Best Steel Stocks to Buy Now (2025)
Top steel stocks in 2025 ranked by overall Zen Rating. "A" Rated stocks have returned an average of +32.52% per year, and are the best steel stocks to buy now. Learn More.

Industry: Steel
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Steel is Zen Rated B and is the 34th ranked industry out of 145 stock market industries
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CMC
COMMERCIAL METALS CO
$69.49-0.19%-1.52%20.54%19.46%42.75%40.30%47.01%243.67%398.49%$71.71$37.923.10%83.25%1.183,007,000103.31%
FRD
FRIEDMAN INDUSTRIES INC
$21.41-0.05%4.90%7.70%-5.68%28.13%33.65%112.19%208.95%285.77%$23.50$12.248.89%74.92%0.6331,00063.16%
WS
WORTHINGTON STEEL INC
$36.330.83%1.40%16.11%8.22%48.35%11.92%N/AN/AN/A$38.59$21.305.86%70.56%1.431,078,000111.79%
MTUS
METALLUS INC
$17.46-6.73%-4.12%9.60%6.40%22.01%20.75%-1.47%273.88%135.63%$19.19$10.789.02%61.97%1.441,670,000616.74%
NUE
NUCOR CORP
$159.150.84%-3.61%7.11%19.39%28.04%37.46%20.79%193.96%300.58%$168.01$97.595.27%63.08%1.171,719,00019.62%
STLD
STEEL DYNAMICS INC
$174.28-0.17%1.34%12.11%25.14%38.43%51.17%71.64%371.66%908.56%$176.98$103.171.53%68.93%1.163,314,00069.86%
RS
RELIANCE INC
$290.99-1.90%-0.19%9.05%1.06%-5.38%10.14%45.35%145.21%410.24%$347.44$250.0716.25%16.36%0.86832,000112.79%
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ASCENT INDUSTRIES CO
$15.66-3.87%0.64%12.82%21.49%29.53%42.36%61.28%118.72%138.72%$16.84$10.767.01%45.54%0.43119,000-7.75%
PKX
POSCO HOLDINGS INC
$51.01-1.81%-5.27%-5.15%1.57%7.59%13.05%-4.40%-17.94%42.61%$61.24$39.4016.70%29.47%0.95226,00024.18%
MT
ARCELORMITTAL
$44.65-0.78%-3.42%10.63%26.42%48.98%92.71%76.13%94.13%283.59%$46.60$21.594.18%106.81%1.22858,000-6.23%
SID
NATIONAL STEEL CO
$1.63-7.91%-9.94%7.24%8.67%13.99%6.54%-37.07%-72.70%64.65%$1.84$1.2411.41%31.45%1.206,790,00094.56%
MSB
MESABI TRUST
$34.44-1.35%-0.55%-1.52%11.38%47.75%17.34%90.59%18.76%748.28%$37.00$22.556.92%52.73%0.6336,20040.31%
CLF
CLEVELAND-CLIFFS INC
$13.221.85%4.01%17.41%13.87%89.40%41.69%-7.68%-4.55%752.90%$16.70$5.6320.84%134.81%1.6413,632,0009.57%
ASTL
ALGOMA STEEL GROUP INC
$4.32-2.48%-4.64%25.95%-1.59%-36.47%-53.80%-23.94%N/AN/A$9.99$3.0256.76%43.05%1.112,088,000113.06%
HUDI
HUADI INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD
$1.294.88%2.38%3.45%-21.82%-9.15%-20.86%-71.90%N/AN/A$5.46$1.0676.37%21.70%0.8442,6001,320.00%
GGB
GERDAU SA
$3.65-1.08%0.00%5.49%17.36%27.62%17.36%-18.16%-3.59%292.90%$3.80$2.273.95%60.79%0.9519,042,00047.07%
ZKIN
ZK INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO LTD
$1.800.00%-9.32%-30.23%-23.08%-18.55%-60.42%-55.67%-88.31%N/A$5.95$0.8269.75%119.51%0.9719,100354.76%
HLP
HONGLI GROUP INC
$1.19-2.46%-7.75%-21.71%13.33%32.22%-14.39%N/AN/AN/A$1.82$0.6134.62%94.13%0.6415,300-95.94%
LUD
LUDA TECHNOLOGY GROUP LTD
$7.25-10.05%-31.60%5.07%-37.87%21.44%N/AN/AN/AN/A$24.20$3.4070.04%113.24%0.05136,000223.81%
ZEUS
OLYMPIC STEEL INC
$43.65-0.98%2.20%25.40%35.18%46.57%26.05%33.98%224.05%318.50%$44.85$26.322.68%65.84%1.26415,000287.85%
SIM
GRUPO SIMEC SAB DE CV
$29.700.75%0.75%1.50%5.84%9.43%7.76%-4.22%216.63%360.47%$34.59$22.1514.14%34.09%0.271,100N/A
INHD
INNO HOLDINGS INC
$0.07-1.41%-50.35%-90.54%-98.26%-95.17%-98.43%N/AN/AN/A$19.78$0.0699.65%11.11%-0.6415,934,000-61.52%
KBSX
FST CORP
$1.391.53%-1.77%-5.05%-6.64%-33.76%-88.41%-86.38%N/AN/A$15.48$1.2691.01%10.40%-0.121,500-34.78%

Steel Stocks FAQ

What are the best steel stocks to buy right now in Dec 2025?

