OPTX vs WS vs CSTM Stock Comparison

Syntec Optics Holdings, Worthington Steel and Constellium Se Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WS Worthington Steel, Inc.
$42.13 +18.3% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.16B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
1.52%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
1 win
CSTM Constellium Se
$24.00 -2.4% 1M +47.5% 1Y
Market cap
$3.23B
P/E
5.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.05B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Constellium Se leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Constellium Se 6, Syntec Optics Holdings 2, Worthington Steel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionOPTXWSCSTMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $294.04M $2.16B $3.23B CSTM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -118.5x -55.0x 5.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.0x 5.7x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.5% +69.1% +26.1% WS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -8.3% -0.7% 5.7% CSTM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.2% 26.9% CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -11.7x 19.9x 1.1x OPTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.52% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +179.7% +32.4% +47.5% OPTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +5.5%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 136.2% 47.2% 44.7% CSTM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 34/100 75/100 CSTM

Percentile Scorecard

OPTXWSCSTM

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

AxisOPTXWSCSTM
Valuation 5 #192 of 203 60 #81 of 203 98 #5 of 203
Growth 8 #174 of 188 34 #125 of 188 100 #1 of 188
Profitability 18 #151 of 183 29 #131 of 183 67 #61 of 183
Financial Health 95 #12 of 216 11 #193 of 216 21 #172 of 216
Shareholder Returns – 38 #94 of 152 91 #14 of 152
Overall 31 34 75
  • OPTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CSTM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodOPTXWSCSTMSPY
1 month -1.5%+18.3%-2.4% +0.7%
3 months +14.2%+20.0%-16.0% +3.7%
6 months -4.8%+9.6%-23.3% +7.1%
Year to date +155.2%+21.7%+27.3% +12.8%
1 year +179.7%+32.4%+47.5% +11.9%
3 years -40.3%—+50.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -15.8%—+14.6% +22.8%
5 years ——+30.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year ——+5.5% +10.9%
10 years ——+357.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+16.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureOPTXWSCSTMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 136.2%47.2%44.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 114.3%49.6%41.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.571.641.94 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.320.691.06 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.0%-51.5%-66.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -48.3%-13.5%-33.6% -1.2%
52-week high $14.11$48.69$36.15 $779.14
52-week low $1.25$28.10$14.75 $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.

MultipleOPTXWSCSTM
P/E now vs peer median -118.5xmedian 25.8x -55.0xmedian 25.8x 5.6xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 292.5xmedian 14.6x 41.9xmedian 14.6x 3.2xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -720.7xmedian 22.2x 46.2xmedian 22.2x 10.1xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 9.6xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.34median 1.45 1.69median 1.45 —median 1.45

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 monthsOPTXWSCSTM
Revenue $29.24M $5.30B $10.05B
Gross profit $5.73M $549.30M $1.61B
Operating income -$1.35M $6.30M $1.20B
Net income -$2.41M -$56.50M $576.00M
Free cash flow -$407.99K $46.70M $319.00M
R&D – – $53.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $-0.77 $4.13
Cash & equivalents $14.05M $248.20M $158.00M
Total debt $29.94M $2.20B $1.82B
Shares (diluted) 39.19M 50.00M 138.99M
Enterprise value $278.44M $2.25B $2.65B

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
MetricOPTXWSCSTM
P/E -118.5x -55.0x 5.6x
P/FCF -720.7x 46.2x 10.1x
P/Operating cash flow 418.9x 10.7x 5.1x
P/S 10.1x 0.4x 0.3x
P/B 9.6x 1.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 9.6x 1.4x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 292.5x 41.9x 3.2x
EV/EBIT -208.8x 651.7x 4.1x
EV/Revenue 9.7x 0.8x 0.5x
EV/FCF -693.0x 87.9x 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 402.8x 20.4x 7.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.34 1.69 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricOPTXWSCSTM
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.5% 69.1% 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 15.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -14.9% 36.2% 54.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 13.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -43.2% -95.9% 82.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -56.0% -65.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -53.5% -144.9% 400.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -52.3% -34.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) -44.6% -132.7% 413.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -50.5% -32.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -40.6% 18.9% 92.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -37.2% -10.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -0.1% 50.2% 897.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -30.1% -41.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricOPTXWSCSTM
Gross margin 19.6% 10.4% 16.1%
EBITDA margin 3.3% 1.8% 15.3%
Operating margin -4.6% 0.1% 11.9%
Pretax margin -6.8% -0.2% 8.1%
Net margin -8.3% -0.7% 5.7%
FCF margin -1.4% 0.9% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% 3.8% 6.3%
Return on equity -12.3% -4.0% 44.4%
Return on assets -7.7% -1.4% 9.7%
Return on invested capital – 0.2% 26.9%
Return on capital employed -5.2% 0.3% 31.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.3x 1.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.3x -3.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricOPTXWSCSTM
Debt / assets 7.1% 36.5% 31.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.3x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -11.7x 19.9x 1.1x
Debt / FCF -6.8x 47.0x 5.7x
Liabilities / assets 21.5% 72.8% 77.1%
Equity / assets 78.5% 27.2% 22.9%
Interest coverage – 0.5x 11.0x
Current ratio 6.0x 1.8x 1.5x
Quick ratio 4.3x 0.8x 0.6x
Cash ratio 2.8x 0.1x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 22.72 1.55 3.22

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricOPTXWSCSTM
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield – – 3.7%
Shareholder yield – 1.5% 3.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -57.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 70.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.2% –
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.

ConsensusOPTXWSCSTM
Forward P/E – 11.0xFY2026 5.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $3.82FY2026 $4.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +71.3%FY2026 +237.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +30.4% -32.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.90BFY2026 $10.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +217.0%FY2026 +26.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.4% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersOPTXWSCSTM
Held by institutions 12.3% 56.3% 88.6%
Institutions holding 62 239 385
Change in shares held, QoQ +244.7% +1.2% -4.5%
Institutions buying 51 113 255
Institutions selling 8 68 108
Buyers to sellers 6.38 1.66 2.36

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.

OPTXWSCSTM
OPTX 1.00 0.18 0.31
WS 0.18 1.00 0.43
CSTM 0.31 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, OPTX, WS and CSTM?

Constellium Se (CSTM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) $294.04M, Worthington Steel (WS) $2.16B, Constellium Se (CSTM) $3.23B.

Which company is growing faster?

Worthington Steel (WS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +1.5%, Worthington Steel (WS) +69.1%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Constellium Se (CSTM) has the highest net margin (Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) -8.3%, Worthington Steel (WS) -0.7%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (Worthington Steel (WS) 0.2%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 26.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) returned the most: Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +179.7%, Worthington Steel (WS) +32.4%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +47.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Worthington Steel (WS) 1.52%. Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) and Constellium Se (CSTM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Constellium Se (CSTM) has been the steadiest (Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) 136.2%, Worthington Steel (WS) 47.2%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 44.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, OPTX, WS and CSTM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Constellium Se (CSTM) 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.