HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. vs NUCOR CORP, two Steel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HWM and NUE diverge most: on p/b, HWM reads 15.79 and NUE reads 2.46; on p/s, HWM reads 9.93 and NUE reads 1.58. 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 | HWM | NUE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $225.15 | $250.27 |
| Market cap | $90.5B | $57.2B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| Implied growth (priced in) | — | +11.8% |
| P/E | 48.5 | 20.0 |
| P/B | 15.79 | 2.46 |
| P/S | 9.93 | 1.58 |
| EV/EBITDA | 33.8 | 40.9 |
| Revenue growth | +17.9% | +16.8% |
| Operating margin | 27.9% | — |
| Net margin | 20.5% | 8.0% |
| Return on equity | 32.6% | 12.4% |
| Return on assets | 14.1% | 7.8% |
| Return on invested capital | 20.1% | — |
| FCF yield | 2.0% | 2.8% |
| Dividend yield | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.79 | 0.31 |
| Current ratio | 1.82 | 2.51 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.58 | 5.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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