NUE vs MT vs STLD
161 measures in 16 categories, one definition each, computed from filings and market data.
Price, rebased to 100 three years ago
NUE MT STLD · weekly adjusted closesSmart money 8Valuation 16Profitability (TTM) 12Returns on capital 11Growth 17Margin history & stability 7Liquidity (latest quarter) 7Leverage & solvency (latest quarter) 13Efficiency 11Cash flow & earnings quality 7Dividends & buybacks 9Scores & forensic checks 15Per share 7Size (TTM) 8Price performance 9Technicals 4
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Smart money
8 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Insider open-market buys, 180d | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Insider $ bought, 180d | — | — | — |
| Congress purchases, 180d | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Last Congress purchase | 2026-03-27 | — | 2026-05-01 |
| 13F net change in holders | +171 | +21 | +86 |
| ETFs adding shares, 30d | 1,165 | 40 | 1,067 |
| ETFs trimming, 30d | 986 | 23 | 912 |
| Net ETF funds, 30d | +179 | +17 | +155 |
Valuation
16 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 20.2x
29th
|
26.2x
71st
|
21.5x
43rd
|
| PEG (P/E ÷ 3-yr EPS CAGR) | — | — | — |
| Price / sales | 1.6x
80th
|
0.8x
50th
|
1.7x
90th
|
| Price / book | 2.6x
70th
|
0.9x
0th
|
3.7x
90th
|
| Price / tangible book | 3.4x
60th
|
0.9x
10th
|
3.8x
80th
|
| Price / free cash flow | 36.7x
67th
|
— | 36.1x
50th
|
| Price / operating cash flow | 13.1x
56th
|
8.8x
33rd
|
21.9x
67th
|
| Enterprise value | $62.6B
100th
|
$57.1B
90th
|
$38.1B
80th
|
| EV / sales | 1.7x
80th
|
0.9x
50th
|
1.9x
90th
|
| EV / EBITDA | 11.1x
30th
|
7.1x
10th
|
12.8x
60th
|
| EV / EBIT | 14.9x
38th
|
13.7x
25th
|
16.1x
50th
|
| EV / free cash flow | 39.5x
33rd
|
— | 39.9x
50th
|
| Earnings yield | 5.0%
80th
|
3.8%
50th
|
4.7%
70th
|
| FCF yield | 2.7%
60th
|
-4.0%
30th
|
2.8%
70th
|
| Operating cash flow yield | 7.6%
50th
|
11.4%
70th
|
4.6%
40th
|
| Graham number (per share) | $165.76
86th
|
$61.88
14th
|
$127.82
71st
|
Profitability (TTM)
12 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin | 15.5%
60th
|
9.6%
30th
|
14.6%
50th
|
| EBITDA margin | 15.7%
90th
|
12.8%
60th
|
14.5%
80th
|
| Operating margin | 11.5%
90th
|
4.3%
40th
|
10.6%
80th
|
| EBIT margin | 11.7%
90th
|
6.6%
40th
|
11.5%
80th
|
| Net margin | 8.0%
90th
|
2.9%
40th
|
7.8%
80th
|
| NOPAT margin | 9.1%
90th
|
3.8%
40th
|
7.8%
70th
|
| FCF margin | 4.4%
70th
|
-3.1%
20th
|
4.7%
80th
|
| Operating cash flow margin | 12.3%
90th
|
8.6%
60th
|
7.7%
50th
|
| R&D / revenue | 0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.0%
0th
|
| SG&A / revenue | 3.9%
30th
|
0.0%
0th
|
3.8%
20th
|
| Stock comp / revenue | 0.2%
70th
|
0.0%
0th
|
0.2%
40th
|
| Effective tax rate | 20.7%
30th
|
10.4%
10th
|
26.3%
90th
|
Returns on capital
11 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROE (on average equity) | 13.6%
70th
|
3.3%
40th
|
17.6%
90th
|
| ROA | 8.1%
70th
|
1.8%
40th
|
9.8%
90th
|
| ROIC | 12.4%
90th
|
3.7%
40th
|
12.3%
80th
|
| ROCE | 13.3%
80th
|
5.4%
40th
|
16.0%
90th
|
| Return on tangible assets | 11.8%
80th
|
4.2%
40th
|
14.5%
90th
|
| Cash ROIC (OCF / invested capital) | 16.7%
90th
|
8.4%
30th
|
12.1%
60th
|
| Gross profitability (GP / assets) | 15.1%
60th
|
5.4%
10th
|
17.5%
80th
|
| ROIC, 3-yr average | 9.4%
80th
|
2.1%
30th
|
10.4%
90th
|
| ROIC, 5-yr average | 20.6%
89th
|
8.5%
33rd
|
21.6%
