ATI INC vs MUELLER INDUSTRIES INC, two Steel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ATI and MLI diverge most: on debt / equity, ATI reads 0.02 and MLI reads 0.00; on revenue growth, ATI reads +3.0% and MLI reads +14.2%. 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 | ATI | MLI |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $187.47 | $66.46 |
| Market cap | $26.0B | $14.7B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +7.3% |
| P/E | 61.9 | 17.3 |
| P/B | 13.77 | 4.11 |
| P/S | 5.66 | 3.15 |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.9 | 11.7 |
| Revenue growth | +3.0% | +14.2% |
| Gross margin | 22.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 14.2% | 21.7% |
| Net margin | 9.3% | 18.3% |
| Return on equity | 22.6% | 23.8% |
| Return on assets | 8.1% | 20.0% |
| Return on invested capital | 30.2% | 23.6% |
| FCF yield | 2.1% | 4.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Current ratio | 2.67 | 4.78 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.20 | 9.34 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 6 / 9 |
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