SID vs SIM vs AREC Stock Comparison

National Steel, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V and American Resources Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V 4, American Resources 2, National Steel 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIDSIMARECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.15B $3.97B $87.85M SIM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 50.9x 5.0x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 18.1x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% — +56.7% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.8% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — 10.4x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.8% -6.9% -71.9% SIM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.2%/yr -0.5%/yr -13.7%/yr SIM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 44.0% 96.7% SIM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 — 40/100 SID

Percentile Scorecard

SIDSIMAREC

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

AxisSIDSIMAREC
Valuation 63 #61 of 162 71 #48 of 162 68 #8 of 23
Growth 27 #108 of 147 – 60 #9 of 21
Profitability 43 #70 of 122 – –
Financial Health 76 #41 of 165 80 #34 of 165 33 #15 of 22
Shareholder Returns 18 #88 of 107 – 0 #10 of 10
Overall 45 – 40
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SIM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIDSIMARECSPY
1 month -18.9%-10.4%-42.6% -0.8%
3 months -19.6%-2.8%-38.1% +3.5%
6 months -30.2%-15.8%-50.2% +7.0%
Year to date -43.8%-12.8%-56.0% +12.2%
1 year -44.8%-6.9%-71.9% +13.0%
3 years -59.8%-15.9%-20.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year -26.2%-5.6%-7.3% +23.1%
5 years -79.5%-2.7%-52.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.2%-0.5%-13.7% +11.0%
10 years -73.0%+145.8%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -12.3%+9.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSIDSIMARECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%44.0%96.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.6%85.4%93.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.980.292.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-0.16-0.74 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-40.1%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.5%-24.7%-75.1% -1.8%
52-week high $2.12$34.35$4.37 $779.14
52-week low $0.87$25.82$1.09 $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.

MultipleSIDSIMAREC
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 12.8x 50.9xmedian 12.8x 4.8xmedian 26.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.1x 2.7xmedian 3.1x -265.7xmedian 6.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x -1.7xmedian 28.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 15.2x -34.7xmedian 15.2x 6.7xmedian 10.1x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.29 —median 0.29 0.07median 45.36

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 monthsSIDSIMAREC
Revenue $18.30B – -$312.74K
Gross profit $2.18B – $956.08K
Operating income $813.51M – -$6.29M
Net income -$703.42M – -$79.01M
Free cash flow $1.06B – $12.37M
R&D – – -$1.22M
EPS (diluted) $-2.04 – $0.20
Cash & equivalents $2.63B $1.59B $31.70M
Total debt $28.10B $67.31M $8.34M
Shares (diluted) 161.19M – 87.27M
Enterprise value -$6.96B -$5.01B $5.36M

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
MetricSIDSIMAREC
P/E -3.6x 50.9x 4.8x
P/FCF 1.1x -34.7x 6.7x
P/Operating cash flow -1.5x – 6.5x
P/S 0.1x 2.7x -265.7x
P/B – 1.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book – 1.4x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x – -1.7x
EV/EBIT -1.5x – -1.9x
EV/Revenue -0.1x – -38.1x
EV/FCF -1.1x – 1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.5x – 0.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 – 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIDSIMAREC
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% – 56.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% – -26.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% – 210.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.1% – -62.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% – 47.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% – 31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% – -517.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% – -279.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.4% – 131.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% – 68.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -200.4% – 541.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.5% – 71.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.6% – 682.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 89.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIDSIMAREC
Gross margin 11.9% – –
EBITDA margin 13.2% – –
Operating margin 4.4% – –
Pretax margin -3.2% – –
Net margin -1.8% – –
FCF margin 5.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin -4.3% – -4,086%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets -4.5% – 7.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – -5.1%
Asset turnover 1.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – -3,162%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIDSIMAREC
Debt / assets 1.9% 1.7% 0.6%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – 10.4x
Debt / FCF 0.3x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets – 16.9% 43.9%
Equity / assets – 83.1% 56.1%
Interest coverage 0.5x – –
Current ratio – 5.3x 2.2x
Quick ratio – 4.0x 1.2x
Cash ratio – 3.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – – -0.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIDSIMAREC
Dividend yield – – 3.7%
Net buyback yield -17.2% – -91.0%
Shareholder yield -17.2% 0.0% -87.4%
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.

ConsensusSIDSIMAREC
Forward P/E – 18.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.34FY2026 $1.43FY2026 $-0.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +181.3%FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.79BFY2026 – $8.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 – +17,395.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% – +3,730.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIDSIMAREC
Held by institutions 2.1% 0.1% 31.5%
Institutions holding 66 12 99
Change in shares held, QoQ -22.1% -0.3% -5.8%
Institutions buying 27 1 67
Institutions selling 24 3 17
Buyers to sellers 1.13 0.33 3.94

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.

SIDSIMAREC
SID 1.00 0.05 0.24
SIM 0.05 1.00 0.06
AREC 0.24 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SID, SIM and AREC?

GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Steel (SID) $1.15B, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $3.97B, American Resources (AREC) $87.85M.

Which stock is cheaper, SID, SIM and AREC?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Steel (SID) -3.5x, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 50.9x, American Resources (AREC) 5.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Steel (SID) +23.4%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) returned the most: National Steel (SID) -44.8%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%, American Resources (AREC) -71.9%. Over five years, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) compounded fastest (National Steel (SID) -27.2%/yr, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -0.5%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) has been the steadiest (National Steel (SID) 69.5%, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 44.0%, American Resources (AREC) 96.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SID, SIM and AREC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 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.