median 37.1xmedian 12.7x 23.5xmedian 12.7x -4.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 3.1x 0.9xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x 4.7xmedian 6.9x -0.4xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 15.1x 40.6xmedian 15.1x 1.5xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -25.49median 0.27 -2.90median 0.27 0.11median 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 monthsMSBGGBSID
Revenue $11.91M $11.69B $18.30B
Gross profit $6.49M $1.73B $2.18B
Operating income – $1.34B $813.51M
Net income $6.49M $546.67M -$703.42M
Free cash flow $8.73M $251.31M $1.06B
EPS (diluted) $0.49 $0.34 $-2.04
Cash & equivalents $17.39M $994.88M $2.63B
Total debt – $2.94B $28.10B
Shares (diluted) 13.12M 1.29B 161.19M
Enterprise value $154.56M $4.23B -$6.90B

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
MetricMSBGGBSID
P/E 37.1x 23.5x -4.7x
P/FCF 27.6x 40.6x 1.5x
P/Operating cash flow 27.6x 6.0x -2.0x
P/S 20.2x 0.9x 0.1x
P/B – 1.0x –
P/Tangible book – 1.0x –
EV/EBITDA – 4.7x -0.4x
EV/EBIT – 7.1x -1.0x
EV/Revenue 18.7x 0.8x 0.0x
EV/FCF 25.6x 37.7x -0.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.6x 5.5x 1.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -25.49 -2.90 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSBGGBSID
Revenue growth (1Y) -87.6% 7.3% 23.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -5.2% -11.4% 18.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -93.0% 15.1% 9.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.5% -15.0% -20.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 19.6% -8.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -38.6% -24.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -93.0% -34.1% 13.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -33.5% -11.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -93.0% -19.6% 15.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.5% -8.1% -42.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -90.7% -8.2% -200.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% -4.7% -65.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.7% -77.2% -56.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.1% -42.1% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSBGGBSID
Gross margin 54.5% 14.8% 11.9%
EBITDA margin – 17.2% 13.2%
Operating margin – 11.5% 4.4%
Pretax margin – 0.1% -3.2%
Net margin 54.5% 3.7% -1.8%
FCF margin 73.3% 2.1% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin 73.3% 14.6% -4.3%
Return on equity – 2.4% –
Return on assets – 1.6% -4.5%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed – 9.8% –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 3.1x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSBGGBSID
Debt / assets – 2.5% 1.9%
Debt / equity – 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.4x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 11.4% 34.7% –
Equity / assets – 65.3% –
Interest coverage – 3.5x 0.5x
Current ratio – 2.9x –
Quick ratio – 1.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.6x –
Altman Z-score – 2.80 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSBGGBSID
Dividend yield 4.9% 2.9% –
Net buyback yield – 2.9% -13.3%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 5.9% -13.3%
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.

ConsensusMSBGGBSID
Forward P/E – 8.9xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.57FY2026 $-0.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +338.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +1.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $14.33BFY2026 $8.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.7%FY2026 -0.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -4.1% -6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSBGGBSID
Held by institutions 50.3% 18.0% 2.1%
Institutions holding 63 211 66
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +17.1% -22.1%
Institutions buying 28 119 27
Institutions selling 16 52 24
Buyers to sellers 1.75 2.29 1.13

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.

MSBGGBSID
MSB 1.00 0.18 0.12
GGB 0.18 1.00 0.62
SID 0.12 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MSB, GGB and SID?

Gerdau (GGB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mesabi Trust (MSB) $238.59M, Gerdau (GGB) $9.55B, National Steel (SID) $1.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, MSB, GGB and SID?

Gerdau (GGB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 36.8x, Gerdau (GGB) 22.0x, National Steel (SID) -3.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Steel (SID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mesabi Trust (MSB) -87.6%, Gerdau (GGB) +7.3%, National Steel (SID) +23.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mesabi Trust (MSB) has the highest net margin (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 54.5%, Gerdau (GGB) 3.7%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Gerdau (GGB) returned the most: Mesabi Trust (MSB) -48.7%, Gerdau (GGB) +50.6%, National Steel (SID) -28.7%. Over five years, Gerdau (GGB) compounded fastest (Mesabi Trust (MSB) -9.9%/yr, Gerdau (GGB) +6.5%/yr, National Steel (SID) -23.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Gerdau (GGB) has been the steadiest (Mesabi Trust (MSB) 45.5%, Gerdau (GGB) 36.3%, National Steel (SID) 64.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MSB, GGB and SID?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Gerdau (GGB) leads on 5. 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.