HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. vs Steel Dynamics, Inc., two Steel stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where HWM and STLD diverge most: on p/s, HWM reads 12.56 and STLD reads 1.88; on dividend yield, HWM reads 0.2% and STLD reads 0.8%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What HWM's price implies is a demanding bet versus history and the cohort (whole-company basis). What STLD'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 | STLD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $268.74 | $245.54 |
| Market cap | $108.3B | $35.7B |
| Sector | Steel | Steel |
| Stage | Cyclical | Cyclical |
| P/E | 62.4 | 26.3 |
| P/B | 19.61 | 3.89 |
| P/S | 12.56 | 1.88 |
| EV/EBITDA | 42.6 | 17.0 |
| Revenue growth | +14.2% | +10.7% |
| Gross margin | — | 14.7% |
| Operating margin | 32.6% | 10.3% |
| Net margin | 20.2% | 7.2% |
| Return on equity | 31.6% | 15.0% |
| Return on assets | 13.3% | 8.2% |
| Return on invested capital | 18.5% | 10.1% |
| FCF yield | 1.5% | 1.9% |
| Dividend yield | 0.2% | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.85 | 0.46 |
| Current ratio | 2.44 | 3.13 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 7.65 | 5.74 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 4 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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