STLD vs TX vs MT Stock Comparison

Steel Dynamics, Ternium and ArcelorMittal Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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STLD Steel Dynamics Inc
$246.80 +5.6% 1M +56.2% 1Y
Market cap
$35.64B
P/E
18.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$22.22B
Div. yield
0.01%
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins
TX Ternium S.A.
$54.65 -1.3% 1M +45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.54B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins
MT ArcelorMittal
$61.09 -13.6% 1M +54.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.92B
P/E
25.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.85B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSTLDTXMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $35.64B $10.54B $45.92B MT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.3x 15.1x 25.3x TX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.4x 8.7x 24.5x TX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.0% -1.4% +3.6% STLD
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.8% 4.4% 2.9% STLD
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.6% 6.0% 3.5% STLD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.0x 1.9x TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.2% +45.9% +54.3% STLD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.4%/yr +4.1%/yr +12.5%/yr STLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 32.2% 43.5% TX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 56/100 64/100 56/100 TX

Percentile Scorecard

STLDTXMT

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

AxisSTLDTXMT
Valuation 69 #51 of 162 99 #2 of 162 93 #13 of 162
Growth 50 #74 of 147 32 #100 of 147 33 #99 of 147
Profitability 63 #46 of 122 56 #54 of 122 54 #57 of 122
Financial Health 37 #104 of 164 43 #94 of 164 25 #123 of 164
Shareholder Returns 61 #42 of 107 91 #11 of 107 75 #28 of 107
Overall 56 64 56
  • STLD ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TX 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

PeriodSTLDTXMTSPY
1 month +5.6%-1.3%-13.6% -0.2%
3 months -5.0%+10.9%-9.3% +3.9%
6 months +8.7%+25.9%+5.5% +8.2%
Year to date +45.6%+43.1%+34.1% +12.9%
1 year +56.2%+45.9%+54.3% +12.3%
3 years +137.1%+45.0%+175.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +33.4%+13.2%+40.3% +23.3%
5 years +276.9%+22.5%+80.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +30.4%+4.1%+12.5% +10.9%
10 years +818.8%+130.5%+206.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +24.8%+8.7%+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSTLDTXMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%32.2%43.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.5%31.3%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.061.022.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.561.421.25 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.5%-50.4%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-8.4%-22.4% -1.2%
52-week high $282.76$59.66$78.75 $779.14
52-week low $151.62$35.26$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.

MultipleSTLDTXMT
P/E now vs peer median 18.1xmedian 13.3x 15.3xmedian 13.3x 25.7xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x 0.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 7.3x 4.5xmedian 7.3x 9.9xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 14.7x 3.6xmedian 14.7x 4.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 2.2x 0.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -3.25median 0.31 —median 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 monthsSTLDTXMT
Revenue $22.22B $16.00B $62.85B
Gross profit $3.53B $2.84B –
Operating income $2.56B $1.19B $2.68B
Net income $1.95B $738.00M $1.30B
Free cash flow $1.09B $3.08B $9.56B
EPS (diluted) $13.58 – $2.37
Cash & equivalents $928.56M $9.87B $4.85B
Total debt $4.20B $29.07B $16.31B
Shares (diluted) 143.62M – 766.00M
Enterprise value $32.45B -$20.60B $24.95B

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
MetricSTLDTXMT
P/E 18.1x 15.3x 25.7x
P/FCF 32.1x 3.6x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow 20.7x 7.1x 9.9x
P/S 1.6x 0.7x 0.7x
P/B 3.6x 0.9x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 0.9x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 11.9x 4.5x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 15.0x 7.5x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 0.6x 0.9x
EV/FCF 35.0x 2.9x 6.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.6x 5.8x 12.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -3.25 – -1.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSTLDTXMT
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.0% -1.4% 3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 1.8% -4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 53.3% 30.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.4% -0.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 82.1% 117.4% -32.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -9.0% -13.5% -15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 72.3% -10.8% 446.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% -21.0% -33.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 77.0% – -25.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.6% – -19.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.2% -24.2% -4.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.6% -18.4% -18.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 252.0% -18.8% 6.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -22.1% -4.4% -9.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSTLDTXMT
Gross margin 15.9% 17.7% –
EBITDA margin 14.4% 12.3% 9.2%
Operating margin 11.5% 7.5% 4.3%
Pretax margin 11.2% 6.8% 3.3%
Net margin 8.8% 4.4% 2.9%
FCF margin 4.9% 19.3% 15.2%
Operating cash flow margin 7.6% 9.6% 7.5%
Return on equity 20.5% 6.0% 3.4%
Return on assets 11.2% 3.0% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 14.6% 6.0% 3.5%
Return on capital employed 17.1% 5.8% 3.5%
Asset turnover 1.3x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 2.1x 3.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSTLDTXMT
Debt / assets 23.6% 31.8% 16.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x -1.0x 1.9x
Debt / FCF 3.8x 2.5x 1.7x
Liabilities / assets 44.8% 49.9% 44.7%
Equity / assets 55.2% 50.1% 55.3%
Interest coverage 18.4x 5.9x –
Current ratio 3.1x 2.6x 1.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 6.4x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.4x 2.6x 0.2x
Altman Z-score 6.07 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSTLDTXMT
Dividend yield 0.8% 4.0% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 2.4% – –
Shareholder yield 3.2% 4.0% 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.

ConsensusSTLDTXMT
Forward P/E 14.4xFY2026 8.7xFY2026 24.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $17.11FY2026 $6.25FY2026 $2.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +114.1%FY2026 +184.1%FY2026 -39.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +20.9% +32.0% +179.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.96BFY2026 $18.50BFY2026 $63.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.3%FY2026 +18.5%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +5.1% +12.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSTLDTXMT
Held by institutions 82.7% 14.2% 4.9%
Institutions holding 1,022 163 317
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +17.2% +29.8%
Institutions buying 501 107 150
Institutions selling 370 35 112
Buyers to sellers 1.35 3.06 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.

STLDTXMT
STLD 1.00 0.60 0.54
TX 0.60 1.00 0.63
MT 0.54 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, STLD, TX and MT?

ArcelorMittal (MT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Steel Dynamics (STLD) $35.64B, Ternium (TX) $10.54B, ArcelorMittal (MT) $45.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, STLD, TX and MT?

Ternium (TX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 18.3x, Ternium (TX) 15.1x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ternium (TX) is cheapest (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.4x, Ternium (TX) 8.7x, 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%, Ternium (TX) -1.4%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Steel Dynamics (STLD) has the highest net margin (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 8.8%, Ternium (TX) 4.4%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Steel Dynamics (STLD) leads (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 14.6%, Ternium (TX) 6.0%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Steel Dynamics (STLD) returned the most: Steel Dynamics (STLD) +56.2%, Ternium (TX) +45.9%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +54.3%. Over five years, Steel Dynamics (STLD) compounded fastest (Steel Dynamics (STLD) +30.4%/yr, Ternium (TX) +4.1%/yr, ArcelorMittal (MT) +12.5%/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%, Ternium (TX) 0.00%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 0.00%. Ternium (TX) and ArcelorMittal (MT) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ternium (TX) has been the steadiest (Steel Dynamics (STLD) 36.1%, Ternium (TX) 32.2%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, STLD, TX 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, Ternium (TX) leads on 5. 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.