MT vs NUE vs CMC Stock Comparison

ArcelorMittal, Nucor and Commercial Metals Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
1 win
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
6 wins
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$62.76 -3.0% 1M +3.1% 1Y
Market cap
$6.91B
P/E
10.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Nucor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nucor 6, Commercial Metals 5, ArcelorMittal 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMTNUECMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.28B $58.78B $6.91B NUE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.0x 20.4x 10.5x CMC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 12.9x 9.3x CMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.6% +17.2% +20.5% CMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.9% 8.0% 7.0% NUE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.5% 11.0% -79.6% NUE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.8x -0.4x CMC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.01% CMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.9% +86.4% +3.1% NUE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr +20.3%/yr +14.8%/yr NUE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.4% 31.8% 35.6% NUE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 55/100 56/100 MT

Percentile Scorecard

MTNUECMC

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

AxisMTNUECMC
Valuation 91 #15 of 162 74 #43 of 162 78 #37 of 162
Growth 34 #98 of 147 51 #73 of 147 57 #64 of 147
Profitability 54 #57 of 122 65 #43 of 122 51 #60 of 122
Financial Health 25 #125 of 166 40 #100 of 166 18 #137 of 166
Shareholder Returns 78 #24 of 107 47 #57 of 107 76 #26 of 107
Overall 56 55 56
  • MT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NUE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CMC 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

PeriodMTNUECMCSPY
1 month -17.3%+4.4%-3.0% -1.0%
3 months -11.1%+4.2%-9.0% +2.9%
6 months -0.4%+20.4%-9.3% +6.4%
Year to date +30.5%+58.2%-9.3% +11.4%
1 year +52.9%+86.4%+3.1% +13.1%
3 years +168.9%+75.4%+55.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +39.1%+20.6%+15.9% +21.5%
5 years +86.4%+152.2%+99.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +13.3%+20.3%+14.8% +10.9%
10 years +196.9%+439.2%+282.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.5%+18.4%+14.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMTNUECMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.4%31.8%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 41.0%32.0%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.080.901.35 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.222.720.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -46.8%-48.6%-38.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.5%-6.0%-24.6% -2.5%
52-week high $78.75$274.65$83.21 $779.14
52-week low $36.91$138.45$56.52 $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.

MultipleMTNUECMC
P/E now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 12.7x 20.4xmedian 12.7x 10.6xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 1.6xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 6.9x 11.1xmedian 6.9x -1.5xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 15.1x 37.0xmedian 15.1x 14.5xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 2.1x 2.5xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.26median 0.27 -1.19median 0.27 -1.55median 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 monthsMTNUECMC
Revenue $62.85B $36.10B $9.39B
Gross profit – $5.59B $1.75B
Operating income $2.68B $4.17B -$6.93B
Net income $1.30B $3.26B $655.85M
Free cash flow $9.56B $1.58B $479.12M
EPS (diluted) $2.37 $12.62 $5.86
Cash & equivalents $4.85B $2.48B –
Total debt $16.31B $28.20B $3.41B
Shares (diluted) 766.00M 228.50M 111.86M
Enterprise value $24.30B $48.16B $6.14B

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
MetricMTNUECMC
P/E 25.1x 20.4x 10.6x
P/FCF 4.7x 37.0x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 9.6x 13.2x 6.5x
P/S 0.7x 1.6x 0.7x
P/B 0.8x 2.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 2.9x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 9.7x 11.1x -1.5x
EV/EBIT 21.0x 15.1x -1.4x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 1.7x 1.0x
EV/FCF 5.9x 39.8x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.0x 14.2x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.26 -1.19 -1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMTNUECMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.6% 17.2% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -1.2% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 73.8% 43.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -16.1% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.2% 94.4% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -15.6% -18.5% -5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 446.8% 106.1% 674.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -33.1% -18.2% -8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -25.0% 124.8% 690.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -19.9% -17.1% -6.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4.9% 41.3% 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% -19.5% -7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 6.4% 511.2% 53.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.6% -37.3% -13.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMTNUECMC
Gross margin – 15.5% 18.6%
EBITDA margin 9.2% 15.7% -69.6%
Operating margin 4.3% 11.5% -73.8%
Pretax margin 3.3% 11.4% 7.6%
Net margin 2.9% 8.0% 7.0%
FCF margin 15.2% 4.4% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 7.5% 12.3% 11.3%
Return on equity 3.4% 14.2% 14.2%
Return on assets 1.9% 9.0% 6.5%
Return on invested capital 3.5% 11.0% -79.6%
Return on capital employed 3.5% 13.4% -82.5%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.6x 1.4x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMTNUECMC
Debt / assets 16.4% 19.2% 33.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.9x 0.8x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 1.7x 4.5x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets 44.7% 37.0% 54.2%
Equity / assets 55.3% 63.0% 45.8%
Interest coverage – 28.7x -48.4x
Current ratio 1.4x 2.5x 2.3x
Quick ratio 0.4x 1.3x 1.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – 5.43 0.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMTNUECMC
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.9% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 1.1% 1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 2.0% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.7% 12.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 32.3% 17.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -0.8% 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 4.0%

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.

ConsensusMTNUECMC
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 12.9xFY2026 9.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $4.05FY2026 $20.03FY2026 $6.76FY2027
EPS growth, next FY -1.5%FY2026 +159.8%FY2026 -0.9%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +69.6% +6.5% +2.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $63.38BFY2026 $39.95BFY2026 $9.55BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +3.3%FY2026 +22.9%FY2026 +1.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +11.4% +8.6% +3.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMTNUECMC
Held by institutions 4.9% 79.2% 93.1%
Institutions holding 317 1,541 520
Change in shares held, QoQ +29.8% +2.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 150 751 262
Institutions selling 112 516 175
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.46 1.50

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.

MTNUECMC
MT 1.00 0.50 0.60
NUE 0.50 1.00 0.71
CMC 0.60 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MT, NUE and CMC?

Nucor (NUE) is the largest by market capitalisation: ArcelorMittal (MT) $45.28B, Nucor (NUE) $58.78B, Commercial Metals (CMC) $6.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, MT, NUE and CMC?

Commercial Metals (CMC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.0x, Nucor (NUE) 20.4x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Commercial Metals (CMC) is cheapest (ArcelorMittal (MT) 14.7x, Nucor (NUE) 12.9x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Commercial Metals (CMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: ArcelorMittal (MT) +3.6%, Nucor (NUE) +17.2%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nucor (NUE) has the highest net margin (ArcelorMittal (MT) 2.9%, Nucor (NUE) 8.0%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Nucor (NUE) leads (ArcelorMittal (MT) 3.5%, Nucor (NUE) 11.0%, Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nucor (NUE) returned the most: ArcelorMittal (MT) +52.9%, Nucor (NUE) +86.4%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +3.1%. Over five years, Nucor (NUE) compounded fastest (ArcelorMittal (MT) +13.3%/yr, Nucor (NUE) +20.3%/yr, Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest dividend yield: ArcelorMittal (MT) 0.00%, Nucor (NUE) 0.01%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 0.01%. ArcelorMittal (MT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nucor (NUE) has been the steadiest (ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.4%, Nucor (NUE) 31.8%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.