SID vs PKX vs CMC Stock Comparison

National Steel, Posco Holdings and Commercial Metals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SID National Steel Co
$0.90 -18.9% 1M -44.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$50.63 -11.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.93B
P/E
4.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
3 wins
CMC COMMERCIAL METALS Co
$62.44 -5.0% 1M +2.2% 1Y
Market cap
$7.04B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.39B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Commercial Metals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Commercial Metals 6, Posco Holdings 3, National Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIDPKXCMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.15B $3.93B $7.04B CMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 4.2x 10.7x PKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.3x 9.6x CMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% -27.8% +20.5% SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.8% 2.5% 7.0% CMC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% -79.6% PKX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — -0.4x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.8% -9.6% +2.2% CMC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.2%/yr -4.8%/yr +14.8%/yr CMC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 45.0% 35.6% CMC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 68/100 55/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

SIDPKXCMC

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

AxisSIDPKXCMC
Valuation 63 #61 of 162 87 #22 of 162 76 #39 of 162
Growth 27 #108 of 147 39 #90 of 147 55 #67 of 147
Profitability 43 #70 of 122 50 #61 of 122 51 #60 of 122
Financial Health 76 #41 of 165 79 #36 of 165 18 #136 of 165
Shareholder Returns 18 #88 of 107 86 #16 of 107 73 #30 of 107
Overall 45 68 55
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CMC 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

PeriodSIDPKXCMCSPY
1 month -18.9%-11.0%-5.0% -0.8%
3 months -19.6%-4.7%-8.3% +3.5%
6 months -30.2%-28.7%-10.2% +7.0%
Year to date -43.8%-4.8%-9.8% +12.2%
1 year -44.8%-9.6%+2.2% +13.0%
3 years -59.8%-35.1%+49.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -26.2%-13.4%+14.3% +23.1%
5 years -79.5%-21.7%+99.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.2%-4.8%+14.8% +11.0%
10 years -73.0%-5.7%+279.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year -12.3%-0.6%+14.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSIDPKXCMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%45.0%35.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.6%43.1%35.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.981.411.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-0.210.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-69.8%-38.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.5%-44.8%-25.0% -1.8%
52-week high $2.12$91.72$83.21 $779.14
52-week low $0.87$48.69$56.52 $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.

MultipleSIDPKXCMC
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 12.8x 4.0xmedian 12.8x 10.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x -1.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 15.2x -0.9xmedian 15.2x 14.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.1x 0.1xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.29 -15.71median 0.29 -1.55median 0.29

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 monthsSIDPKXCMC
Revenue $18.30B $37.16B $9.39B
Gross profit $2.18B $3.86B $1.75B
Operating income $813.51M $1.39B -$6.93B
Net income -$703.42M $1.47B $655.85M
Free cash flow $1.06B -$4.45B $479.12M
EPS (diluted) $-2.04 $12.52 $5.86
Cash & equivalents $2.63B – –
Total debt $28.10B $749.60M $3.41B
Shares (diluted) 161.19M 75.62M 111.86M
Enterprise value -$6.95B $3.93B $6.27B

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
MetricSIDPKXCMC
P/E -3.6x 4.0x 10.6x
P/FCF 1.1x -0.9x 14.4x
P/Operating cash flow -1.5x – 6.5x
P/S 0.1x 0.1x 0.7x
P/B – 0.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book – 0.1x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x – -1.5x
EV/EBIT -1.5x 3.3x -1.4x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 0.1x 1.0x
EV/FCF -1.1x -1.0x 19.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.5x – 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 -15.71 -1.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIDPKXCMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% -27.8% 20.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% -15.1% 2.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 0.1% 43.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -2.3% -1.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% 49.9% -7.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -38.2% -5.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% 297.8% 674.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% 7.9% -8.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.4% 163.2% 690.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% -0.3% -6.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -200.4% – 48.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.5% – -7.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.6% 27.9% 53.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% -34.8% -13.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIDPKXCMC
Gross margin 11.9% 10.4% 18.6%
EBITDA margin 13.2% – -69.6%
Operating margin 4.4% 3.7% -73.8%
Pretax margin -3.2% 3.5% 7.6%
Net margin -1.8% 2.5% 7.0%
FCF margin 5.8% -12.0% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin -4.3% – 11.3%
Return on equity – 3.4% 14.2%
Return on assets -4.5% 3.1% 6.5%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% -79.6%
Return on capital employed – 4.1% -82.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIDPKXCMC
Debt / assets 1.9% 2.2% 33.2%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – -0.4x
Debt / FCF 0.3x -0.2x 7.1x
Liabilities / assets – 7.7% 54.2%
Equity / assets – 92.3% 45.8%
Interest coverage 0.5x 0.5x -48.4x
Current ratio – – 2.3x
Quick ratio – – 1.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 0.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIDPKXCMC
Dividend yield – 3.0% 1.2%
Net buyback yield -17.2% – 1.5%
Shareholder yield -17.2% 3.0% 2.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 12.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 17.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.0%

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.

ConsensusSIDPKXCMC
Forward P/E – 10.3xFY2026 9.6xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.34FY2026 $4.90FY2026 $6.49FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +245.1%FY2026 -4.8%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +14.7% +10.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.79BFY2026 $52.03BFY2026 $9.59BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +2.1%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +3.5% +4.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIDPKXCMC
Held by institutions 2.1% 17.7% 93.1%
Institutions holding 66 181 520
Change in shares held, QoQ -22.1% +38.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 27 131 262
Institutions selling 24 30 175
Buyers to sellers 1.13 4.37 1.50

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.

SIDPKXCMC
SID 1.00 0.31 0.38
PKX 0.31 1.00 0.34
CMC 0.38 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SID, PKX and CMC?

Commercial Metals (CMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Steel (SID) $1.15B, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.93B, Commercial Metals (CMC) $7.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, SID, PKX and CMC?

Posco Holdings (PKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Steel (SID) -3.5x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 4.2x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 10.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Commercial Metals (CMC) is cheapest (Posco Holdings (PKX) 10.3x, Commercial Metals (CMC) 9.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

National Steel (SID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Steel (SID) +23.4%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +20.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Commercial Metals (CMC) has the highest net margin (National Steel (SID) -1.8%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Posco Holdings (PKX) leads (Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%, Commercial Metals (CMC) -79.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Commercial Metals (CMC) returned the most: National Steel (SID) -44.8%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -9.6%, Commercial Metals (CMC) +2.2%. Over five years, Commercial Metals (CMC) compounded fastest (National Steel (SID) -27.2%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.8%/yr, Commercial Metals (CMC) +14.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: National Steel (SID) 0.00%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 0.00%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 0.01%. National Steel (SID) and Posco Holdings (PKX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Commercial Metals (CMC) has been the steadiest (National Steel (SID) 69.5%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.0%, Commercial Metals (CMC) 35.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SID, PKX and CMC?

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