ESAB Corporation (ESAB) vs Ryerson Holding Corporation (RYZ)

• ESAB Corporation ESAB 83.27 ▲ +5.25%
• Ryerson Holding Corporation RYZ 27.92 ▲ +5.04%

ESAB Corporation and Ryerson Holding Corporation are both Metal Fabrication companies. ESAB Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $4.9B against $1.4B — 3.6× the size. Ryerson Holding Corporation has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; ESAB Corporation trades at 31.1×. Ryerson Holding Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 53.2% against 11.0%. ESAB Corporation has the higher net margin (4.92% vs 0.21%) and the higher return on invested capital (4.58% vs 1.95%). Both pay a dividend; Ryerson Holding Corporation yields more (1.39% vs 0.56%). Across the 21 metrics below, ESAB Corporation leads on 13 and Ryerson Holding Corporation on 8.