PKOH vs TS vs IIIN Stock Comparison

Park Ohio Holdings, Tenaris and Insteel Industries Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$39.61 -18.6% 1M +88.0% 1Y
Market cap
$573.14M
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.71B
Div. yield
1.29%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$56.41 -0.8% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$60.47B
P/E
30.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.16B
Div. yield
3.16%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins
IIIN Insteel Industries Inc
$27.00 -10.5% 1M -15.7% 1Y
Market cap
$522.67M
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$739.51M
Div. yield
4.15%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 7, Park Ohio Holdings 3, Insteel Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPKOHTSIIINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $573.14M $60.47B $522.67M TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 30.1x 17.8x PKOH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 14.2x 13.2x PKOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.7% +2.8% +14.2% IIIN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.0% 16.2% 4.0% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 13.0% — TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.3x -3.5x — TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.29% 3.16% 4.15% IIIN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +88.0% +40.6% -15.7% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr +18.0%/yr -8.8%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.4% 28.9% 42.1% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 59/100 56/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

PKOHTSIIIN

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

AxisPKOHTSIIIN
Valuation 87 #27 of 204 40 #122 of 204 90 #21 of 204
Growth 88 #24 of 191 16 #161 of 191 31 #132 of 191
Profitability 40 #114 of 189 80 #39 of 189 45 #105 of 189
Financial Health 14 #191 of 221 98 #5 of 221 89 #25 of 221
Shareholder Returns 46 #86 of 159 61 #63 of 159 26 #118 of 159
Overall 55 59 56
  • PKOH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • IIIN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPKOHTSIIINSPY
1 month -18.6%-0.8%-10.5% -5.9%
3 months -14.8%+5.6%-16.5% -4.6%
6 months +28.4%-4.3%-0.4% +0.2%
Year to date +89.2%+46.7%-14.7% +7.5%
1 year +88.0%+40.6%-15.7% +8.2%
3 years +55.6%+59.4%-10.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +15.9%+16.8%-3.6% +19.0%
5 years +55.4%+128.3%-37.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.2%+18.0%-8.8% +9.4%
10 years +28.6%+97.7%+1.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.5%+7.1%+0.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePKOHTSIIINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.4%28.9%42.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.8%30.0%52.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.380.281.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.941.41-0.37 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.8%-33.7%-49.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-11.9%-29.2% -5.9%
52-week high $52.51$64.02$38.11 $779.14
52-week low $18.74$37.76$24.48 $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.

MultiplePKOHTSIIIN
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 23.4x 30.1xmedian 23.4x 17.8xmedian 23.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 1.7x 5.0xmedian 1.7x 0.7xmedian 1.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 13.4x 17.7xmedian 13.4x 8.8xmedian 13.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 21.9x 22.0xmedian 21.9x 21.0xmedian 21.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x 1.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 1.02 —median 1.02 -5.99median 1.02

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 monthsPKOHTSIIIN
Revenue $1.71B $12.16B $739.51M
Gross profit $302.10M $4.12B $75.68M
Operating income $80.80M $2.23B $37.57M
Net income $34.90M $2.04B $29.55M
Free cash flow $21.00M $2.75B $24.84M
EPS (diluted) $2.44 – $1.51
Cash & equivalents $58.90M $9.55B $37.48M
Total debt $660.40M -$336.57M –
Shares (diluted) 14.30M – 19.52M
Enterprise value $375.44M $31.99B $431.56M

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
MetricPKOHTSIIIN
P/E 15.9x 30.1x 17.8x
P/FCF 27.3x 22.0x 21.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 26.4x 14.3x
P/S 0.3x 5.0x 0.7x
P/B 1.4x 3.5x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.5x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x 17.7x 8.8x
EV/EBIT 14.5x 22.7x 12.9x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 4.2x 0.7x
EV/FCF 55.9x 18.4x 19.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 22.1x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 – -5.99

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKOHTSIIIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.7% 2.8% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.2% -6.9% 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 13.0% 2.2% -19.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 4.8% -13.9% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 14.3% -2.6% -27.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 5.4% -20.9% 2.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 49.8% 0.4% -28.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 182.4% -17.4% -3.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.6% – -27.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 171.8% – -3.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 228.0% -0.7% 34.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 38.5% -17.6% -36.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 225.7% -7.9% 31.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 108.0% -16.1% -39.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKOHTSIIIN
Gross margin 17.6% 33.9% 10.2%
EBITDA margin 6.6% 23.5% 7.5%
Operating margin 4.7% 18.3% 5.1%
Pretax margin 2.3% 20.6% 5.2%
Net margin 2.0% 16.2% 4.0%
FCF margin 1.2% 22.6% 3.4%
Operating cash flow margin 3.8% 18.8% 5.0%
Return on equity 8.8% 11.9% 7.9%
Return on assets 2.3% 9.9% 6.2%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 13.0% –
Return on capital employed 7.3% 11.0% 9.4%
Asset turnover 1.2x 0.6x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.9x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKOHTSIIIN
Debt / assets 43.9% -1.6% –
Debt / equity 1.6x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA 5.3x -3.5x –
Debt / FCF 31.4x -0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 18.2% 21.0%
Equity / assets 26.7% 81.8% 79.0%
Interest coverage 1.6x 43.8x 596.3x
Current ratio 2.4x – 3.7x
Quick ratio 1.1x 34.6x 1.6x
Cash ratio 0.2x 28.4x 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 6.21

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKOHTSIIIN
Dividend yield 1.3% 3.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – -1.0% 0.6%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 2.1% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 73.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 87.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -19.2%

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.

ConsensusPKOHTSIIIN
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 13.2xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $3.41FY2026 $3.97FY2026 $2.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026 +35.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +1.3% +7.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $12.98BFY2026 $759.46MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +8.3%FY2026 +2.7%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% -6.2% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKOHTSIIIN
Held by institutions 55.8% 3.6% 82.1%
Institutions holding 104 285 187
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% -2.4% +0.9%
Institutions buying 58 154 122
Institutions selling 27 80 48
Buyers to sellers 2.15 1.93 2.54

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.

PKOHTSIIIN
PKOH 1.00 0.01 0.30
TS 0.01 1.00 0.08
IIIN 0.30 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PKOH, TS and IIIN?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $573.14M, Tenaris (TS) $60.47B, Insteel Industries (IIIN) $522.67M.

Which stock is cheaper, PKOH, TS and IIIN?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 15.9x, Tenaris (TS) 30.1x, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) is cheapest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 11.6x, Tenaris (TS) 14.2x, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Insteel Industries (IIIN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +7.7%, Tenaris (TS) +2.8%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 2.0%, Tenaris (TS) 16.2%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 4.0%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.4%, Tenaris (TS) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +88.0%, Tenaris (TS) +40.6%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) -15.7%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +9.2%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +18.0%/yr, Insteel Industries (IIIN) -8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Insteel Industries (IIIN) has the highest dividend yield: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 1.29%, Tenaris (TS) 3.16%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 4.15%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 45.4%, Tenaris (TS) 28.9%, Insteel Industries (IIIN) 42.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PKOH, TS and IIIN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Tenaris (TS) leads on 7. 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.