100th
|
| ROE, 5-yr average | 23.4%
89th
|
9.1%
33rd
|
28.6%
100th
|
| Incremental ROIC | 116.4%
100th
|
14.6%
33rd
|
87.1%
67th
|
Growth
17 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM YoY) | 17.2%
70th
|
3.6%
20th
|
19.8%
80th
|
| Revenue growth (QoQ) | 9.5%
50th
|
8.4%
40th
|
17.0%
90th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 3 yr | -1.2%
33rd
|
-4.9%
0th
|
0.1%
56th
|
| Revenue CAGR, 5 yr | 6.8%
33rd
|
-0.0%
0th
|
9.7%
89th
|
| Gross profit CAGR, 3 yr | -16.1%
14th
|
— | -14.6%
29th
|
| Operating income CAGR, 3 yr | -18.6%
12th
|
-15.6%
38th
|
-17.6%
25th
|
| Net income growth (TTM YoY) | 122.5%
83rd
|
-27.4%
0th
|
54.4%
67th
|
| Net income CAGR, 3 yr | -19.6%
17th
|
-24.5%
0th
|
-18.8%
33rd
|
| EPS growth (TTM YoY) | 124.8%
83rd
|
-26.7%
0th
|
59.7%
67th
|
| EPS CAGR, 3 yr | -17.1%
17th
|
-21.7%
0th
|
-14.4%
50th
|
| EPS CAGR, 5 yr | 4.4%
50th
|
-17.6%
33rd
|
10.6%
83rd
|
| FCF growth (TTM YoY) | — | — | — |
| FCF CAGR, 3 yr | -37.3%
0th
|
— | -31.8%
50th
|
| Operating cash flow CAGR, 3 yr | -19.5%
38th
|
-14.4%
75th
|
-27.8%
12th
|
| Book value CAGR, 3 yr | 6.7%
78th
|
3.2%
44th
|
8.2%
89th
|
| Dividend CAGR, 3 yr | 2.8%
43rd
|
12.7%
100th
|
6.5%
86th
|
| Sustainable growth rate | 11.2%
57th
|
2.3%
29th
|
14.3%
86th
|
Margin history & stability
7 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross margin, 3-yr average | 14.8%
40th
|
29.6%
100th
|
15.4%
50th
|
| Operating margin, 3-yr average | 9.3%
80th
|
4.3%
20th
|
10.7%
90th
|
| Net margin, 3-yr average | 7.5%
80th
|
2.0%
40th
|
8.3%
90th
|
| FCF margin, 3-yr average | 4.4%
60th
|
-0.8%
20th
|
2.9%
50th
|
| Revenue stability (0-1) | 0.33
30th
|
0.09
0th
|
0.49
60th
|
| Earnings stability (0-1) | 0.26
50th
|
0.42
60th
|
0.19
30th
|
| Margin stability (0-1) | 0.69
50th
|
0.00
0th
|
0.75
70th
|
Liquidity (latest quarter)
7 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash & short-term investments | $2.7B
80th
|
$4.9B
100th
|
$567.7M
60th
|
| Net cash (− = net debt) | −$4.4B
20th
|
−$9.5B
0th
|
−$3.6B
30th
|
| Working capital | $7.9B
90th
|
$9.6B
100th
|
$5.0B
70th
|
| Current ratio | 2.51
60th
|
1.43
0th
|
3.18
80th
|
| Quick ratio | 1.36
30th
|
0.57
0th
|
1.45
60th
|
| Cash ratio (cash + ST investments / current liabilities) | 0.51
80th
|
0.22
40th
|
0.25
50th
|
| Defensive interval (days) | 1,697 days
100th
|
1,299 days
50th
|
1,323 days
60th
|
Leverage & solvency (latest quarter)
13 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total debt | $7.1B
80th
|
$14.4B
100th
|
$4.2B
70th
|
| Debt / equity | 0.32
50th
|
0.26
20th
|
0.44
60th
|
| Net debt / equity | 0.20
40th
|
0.17
30th
|
0.38
60th
|
| Debt / assets | 19.2%
50th
|
14.5%
20th
|
24.4%
60th
|
| Debt / capital | 24.3%
50th
|
20.8%
20th
|
30.7%
60th
|
| Debt / EBITDA | 1.25
20th
|
1.80
60th
|
1.40
40th
|
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.78
30th
|
1.19
50th
|
1.21
60th
|
| Interest coverage (EBIT / interest) | 33.7x
100th
|
5.1x
40th
|
21.0x
90th
|
| Cash interest coverage | 35.4x
100th
|
6.7x
40th
|
13.9x
80th
|
| Debt payback (years of OCF) | 1.6 yrs
11th
|
2.7 yrs
56th
|
2.7 yrs
67th
|
| Liabilities / assets | 37.0%
20th
|
42.7%
50th
|
45.3%
60th
|
| IS credit model rating | AA+ | BBB+ | AA+ |
| Implied credit spread (bps) | 65
0th
|
225
50th
|
65
0th
|
Efficiency
11 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asset turnover | 1.01
40th
|
0.63
0th
|
1.26
80th
|
