TS vs ROK vs OPTX Stock Comparison

Tenaris, Rockwell Automation 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
$62.89B
P/E
32.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$12.04B
Div. yield
–
Metal Fabrication Industrials
7 wins
ROK Rockwell Automation, Inc
$429.70 -1.0% 1M +20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$48.13B
P/E
40.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.97B
Div. yield
–
Industrial Machinery Industrials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Tenaris leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Tenaris 7, Rockwell Automation 2, Syntec Optics Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTSROKOPTXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $62.89B $48.13B $265.33M TS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.9x 40.1x -109.9x TS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.0x 34.4x — TS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +11.3% +1.5% ROK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 15.9% 13.4% -8.3% TS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.7% 21.0% — ROK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 1.3x -11.7x OPTX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +65.7% +20.5% +131.8% OPTX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.5%/yr +6.5%/yr — TS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.0% 31.3% 136.6% TS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 54/100 31/100 TS

Percentile Scorecard

TSROKOPTX

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

AxisTSROKOPTX
Valuation 41 #120 of 203 15 #173 of 203 5 #193 of 203
Growth 18 #154 of 187 52 #91 of 187 7 #175 of 187
Profitability 80 #37 of 185 95 #11 of 185 18 #152 of 185
Financial Health 99 #4 of 219 33 #148 of 219 95 #12 of 219
Shareholder Returns 52 #74 of 153 75 #39 of 153 –
Overall 58 54 31
  • TS ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • ROK 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

PeriodTSROKOPTXSPY
1 month +6.9%-1.0%-11.4% -0.8%
3 months +5.2%-7.8%-8.1% +3.5%
6 months -6.1%+5.6%-30.2% +7.0%
Year to date +54.3%+10.4%+129.4% +12.2%
1 year +65.7%+20.5%+131.8% +13.0%
3 years +88.8%+64.0%-37.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +23.6%+17.9%-14.5% +23.1%
5 years +164.5%+37.0%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +21.5%+6.5%— +11.0%
10 years +108.1%+256.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +7.6%+13.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTSROKOPTXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.0%31.3%136.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.4%31.8%114.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.321.403.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.270.660.96 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.7%-45.6%-93.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.3%-13.2%-53.5% -1.8%
52-week high $64.02$495.08$14.11 $779.14
52-week low $37.11$348.51$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.

MultipleTSROKOPTX
P/E now vs peer median 32.8xmedian 26.0x 39.7xmedian 26.0x -106.5xmedian 26.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.9x 5.3xmedian 1.9x 9.0xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 14.0x 24.1xmedian 14.0x 261.7xmedian 14.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 21.4x 31.7xmedian 21.4x -647.6xmedian 21.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 13.6xmedian 2.2x 8.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.26 -9.05median 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 monthsTSROKOPTX
Revenue $12.04B $8.97B $29.24M
Gross profit $4.08B $4.41B $5.73M
Operating income $2.23B $1.77B -$1.35M
Net income $1.97B $1.20B -$2.41M
Free cash flow $2.78B $1.50B -$407.99K
R&D – $716.00M –
EPS (diluted) – $10.76 $-0.06
Cash & equivalents $9.02B $479.00M $14.05M
Total debt $1.27B $13.81B $29.94M
Shares (diluted) – 111.60M 39.19M
Enterprise value $33.93B $46.32B $249.73M

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
MetricTSROKOPTX
P/E 32.8x 39.7x -106.5x
P/FCF 22.8x 31.7x -647.6x
P/Operating cash flow 28.4x 27.6x 376.4x
P/S 5.3x 5.3x 9.0x
P/B 3.7x 13.6x 8.7x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 17.1x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 19.2x 24.1x 261.7x
EV/EBIT 24.6x 28.5x -186.8x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 5.6x 8.6x
EV/FCF 19.7x 33.6x -620.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.5x 29.2x 360.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -9.05 2.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTSROKOPTX
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 11.3% 1.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.7% 1.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 2.7% 1.9% -14.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -13.9% 7.5% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.0% -7.1% -43.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -20.6% 2.9% -56.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -3.3% 23.8% -53.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.8% -5.5% -52.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 25.2% -44.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.4% -50.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.7% 13.8% -40.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.6% 22.8% -37.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -13.2% 13.9% -0.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 23.6% -30.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTSROKOPTX
Gross margin 33.9% 49.1% 19.6%
EBITDA margin 23.7% 23.3% 3.3%
Operating margin 18.5% 19.7% -4.6%
Pretax margin 20.5% 14.7% -6.8%
Net margin 15.9% 13.4% -8.3%
FCF margin 23.1% 16.8% -1.4%
Operating cash flow margin 18.6% 19.3% 2.4%
Return on equity 11.4% 30.9% -12.3%
Return on assets 9.7% 9.8% -7.7%
Return on invested capital 12.7% 21.0% –
Return on capital employed 11.0% 23.6% -5.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.8x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.4x -0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTSROKOPTX
Debt / assets 1.5% 29.4% 7.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.9x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.1x 1.3x -11.7x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 2.2x -6.8x
Liabilities / assets 15.2% 68.5% 21.5%
Equity / assets 84.8% 31.5% 78.5%
Interest coverage 45.4x 12.8x –
Current ratio – 1.1x 6.0x
Quick ratio 70.8x 0.7x 4.3x
Cash ratio 58.2x 0.1x 2.8x
Altman Z-score – 5.88 20.58

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTSROKOPTX
Dividend yield 3.0% 1.3% –
Net buyback yield -1.5% 1.5% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% 2.8% –
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.

ConsensusTSROKOPTX
Forward P/E 15.0xFY2026 34.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.96FY2026 $12.50FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +8.2%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +2.5% +12.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.99BFY2026 $8.50BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +8.4%FY2026 +1.9%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.1% +19.4% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTSROKOPTX
Held by institutions 3.6% 89.2% 12.3%
Institutions holding 283 1,540 62
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.4% +3.5% +244.7%
Institutions buying 154 805 51
Institutions selling 78 437 8
Buyers to sellers 1.97 1.84 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.

TSROKOPTX
TS 1.00 0.17 0.16
ROK 0.17 1.00 0.24
OPTX 0.16 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TS, ROK and OPTX?

Tenaris (TS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Tenaris (TS) $62.89B, Rockwell Automation (ROK) $48.13B, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) $265.33M.

Which stock is cheaper, TS, ROK and OPTX?

Tenaris (TS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Tenaris (TS) 32.9x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 40.1x, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) -109.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Tenaris (TS) is cheapest (Tenaris (TS) 15.0x, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 34.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Rockwell Automation (ROK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Tenaris (TS) +2.3%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +11.3%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +1.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Tenaris (TS) has the highest net margin (Tenaris (TS) 15.9%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 13.4%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) -8.3%). On return on invested capital, Rockwell Automation (ROK) leads (Tenaris (TS) 12.7%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 21.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) returned the most: Tenaris (TS) +65.7%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +20.5%, Syntec Optics Holdings (OPTX) +131.8%. Over five years, Tenaris (TS) compounded fastest (Tenaris (TS) +21.5%/yr, Rockwell Automation (ROK) +6.5%/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%, Rockwell Automation (ROK) 31.3%, 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, ROK 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 7. 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.