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Tenaris S.A.TEN.MICompetitor analysis, valuation and peers

Italy · EUR·Materials›Steel

Global maker of seamless steel pipes (OCTG) used to drill and produce oil and gas wells.

≈ A global steel-tubular maker like a Luxembourg-based U.S. Steel TubularMomentum leader 80
Mkt cap
$30.2B
US dollars, full cap
Free float
30%
of shares outstanding
$/day
$35.5M
20-day average traded
Fwd P/E
15.9×
forward earnings
ROIC−WACC
+1.7 pp
WACC 8.9%
Hurdle
-13 pp
Req g minus delivered
Next earnings
110 days
24 Feb 2027
Close · EUR€26.64
1D+3.3%
1W-0.8%
1M+5.5%
3M+14.7%
6M-1.1%
YTD+61.4%
1Y+53.1%
ATR %3.4%
52w lowhigh4.2% off high

What Tenaris does

Global maker of seamless steel pipes (OCTG) used to drill and produce oil and gas wells.

Sells steel pipes for oil and gas wells, with much of the volume under supply agreements that include delivery to rig sites, so demand follows drilling activity rather than steel prices alone. Premium threaded connections, the joints that seal casing in demanding wells, carry higher prices than standard pipe. The Rocca family's Techint group controls it.

In one line: A global steel-tubular maker like a Luxembourg-based U.S. Steel Tubular.

Products and services

  • OCTG (drilling/production tubing)
  • Line pipe
  • Mechanical/industrial tubes

Customers

  • Oil & gas E&P companies
  • Oilfield services companies
  • Energy project developers

Where it sits in the supply chain

  • Materials/Steel
  • Steel pipe manufacturing
  • Oil Country Tubular Goods (OCTG)

What could go right

  • Shale/offshore drilling activity
  • Premium connection mix shift

What could go wrong

  • Oil & gas capex cyclicality
  • Steel/energy input cost swings

Moat: narrow (scale, process know-how, distribution). Global mill network and premium-connection technology give service/lead-time advantages over regional rivals.

Headquarters: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg · Employees: 24,875

Named competitors

Tenaris at a glance

Size Tenaris (TEN.MI) is an Italy Materials company (Steel) with a market value of $30.2B, the 12th largest of 123 Italy companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €26.64 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares fell 1.1%, against -3.2% for the median peer and +3.1% for the Italy market (cap-weighted) — 10th highest of 20 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue fell 4.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +10.2%); the operating margin is 18.8% (peer median 8.9%).

Valuation It trades at 15.9× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.9× (6th most expensive of 19).

Price implies For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +19%, so the hurdle is -13 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.

Capital Return on invested capital runs 1.7 points above its cost of capital (8.9% WACC).

Next results Next results expected around 24 Feb 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

9010011 May 202611 Aug 20266 Nov 2026TEN.MI 100Peer median 97
Six months, rebased to 100: Tenaris against the median of its 19 peers (local-currency closes).

Tenaris financials

Reported figures in EUR; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
TTMFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022
Revenue€10.3B€10.6B€11.6B€13.8B€11.2B
Revenue growth—-8%-16%+23%—
Gross profit€3.43B€3.63B€4.03B€5.71B€4.40B
EBITDA€2.48B€2.58B€2.89B€4.45B€3.38B
Net income€1.64B€1.71B€1.88B€3.62B€2.43B
Free cash flow€1.52B€1.85B€2.13B€3.60B€844M
Capital expenditure€428M€547M€642M€573M€360M
Total debt€391M€382M€562M€650M€788M

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

Tenaris competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

-40%-20%0%-10%0%+10%STLDFMGJSWSTEELTATASTEEL5401RSVALE600019MTNUE005490600010JINDALSTELLLOYDSMETX0007082002GGBTKATEN.MI6-month return →1-month return →
Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. Tenaris is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

0%+50%+100%+150%20×40×60×STLDFMGJSWSTEEL5401RSVALE600019MT005490600010JINDALSTELLLOYDSME2002TEN.MIRevenue growth (TTM) →Forward P/E →
Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. Tenaris is the large dot.

Capital: growth delivered against growth the price implies

-10%0%+10%+20%0%20%STLDFMGJSWSTEELTATASTEELRSVALE600019600010000708GGBTEN.MIGrowth delivered (Del g) →Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs) →
Above the diagonal = the price needs more growth than the company has been delivering; below = the price already allows for a slowdown. Tenaris is the large dot.

