NUE vs MT vs PKX Stock Comparison

Nucor, ArcelorMittal and Posco Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
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
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$51.39 -8.8% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.83B
P/E
4.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionNUEMTPKXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $58.78B $45.28B $3.83B NUE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 25.0x 4.0x PKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.9x 14.7x 10.7x PKX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% +3.6% -27.8% NUE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.0% 2.9% 2.5% NUE
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.0% 3.5% 3.0% NUE
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.9x — NUE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +86.4% +52.9% -4.4% NUE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.3%/yr +13.3%/yr -4.6%/yr NUE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 43.4% 45.1% NUE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 56/100 68/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

NUEMTPKX

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

AxisNUEMTPKX
Valuation 74 #43 of 162 91 #15 of 162 88 #21 of 162
Growth 51 #73 of 147 34 #98 of 147 40 #89 of 147
Profitability 65 #43 of 122 54 #57 of 122 50 #61 of 122
Financial Health 40 #100 of 166 25 #125 of 166 79 #36 of 166
Shareholder Returns 47 #57 of 107 78 #24 of 107 85 #17 of 107
Overall 55 56 68
  • NUE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX 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

PeriodNUEMTPKXSPY
1 month +4.4%-17.3%-8.8% -1.0%
3 months +4.2%-11.1%-1.8% +2.9%
6 months +20.4%-0.4%-26.7% +6.4%
Year to date +58.2%+30.5%-3.4% +11.4%
1 year +86.4%+52.9%-4.4% +13.1%
3 years +75.4%+168.9%-42.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +20.6%+39.1%-16.6% +21.5%
5 years +152.2%+86.4%-21.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +20.3%+13.3%-4.6% +10.9%
10 years +439.2%+196.9%-3.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +18.4%+11.5%-0.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNUEMTPKXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%43.4%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.0%41.0%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.902.081.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.721.22-0.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.6%-46.8%-69.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-24.5%-44.0% -2.5%
52-week high $274.65$78.75$91.72 $779.14
52-week low $138.45$36.91$48.69 $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.

MultipleNUEMTPKX
P/E now vs peer median 20.4xmedian 12.7x 25.1xmedian 12.7x 4.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.1xmedian 6.9x 9.7xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 37.0xmedian 15.1x 4.7xmedian 15.1x -0.9xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x 0.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -1.19median 0.27 -1.26median 0.27 -15.95median 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 monthsNUEMTPKX
Revenue $36.10B $62.85B $37.16B
Gross profit $5.59B – $3.86B
Operating income $4.17B $2.68B $1.39B
Net income $3.26B $1.30B $1.47B
Free cash flow $1.58B $9.56B -$4.45B
EPS (diluted) $12.62 $2.37 $12.52
Cash & equivalents $2.48B $4.85B –
Total debt $28.20B $16.31B $749.60M
Shares (diluted) 228.50M 766.00M 75.62M
Enterprise value $48.16B $24.30B $3.83B

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
MetricNUEMTPKX
P/E 20.4x 25.1x 4.1x
P/FCF 37.0x 4.7x -0.9x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 9.6x –
P/S 1.6x 0.7x 0.1x
P/B 2.5x 0.8x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 0.8x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.1x 9.7x –
EV/EBIT 15.1x 21.0x 3.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.9x 0.1x
EV/FCF 39.8x 5.9x -1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.2x 12.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.19 -1.26 -15.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNUEMTPKX
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% 3.6% -27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.2% -4.9% -15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 73.8% – 0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -16.1% – -2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 94.4% -32.2% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.5% -15.6% -38.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 106.1% 446.8% 297.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.2% -33.1% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 124.8% -25.0% 163.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -17.1% -19.9% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 41.3% -4.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.5% -18.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 511.2% 6.4% 27.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.3% -9.6% -34.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNUEMTPKX
Gross margin 15.5% – 10.4%
EBITDA margin 15.7% 9.2% –
Operating margin 11.5% 4.3% 3.7%
Pretax margin 11.4% 3.3% 3.5%
Net margin 8.0% 2.9% 2.5%
FCF margin 4.4% 15.2% -12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 12.3% 7.5% –
Return on equity 14.2% 3.4% 3.4%
Return on assets 9.0% 1.9% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 11.0% 3.5% 3.0%
Return on capital employed 13.4% 3.5% 4.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 3.6x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNUEMTPKX
Debt / assets 19.2% 16.4% 2.2%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 4.5x 1.7x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 37.0% 44.7% 7.7%
Equity / assets 63.0% 55.3% 92.3%
Interest coverage 28.7x – 0.5x
Current ratio 2.5x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.3x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 0.5x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score 5.43 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNUEMTPKX
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.2% 3.0%
Net buyback yield 1.1% – –
Shareholder yield 2.0% 1.2% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusNUEMTPKX
Forward P/E 12.9xFY2026 14.7xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $20.03FY2026 $4.05FY2026 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +159.8%FY2026 -1.5%FY2026 +237.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.5% +69.6% +15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $39.95BFY2026 $63.38BFY2026 $51.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.9%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.6% +11.4% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNUEMTPKX
Held by institutions 79.2% 4.9% 17.7%
Institutions holding 1,541 317 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.2% +29.8% +38.2%
Institutions buying 751 150 131
Institutions selling 516 112 30
Buyers to sellers 1.46 1.34 4.37

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.

NUEMTPKX
NUE 1.00 0.50 0.30
MT 0.50 1.00 0.46
PKX 0.30 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NUE, MT and PKX?

Nucor (NUE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nucor (NUE) $58.78B, ArcelorMittal (MT) $45.28B, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, NUE, MT and PKX?

Posco Holdings (PKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nucor (NUE) 20.4x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.0x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 4.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Posco Holdings (PKX) is cheapest (Nucor (NUE) 12.9x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 14.7x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 10.7x). 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: Nucor (NUE) +17.2%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +3.6%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nucor (NUE) has the highest net margin (Nucor (NUE) 8.0%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 2.9%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Nucor (NUE) leads (Nucor (NUE) 11.0%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 3.5%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nucor (NUE) returned the most: Nucor (NUE) +86.4%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +52.9%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.4%. Over five years, Nucor (NUE) compounded fastest (Nucor (NUE) +20.3%/yr, ArcelorMittal (MT) +13.3%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nucor (NUE) has been the steadiest (Nucor (NUE) 31.8%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.4%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.