TS vs OPTX vs CMT Stock Comparison

Tenaris, Syntec Optics Holdings and Core Molding Technologies Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TS Tenaris Sa
$59.32 +6.9% 1M +65.7% 1Y
Market cap
$63.19B
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.

QuestionTSOPTXCMTLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $63.19B $261.80M $192.21M TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 33.0x -108.4x 26.2x 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% +1.5% -7.9% TS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% -8.3% 2.9% 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% +131.8% +18.3% OPTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.5%/yr — +14.7%/yr TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 136.6% 42.2% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 31/100 53/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

TSOPTXCMT

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

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

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSOPTXCMTSPY
1 month +6.9%-11.4%-2.4% -0.8%
3 months +5.2%-8.1%-7.8% +3.5%
6 months -6.1%-30.2%-18.5% +7.0%
Year to date +54.3%+129.4%+12.8% +12.2%
1 year +65.7%+131.8%+18.3% +13.0%
3 years +88.8%-37.5%-12.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.6%-14.5%-4.3% +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

MeasureTSOPTXCMTSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%136.6%42.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%114.0%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.323.570.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.270.960.43 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.7%-93.0%-56.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-53.5%-20.2% -1.8%
52-week high $64.02$14.11$28.35 $779.14
52-week low $37.11$1.25$17.56 $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.

MultipleTSOPTXCMT
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 26.0x -106.5xmedian 26.0x 26.4xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 9.0xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.0x 261.7xmedian 14.0x 8.5xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 21.4x -647.6xmedian 21.4x -23.3xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 8.7xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.26 2.11median 1.26 -0.93median 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 monthsTSOPTXCMT
Revenue $12.04B $29.24M $254.42M
Gross profit $4.08B $5.73M $46.19M
Operating income $2.23B -$1.35M $9.22M
Net income $1.97B -$2.41M $7.35M
Free cash flow $2.78B -$407.99K -$8.30M
EPS (diluted) – $-0.06 $0.84
Cash & equivalents $9.02B $14.05M $12.13M
Total debt $1.27B $29.94M –
Shares (diluted) – 39.19M 8.71M
Enterprise value $34.23B $246.20M $76.12M

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSOPTXCMT
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% 21.5% 29.2%
Equity / assets 84.8% 78.5% 70.8%
Interest coverage 45.4x – 56.6x
Current ratio – 6.0x 2.0x
Quick ratio 70.8x 4.3x 1.0x
Cash ratio 58.2x 2.8x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 20.58 4.17

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSOPTXCMT
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.

ConsensusTSOPTXCMT
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
HoldersTSOPTXCMT
Held by institutions 3.6% 12.3% 75.1%
Institutions holding 283 62 92
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +244.7% +2.5%
Institutions buying 154 51 44
Institutions selling 78 8 26
Buyers to sellers 1.97 6.38 1.69

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.

TSOPTXCMT
TS 1.00 0.16 0.09
OPTX 0.16 1.00 0.21
CMT 0.09 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TS, OPTX and CMT?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tenaris (TS) $63.19B, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) $261.80M, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) $192.21M.

Which stock is cheaper, TS, OPTX and CMT?

Core Molding Technologies (CMT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenaris (TS) 33.0x, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) -108.4x, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 26.2x). 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%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +1.5%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) -7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) -8.3%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 2.9%). 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%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +131.8%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) +18.3%. 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%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) 136.6%, Core Molding Technologies (CMT) 42.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.