Alcoa Corp vs ATI Inc., two Steel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AA and ATI diverge most: on p/b, AA reads 1.74 and ATI reads 13.74; on p/s, AA reads 0.94 and ATI reads 5.82. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AA | ATI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $48.24 | $198.47 |
| Market cap | $12.8B | $27.4B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| P/E | 10.0 | 58.0 |
| P/B | 1.74 | 13.74 |
| P/S | 0.94 | 5.82 |
| EV/EBITDA | 20.9 | 30.3 |
| Revenue growth | +7.1% | +4.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 24.6% |
| Operating margin | — | 17.4% |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 10.1% |
| Return on equity | 17.3% | 23.8% |
| Return on assets | 7.6% | 8.3% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 24.1% |
| FCF yield | 2.7% | 1.9% |
| Dividend yield | 0.2% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | 0.19 |
| Current ratio | 1.53 | 2.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.81 | 5.92 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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