TS vs LCII vs MLI Stock Comparison

Tenaris, Lci Industries and Mueller Industries Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TS Tenaris Sa
$61.31 +11.4% 1M +61.0% 1Y
Market cap
$63.38B
P/E
33.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
5 wins
LCII Lci Industries
$98.88 +15.8% 1M +9.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.03B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
2 wins
MLI Mueller Industries Inc
$55.79 -8.2% 1M -46.7% 1Y
Market cap
$11.81B
P/E
13.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.00B
Div. yield
0.01%
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 5, Mueller Industries 4, Lci Industries 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSLCIIMLILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.38B $2.40B $11.81B TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.1x 11.3x 13.7x LCII
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.4x 12.1x 13.8x LCII
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +4.1% +20.8% MLI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% 5.2% 17.3% MLI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 9.7% 22.7% MLI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 1.5x -1.3x TS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.0% +9.4% -46.7% TS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +22.5%/yr -6.7%/yr +16.2%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.9% 38.7% 131.8% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 70/100 86/100 MLI

Percentile Scorecard

TSLCIIMLI

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

AxisTSLCIIMLI
Valuation 42 #119 of 203 97 #7 of 203 82 #37 of 203
Growth 18 #155 of 188 58 #79 of 188 68 #60 of 188
Profitability 81 #35 of 183 62 #70 of 183 96 #8 of 183
Financial Health 99 #4 of 216 45 #119 of 216 97 #7 of 216
Shareholder Returns 52 #74 of 152 88 #19 of 152 86 #22 of 152
Overall 58 70 86
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • LCII ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • MLI ranked among 222 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSLCIIMLISPY
1 month +11.4%+15.8%-8.2% +0.7%
3 months +8.1%-3.8%-16.6% +3.7%
6 months -4.1%-17.1%-58.8% +7.1%
Year to date +59.5%-18.5%-51.4% +12.8%
1 year +61.0%+9.4%-46.7% +11.9%
3 years +93.7%-7.0%+49.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.7%-2.4%+14.2% +22.8%
5 years +175.2%-29.2%+112.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +22.5%-6.7%+16.2% +10.9%
10 years +115.3%+11.9%+272.2% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.0%+1.1%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTSLCIIMLISPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.9%38.7%131.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%36.3%165.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.320.860.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.110.24-0.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.7%-53.5%-61.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.2%-37.1%-60.4% -1.2%
52-week high $64.02$157.13$140.83 $779.14
52-week low $37.76$78.16$54.11 $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.

MultipleTSLCIIMLI
P/E now vs peer median 33.9xmedian 25.8x 11.4xmedian 25.8x 14.0xmedian 25.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.9x 0.6xmedian 1.9x 2.4xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 14.6x 7.2xmedian 14.6x 9.5xmedian 14.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 23.6xmedian 22.2x 8.4xmedian 22.2x 17.6xmedian 22.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 2.2x 1.7xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.45 0.30median 1.45 1.10median 1.45

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 monthsTSLCIIMLI
Revenue $12.04B $4.03B $5.00B
Gross profit $4.08B $1.03B $1.36B
Operating income $2.23B $301.92M $1.08B
Net income $1.97B $211.27M $871.57M
Free cash flow $2.78B $286.96M $689.59M
EPS (diluted) – $8.66 $3.92
Cash & equivalents $9.02B $216.51M $1.45B
Total debt $1.27B $852.59M $5.24M
Shares (diluted) – 24.39M 220.12M
Enterprise value $34.42B $1.61B $6.12B

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
MetricTSLCIIMLI
P/E 33.9x 11.4x 14.0x
P/FCF 23.6x 8.4x 17.6x
P/Operating cash flow 29.3x 6.9x 15.8x
P/S 5.5x 0.6x 2.4x
P/B 3.8x 1.7x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 3.8x 2.3x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 20.0x 7.2x 9.5x
EV/EBIT 25.6x 10.1x 9.9x
EV/Revenue 4.7x 0.8x 2.1x
EV/FCF 20.5x 10.6x 15.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.4x 8.8x 13.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.30 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSLCIIMLI
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 4.1% 20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 0.1% 11.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% 13.4% 11.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 8.7% 9.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.0% 26.3% 12.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.6% 29.3% 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 38.8% 14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 35.5% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 43.1% 16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 37.4% 12.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.7% 1.9% 2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.6% -13.1% 3.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% -3.4% 1.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -12.9% 1.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSLCIIMLI
Gross margin 33.9% 25.7% 27.3%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 10.5% 22.5%
Operating margin 18.5% 7.5% 21.5%
Pretax margin 20.5% 7.1% 22.8%
Net margin 15.9% 5.2% 17.3%
FCF margin 23.1% 7.1% 13.8%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 8.6% 15.4%
Return on equity 11.4% 15.0% 24.5%
Return on assets 9.7% 6.5% 20.4%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 9.7% 22.7%
Return on capital employed 11.0% 11.4% 29.7%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.6x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSLCIIMLI
Debt / assets 1.5% 26.1% 0.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 1.5x -1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 3.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 15.2% 56.2% 17.6%
Equity / assets 84.8% 43.8% 82.4%
Interest coverage 45.4x – 3,260x
Current ratio – 2.5x 4.4x
Quick ratio 70.8x 1.0x 3.4x
Cash ratio 58.2x 0.4x 2.3x
Altman Z-score – 3.23 13.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSLCIIMLI
Dividend yield 2.9% 4.7% 0.8%
Net buyback yield -1.5% 0.3% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 4.9% 3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 16.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 20.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 35.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 30.2%

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.

ConsensusTSLCIIMLI
Forward P/E 15.4xFY2026 12.1xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.97FY2026 $8.18FY2026 $4.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.5%FY2026 +9.7%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.5% +18.7% +10.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.99BFY2026 $4.16BFY2026 $5.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +1.1%FY2026 +20.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.1% +4.9% +10.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSLCIIMLI
Held by institutions 3.6% 100.0% 95.3%
Institutions holding 284 359 739
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% -3.1% +6.5%
Institutions buying 154 180 419
Institutions selling 79 123 227
Buyers to sellers 1.95 1.46 1.85

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.

TSLCIIMLI
TS 1.00 -0.03 0.08
LCII -0.03 1.00 0.12
MLI 0.08 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TS, LCII and MLI?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tenaris (TS) $63.38B, Lci Industries (LCII) $2.40B, Mueller Industries (MLI) $11.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, TS, LCII and MLI?

Lci Industries (LCII) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenaris (TS) 33.1x, Lci Industries (LCII) 11.3x, Mueller Industries (MLI) 13.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Lci Industries (LCII) is cheapest (Tenaris (TS) 15.4x, Lci Industries (LCII) 12.1x, Mueller Industries (MLI) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Mueller Industries (MLI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Lci Industries (LCII) +4.1%, Mueller Industries (MLI) +20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mueller Industries (MLI) has the highest net margin (Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Lci Industries (LCII) 5.2%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Mueller Industries (MLI) leads (Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Lci Industries (LCII) 9.7%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 22.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tenaris (TS) returned the most: Tenaris (TS) +61.0%, Lci Industries (LCII) +9.4%, Mueller Industries (MLI) -46.7%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Tenaris (TS) +22.5%/yr, Lci Industries (LCII) -6.7%/yr, Mueller Industries (MLI) +16.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Tenaris (TS) 0.00%, Lci Industries (LCII) 0.00%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 0.01%. Tenaris (TS) and Lci Industries (LCII) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Tenaris (TS) 28.9%, Lci Industries (LCII) 38.7%, Mueller Industries (MLI) 131.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TS, LCII and MLI?

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 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.