SID vs TX vs ASTL Stock Comparison

National Steel, Ternium and Algoma Steel 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
1 win
TX Ternium S.A.
$54.00 -2.5% 1M +49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.73B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ternium leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Ternium 7, National Steel 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIDTXASTLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.15B $10.73B $520.13M TX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.5x 15.3x -0.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 8.6x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.4% -1.4% -30.2% SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1.8% 4.4% -72.4% TX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 6.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -1.0x 0.0x TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.8% +49.4% +8.0% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -27.2%/yr +4.1%/yr -15.5%/yr TX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 69.5% 32.3% 68.6% TX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 64/100 25/100 TX

Percentile Scorecard

SIDTXASTL

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

AxisSIDTXASTL
Valuation 63 #61 of 162 99 #2 of 162 54 #75 of 162
Growth 27 #108 of 147 33 #99 of 147 5 #140 of 147
Profitability 43 #70 of 122 56 #54 of 122 22 #96 of 122
Financial Health 76 #41 of 165 43 #94 of 165 19 #134 of 165
Shareholder Returns 18 #88 of 107 90 #12 of 107 –
Overall 45 64 25
  • SID ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ASTL 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

PeriodSIDTXASTLSPY
1 month -18.9%-2.5%+14.1% -0.8%
3 months -19.6%+13.1%+10.7% +3.5%
6 months -30.2%+25.6%+3.4% +7.0%
Year to date -43.8%+41.4%+18.5% +12.2%
1 year -44.8%+49.4%+8.0% +13.0%
3 years -59.8%+43.3%-30.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year -26.2%+12.8%-11.3% +23.1%
5 years -79.5%+22.0%-56.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year -27.2%+4.1%-15.5% +11.0%
10 years -73.0%+125.0%— +258.0%
10 years, per year -12.3%+8.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSIDTXASTLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 69.5%32.3%68.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 78.6%31.3%70.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.981.022.06 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.641.530.12 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -84.8%-50.4%-75.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.5%-9.5%-16.2% -1.8%
52-week high $2.12$59.66$5.80 $779.14
52-week low $0.87$35.26$3.28 $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.

MultipleSIDTXASTL
P/E now vs peer median -3.6xmedian 12.8x 15.2xmedian 12.8x -0.5xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.1xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 7.0x 4.4xmedian 7.0x -0.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 15.2x 3.5xmedian 15.2x 10.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x 24.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.09median 0.29 —median 0.29 —median 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 monthsSIDTXASTL
Revenue $18.30B $16.00B $1.49B
Gross profit $2.18B $2.84B -$342.32M
Operating income $813.51M $1.19B -$949.70M
Net income -$703.42M $738.00M $164.57M
Free cash flow $1.06B $3.08B $47.46M
EPS (diluted) $-2.04 – $-9.92
Cash & equivalents $2.63B $9.87B $44.06M
Total debt $28.10B $29.07B $344.54M
Shares (diluted) 161.19M – 108.70M
Enterprise value -$6.95B -$20.40B $349.68M

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
MetricSIDTXASTL
P/E -3.6x 15.2x -0.5x
P/FCF 1.1x 3.5x 10.7x
P/Operating cash flow -1.5x 7.0x 7.4x
P/S 0.1x 0.7x 0.3x
P/B – 0.9x 24.5x
P/Tangible book – 0.9x 24.7x
EV/EBITDA -0.5x 4.4x -0.5x
EV/EBIT -1.5x 7.4x -0.4x
EV/Revenue -0.1x 0.5x 0.3x
EV/FCF -1.1x 2.8x 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.5x 5.7x 7.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.09 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIDTXASTL
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.4% -1.4% -30.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.9% 1.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 9.8% 30.9% -232.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -20.1% -0.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.9% 117.4% -415.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -24.9% -13.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% -10.8% -33.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -11.8% -21.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 15.4% – -534.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -200.4% -24.2% -78.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -65.5% -18.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -56.6% -18.8% -84.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% -4.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIDTXASTL
Gross margin 11.9% 17.7% -23.0%
EBITDA margin 13.2% 12.3% -71.7%
Operating margin 4.4% 7.5% -63.7%
Pretax margin -3.2% 6.8% -67.8%
Net margin -1.8% 4.4% -72.4%
FCF margin 5.8% 19.3% 3.2%
Operating cash flow margin -4.3% 9.6% 4.6%
Return on equity – 6.0% -587.5%
Return on assets -4.5% 3.0% -62.4%
Return on invested capital – 6.0% –
Return on capital employed – 5.8% -93.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.1x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIDTXASTL
Debt / assets 1.9% 31.8% 3.6%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 2.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -1.0x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.3x 2.5x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets – 49.9% 98.6%
Equity / assets – 50.1% 1.4%
Interest coverage 0.5x 5.9x –
Current ratio – 2.6x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 6.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 2.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – – -2.27

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIDTXASTL
Dividend yield – 4.1% –
Net buyback yield -17.2% – –
Shareholder yield -17.2% 4.1% 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.

ConsensusSIDTXASTL
Forward P/E – 8.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.34FY2026 $6.25FY2026 $-2.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +184.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +32.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.79BFY2026 $18.50BFY2026 $766.90MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 -49.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +5.1% +70.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIDTXASTL
Held by institutions 2.1% 14.2% 66.4%
Institutions holding 66 163 95
Change in shares held, QoQ -22.1% +17.2% +0.2%
Institutions buying 27 107 41
Institutions selling 24 35 36
Buyers to sellers 1.13 3.06 1.14

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.

SIDTXASTL
SID 1.00 0.59 0.35
TX 0.59 1.00 0.36
ASTL 0.35 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SID, TX and ASTL?

Ternium (TX) is the largest by market capitalisation: National Steel (SID) $1.15B, Ternium (TX) $10.73B, Algoma Steel (ASTL) $520.13M.

Which company is growing faster?

National Steel (SID) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: National Steel (SID) +23.4%, Ternium (TX) -1.4%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -30.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ternium (TX) has the highest net margin (National Steel (SID) -1.8%, Ternium (TX) 4.4%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -72.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: National Steel (SID) -44.8%, Ternium (TX) +49.4%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) +8.0%. Over five years, Ternium (TX) compounded fastest (National Steel (SID) -27.2%/yr, Ternium (TX) +4.1%/yr, Algoma Steel (ASTL) -15.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ternium (TX) has been the steadiest (National Steel (SID) 69.5%, Ternium (TX) 32.3%, Algoma Steel (ASTL) 68.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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