SID vs STLD vs TTAM Stock Comparison

National Steel, Steel Dynamics and Titan America Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SID National Steel Co
$0.81 -27.0% 1M -53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$18.30B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc
$249.99 +8.5% 1M +55.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.61B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.22B
Div. yield
0.84%
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins
TTAM Titan America SA
$13.51 -1.8% 1M -12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.70B
Div. yield
1.18%
Cement Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Titan America leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Titan America 6, Steel Dynamics 5, National Steel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIDSTLDTTAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.07B $35.61B $2.49B STLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.3x 18.3x 14.5x TTAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 14.6x 13.4x TTAM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% +26.0% — STLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.8% 8.8% 10.0% TTAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% 15.9% TTAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.0x 1.2x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.84% 1.18% TTAM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.4% +55.2% -12.9% STLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.6%/yr +30.5%/yr — STLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.6% 36.0% 37.0% STLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 56/100 67/100 TTAM

Percentile Scorecard

SIDSTLDTTAM

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

AxisSIDSTLDTTAM
Valuation 61 #64 of 162 68 #53 of 162 89 #2 of 10
Growth 27 #107 of 147 50 #74 of 147 –
Profitability 43 #70 of 122 63 #46 of 122 64 #3 of 8
Financial Health 76 #41 of 164 37 #104 of 164 88 #2 of 9
Shareholder Returns 14 #92 of 107 61 #42 of 107 29 #6 of 8
Overall 44 56 67
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • STLD ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TTAM ranked among 10 companies in Construction Materials

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSIDSTLDTTAMSPY
1 month -27.0%+8.5%-1.8% +0.9%
3 months -21.4%-0.9%-15.4% +5.9%
6 months -36.2%+11.4%-15.9% +8.5%
Year to date -49.4%+47.5%-18.0% +13.3%
1 year -53.4%+55.2%-12.9% +12.4%
3 years -63.8%+140.1%— +88.1%
3 years, per year -28.8%+33.9%— +23.5%
5 years -80.1%+278.3%— +68.2%
5 years, per year -27.6%+30.5%— +11.0%
10 years -76.0%+831.8%— +263.4%
10 years, per year -13.3%+25.0%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureSIDSTLDTTAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.6%36.0%37.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.8%36.5%38.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.951.051.61 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.771.53-0.35 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.8%-32.5%-34.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.8%-11.6%-30.1% -0.9%
52-week high $2.12$282.76$19.32 $779.14
52-week low $0.81$151.62$13.08 $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.

MultipleSIDSTLDTTAM
P/E now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 13.4x 18.3xmedian 13.4x 14.5xmedian 20.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 3.2x 1.5xmedian 1.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 7.3x 12.1xmedian 7.3x 7.7xmedian 9.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 14.8x 32.5xmedian 14.8x 6.1xmedian 31.4x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 0.31 -3.29median 0.31 —median 2.86

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 monthsSIDSTLDTTAM
Revenue $18.30B $22.22B $1.70B
Gross profit $2.18B $3.53B $420.97M
Operating income $813.51M $2.56B $242.26M
Net income -$703.42M $1.95B $217.37M
Free cash flow $1.06B $1.09B $411.59M
EPS (diluted) $-2.04 $13.58 $0.93
Cash & equivalents $2.63B $928.56M $36.38M
Total debt $28.10B $4.20B $506.76M
Shares (diluted) 161.19M 143.62M 183.46M
Enterprise value -$7.03B $32.22B $1.97B

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
MetricSIDSTLDTTAM
P/E -3.3x 18.3x 14.5x
P/FCF 1.0x 32.5x 6.1x
P/Operating cash flow -1.4x 21.0x 10.2x
P/S 0.1x 1.6x 1.5x
P/B – 3.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book – 3.7x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 12.1x 7.7x
EV/EBIT -1.6x 15.2x 12.1x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 1.7x 1.7x
EV/FCF -1.2x 35.4x 7.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.7x 22.9x 12.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 -3.29 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIDSTLDTTAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% 26.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 4.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 53.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -6.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% 82.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -9.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% 72.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% -10.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.4% 77.0% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% -5.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -200.4% 11.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.5% -23.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.6% 252.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% -22.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIDSTLDTTAM
Gross margin 11.9% 15.9% 24.7%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 14.4% 22.4%
Operating margin 4.4% 11.5% 14.2%
Pretax margin -3.2% 11.2% 18.0%
Net margin -1.8% 8.8% 10.0%
FCF margin 5.8% 4.9% 24.2%
Operating cash flow margin -4.3% 7.6% 14.4%
Return on equity – 20.5% 15.9%
Return on assets -4.5% 11.2% 8.3%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% 15.9%
Return on capital employed – 17.1% 13.5%
Asset turnover 1.0x 1.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.9x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIDSTLDTTAM
Debt / assets 1.9% 23.6% 23.4%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.0x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 3.8x 1.2x
Liabilities / assets – 44.8% 49.7%
Equity / assets – 55.2% 50.3%
Interest coverage 0.5x 18.4x 12.9x
Current ratio – 3.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio – 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 6.11 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIDSTLDTTAM
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.2%
Net buyback yield -19.2% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield -19.2% 3.2% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 15.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 27.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% –

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.

ConsensusSIDSTLDTTAM
Forward P/E – 14.6xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.34FY2026 $17.11FY2026 $1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +114.1%FY2026 0.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.9% +14.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.79BFY2026 $22.96BFY2026 $1.72BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +15.9% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIDSTLDTTAM
Held by institutions 2.1% 82.7% 15.0%
Institutions holding 66 1,022 109
Change in shares held, QoQ -22.1% +1.2% -5.7%
Institutions buying 27 501 66
Institutions selling 24 370 30
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.35 2.20

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.

SIDSTLDTTAM
SID 1.00 0.39 0.27
STLD 0.39 1.00 0.32
TTAM 0.27 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SID, STLD and TTAM?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Steel (SID) $1.07B, Steel Dynamics (STLD) $35.61B, Titan America (TTAM) $2.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, SID, STLD and TTAM?

Titan America (TTAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (National Steel (SID) -3.3x, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 18.3x, Titan America (TTAM) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Titan America (TTAM) is cheapest (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.6x, Titan America (TTAM) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Steel (SID) +23.4%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +26.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Titan America (TTAM) has the highest net margin (National Steel (SID) -1.8%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 8.8%, Titan America (TTAM) 10.0%). On return on invested capital, Titan America (TTAM) leads (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.6%, Titan America (TTAM) 15.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steel Dynamics (STLD) returned the most: National Steel (SID) -53.4%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +55.2%, Titan America (TTAM) -12.9%. Over five years, Steel Dynamics (STLD) compounded fastest (National Steel (SID) -27.6%/yr, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +30.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Titan America (TTAM) has the highest dividend yield: National Steel (SID) 0.00%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 0.84%, Titan America (TTAM) 1.18%. National Steel (SID) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steel Dynamics (STLD) has been the steadiest (National Steel (SID) 69.6%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 36.0%, Titan America (TTAM) 37.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SID, STLD and TTAM?

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