Gerdau S.A. (GGB) vs Reliance, Inc. (RS)

Gerdau S.A. and Reliance, Inc. are both Steel companies. Reliance, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $19.7B against $5.9B — 3.3× the size. Gerdau S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 21.1× against 22.4×. Reliance, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 15.4% against 9.42%. Reliance, Inc. has the higher net margin (5.65% vs 3.40%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.74% vs 4.96%). Both pay a dividend; Gerdau S.A. yields more (7.52% vs 1.31%). Across the 23 metrics below, Reliance, Inc. leads on 13 and Gerdau S.A. on 10.