Alcoa Corp vs MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC, two Steel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where AA and MLI diverge most: on debt / equity, AA reads 0.30 and MLI reads 0.00; on altman z (solvency), AA reads 1.71 and MLI reads 9.34. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What MLI's price implies is a bet that sits within the historical range (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | AA | MLI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $42.20 | $60.68 |
| Market cap | $11.2B | $13.4B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +6.6% |
| P/E | 8.8 | 15.8 |
| P/B | 1.52 | 3.76 |
| P/S | 0.83 | 2.88 |
| EV/EBITDA | 18.4 | 10.6 |
| Revenue growth | +7.1% | +14.2% |
| Operating margin | — | 21.7% |
| Net margin | 9.4% | 18.3% |
| Return on equity | 17.3% | 23.8% |
| Return on assets | 7.6% | 20.0% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 23.6% |
| FCF yield | 3.1% | 5.0% |
| Dividend yield | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.30 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 1.53 | 4.78 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 1.71 | 9.34 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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