SID vs ASTL vs CLF Stock Comparison

National Steel, Algoma Steel and Cleveland-Cliffs Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SID National Steel Co
$0.78 -24.3% 1M -55.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.01B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
4 wins
CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$14.28 +29.7% 1M +1.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.02B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

National Steel leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (National Steel 4, Cleveland-Cliffs 3, Algoma Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIDASTLCLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.01B $521.76M $8.02B CLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.1x -1.1x -16.9x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% -36.9% +7.8% SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.8% -38.2% -2.4% SID
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% -1.3% ASTL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.4x 9.8x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -55.4% +17.4% +1.3% ASTL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -28.2%/yr -15.2%/yr -10.0%/yr CLF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.7% 68.6% 67.3% CLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 31/100 38/100 SID

Percentile Scorecard

SIDASTLCLF

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

AxisSIDASTLCLF
Valuation 40 #99 of 163 56 #72 of 163 64 #59 of 163
Growth 27 #108 of 148 5 #141 of 148 39 #91 of 148
Profitability 42 #72 of 123 24 #94 of 123 37 #78 of 123
Financial Health 76 #41 of 164 41 #98 of 164 11 #146 of 164
Shareholder Returns 12 #95 of 108 – –
Overall 39 31 38
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ASTL ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CLF 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

PeriodSIDASTLCLFSPY
1 month -24.3%+18.8%+29.7% +0.7%
3 months -22.0%+29.9%+22.8% +3.7%
6 months -39.5%+6.9%+40.0% +7.1%
Year to date -51.2%+21.7%+7.5% +12.8%
1 year -55.4%+17.4%+1.3% +11.9%
3 years -65.2%-30.0%-11.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year -29.7%-11.2%-4.1% +22.8%
5 years -80.9%-56.0%-40.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year -28.2%-15.2%-10.0% +10.9%
10 years -76.9%—+163.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year -13.6%—+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSIDASTLCLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.7%68.6%67.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.6%71.1%71.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.962.052.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.800.250.02 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -86.3%-75.5%-82.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -63.2%-14.0%-5.4% -1.2%
52-week high $2.12$5.80$15.09 $779.14
52-week low $0.78$3.28$7.82 $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.

MultipleSIDASTLCLF
P/E now vs peer median -3.2xmedian 13.2x -1.2xmedian 13.2x -17.3xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.1x 0.4xmedian 3.1x 0.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.6xmedian 7.2x -1.1xmedian 7.2x 20.4xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 15.2x 35.5xmedian 15.2x -16.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 1.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.07median 0.30 —median 0.30 0.36median 0.30

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 monthsSIDASTLCLF
Revenue $18.30B $1.22B $20.07B
Gross profit $2.18B -$302.52M $309.00M
Operating income $813.51M -$203.70M -$282.00M
Net income -$703.42M -$190.93M -$460.00M
Free cash flow $1.06B $14.76M -$485.00M
EPS (diluted) $-2.04 $-4.27 $-0.82
Cash & equivalents $2.63B $152.40M $77.00M
Total debt $28.10B $600.00K $7.65B
Shares (diluted) 161.19M 108.70M 574.00M
Enterprise value -$7.10B $203.41M $7.77B

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
MetricSIDASTLCLF
P/E -3.2x -1.2x -17.3x
P/FCF 1.0x 35.5x -16.8x
P/Operating cash flow -1.3x 17.2x 70.2x
P/S 0.1x 0.4x 0.4x
P/B – 2.6x 1.4x
P/Tangible book – 2.6x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA -0.6x -1.1x 20.4x
EV/EBIT -1.7x -0.6x -55.7x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 0.3x 0.8x
EV/FCF -1.3x 25.2x -32.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.7x 12.2x 135.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.07 – 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIDASTLCLF
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% -36.9% 7.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% – -2.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% -119.5% 133.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.1% – -35.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% -129.3% 83.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% – -35.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% -138.4% 72.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% – -48.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.4% -193.2% 75.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% – -47.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -200.4% -86.5% 112.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.5% – -61.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.6% -83.1% 68.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – -32.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIDASTLCLF
Gross margin 11.9% -24.9% 1.5%
EBITDA margin 13.2% -28.6% 3.8%
Operating margin 4.4% -16.8% -1.4%
Pretax margin -3.2% -20.4% -3.4%
Net margin -1.8% -38.2% -2.4%
FCF margin 5.8% 1.2% -2.4%
Operating cash flow margin -4.3% 2.5% 0.6%
Return on equity – -419.8% -7.3%
Return on assets -4.5% -26.6% -2.1%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% -1.3%
Return on capital employed – -43.3% -1.7%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x -0.2x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIDASTLCLF
Debt / assets 1.9% 0.0% 37.6%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 0.4x 9.8x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 0.0x -15.8x
Liabilities / assets – 90.1% 70.7%
Equity / assets – 9.9% 29.3%
Interest coverage 0.5x -8.5x –
Current ratio – 2.5x 1.9x
Quick ratio – 1.0x 0.6x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – -0.81 1.42

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIDASTLCLF
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -19.9% – –
Shareholder yield -19.9% 0.0% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusSIDASTLCLF
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.34FY2026 $-2.25FY2026 $-0.01FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.79BFY2026 $766.90MFY2026 $21.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +70.9% +1.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIDASTLCLF
Held by institutions 2.1% 66.4% 83.1%
Institutions holding 66 95 584
Change in shares held, QoQ -22.1% +0.2% +1.4%
Institutions buying 27 41 280
Institutions selling 24 36 191
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.14 1.47

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.

SIDASTLCLF
SID 1.00 0.34 0.38
ASTL 0.34 1.00 0.38
CLF 0.38 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SID, ASTL and CLF?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Steel (SID) $1.01B, Algoma Steel (ASTL) $521.76M, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $8.02B.

Which company is growing faster?

National Steel (SID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Steel (SID) +23.4%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -36.9%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +7.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

National Steel (SID) has the highest net margin (National Steel (SID) -1.8%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -38.2%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%). On return on invested capital, Algoma Steel (ASTL) leads (Algoma Steel (ASTL) 0.0%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -1.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Algoma Steel (ASTL) returned the most: National Steel (SID) -55.4%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) +17.4%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +1.3%. Over five years, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) compounded fastest (National Steel (SID) -28.2%/yr, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -15.2%/yr, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) has been the steadiest (National Steel (SID) 69.7%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) 68.6%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SID, ASTL and CLF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, National Steel (SID) leads on 4. 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.