TS vs ACA vs AZZ Stock Comparison

Tenaris, Arcosa and Azz Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TS Tenaris Sa
$59.32 +6.9% 1M +65.7% 1Y
Market cap
$63.58B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins
ACA Arcosa, Inc.
$149.18 +1.7% 1M +61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.74B
Div. yield
0.13%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins
AZZ Azz Inc
$133.41 -2.6% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$4.13B
P/E
24.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials

Head to Head

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Tenaris leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 7, Arcosa 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSACAAZZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.58B $7.33B $4.13B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.2x 14.9x 24.6x ACA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.9x 33.6x 18.1x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +9.7% +9.5% ACA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% 17.9% 9.6% ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 6.5% 11.4% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 1.8x 1.2x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.13% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.7% +61.6% +35.2% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.5%/yr +23.0%/yr +20.8%/yr ACA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 31.7% 32.1% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 56/100 58/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

TSACAAZZ

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

AxisTSACAAZZ
Valuation 41 #120 of 203 49 #105 of 203 75 #52 of 203
Growth 18 #154 of 187 82 #34 of 187 63 #69 of 187
Profitability 80 #37 of 185 51 #91 of 185 72 #52 of 185
Financial Health 99 #4 of 219 58 #92 of 219 56 #98 of 219
Shareholder Returns 52 #74 of 153 41 #90 of 153 24 #117 of 153
Overall 58 56 58
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AZZ ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTSACAAZZSPY
1 month +6.9%+1.7%-2.6% -0.8%
3 months +5.2%+2.9%-10.2% +3.5%
6 months -6.1%+24.1%-7.9% +7.0%
Year to date +54.3%+40.3%+24.5% +12.2%
1 year +65.7%+61.6%+35.2% +13.0%
3 years +88.8%+117.4%+187.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.6%+29.6%+42.2% +23.1%
5 years +164.5%+181.9%+157.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.5%+23.0%+20.8% +11.0%
10 years +108.1%—+149.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.6%—+9.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTSACAAZZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%31.7%32.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%32.9%30.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.951.17 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.271.941.10 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.7%-36.7%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%0.0%-16.7% -1.8%
52-week high $64.02$149.18$160.17 $779.14
52-week low $37.11$92.25$97.64 $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.

MultipleTSACAAZZ
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 26.0x 14.9xmedian 26.0x 23.9xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.9x 2.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.0x 15.2xmedian 14.0x 11.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 21.4x 54.9xmedian 21.4x 18.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.26 0.75median 1.26 0.27median 1.26

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 monthsTSACAAZZ
Revenue $12.04B $2.74B $1.75B
Gross profit $4.08B $632.30M $423.83M
Operating income $2.23B $322.70M $287.42M
Net income $1.97B $491.40M $167.46M
Free cash flow $2.78B $133.40M $214.45M
EPS (diluted) – $9.99 $5.56
Cash & equivalents $9.02B $432.10M $1.95M
Total debt $1.27B $1.44B $468.47M
Shares (diluted) – 49.20M 30.12M
Enterprise value $34.62B $6.31B $4.12B

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
MetricTSACAAZZ
P/E 32.8x 14.9x 23.9x
P/FCF 22.8x 54.9x 18.6x
P/Operating cash flow 28.4x 21.5x 13.7x
P/S 5.3x 2.7x 2.3x
P/B 3.7x 2.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 2.7x 4.0x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 15.2x 11.7x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 25.8x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 3.0x 2.6x
EV/FCF 19.7x 62.4x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.5x 24.4x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.75 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSACAAZZ
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 9.7% 9.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 7.0% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% 20.7% 11.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 14.2% 8.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.0% 61.3% 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.6% -5.6% 11.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 433.0% -46.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 20.2% 99.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 430.8% -46.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.8% 87.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.7% -23.1% -42.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 16.1% 20.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% -54.9% -47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 54.7% 35.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSACAAZZ
Gross margin 33.9% 23.0% 24.3%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 19.9% 21.8%
Operating margin 18.5% 11.8% 16.5%
Pretax margin 20.5% 8.4% 12.9%
Net margin 15.9% 17.9% 9.6%
FCF margin 23.1% 4.9% 12.3%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 12.4% 16.7%
Return on equity 11.4% 17.4% 12.0%
Return on assets 9.7% 9.5% 7.3%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 6.5% 11.4%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 6.9% 14.1%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 0.7x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSACAAZZ
Debt / assets 1.5% 27.1% 20.0%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 1.8x 1.2x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 10.8x 2.2x
Liabilities / assets 15.2% 43.7% 39.5%
Equity / assets 84.8% 56.3% 60.5%
Interest coverage 45.4x 3.3x 6.3x
Current ratio – 3.1x 1.8x
Quick ratio 70.8x 2.2x 0.8x
Cash ratio 58.2x 1.0x 0.0x
Altman Z-score – 3.18 4.44

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSACAAZZ
Dividend yield 3.0% 0.1% 0.7%
Net buyback yield -1.5% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.4% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 2.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 7.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.0% –

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.

ConsensusTSACAAZZ
Forward P/E 14.9xFY2026 33.6xFY2026 18.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.97FY2026 $4.44FY2026 $7.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.5%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026 +19.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.5% +7.0% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.99BFY2026 $2.45BFY2026 $1.97BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.1% +12.5% -8.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSACAAZZ
Held by institutions 3.6% 91.8% 94.6%
Institutions holding 283 426 364
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% -1.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 154 230 196
Institutions selling 78 114 119
Buyers to sellers 1.97 2.02 1.65

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.

TSACAAZZ
TS 1.00 0.11 0.19
ACA 0.11 1.00 0.39
AZZ 0.19 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TS, ACA and AZZ?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tenaris (TS) $63.58B, Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B, Azz (AZZ) $4.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, TS, ACA and AZZ?

Arcosa (ACA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenaris (TS) 33.2x, Arcosa (ACA) 14.9x, Azz (AZZ) 24.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Tenaris (TS) 14.9x, Arcosa (ACA) 33.6x, Azz (AZZ) 18.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Arcosa (ACA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Arcosa (ACA) +9.7%, Azz (AZZ) +9.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Arcosa (ACA) has the highest net margin (Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Arcosa (ACA) 17.9%, Azz (AZZ) 9.6%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Arcosa (ACA) 6.5%, Azz (AZZ) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Tenaris (TS) +65.7%, Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%, Azz (AZZ) +35.2%. Over five years, Arcosa (ACA) compounded fastest (Tenaris (TS) +21.5%/yr, Arcosa (ACA) +23.0%/yr, Azz (AZZ) +20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tenaris (TS) 0.00%, Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%, Azz (AZZ) 0.00%. Tenaris (TS) and Azz (AZZ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Tenaris (TS) 29.0%, Arcosa (ACA) 31.7%, Azz (AZZ) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TS, ACA and AZZ?

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