TS vs PKOH vs OPTX Stock Comparison

Tenaris, Park Ohio Holdings and Syntec Optics Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TS Tenaris Sa
$55.96 -4.3% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$60.32B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
6 wins
PKOH Park Ohio Holdings Corp
$43.50 -8.9% 1M +118.5% 1Y
Market cap
$559.61M
P/E
21.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.65B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 6, Park Ohio Holdings 4, Syntec Optics Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSPKOHOPTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $60.32B $559.61M $156.78M TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.5x 21.1x -64.9x PKOH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 12.8x — PKOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +2.7% +1.5% PKOH
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% 1.6% -8.3% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 6.1% — TS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 5.8x -11.7x OPTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.6% +118.5% +90.0% PKOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.8%/yr +11.3%/yr — TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.9% 44.6% 137.5% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 52/100 31/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

TSPKOHOPTX

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

AxisTSPKOHOPTX
Valuation 45 #112 of 204 87 #28 of 204 5 #193 of 204
Growth 16 #161 of 191 76 #47 of 191 5 #181 of 191
Profitability 79 #40 of 189 41 #112 of 189 16 #159 of 189
Financial Health 99 #4 of 221 13 #192 of 221 96 #11 of 221
Shareholder Returns 55 #72 of 159 45 #88 of 159 –
Overall 59 52 31
  • TS ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • PKOH ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • OPTX ranked among 223 companies in Machinery

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTSPKOHOPTXSPY
1 month -4.3%-8.9%-53.5% -1.0%
3 months -1.9%+4.5%-40.5% -0.4%
6 months -10.4%+43.8%-40.2% +4.5%
Year to date +45.5%+107.7%+59.4% +12.4%
1 year +40.6%+118.5%+90.0% +13.6%
3 years +60.7%+71.6%-51.0% +76.4%
3 years, per year +17.1%+19.7%-21.2% +20.8%
5 years +126.5%+70.7%— +63.7%
5 years, per year +17.8%+11.3%— +10.4%
10 years +96.1%+41.2%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.0%+3.5%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureTSPKOHOPTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.9%44.6%137.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.0%43.7%117.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.331.303.50 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.402.650.65 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.7%-62.4%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-17.2%-67.7% -1.6%
52-week high $64.02$52.51$14.11 $779.14
52-week low $37.76$18.74$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.

MultipleTSPKOHOPTX
P/E now vs peer median 30.9xmedian 25.5x 22.8xmedian 25.5x -74.0xmedian 25.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 1.9x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 6.3xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 18.0xmedian 14.4x 11.8xmedian 14.4x 178.3xmedian 14.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 23.3x 30.7xmedian 23.3x -450.2xmedian 23.3x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x 6.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.16 0.37median 1.16 1.46median 1.16

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 monthsTSPKOHOPTX
Revenue $12.04B $1.65B $29.24M
Gross profit $4.08B $286.50M $5.73M
Operating income $2.23B $71.50M -$1.35M
Net income $1.97B $26.50M -$2.41M
Free cash flow $2.78B $20.50M -$407.99K
EPS (diluted) – $1.87 $-0.06
Cash & equivalents $9.02B $48.30M $14.05M
Total debt $301.89M $652.60M $2.76M
Shares (diluted) – 14.20M 39.19M
Enterprise value $31.77B $369.01M $141.17M

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
MetricTSPKOHOPTX
P/E 30.9x 22.8x -74.0x
P/FCF 21.5x 30.7x -450.2x
P/Operating cash flow 26.8x 9.4x 261.6x
P/S 5.0x 0.4x 6.3x
P/B 3.5x 1.6x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 1.6x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 18.0x 11.8x 178.3x
EV/EBIT 23.0x 17.3x -127.3x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 0.7x 5.9x
EV/FCF 18.4x 60.2x -422.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 22.9x 18.3x 245.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.37 1.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSPKOHOPTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 2.7% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 0.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% 4.9% -14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 5.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.0% -7.1% -43.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.6% 10.1% -56.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% -4.7% -53.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% 66.6% -52.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – -6.0% -44.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 62.5% -50.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.7% 476.1% -40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 93.5% -37.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% 187.6% -0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 46.1% -30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSPKOHOPTX
Gross margin 33.9% 17.3% 19.6%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 6.3% 3.3%
Operating margin 18.5% 4.3% -4.6%
Pretax margin 20.5% 1.6% -6.8%
Net margin 15.9% 1.6% -8.3%
FCF margin 23.1% 1.2% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 4.1% 2.4%
Return on equity 11.4% 6.9% -12.3%
Return on assets 9.7% 1.8% -7.7%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 6.1% –
Return on capital employed 11.0% 6.6% -5.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.1x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 2.5x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSPKOHOPTX
Debt / assets 1.5% 44.4% 7.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.7x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 5.8x -11.7x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 31.8x -6.8x
Liabilities / assets 15.2% 73.3% 21.5%
Equity / assets 84.8% 26.7% 78.5%
Interest coverage 45.4x 1.4x –
Current ratio – 2.4x 6.0x
Quick ratio 70.8x 1.1x 4.3x
Cash ratio 58.2x 0.1x 2.8x
Altman Z-score – – 14.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSPKOHOPTX
Dividend yield 3.2% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield -1.6% – –
Shareholder yield 1.6% 1.2% –
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.

ConsensusTSPKOHOPTX
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 12.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.97FY2026 $3.41FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +8.5%FY2026 +26.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +1.5% +13.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.99BFY2026 $1.78BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.1% +5.8% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSPKOHOPTX
Held by institutions 3.6% 55.8% 12.3%
Institutions holding 285 104 62
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +6.4% +244.7%
Institutions buying 154 58 51
Institutions selling 80 27 8
Buyers to sellers 1.93 2.15 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.

TSPKOHOPTX
TS 1.00 0.01 0.20
PKOH 0.01 1.00 0.14
OPTX 0.20 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TS, PKOH and OPTX?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tenaris (TS) $60.32B, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) $559.61M, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) $156.78M.

Which stock is cheaper, TS, PKOH and OPTX?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenaris (TS) 31.5x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 21.1x, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) -64.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) is cheapest (Tenaris (TS) 14.1x, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +2.7%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 1.6%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) -8.3%). On return on invested capital, Tenaris (TS) leads (Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 6.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) returned the most: Tenaris (TS) +40.6%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +118.5%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +90.0%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Tenaris (TS) +17.8%/yr, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) +11.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Tenaris (TS) has been the steadiest (Tenaris (TS) 28.9%, Park Ohio Holdings (PKOH) 44.6%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) 137.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TS, PKOH 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 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.