Tenaris competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (TEN.MI vs VK.PA vs MT.AS vs 5401.T)
CompanyMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq g
Tenaris TEN.MI$30.2B-1%-5%19%15.9×6.1%
Vallourec VK.PA$5.51B-31%-7%14%15.5×-7.6%
ArcelorMittal MT.AS$45.7B0%-3%4%23.7×n/a
Nippon Steel 5401.T$22.3B+15%+28%4%11.2×n/a

How Tenaris compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

Tenaris against its 19 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
MeasureTEN.MIPeer medianRank in peer set
1-month return+5.5%-3.2%4th highest of 20
6-month return-1.1%-3.2%10th highest of 20
Distance from 52-week high-4.2%-20.0%2nd highest of 20
Revenue growth (TTM)-4.6%+10.2%3rd lowest of 20
Operating margin18.8%8.9%4th highest of 20
Forward P/E15.9×12.9×6th most expensive of 19
Growth the price implies (Req g, 7 yrs)6.1%8.7%6th least demanding of 12
Growth delivered (Del g)+18.6%+8.0%highest of 12
Hurdle (Req g minus delivered)-12.5 pp-2.0 pp3rd least demanding of 12
ROIC minus cost of capital+1.7 pp-2.1 pp7th highest of 20
EV / EBITDA10.1×9.6×8th cheapest of 15
Net debt / EBITDA-0.8×1.0×2nd least indebted of 16

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
CompanyMarketMarket cap6M returnRevenue growthOp. marginForward P/EReq gDelivered g
Tenaris TEN.MIItaly$30.2B-1%-5%19%15.9×6.1%+18.6%
Steel Dynamics STLDUnited States$31.7B-5%+26%12%9.7×11.7%+13.6%
Fortescue FMG.AXAustralia$32.4B-33%+4%32%12.3×-5.7%-3.5%
JSW Steel JSWSTEEL.NSIndia$35.1B+6%+14%13%18.5×21.1%+18.4%
Tata Steel TATASTEEL.NSIndia$24.6B-14%+11%9%14.0×8.7%+8.2%
Nippon Steel 5401.TJapan$22.3B+15%+28%4%11.2×n/an/a
Reliance RSUnited States$21.2B+13%+25%9%14.9×9.1%+10.2%
Vale S.A. Sponsored ADR VALEUnited States$45.4B-30%+11%25%7.7×-14.0%-0.9%
Baoshan Iron & Steel 600019.SSChina$19.9B-3%+6%3%14.4×-9.6%+2.4%
ArcelorMittal MT.ASNetherlands$45.7B0%-3%4%23.7×n/an/a
Nucor NUEUnited States$55.6B+8%+22%13%10.2×12.0%+10.0%
POSCO 005490.KSSouth Korea$14.4B-42%+4%3%11.2×n/an/a
Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union 600010.SSChina$13.5B-26%-6%3%66.3×14.7%+2.5%
Jindal Steel JINDALSTEL.NSIndia$12.6B-7%+26%10%21.2×n/an/a
Lloyds Metals & Energy LLOYDSME.NSIndia$10.6B+3%+171%33%13.4×n/an/a
Ternium S.A. Sponsored ADR TXUnited States$9.65B+5%-1%8%6.7×n/an/a
Citic Pacific Special Steel 000708.SZChina$9.52B-18%0%6%10.8×-7.8%+7.2%
China Steel 2002.TWTaiwan$8.65B0%-7%0%41.5×n/an/a
Gerdau S.A. Pfd Sponsored ADR Repr 1 Pfd Sh GGBUnited States$8.41B-10%+10%9%7.9×2.3%+8.0%
thyssenkrupp TKA.DEGermany$8.33B+10%-2%1%n/an/an/a

Questions

Who are Tenaris's main competitors?
Named competitors: Vallourec (VK.PA), ArcelorMittal (MT.AS), Nippon Steel (5401.T). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Steel Dynamics (STLD), Fortescue (FMG.AX), JSW Steel (JSWSTEEL.NS), Tata Steel (TATASTEEL.NS), Nippon Steel (5401.T), Reliance (RS).
Is Tenaris expensive compared with its peers?
On forward p/e it trades at 15.9× against a peer median of 12.9×, 6th most expensive of 19 in its peer set. For today's price to make sense, revenue must grow about 6% a year for seven years (Req g). Recent delivered growth is +19%, so the hurdle is -13 pp: the price already allows for a slowdown.
How has Tenaris stock performed?
Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned -1.1% against -3.2% for the median peer; over one year +53.1%.

How these numbers are made. Returns are close-to-close in local currency. Revenue growth and margins are trailing twelve months. Req g is the revenue growth that today's enterprise value requires for seven years at the company's own cost of capital; Delivered g is what it actually grew; the gap is the hurdle (honest precision about ±8 points, so read the ranking more than the decimal). No fair values, price targets or analyst ratings are shown, by design. Method and validation.