COMMERCIAL METALS COMPANY vs HOWMET AEROSPACE INC., two Steel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CMC and HWM diverge most: on p/s, CMC reads 0.87 and HWM reads 13.20; on p/b, CMC reads 1.69 and HWM reads 20.61. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HWM's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (whole-company basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CMC | HWM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $68.65 | $282.40 |
| Market cap | $7.7B | $113.8B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | +0.9% | — |
| P/E | 13.0 | 65.5 |
| P/B | 1.69 | 20.61 |
| P/S | 0.87 | 13.20 |
| EV/EBITDA | 36.8 | 44.8 |
| Revenue growth | +15.4% | +14.2% |
| Operating margin | — | 32.6% |
| Net margin | 6.7% | 20.2% |
| Return on equity | 13.1% | 31.6% |
| Return on assets | 6.1% | 13.3% |
| Return on invested capital | — | 18.5% |
| FCF yield | 5.3% | 1.5% |
| Dividend yield | 1.1% | 0.2% |
| Debt / equity | 0.73 | 0.85 |
| Current ratio | 2.33 | 2.44 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 2.72 | 7.65 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 4 / 9 |
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