Gerdau SA (GGB)
NYSE:GGB
GGB Stock Chart & Stats
$3.42
-$0.05(-1.88%)
At close: 4:00 PM EST
$3.42
-$0.05(-1.88%)
Day’s Range― - ―
52-Week Range$2.27 - $4.66
Previous CloseN/A
Volume3.23M
Average Volume (3M)16.39M
Market Cap
$6.61B
Enterprise Value$46.45B
Total Cash (Recent Filing)$6.37B
Total Debt (Recent Filing)$15.57B
Price to Earnings (P/E)29.3
Beta0.98
Next Earnings
Apr 27, 2026EPS Estimate
0.12Next Dividend Ex-DateN/A
Dividend Yield2.92%
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)-0.13
Shares Outstanding1,275,397,300
10 Day Avg. Volume18,736,284
30 Day Avg. Volume16,391,912
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-0.43
Price to Book (P/B)0.76
Price to Sales (P/S)0.58
P/FCF Ratio31.11
Enterprise Value/Market Cap7.03
Enterprise Value/Revenue0.66
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit5.83
Enterprise Value/Ebitda6.17
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$4.70Price Target Upside37.43% Upside
Rating ConsensusHold
Number of Analyst Covering1
EPS Forecast (FY)0.45
Revenue Forecast (FY)$13.60B
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
North America Operating StrengthGerdau's North America segment produced record shipments and maintained ~90-day order backlogs, while expanding downstream, higher-value activity. This regional strength provides more stable, higher-margin revenue and diversifies consolidated cash generation away from cyclically weaker Brazil, supporting durable earnings resilience.
Conservative Leverage And Balance SheetLeverage sits at a conservative level for a cyclical steel operator, with materially lower debt ratios versus prior years and a sizeable equity base. That balance-sheet health supports capital allocation flexibility, preserves liquidity through downturns, and enables buybacks or selective M&A without forcing distress-driven asset sales.
Capital Discipline Boosting Free Cash FlowManagement's decision to cut 2026 capex materially and to return cash via buybacks signals a durable focus on improving free-cash-flow conversion and shareholder returns. Lower structural capex increases near‑term FCF flexibility and reduces funding risk, improving the company's ability to de-lever or invest selectively in higher-return projects.
Bears Say
Brazil Import Pressure And Weak Domestic DemandSustained import penetration reduces domestic pricing power and volume, keeping Brazilian mills under pressure. Persistent unfair import dynamics can maintain low utilization and require ongoing trade defense or pricing concessions, creating a structural headwind to margins and capital recovery in Brazil absent demand improvement or policy protection.
Profitability Compression And Weaker Cash ConversionMargins and cash conversion have materially deteriorated, with net margin compression and FCF declining despite higher revenue. Lower profitability and OCF coverage (~0.80) reduce internal funding for maintenance and growth, increase sensitivity to cyclical swings, and limit the company's ability to sustain investment or payouts during prolonged industry weakness.
Rising Input Costs And Low Asset Utilization In BrazilSignificant coal inflation and sub-60% utilization increase per-ton production costs and erode operating leverage in Brazil. Lower utilization magnifies the impact of input-cost shocks, can drive recurring impairments, and sustains a higher breakeven for domestic operations, posing a persistent risk to regional margins until utilization or input cost dynamics improve.
Gerdau SA News
GGB FAQ
What was Gerdau SA’s price range in the past 12 months?
Gerdau SA lowest stock price was $2.27 and its highest was $4.66 in the past 12 months.
What is Gerdau SA’s market cap?
Gerdau SA’s market cap is $6.61B.
When is Gerdau SA’s upcoming earnings report date?
Gerdau SA’s upcoming earnings report date is Apr 27, 2026 which is in 28 days.
How were Gerdau SA’s earnings last quarter?
Gerdau SA released its earnings results on Feb 23, 2026. The company reported -$0.128 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.074 by -$0.202.