| Fixed asset turnover | 2.28
67th
|
1.52
11th
|
2.42
78th
|
| Inventory turnover | 5.3
70th
|
3.0
10th
|
4.9
50th
|
| Receivables turnover | 9.7
60th
|
14.2
100th
|
9.9
70th
|
| Days sales outstanding | 38 days
40th
|
26 days
0th
|
37 days
30th
|
| Days inventory outstanding | 69 days
30th
|
122 days
90th
|
75 days
50th
|
| Days payables outstanding | 27 days
20th
|
81 days
100th
|
28 days
30th
|
| Cash conversion cycle (days) | 79 days
50th
|
67 days
20th
|
84 days
60th
|
| Capex / revenue | 7.9%
70th
|
11.7%
90th
|
3.0%
20th
|
| Capex / depreciation | 1.96
90th
|
1.90
80th
|
1.00
20th
|
| Operating expense ratio | 3.9%
30th
|
0.0%
0th
|
3.2%
10th
|
Cash flow & earnings quality
7 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow / net income | 1.53
57th
|
2.99
100th
|
0.98
29th
|
| FCF / net income | 0.55
43rd
|
−1.06
14th
|
0.59
57th
|
| FCF / operating cash flow | 35.8%
33rd
|
-35.4%
11th
|
60.8%
89th
|
| Capex / operating cash flow | 64.2%
67th
|
135.4%
89th
|
39.2%
11th
|
| Accruals ratio | -4.3%
30th
|
-3.6%
40th
|
0.2%
90th
|
| Sloan accruals ratio | -3.1%
60th
|
-3.7%
50th
|
3.1%
80th
|
| Earnings quality score (0-1) | 1.00
43rd
|
1.00
43rd
|
0.75
14th
|
Scores & forensic checks
15 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| IS score | 67
90th
|
35
30th
|
63
70th
|
| IS profitability | 43
80th
|
13
40th
|
43
90th
|
| IS growth | 70
70th
|
23
0th
|
73
90th
|
| IS value | 66
80th
|
63
70th
|
62
50th
|
| IS momentum | 95
90th
|
57
20th
|
88
80th
|
| IS risk (safety) | 100
70th
|
50
40th
|
100
70th
|
| IS quality | 78
90th
|
65
40th
|
70
70th
|
| IS balance sheet | 79
90th
|
66
40th
|
77
70th
|
| IS earnings quality | 80
90th
|
86
100th
|
80
80th
|
| IS cash flow | 46
80th
|
25
20th
|
42
70th
|
| Piotroski F-score (0-9) | 8
90th
|
6
30th
|
7
80th
|
| Altman Z-score | 5.1
70th
|
2.3
40th
|
5.9
80th
|
| Beneish M-score | −2.67
20th
|
5.18
100th
|
−2.15
50th
|
| Ohlson O-score | −10.24
0th
|
−9.33
40th
|
−9.28
50th
|
| IS credit score | 91
80th
|
60
50th
|
91
70th
|
Size (TTM)
8 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $58.1B
100th
|
$47.5B
90th
|
$34.5B
80th
|
| Revenue | $36.1B
90th
|
$62.8B
100th
|
$20.5B
80th
|
| EBITDA | $5.7B
90th
|
$8.0B
100th
|
$3.0B
80th
|
| Net income | $2.9B
100th
|
$1.8B
90th
|
$1.6B
80th
|
| Free cash flow | $1.6B
100th
|
−$1.9B
0th
|
$955.6M
90th
|
| Total assets | $37.0B
90th
|
$99.2B
100th
|
$17.1B
60th
|
| Shareholders' equity | $22.1B
90th
|
$54.8B
100th
|
$9.4B
70th
|
| Employees | 33,000
80th
|
125,554
100th
|
14,400
50th
|
Price performance
9 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 day | +0.6% | −0.9% | −0.1% |
| 1 week | +2.4% | −1.7% | +0.9% |
| 1 month | −3.1% | −16.1% | −1.7% |
| 3 months | +11.3% | −4.3% | +4.4% |
| 6 months | +31.5% | +1.6% | +20.1% |
| Year to date | +52.5% | +33.8% | +36.6% |
| 1 year | +89.6% | +65.5% | +64.7% |
| 3 years, cumulative | +72.6% | +168.1% | +124.2% |
| 5 years, cumulative | +181.4% | +132.6% | +333.5% |
Technicals
4 measures| Measure | NUE | MT | STLD |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSI 14 | 56.8 | 36.8 | 54.2 |
| From 52-week high | −8.3% | −20.9% | −16.5% |
| From 52-week low | +97.5% | +72.8% | +70.8% |
| Beta | 1.85 | 1.74 | 1.49 |
InsiderStreet reports findings from filings and market data. A comparison is not a recommendation to buy or sell either stock.Every figure is computed in code · data as of 2026-10-17