According to Zen Ratings, our proprietary rating system that evaluates 115 factors proven to drive growth in stocks and assigns each stock in our system an overall letter grade as well as 7 individual Component Grades for Value, Growth, Momentum, Sentiment, Safety, Financials, and proprietary AI algorithms, the 3 best steel stocks to buy right now are:

1. Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC)


Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC) is the #1 top steel stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC) is: Value: C, Growth: B, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: B, Financials: B, and AI: B.

Commercial Metals Co (NYSE:CMC) has a Due Diligence Score of 35, which is 6 points higher than the steel industry average of 29.

CMC passed 13 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Commercial Metals Co has seen its stock return 40.3% over the past year, overperforming other steel stocks by 17 percentage points.

Commercial Metals Co has an average 1 year price target of $69.44, a downside of -0.07% from Commercial Metals Co's current stock price of $69.49.

Commercial Metals Co stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 9 analysts covering Commercial Metals Co, 77.78% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 22.22% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

2. Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD)


Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) is the #2 top steel stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of A. Stocks with a rating of A have had an average return of +32.52% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) is: Value: B, Growth: A, Momentum: B, Sentiment: C, Safety: C, Financials: C, and AI: B.

Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) has a Due Diligence Score of 37, which is 8 points higher than the steel industry average of 29.

FRD passed 14 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Friedman Industries has seen its stock return 33.65% over the past year, overperforming other steel stocks by 11 percentage points.

3. Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS)


Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) is the #3 top steel stock out of 23 with a Zen Rating of B. Stocks with a rating of B have had an average return of +19.88% per year. Learn more.

The Component Grade breakdown for Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) is: Value: C, Growth: C, Momentum: C, Sentiment: D, Safety: B, Financials: C, and AI: C.

Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) has a Due Diligence Score of 32, which is 3 points higher than the steel industry average of 29.

WS passed 12 out of 38 due diligence checks and has average fundamentals. Worthington Steel has seen its stock return 11.92% over the past year, underperforming other steel stocks by -11 percentage points.

Worthington Steel has an average 1 year price target of $37.50, an upside of 3.22% from Worthington Steel's current stock price of $36.33.

Worthington Steel stock has a consensus Strong Buy recommendation according to Wall Street analysts. Of the 2 analysts covering Worthington Steel, 100% have issued a Strong Buy rating, 0% have issued a Buy, 0% have issued a hold, while 0% have issued a Sell rating, and 0% have issued a Strong Sell.

What are the steel stocks with highest dividends?

Out of 11 steel stocks that have issued dividends in the past year, the 3 steel stocks with the highest dividend yields are:

1. National Steel Co (NYSE:SID)


National Steel Co (NYSE:SID) has an annual dividend yield of N/A, which is N/A percentage points lower than the steel industry average of 1.32%. National Steel Co's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% six times in the last 10 years. National Steel Co's dividend has not shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

National Steel Co's dividend payout ratio of -69.9% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

2. Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB)


Mesabi Trust (NYSE:MSB) has an annual dividend yield of 2.96%, which is 2 percentage points higher than the steel industry average of 1.32%. Mesabi Trust's dividend payout is not stable, having dropped more than 10% fifteen times in the last 10 years. Mesabi Trust's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Mesabi Trust's dividend payout ratio of 531.5% indicates that its dividend yield might not be sustainable for the long-term.

3. Reliance (NYSE:RS)


Reliance (NYSE:RS) has an annual dividend yield of 1.65%, which is the same as the steel industry average of 1.32%. Reliance's dividend payout is stable, having never dropped by more than 10% in the last 10 years. Reliance's dividend has shown consistent growth over the last 10 years.

Reliance's dividend payout ratio of 34% indicates that its dividend yield is sustainable for the long-term.

Why are steel stocks down?

Steel stocks were down -0.88% in the last day, and down -1.1% over the last week.

We couldn't find a catalyst for why steel stocks are down.

What are the most undervalued steel stocks?

Based on the Valuation rating, one of the 7 components of a stocks overall Zen Ratings grade, which evaluates factors including estimated earnings yield, earnings before interest and taxes/enterprise value, cash flow yield, free cash flow to price, and price-to-earnings growth (PEG ratio), the 3 most undervalued steel stocks right now are:

1. Arcelormittal (NYSE:MT)


Arcelormittal (NYSE:MT) is the most undervalued steel stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Arcelormittal has a valuation score of 43, which is 16 points higher than the steel industry average of 27. It passed 3 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Arcelormittal's stock has gained 92.71% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the steel industry by 70 percentage points.

2. Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD)


Friedman Industries (NASDAQ:FRD) is the second most undervalued steel stock based on its Valuation Rating of B. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Friedman Industries has a valuation score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the steel industry average of 27. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Friedman Industries's stock has gained 33.65% in the past year. It has overperformed other stocks in the steel industry by 11 percentage points.

3. Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS)


Worthington Steel (NYSE:WS) is the third most undervalued steel stock based on its Valuation Rating of C. Valuation is one of 7 Component Grades used to calculate the overall Zen Rating.

Worthington Steel has a valuation score of 29, which is 2 points higher than the steel industry average of 27. It passed 2 out of 7 valuation due diligence checks.

Worthington Steel's stock has gained 11.92% in the past year. It has underperformed other stocks in the steel industry by -11 percentage points.

Are steel stocks a good buy now?

60% of steel stocks rated by analysts are a strong buy right now. On average, analysts expect steel stocks to rise by 4.07% over the next year.

14.29% of steel stocks have a Zen Rating of A (Strong Buy), 14.29% of steel stocks are rated B (Buy), 57.14% are rated C (Hold), 7.14% are rated D (Sell), and 7.14% are rated F (Strong Sell).

What is the average p/e ratio of the steel industry?

The average P/E ratio of the steel industry is 25.79x.
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