SIM vs STLD vs MT Stock Comparison

GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V, Steel Dynamics and ArcelorMittal Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc
$246.80 +5.6% 1M +56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.16B
P/E
18.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.22B
Div. yield
0.85%
Steel Basic Materials
10 wins
MT ArcelorMittal
$61.09 -13.6% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$46.50B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.85B
Div. yield
1.19%
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Steel Dynamics leads on 10 of the 12 questions below (Steel Dynamics 10, ArcelorMittal 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSIMSTLDMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.29B $35.16B $46.50B MT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.9x 18.1x 25.7x STLD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.1x 14.4x 24.5x STLD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +26.0% +3.6% STLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.8% 2.9% STLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.6% 3.5% STLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.0x 1.9x STLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.85% 1.19% MT
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.9% +56.2% +54.3% STLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.5%/yr +30.4%/yr +12.5%/yr STLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.9% 36.1% 43.5% STLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 56/100 56/100 STLD

Percentile Scorecard

SIMSTLDMT

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

AxisSIMSTLDMT
Valuation 73 #44 of 162 69 #51 of 162 93 #13 of 162
Growth – 50 #74 of 147 33 #99 of 147
Profitability – 63 #46 of 122 54 #57 of 122
Financial Health 79 #35 of 164 37 #104 of 164 25 #123 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 61 #42 of 107 75 #28 of 107
Overall – 56 56
  • SIM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • STLD ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MT 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

PeriodSIMSTLDMTSPY
1 month -10.4%+5.6%-13.6% -0.2%
3 months -9.3%-5.0%-9.3% +3.9%
6 months -15.8%+8.7%+5.5% +8.2%
Year to date -12.8%+45.6%+34.1% +12.9%
1 year -6.9%+56.2%+54.3% +12.3%
3 years -15.9%+137.1%+175.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year -5.6%+33.4%+40.3% +23.3%
5 years -2.4%+276.9%+80.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.5%+30.4%+12.5% +10.9%
10 years +142.8%+818.8%+206.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.3%+24.8%+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSIMSTLDMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.9%36.1%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 85.4%36.5%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.291.062.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.161.561.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -40.1%-32.5%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-12.7%-22.4% -1.2%
52-week high $34.35$282.76$78.75 $779.14
52-week low $25.82$151.62$36.91 $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.

MultipleSIMSTLDMT
P/E now vs peer median 50.9xmedian 13.3x 18.1xmedian 13.3x 25.7xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.2x 1.6xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 11.9xmedian 7.3x 9.9xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -34.7xmedian 14.7x 32.1xmedian 14.7x 4.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 2.2x 3.6xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 -3.25median 0.31 -1.29median 0.31

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 monthsSIMSTLDMT
Revenue – $22.22B $62.85B
Gross profit – $3.53B –
Operating income – $2.56B $2.68B
Net income – $1.95B $1.30B
Free cash flow – $1.09B $9.56B
EPS (diluted) – $13.58 $2.37
Cash & equivalents $1.59B $928.56M $4.85B
Total debt $67.31M $4.20B $16.31B
Shares (diluted) – 143.62M 766.00M
Enterprise value -$4.68B $31.76B $27.52B

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
MetricSIMSTLDMT
P/E 50.9x 18.1x 25.7x
P/FCF -34.7x 32.1x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 20.7x 9.9x
P/S 2.7x 1.6x 0.7x
P/B 1.3x 3.6x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 3.7x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 11.9x 9.9x
EV/EBIT – 15.0x 21.5x
EV/Revenue – 1.7x 0.9x
EV/FCF – 35.0x 6.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 22.6x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -3.25 -1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSIMSTLDMT
Revenue growth (1Y) – 26.0% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% -4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 53.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 82.1% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -9.0% -15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 72.3% 446.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -10.0% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 77.0% -25.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -5.6% -19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.2% -4.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -23.6% -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 252.0% 6.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -22.1% -9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSIMSTLDMT
Gross margin – 15.9% –
EBITDA margin – 14.4% 9.2%
Operating margin – 11.5% 4.3%
Pretax margin – 11.2% 3.3%
Net margin – 8.8% 2.9%
FCF margin – 4.9% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 7.6% 7.5%
Return on equity – 20.5% 3.4%
Return on assets – 11.2% 1.9%
Return on invested capital – 14.6% 3.5%
Return on capital employed – 17.1% 3.5%
Asset turnover – 1.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSIMSTLDMT
Debt / assets 1.7% 23.6% 16.4%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.0x 1.9x
Debt / FCF – 3.8x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 16.9% 44.8% 44.7%
Equity / assets 83.1% 55.2% 55.3%
Interest coverage – 18.4x –
Current ratio 5.3x 3.1x 1.4x
Quick ratio 4.0x 1.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 3.4x 0.4x 0.2x
Altman Z-score – 6.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSIMSTLDMT
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 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.

ConsensusSIMSTLDMT
Forward P/E 18.1xFY2026 14.4xFY2026 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.43FY2026 $17.11FY2026 $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +181.3%FY2026 +114.1%FY2026 -39.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +20.9% +179.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $22.96BFY2026 $63.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +26.3%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +15.9% +12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSIMSTLDMT
Held by institutions 0.1% 82.7% 4.9%
Institutions holding 12 1,022 317
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.2% +29.8%
Institutions buying 1 501 150
Institutions selling 3 370 112
Buyers to sellers 0.33 1.35 1.34

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.

SIMSTLDMT
SIM 1.00 0.17 0.14
STLD 0.17 1.00 0.53
MT 0.14 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SIM, STLD and MT?

ArcelorMittal (MT) is the largest by market capitalisation: GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) $4.29B, Steel Dynamics (STLD) $35.16B, ArcelorMittal (MT) $46.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, SIM, STLD and MT?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 50.9x, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 18.1x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Steel Dynamics (STLD) is cheapest (GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 18.1x, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.4x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 24.5x). 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: Steel Dynamics (STLD) +26.0%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) has the highest net margin (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 8.8%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Steel Dynamics (STLD) leads (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.6%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steel Dynamics (STLD) returned the most: GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -6.9%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +56.2%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +54.3%. Over five years, Steel Dynamics (STLD) compounded fastest (GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) -0.5%/yr, Steel Dynamics (STLD) +30.4%/yr, ArcelorMittal (MT) +12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

ArcelorMittal (MT) has the highest dividend yield: GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 0.00%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 0.85%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 1.19%. GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steel Dynamics (STLD) has been the steadiest (GRUPO SIMEC, S.A.B. de C.V (SIM) 43.9%, Steel Dynamics (STLD) 36.1%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SIM, STLD and MT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Steel Dynamics (STLD) leads on 10. 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.