Is Gerdau SA overvalued?
According to Wall Street analysts Gerdau SA’s price is currently Undervalued.
Does Gerdau SA pay dividends?
Gerdau SA pays a Quarterly dividend of $0.049 which represents an annual dividend yield of 2.92%. See more information on Gerdau SA dividends here
What is Gerdau SA’s EPS estimate?
Gerdau SA’s EPS estimate is 0.12.
How many shares outstanding does Gerdau SA have?
Gerdau SA has 1,275,397,300 shares outstanding.
What happened to Gerdau SA’s price movement after its last earnings report?
Gerdau SA reported an EPS of -$0.128 in its last earnings report, missing expectations of $0.074. Following the earnings report the stock price went down -0.241%.
Which hedge fund is a major shareholder of Gerdau SA?
Currently, no hedge funds are holding shares in GGB
What is the TipRanks Smart Score and how is it calculated?
Smart Score combines eight research factors - such as analyst recommendations, hedge fund trends, and technical indicators - to measure a stock’s outlook. These signals are unified into a single score that reflects bullish or bearish momentum. See detailed methodology
Gerdau SA Stock Smart Score
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Analyst Consensus
Hold
Average Price Target:
$4.70 (37.43% Upside)
$4.70 (37.43% Upside)
Blogger Sentiment
Bullish
GGB Sentiment 100%
Sector Average ―
Sector Average ―
Hedge Fund Trend
Increased
By 8.1M Shares
Last Quarter.
Last Quarter.
Crowd Wisdom
Neutral
Last 7 Days ▼ 0.9%
Last 30 Days ▲ 0.5%
Last 30 Days ▲ 0.5%
News Sentiment
Very Bullish
Bullish news 100%
Bearish news 0%
Bearish news 0%
Technicals
SMA
Positive
20 days / 200 days
Momentum
18.05%
12-Months-Change
Fundamentals
Return on Equity
2.53%
Trailing 12-Months
Asset Growth
6.08%
Trailing 12-Months
Company Description
Gerdau SA
Gerdau S.A. provides steel products and services. The company operates through Brazil Business, North America Business, South America Business, and Special Steel Business segments. It offers semi-finished products, including billets, blooms, and slabs; common long rolled products, such as rebars, wire rods, merchant bars, light shapes, and profiles to the construction and manufacturing industries; finished industrial products, including commercial rolled-steel bars, and light profiles and wires; agricultural products that include stakes and smooth wire products; and drawn products comprises barbed and barbless fence wires, galvanized wires, fences, concrete reinforcing wire meshes, nails, and clamps. The company also produces special steel products used in auto parts, light and heavy vehicles, and agricultural machinery, as well as the oil and gas, wind energy, machinery and equipment, mining and rail, and other markets. In addition, it offers flat products, including hot rolled coils and heavy plates; and resells flat steel products, as well as mines and produces iron ore. It sells its products through independent distributors, direct sales from the mills, and through its retail network. The company was founded in 1901 and is based in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
GGB Company Deck
GGB Earnings Call
Q4 2026
0:00 / 0:00
Earnings Call Sentiment|Neutral
The call conveyed a balanced message: strong operational and financial resilience in North America (record shipments, healthy order backlog, downstream growth), improved cash generation and a disciplined capital plan (CapEx reduction, buybacks, leverage ~0.76x). However, material challenges remain in Brazil—higher imports (+7.5% YoY), significant coal cost inflation (~>20%), low asset utilization and BRL 2 billion of noncash impairments—which drove year-on-year EBITDA and adjusted net income declines. Management expects gradual improvement tied to Miguel Burnier ramp-up and trade-defense measures but short-term margin pressure in Brazil is likely.View all GGB earnings summariesGGB Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
$4.70
▲(37.43% Upside)
Technical Analysis
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Insiders
9.05% Mutual Funds
9.48% Other Institutional Investors
79.43% Public Companies and
Individual Investors