STLD vs CSTM vs PKX Stock Comparison

Steel Dynamics, Constellium Se and Posco Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
STLD Steel Dynamics Inc
$241.53 +3.1% 1M +60.3% 1Y
Market cap
$34.00B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
7 wins
CSTM Constellium Se
$23.19 -7.0% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$3.17B
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.58B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
3 wins
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$51.39 -8.8% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.83B
P/E
4.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Steel Dynamics leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Steel Dynamics 7, Constellium Se 3, Posco Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSTLDCSTMPKXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $34.00B $3.17B $3.83B STLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 5.8x 4.0x PKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 5.7x 10.7x CSTM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% +25.9% -27.8% STLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 5.7% 2.5% STLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 25.6% 3.0% CSTM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.2x — STLD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.3% +38.9% -4.4% STLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.7%/yr +5.2%/yr -4.6%/yr STLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 44.6% 45.1% STLD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 74/100 68/100 CSTM

Percentile Scorecard

STLDCSTMPKX

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

AxisSTLDCSTMPKX
Valuation 67 #54 of 162 97 #7 of 203 88 #21 of 162
Growth 52 #71 of 147 98 #5 of 188 40 #89 of 147
Profitability 65 #44 of 122 66 #65 of 187 50 #61 of 122
Financial Health 37 #105 of 166 19 #181 of 222 79 #36 of 166
Shareholder Returns 67 #36 of 107 91 #15 of 153 85 #17 of 107
Overall 58 74 68
  • STLD ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CSTM ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • PKX 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

PeriodSTLDCSTMPKXSPY
1 month +3.1%-7.0%-8.8% -1.0%
3 months -2.3%-20.2%-1.8% +2.9%
6 months +6.5%-26.1%-26.7% +6.4%
Year to date +42.5%+23.0%-3.4% +11.4%
1 year +60.3%+38.9%-4.4% +13.1%
3 years +137.7%+42.4%-42.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +33.5%+12.5%-16.6% +21.5%
5 years +280.4%+28.8%-21.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +30.7%+5.2%-4.6% +10.9%
10 years +816.6%+314.1%-3.8% +255.2%
10 years, per year +24.8%+15.3%-0.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSTLDCSTMPKXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%44.6%45.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%42.0%43.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.071.911.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.670.87-0.10 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-66.3%-69.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-35.9%-44.0% -2.5%
52-week high $282.76$36.15$91.72 $779.14
52-week low $150.72$14.75$48.69 $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.

MultipleSTLDCSTMPKX
P/E now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 12.7x 5.8xmedian 25.9x 4.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 3.1x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 0.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 6.9x 3.3xmedian 13.7x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 15.1x 14.4xmedian 21.1x -0.9xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.1x 2.5xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -3.18median 0.27 0.07median 1.19 -15.95median 0.27

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 monthsSTLDCSTMPKX
Revenue $22.22B $9.58B $37.16B
Gross profit $3.53B $1.56B $3.86B
Operating income $2.56B $1.14B $1.39B
Net income $1.95B $545.00M $1.47B
Free cash flow $1.09B $218.00M -$4.45B
R&D – $53.00M –
EPS (diluted) $13.58 $3.89 $12.52
Cash & equivalents $928.56M $163.00M –
Total debt $4.20B $1.92B $749.60M
Shares (diluted) 143.62M 140.15M 75.62M
Enterprise value $30.81B $2.62B $3.83B

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
MetricSTLDCSTMPKX
P/E 17.7x 5.8x 4.1x
P/FCF 31.4x 14.4x -0.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.3x 5.7x –
P/S 1.5x 0.3x 0.1x
P/B 3.5x 2.5x 0.1x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 2.7x 0.1x
EV/EBITDA 11.7x 3.3x –
EV/EBIT 14.7x 4.3x 3.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.5x 0.1x
EV/FCF 34.3x 22.5x -1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.2x 8.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.18 0.07 -15.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTLDCSTMPKX
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% 25.9% -27.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 6.3% -15.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.3% 66.2% 0.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.4% 21.4% -2.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 82.1% 101.1% 49.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% 27.0% -38.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.3% 1,457% 297.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% 19.3% 7.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.0% 1,629% 163.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.6% 85.0% -0.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% 84.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.6% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 252.0% 311.7% 27.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.1% – -34.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTLDCSTMPKX
Gross margin 15.9% 16.3% 10.4%
EBITDA margin 14.4% 15.5% –
Operating margin 11.5% 11.9% 3.7%
Pretax margin 11.2% 8.1% 3.5%
Net margin 8.8% 5.7% 2.5%
FCF margin 4.9% 2.3% -12.0%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 5.8% –
Return on equity 20.5% 45.7% 3.4%
Return on assets 11.2% 9.1% 3.1%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 25.6% 3.0%
Return on capital employed 17.1% 31.2% 4.1%
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.6x 1.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTLDCSTMPKX
Debt / assets 23.6% 31.7% 2.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.5x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 1.2x –
Debt / FCF 3.8x 8.8x -0.2x
Liabilities / assets 44.8% 79.3% 7.7%
Equity / assets 55.2% 20.7% 92.3%
Interest coverage 18.4x 10.5x 0.5x
Current ratio 3.1x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.6x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 6.02 2.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTLDCSTMPKX
Dividend yield 0.9% – 3.0%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 3.6% –
Shareholder yield 3.3% 3.6% 3.0%
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.

ConsensusSTLDCSTMPKX
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 5.7xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.14FY2026 $4.08FY2026 $4.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +114.5%FY2026 +229.0%FY2026 +237.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.7% -31.9% +15.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.75BFY2026 $10.93BFY2026 $51.81BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.2%FY2026 +29.4%FY2026 +6.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.4% +2.0% +3.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTLDCSTMPKX
Held by institutions 82.7% 88.6% 17.7%
Institutions holding 1,022 384 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -4.5% +38.2%
Institutions buying 501 255 131
Institutions selling 370 108 30
Buyers to sellers 1.35 2.36 4.37

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.

STLDCSTMPKX
STLD 1.00 0.52 0.28
CSTM 0.52 1.00 0.32
PKX 0.28 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STLD, CSTM and PKX?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Steel Dynamics (STLD) $34.00B, Constellium Se (CSTM) $3.17B, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, STLD, CSTM and PKX?

Posco Holdings (PKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 17.4x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.8x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 4.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Constellium Se (CSTM) is cheapest (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.1x, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 10.7x). 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%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +25.9%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) has the highest net margin (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 8.8%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 5.7%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Constellium Se (CSTM) leads (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.6%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 25.6%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steel Dynamics (STLD) returned the most: Steel Dynamics (STLD) +60.3%, Constellium Se (CSTM) +38.9%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.4%. Over five years, Steel Dynamics (STLD) compounded fastest (Steel Dynamics (STLD) +30.7%/yr, Constellium Se (CSTM) +5.2%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Steel Dynamics (STLD) 0.01%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 0.00%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 0.00%. Constellium Se (CSTM) and Posco Holdings (PKX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Steel Dynamics (STLD) has been the steadiest (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 36.0%, Constellium Se (CSTM) 44.6%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STLD, CSTM and PKX?

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 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.