PKOH vs WS vs TS Stock Comparison

Park Ohio Holdings, Worthington Steel and Tenaris Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$43.35 -9.8% 1M +111.4% 1Y
Market cap
$615.91M
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins
WS Worthington Steel, Inc.
$42.25 +16.7% 1M +34.3% 1Y
Market cap
$2.13B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$5.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins
TS Tenaris Sa
$59.32 +6.9% 1M +65.7% 1Y
Market cap
$63.35B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionPKOHWSTSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $615.91M $2.13B $63.35B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.2x -55.6x 33.1x PKOH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 11.1x 14.9x WS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.7% +69.1% +2.3% WS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% -0.7% 15.9% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.1% 0.2% 12.7% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 19.9x -3.1x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +111.4% +34.3% +65.7% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.9%/yr — +21.5%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.5% 47.3% 29.0% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 33/100 58/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

PKOHWSTS

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

AxisPKOHWSTS
Valuation 86 #30 of 203 59 #83 of 203 41 #120 of 203
Growth 75 #48 of 187 32 #127 of 187 18 #154 of 187
Profitability 41 #110 of 185 29 #131 of 185 80 #37 of 185
Financial Health 12 #192 of 219 10 #197 of 219 99 #4 of 219
Shareholder Returns 43 #88 of 153 34 #102 of 153 52 #74 of 153
Overall 51 33 58
  • PKOH ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • WS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPKOHWSTSSPY
1 month -9.8%+16.7%+6.9% -0.8%
3 months +10.9%+15.1%+5.2% +3.5%
6 months +61.5%+12.0%-6.1% +7.0%
Year to date +107.0%+22.0%+54.3% +12.2%
1 year +111.4%+34.3%+65.7% +13.0%
3 years +96.6%—+88.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.3%—+23.6% +23.1%
5 years +83.0%—+164.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.9%—+21.5% +11.0%
10 years +32.9%—+108.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.9%—+7.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePKOHWSTSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.5%47.3%29.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 43.4%49.8%29.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.301.640.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.500.722.27 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.4%-51.5%-33.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.4%-13.2%-7.3% -1.8%
52-week high $52.51$48.69$64.02 $779.14
52-week low $18.74$28.10$37.11 $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.

MultiplePKOHWSTS
P/E now vs peer median 22.7xmedian 26.0x -55.2xmedian 26.0x 32.8xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 14.0x 42.0xmedian 14.0x 19.2xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 21.4x 46.3xmedian 21.4x 22.8xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.2x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 1.26 1.70median 1.26 —median 1.26

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 monthsPKOHWSTS
Revenue $1.65B $5.30B $12.04B
Gross profit $286.50M $549.30M $4.08B
Operating income $71.50M $6.30M $2.23B
Net income $26.50M -$56.50M $1.97B
Free cash flow $20.50M $46.70M $2.78B
EPS (diluted) $1.87 $-0.77 –
Cash & equivalents $48.30M $248.20M $9.02B
Total debt $652.60M $2.20B $1.27B
Shares (diluted) 14.20M 50.00M –
Enterprise value $425.31M $1.62B $34.38B

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
MetricPKOHWSTS
P/E 22.7x -55.2x 32.8x
P/FCF 30.6x 46.3x 22.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x 10.7x 28.4x
P/S 0.4x 0.4x 5.3x
P/B 1.6x 1.3x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.4x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.8x 42.0x 19.2x
EV/EBIT 17.2x 652.7x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 0.8x 4.6x
EV/FCF 60.1x 88.1x 19.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 20.4x 24.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 1.70 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPKOHWSTS
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.7% 69.1% 2.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 15.5% -6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 4.9% 36.2% 2.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 13.4% -13.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -7.1% -95.9% 0.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 10.1% -65.2% -20.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -4.7% -144.9% -3.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 66.6% -34.5% -18.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.0% -132.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 62.5% -32.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 476.1% 18.9% -11.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 93.5% -10.4% -9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 187.6% 50.2% -13.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 46.1% -41.1% -7.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPKOHWSTS
Gross margin 17.3% 10.4% 33.9%
EBITDA margin 6.3% 1.8% 23.7%
Operating margin 4.3% 0.1% 18.5%
Pretax margin 1.6% -0.2% 20.5%
Net margin 1.6% -0.7% 15.9%
FCF margin 1.2% 0.9% 23.1%
Operating cash flow margin 4.1% 3.8% 18.6%
Return on equity 6.9% -4.0% 11.4%
Return on assets 1.8% -1.4% 9.7%
Return on invested capital 6.1% 0.2% 12.7%
Return on capital employed 6.6% 0.3% 11.0%
Asset turnover 1.1x 1.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x -3.6x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPKOHWSTS
Debt / assets 44.4% 36.5% 1.5%
Debt / equity 1.7x 1.3x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 5.8x 19.9x -3.1x
Debt / FCF 31.8x 47.0x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 73.3% 72.8% 15.2%
Equity / assets 26.7% 27.2% 84.8%
Interest coverage 1.4x 0.5x 45.4x
Current ratio 2.4x 1.8x –
Quick ratio 1.1x 0.8x 70.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.1x 58.2x
Altman Z-score – 1.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPKOHWSTS
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.5% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – -1.5%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 1.5% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusPKOHWSTS
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 11.1xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.41FY2026 $3.82FY2026 $3.97FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +71.3%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.2% +30.4% +1.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.78BFY2026 $10.90BFY2026 $12.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.5%FY2026 +217.0%FY2026 +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.8% +2.4% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPKOHWSTS
Held by institutions 55.8% 56.3% 3.6%
Institutions holding 104 238 283
Change in shares held, QoQ +6.4% +1.2% -2.4%
Institutions buying 58 112 154
Institutions selling 27 68 78
Buyers to sellers 2.15 1.65 1.97

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.

PKOHWSTS
PKOH 1.00 0.34 0.00
WS 0.34 1.00 0.21
TS 0.00 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PKOH, WS and TS?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $615.91M, Worthington Steel (WS) $2.13B, Tenaris (TS) $63.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, PKOH, WS and TS?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 23.2x, Worthington Steel (WS) -55.6x, Tenaris (TS) 33.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Worthington Steel (WS) is cheapest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 12.7x, Worthington Steel (WS) 11.1x, Tenaris (TS) 14.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Worthington Steel (WS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +2.7%, Worthington Steel (WS) +69.1%, Tenaris (TS) +2.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 1.6%, Worthington Steel (WS) -0.7%, Tenaris (TS) 15.9%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.1%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.2%, Tenaris (TS) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +111.4%, Worthington Steel (WS) +34.3%, Tenaris (TS) +65.7%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +12.9%/yr, Tenaris (TS) +21.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 0.00%, Worthington Steel (WS) 0.02%, Tenaris (TS) 0.00%. Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) and Tenaris (TS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 44.5%, Worthington Steel (WS) 47.3%, Tenaris (TS) 29.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.