ATI INC vs NUCOR CORPORATION, two Steel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where ATI and NUE diverge most: on p/b, ATI reads 13.77 and NUE reads 2.62; on revenue growth, ATI reads +3.0% and NUE reads +12.3%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | ATI | NUE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $187.47 | $257.42 |
| Market cap | $26.0B | $59.0B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +14.2% |
| P/E | 61.9 | 25.5 |
| P/B | 13.77 | 2.62 |
| P/S | 5.66 | 1.73 |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.9 | 45.8 |
| Revenue growth | +3.0% | +12.3% |
| Gross margin | 22.8% | — |
| Operating margin | 14.2% | — |
| Net margin | 9.3% | 6.8% |
| Return on equity | 22.6% | 10.3% |
| Return on assets | 8.1% | 6.5% |
| Return on invested capital | 30.2% | — |
| FCF yield | 2.1% | 0.9% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Current ratio | 2.67 | 2.90 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 6.20 | 5.19 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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