SIM vs CLF vs SID Stock Comparison

GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V, Cleveland-Cliffs and National Steel Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
$13.37 +9.7% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$20.07B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins
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
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionSIMCLFSIDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.97B $7.95B $1.15B CLF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.9x -16.8x -3.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.8% +23.4% SID
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -2.4% -1.8% SID
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -1.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 9.8x -1.0x SID
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.9% +1.8% -44.8% CLF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr -11.6%/yr -27.2%/yr SIM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.0% 67.3% 69.5% SIM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 38/100 45/100 SID

Percentile Scorecard

SIMCLFSID

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

AxisSIMCLFSID
Valuation 71 #48 of 162 65 #57 of 162 63 #61 of 162
Growth – 40 #89 of 147 27 #108 of 147
Profitability – 37 #77 of 122 43 #70 of 122
Financial Health 80 #34 of 165 11 #147 of 165 76 #41 of 165
Shareholder Returns – – 18 #88 of 107
Overall – 38 45
  • SIM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CLF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SID 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

PeriodSIMCLFSIDSPY
1 month -10.4%+9.7%-18.9% -0.8%
3 months -2.8%+9.1%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months -15.8%+26.0%-30.2% +7.0%
Year to date -12.8%+0.7%-43.8% +12.2%
1 year -6.9%+1.8%-44.8% +13.0%
3 years -15.9%-16.6%-59.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year -5.6%-5.9%-26.2% +23.1%
5 years -2.7%-46.1%-79.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.5%-11.6%-27.2% +11.0%
10 years +145.8%+115.6%-73.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.4%+8.0%-12.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSIMCLFSIDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.0%67.3%69.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.4%71.3%78.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.292.111.98 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.03-0.64 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.1%-82.4%-84.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-11.4%-57.5% -1.8%
52-week high $34.35$15.09$2.12 $779.14
52-week low $25.82$7.82$0.87 $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.

MultipleSIMCLFSID
P/E now vs peer median 50.9xmedian 12.8x -16.2xmedian 12.8x -3.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.1x 0.4xmedian 3.1x 0.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 19.7xmedian 7.0x -0.5xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.7xmedian 15.2x -15.7xmedian 15.2x 1.1xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.1x 1.3xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 0.34median 0.29 0.09median 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 monthsSIMCLFSID
Revenue – $20.07B $18.30B
Gross profit – $309.00M $2.18B
Operating income – -$282.00M $813.51M
Net income – -$460.00M -$703.42M
Free cash flow – -$485.00M $1.06B
EPS (diluted) – $-0.82 $-2.04
Cash & equivalents $1.59B $77.00M $2.63B
Total debt $67.31M $7.65B $28.10B
Shares (diluted) – 574.00M 161.19M
Enterprise value -$5.01B $7.70B -$6.95B

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
MetricSIMCLFSID
P/E 50.9x -16.2x -3.6x
P/FCF -34.7x -15.7x 1.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 65.8x -1.5x
P/S 2.7x 0.4x 0.1x
P/B 1.3x 1.3x –
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.5x –
EV/EBITDA – 19.7x -0.5x
EV/EBIT – -53.9x -1.5x
EV/Revenue – 0.8x -0.1x
EV/FCF – -31.3x -1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 131.0x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.34 0.09

Growth

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

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIMCLFSID
Gross margin – 1.5% 11.9%
EBITDA margin – 3.8% 13.2%
Operating margin – -1.4% 4.4%
Pretax margin – -3.4% -3.2%
Net margin – -2.4% -1.8%
FCF margin – -2.4% 5.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 0.6% -4.3%
Return on equity – -7.3% –
Return on assets – -2.1% -4.5%
Return on invested capital – -1.3% –
Return on capital employed – -1.7% –
Asset turnover – 1.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIMCLFSID
Debt / assets 1.7% 37.6% 1.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 9.8x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – -15.8x 0.3x
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 70.7% –
Equity / assets 83.1% 29.3% –
Interest coverage – – 0.5x
Current ratio 5.3x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 4.0x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 3.4x 0.0x –
Altman Z-score – 1.40 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIMCLFSID
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – -17.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 0.0% -17.2%
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.

ConsensusSIMCLFSID
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $-0.01FY2026 $-0.34FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +181.3%FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $21.93BFY2026 $8.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.8%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.2% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIMCLFSID
Held by institutions 0.1% 83.1% 2.1%
Institutions holding 12 583 66
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.4% -22.1%
Institutions buying 1 279 27
Institutions selling 3 191 24
Buyers to sellers 0.33 1.46 1.13

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.

SIMCLFSID
SIM 1.00 0.05 0.05
CLF 0.05 1.00 0.38
SID 0.05 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIM, CLF and SID?

Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) is the largest by market capitalisation: GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $3.97B, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) $7.95B, National Steel (SID) $1.15B.

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

National Steel (SID) has the highest net margin (Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -2.4%, National Steel (SID) -1.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) returned the most: GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) +1.8%, National Steel (SID) -44.8%. Over five years, GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) compounded fastest (GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -0.5%/yr, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) -11.6%/yr, National Steel (SID) -27.2%/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 (GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 44.0%, Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF) 67.3%, National Steel (SID) 69.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.