TS vs AZZ vs ACA Stock Comparison

Tenaris, Azz and Arcosa Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TS Tenaris Sa
$58.21 +4.4% 1M +58.7% 1Y
Market cap
$62.68B
P/E
32.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins
AZZ Azz Inc
$132.45 -3.9% 1M +31.0% 1Y
Market cap
$4.00B
P/E
23.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.75B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 6, Arcosa 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSAZZACALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.68B $4.00B $7.33B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.8x 23.9x 14.9x ACA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.7x 18.0x 33.6x TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +9.5% +9.7% ACA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% 9.6% 17.9% ACA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 11.4% 6.5% TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 1.2x 1.8x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.13% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.7% +31.0% +61.6% ACA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.4%/yr +20.4%/yr +23.0%/yr ACA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 32.1% 31.7% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 58/100 56/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

TSAZZACA

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

AxisTSAZZACA
Valuation 42 #119 of 203 76 #50 of 203 48 #106 of 203
Growth 17 #156 of 188 65 #67 of 188 82 #34 of 188
Profitability 81 #36 of 187 72 #53 of 187 53 #89 of 187
Financial Health 99 #4 of 222 54 #103 of 222 58 #94 of 222
Shareholder Returns 52 #74 of 153 23 #118 of 153 41 #91 of 153
Overall 58 58 56
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • AZZ ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ACA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSAZZACASPY
1 month +4.4%-3.9%+1.7% -1.0%
3 months +1.0%-11.8%+2.9% +2.9%
6 months -8.0%-7.6%+24.1% +6.4%
Year to date +51.4%+23.6%+40.3% +11.4%
1 year +58.7%+31.0%+61.6% +13.1%
3 years +78.8%+192.3%+117.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year +21.4%+43.0%+29.6% +21.5%
5 years +152.4%+152.7%+181.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +20.4%+20.4%+23.0% +10.9%
10 years +100.8%+143.7%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +7.2%+9.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureTSAZZACASPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%32.1%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.5%30.3%32.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.321.150.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.010.961.94 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.7%-46.8%-36.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-17.3%0.0% -2.5%
52-week high $64.02$160.17$149.18 $779.14
52-week low $35.79$97.64$92.25 $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.

MultipleTSAZZACA
P/E now vs peer median 32.1xmedian 25.9x 23.7xmedian 25.9x 14.9xmedian 25.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.9x 2.3xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 13.7x 11.6xmedian 13.7x 15.2xmedian 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 21.1x 18.5xmedian 21.1x 54.9xmedian 21.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 2.3x 2.5xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.19 0.27median 1.19 0.75median 1.19

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 monthsTSAZZACA
Revenue $12.04B $1.75B $2.74B
Gross profit $4.08B $423.83M $632.30M
Operating income $2.23B $287.42M $322.70M
Net income $1.97B $167.46M $491.40M
Free cash flow $2.78B $214.45M $133.40M
EPS (diluted) – $5.56 $9.99
Cash & equivalents $9.02B $1.95M $432.10M
Total debt $1.27B $468.47M $1.44B
Shares (diluted) – 30.12M 49.20M
Enterprise value $33.72B $3.99B $6.31B

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
MetricTSAZZACA
P/E 32.1x 23.7x 14.9x
P/FCF 22.4x 18.5x 54.9x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x 13.6x 21.5x
P/S 5.2x 2.3x 2.7x
P/B 3.6x 2.8x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 4.0x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 18.8x 11.6x 15.2x
EV/EBIT 24.1x 15.4x 25.8x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 2.5x 3.0x
EV/FCF 19.3x 20.7x 62.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.0x 15.2x 24.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.27 0.75

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSAZZACA
Debt / assets 1.5% 20.0% 27.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 1.2x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 2.2x 10.8x
Liabilities / assets 15.2% 39.5% 43.7%
Equity / assets 84.8% 60.5% 56.3%
Interest coverage 45.4x 6.3x 3.3x
Current ratio – 1.8x 3.1x
Quick ratio 70.8x 0.8x 2.2x
Cash ratio 58.2x 0.0x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 4.42 3.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSAZZACA
Dividend yield 3.1% 0.7% 0.1%
Net buyback yield -1.6% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 0.7% 0.4%
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.

ConsensusTSAZZACA
Forward P/E 14.7xFY2026 18.0xFY2026 33.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.96FY2026 $7.35FY2026 $4.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.0% +12.2% +7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.00BFY2026 $1.97BFY2026 $2.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.5%FY2026 +19.4%FY2026 -14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.3% -8.1% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

TSAZZACA
TS 1.00 0.19 0.11
AZZ 0.19 1.00 0.39
ACA 0.11 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TS, AZZ and ACA?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tenaris (TS) $62.68B, Azz (AZZ) $4.00B, Arcosa (ACA) $7.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, TS, AZZ and ACA?

Arcosa (ACA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenaris (TS) 32.8x, Azz (AZZ) 23.9x, Arcosa (ACA) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Tenaris (TS) 14.7x, Azz (AZZ) 18.0x, Arcosa (ACA) 33.6x). 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%, Azz (AZZ) +9.5%, Arcosa (ACA) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Arcosa (ACA) returned the most: Tenaris (TS) +58.7%, Azz (AZZ) +31.0%, Arcosa (ACA) +61.6%. Over five years, Arcosa (ACA) compounded fastest (Tenaris (TS) +20.4%/yr, Azz (AZZ) +20.4%/yr, Arcosa (ACA) +23.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tenaris (TS) 0.00%, Azz (AZZ) 0.00%, Arcosa (ACA) 0.13%. 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) 29.2%, Azz (AZZ) 32.1%, Arcosa (ACA) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.