TS vs CMT vs OPTX Stock Comparison

Tenaris, Core Molding Technologies and Syntec Optics Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TS Tenaris Sa
$59.32 +6.9% 1M +65.7% 1Y
Market cap
$63.11B
P/E
33.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 8, Syntec Optics Holdings 2, Core Molding Technologies 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSCMTOPTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.11B $192.21M $262.39M TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.0x 26.2x -108.7x CMT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 48.1x — TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% -7.9% +1.5% TS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% 2.9% -8.3% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 4.2% — TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.1x — -11.7x OPTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.7% +18.3% +131.8% OPTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.5%/yr +14.7%/yr — TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 42.2% 136.6% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 53/100 31/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

TSCMTOPTX

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

AxisTSCMTOPTX
Valuation 41 #120 of 203 81 #40 of 203 5 #193 of 203
Growth 18 #154 of 187 7 #174 of 187 7 #175 of 187
Profitability 80 #37 of 185 36 #119 of 185 18 #152 of 185
Financial Health 99 #4 of 219 69 #68 of 219 95 #12 of 219
Shareholder Returns 52 #74 of 153 72 #43 of 153 –
Overall 58 53 31
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CMT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • OPTX ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSCMTOPTXSPY
1 month +6.9%-2.4%-11.4% -0.8%
3 months +5.2%-7.8%-8.1% +3.5%
6 months -6.1%-18.5%-30.2% +7.0%
Year to date +54.3%+12.8%+129.4% +12.2%
1 year +65.7%+18.3%+131.8% +13.0%
3 years +88.8%-12.2%-37.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.6%-4.3%-14.5% +23.1%
5 years +164.5%+98.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.5%+14.7%— +11.0%
10 years +108.1%+26.7%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.6%+2.4%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTSCMTOPTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%42.2%136.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%41.6%114.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.593.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.270.430.96 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.7%-56.0%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-20.2%-53.5% -1.8%
52-week high $64.02$28.35$14.11 $779.14
52-week low $37.11$17.56$1.25 $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.

MultipleTSCMTOPTX
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 26.0x 26.4xmedian 26.0x -106.5xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x 9.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.0x 8.5xmedian 14.0x 261.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 21.4x -23.3xmedian 21.4x -647.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x 8.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.26 -0.93median 1.26 2.11median 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 monthsTSCMTOPTX
Revenue $12.04B $254.42M $29.24M
Gross profit $4.08B $46.19M $5.73M
Operating income $2.23B $9.22M -$1.35M
Net income $1.97B $7.35M -$2.41M
Free cash flow $2.78B -$8.30M -$407.99K
EPS (diluted) – $0.84 $-0.06
Cash & equivalents $9.02B $12.13M $14.05M
Total debt $1.27B – $29.94M
Shares (diluted) – 8.71M 39.19M
Enterprise value $34.15B $76.12M $246.79M

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
MetricTSCMTOPTX
P/E 32.8x 26.4x -106.5x
P/FCF 22.8x -23.3x -647.6x
P/Operating cash flow 28.4x 11.6x 376.4x
P/S 5.3x 0.8x 9.0x
P/B 3.7x 1.2x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 1.2x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 8.5x 261.7x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 19.7x -186.8x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 0.7x 8.6x
EV/FCF 19.7x -21.9x -620.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.5x 10.9x 360.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.93 2.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSCMTOPTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% -7.9% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.7% -12.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% -4.4% -14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.9% -9.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.0% -26.4% -43.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.6% -29.0% -56.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% -21.5% -53.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% -28.3% -52.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -22.3% -44.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -28.5% -50.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.7% -30.0% -40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.6% -21.9% -37.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% -165.4% -0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -33.3% -30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSCMTOPTX
Gross margin 33.9% 18.2% 19.6%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 8.4% 3.3%
Operating margin 18.5% 3.6% -4.6%
Pretax margin 20.5% 3.7% -6.8%
Net margin 15.9% 2.9% -8.3%
FCF margin 23.1% -3.3% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 6.5% 2.4%
Return on equity 11.4% 4.6% -12.3%
Return on assets 9.7% 3.1% -7.7%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 4.2% –
Return on capital employed 11.0% 4.9% -5.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.3x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSCMTOPTX
Debt / assets 1.5% – 7.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.1x – -11.7x
Debt / FCF 0.1x – -6.8x
Liabilities / assets 15.2% 29.2% 21.5%
Equity / assets 84.8% 70.8% 78.5%
Interest coverage 45.4x 56.6x –
Current ratio – 2.0x 6.0x
Quick ratio 70.8x 1.0x 4.3x
Cash ratio 58.2x 0.3x 2.8x
Altman Z-score – 4.17 20.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSCMTOPTX
Dividend yield 3.0% – –
Net buyback yield -1.5% 1.6% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 1.6% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusTSCMTOPTX
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 48.1xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.96FY2026 $0.47FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 -69.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.5% +314.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.99BFY2026 $283.16MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +3.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.1% +2.1% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSCMTOPTX
Held by institutions 3.6% 75.1% 12.3%
Institutions holding 283 92 62
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +2.5% +244.7%
Institutions buying 154 44 51
Institutions selling 78 26 8
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.69 6.38

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.

TSCMTOPTX
TS 1.00 0.09 0.16
CMT 0.09 1.00 0.21
OPTX 0.16 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TS, CMT and OPTX?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tenaris (TS) $63.11B, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) $192.21M, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) $262.39M.

Which stock is cheaper, TS, CMT and OPTX?

Core Molding Technologies (CMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenaris (TS) 33.0x, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 26.2x, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) -108.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Tenaris (TS) 15.0x, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 48.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tenaris (TS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) -7.9%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 2.9%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) -8.3%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 4.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) returned the most: Tenaris (TS) +65.7%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +18.3%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +131.8%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Tenaris (TS) +21.5%/yr, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +14.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Tenaris (TS) 29.0%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 42.2%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) 136.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TS, CMT and OPTX?

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 8. 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.