MT vs GGB vs NUE Stock Comparison

ArcelorMittal, Gerdau and Nucor Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MT ArcelorMittal
$59.49 -17.3% 1M +52.9% 1Y
Market cap
$45.28B
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.85B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
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
3 wins
NUE Nucor Corp
$258.10 +4.4% 1M +86.4% 1Y
Market cap
$58.78B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$36.10B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nucor leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Nucor 8, Gerdau 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTGGBNUELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.28B $9.55B $58.78B NUE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 22.0x 20.4x NUE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 8.9x 12.9x GGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% +7.3% +17.2% NUE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 3.7% 8.0% NUE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 0.0% 11.0% NUE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.4x 0.8x GGB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.9% +50.6% +86.4% NUE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr +6.5%/yr +20.3%/yr NUE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.4% 36.3% 31.8% NUE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 62/100 55/100 GGB

Percentile Scorecard

MTGGBNUE

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

AxisMTGGBNUE
Valuation 91 #15 of 162 96 #8 of 162 74 #43 of 162
Growth 34 #98 of 147 17 #122 of 147 51 #73 of 147
Profitability 54 #57 of 122 53 #58 of 122 65 #43 of 122
Financial Health 25 #125 of 166 53 #79 of 166 40 #100 of 166
Shareholder Returns 78 #24 of 107 92 #10 of 107 47 #57 of 107
Overall 56 62 55
  • MT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • GGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NUE 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

PeriodMTGGBNUESPY
1 month -17.3%+4.1%+4.4% -1.0%
3 months -11.1%+6.0%+4.2% +2.9%
6 months -0.4%+18.1%+20.4% +6.4%
Year to date +30.5%+37.9%+58.2% +11.4%
1 year +52.9%+50.6%+86.4% +13.1%
3 years +168.9%+41.7%+75.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +39.1%+12.3%+20.6% +21.5%
5 years +86.4%+37.0%+152.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.3%+6.5%+20.3% +10.9%
10 years +196.9%+92.0%+439.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.5%+6.7%+18.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMTGGBNUESPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.4%36.3%31.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%37.5%32.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.081.240.90 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.221.392.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.8%-55.8%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.5%-2.9%-6.0% -2.5%
52-week high $78.75$5.24$274.65 $779.14
52-week low $36.91$3.26$138.45 $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.

MultipleMTGGBNUE
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 12.7x 23.5xmedian 12.7x 20.4xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.9xmedian 3.1x 1.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 6.9x 4.7xmedian 6.9x 11.1xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 15.1x 40.6xmedian 15.1x 37.0xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x 2.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.26median 0.27 -2.90median 0.27 -1.19median 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 monthsMTGGBNUE
Revenue $62.85B $11.69B $36.10B
Gross profit – $1.73B $5.59B
Operating income $2.68B $1.34B $4.17B
Net income $1.30B $546.67M $3.26B
Free cash flow $9.56B $251.31M $1.58B
EPS (diluted) $2.37 $0.34 $12.62
Cash & equivalents $4.85B $994.88M $2.48B
Total debt $16.31B $2.94B $28.20B
Shares (diluted) 766.00M 1.29B 228.50M
Enterprise value $24.30B $4.23B $48.16B

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
MetricMTGGBNUE
P/E 25.1x 23.5x 20.4x
P/FCF 4.7x 40.6x 37.0x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 6.0x 13.2x
P/S 0.7x 0.9x 1.6x
P/B 0.8x 1.0x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.0x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 4.7x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 21.0x 7.1x 15.1x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 0.8x 1.7x
EV/FCF 5.9x 37.7x 39.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 5.5x 14.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.26 -2.90 -1.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTGGBNUE
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% 7.3% 17.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -11.4% -1.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.1% 73.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -15.0% -16.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.2% 19.6% 94.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.6% -38.6% -18.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 446.8% -34.1% 106.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.1% -33.5% -18.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.0% -19.6% 124.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.9% -8.1% -17.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.9% -8.2% 41.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% -4.7% -19.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% -77.2% 511.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.6% -42.1% -37.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTGGBNUE
Gross margin – 14.8% 15.5%
EBITDA margin 9.2% 17.2% 15.7%
Operating margin 4.3% 11.5% 11.5%
Pretax margin 3.3% 0.1% 11.4%
Net margin 2.9% 3.7% 8.0%
FCF margin 15.2% 2.1% 4.4%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 14.6% 12.3%
Return on equity 3.4% 2.4% 14.2%
Return on assets 1.9% 1.6% 9.0%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 0.0% 11.0%
Return on capital employed 3.5% 9.8% 13.4%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x 3.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.4% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTGGBNUE
Debt / assets 16.4% 2.5% 19.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x -0.4x 0.8x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 1.6x 4.5x
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 34.7% 37.0%
Equity / assets 55.3% 65.3% 63.0%
Interest coverage – 3.5x 28.7x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.9x 2.5x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.1x 1.3x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.6x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 2.80 5.43

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTGGBNUE
Dividend yield 1.2% 2.9% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.9% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 5.9% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 15.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 32.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -0.6%

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.

ConsensusMTGGBNUE
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 8.9xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.05FY2026 $0.57FY2026 $20.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -1.5%FY2026 +338.5%FY2026 +159.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +69.6% +1.8% +6.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $63.38BFY2026 $14.33BFY2026 $39.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026 +22.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% -4.1% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTGGBNUE
Held by institutions 4.9% 18.0% 79.2%
Institutions holding 317 211 1,541
Change in shares held, QoQ +29.8% +17.1% +2.2%
Institutions buying 150 119 751
Institutions selling 112 52 516
Buyers to sellers 1.34 2.29 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.

MTGGBNUE
MT 1.00 0.55 0.50
GGB 0.55 1.00 0.55
NUE 0.50 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MT, GGB and NUE?

Nucor (NUE) is the largest by market capitalisation: ArcelorMittal (MT) $45.28B, Gerdau (GGB) $9.55B, Nucor (NUE) $58.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, MT, GGB and NUE?

Nucor (NUE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.0x, Gerdau (GGB) 22.0x, Nucor (NUE) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Gerdau (GGB) is cheapest (ArcelorMittal (MT) 14.7x, Gerdau (GGB) 8.9x, Nucor (NUE) 12.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nucor (NUE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ArcelorMittal (MT) +3.6%, Gerdau (GGB) +7.3%, Nucor (NUE) +17.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nucor (NUE) has the highest net margin (ArcelorMittal (MT) 2.9%, Gerdau (GGB) 3.7%, Nucor (NUE) 8.0%). On return on invested capital, Nucor (NUE) leads (ArcelorMittal (MT) 3.5%, Gerdau (GGB) 0.0%, Nucor (NUE) 11.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nucor (NUE) returned the most: ArcelorMittal (MT) +52.9%, Gerdau (GGB) +50.6%, Nucor (NUE) +86.4%. Over five years, Nucor (NUE) compounded fastest (ArcelorMittal (MT) +13.3%/yr, Gerdau (GGB) +6.5%/yr, Nucor (NUE) +20.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: ArcelorMittal (MT) 0.00%, Gerdau (GGB) 0.00%, Nucor (NUE) 0.01%. ArcelorMittal (MT) and Gerdau (GGB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nucor (NUE) has been the steadiest (ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.4%, Gerdau (GGB) 36.3%, Nucor (NUE) 31.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MT, GGB and NUE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nucor (NUE) leads on 8. 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.