ATI Inc. vs NUCOR CORP, 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 13.27 and NUE reads 2.46; on revenue growth, ATI reads +4.7% and NUE reads +16.8%. 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 | $191.66 | $250.27 |
| Market cap | $26.5B | $57.2B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +11.8% |
| P/E | 56.0 | 20.0 |
| P/B | 13.27 | 2.46 |
| P/S | 5.62 | 1.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 31.3 | 40.9 |
| Revenue growth | +4.7% | +16.8% |
| Gross margin | 24.6% | — |
| Operating margin | 17.4% | — |
| Net margin | 10.1% | 8.0% |
| Return on equity | 23.8% | 12.4% |
| Return on assets | 8.3% | 7.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 13.7% | — |
| FCF yield | 2.0% | 2.8% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.9% |
| Debt / equity | 1.10 | 0.31 |
| Current ratio | 2.33 | 2.51 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 5.77 | 5.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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