ATI Inc. vs COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY, two Steel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ATI and CMC diverge most: on p/b, ATI reads 13.74 and CMC reads 1.66; on p/s, ATI reads 5.82 and CMC reads 0.85. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ATI | CMC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $198.47 | $67.19 |
| Market cap | $27.4B | $7.5B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +0.8% |
| P/E | 58.0 | 12.7 |
| P/B | 13.74 | 1.66 |
| P/S | 5.82 | 0.85 |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.3 | 36.2 |
| Revenue growth | +4.7% | +15.4% |
| Gross margin | 24.6% | — |
| Operating margin | 17.4% | — |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 6.7% |
| Return on equity | 23.8% | 13.1% |
| Return on assets | 8.3% | 6.1% |
| Return on invested capital | 24.1% | — |
| FCF yield | 1.9% | 5.4% |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.1% |
| Debt / equity | 0.19 | 0.73 |
| Current ratio | 2.33 | 2.33 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.92 | 2.70 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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