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AK Steel main competitors are Nucor, Freeport-McMoRan, and Northshore Mining Co.

Competitor Summary. See how AK Steel compares to its main competitors:

  • Lear has the most employees (174,600).
  • Employees at Nucor earn more than most of the competitors, with an average yearly salary of $64,144.
  • The oldest company is Alcoa, founded in 1888.
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AK Steel vs competitors

CompanyFounding dateZippia scoreHeadquarters# of LocationsRevenueEmployees
1899
4.6
Olde West Chester, OH10$6.3B9,500
2004
4.5
Dearborn, MI6$458.0B50,000
1901
4.8
Pittsburgh, PA29$15.6B23,350
1955
3.8
Silver Bay, MN1$412.8M564
1902
4.5
Chicago, IL4$85.2B38,100
1888
4.8
Pittsburgh, PA2$11.9B14,600
1993
4.6
Fort Wayne, IN11$17.5B9,625
1892
4.7
Clayton, MO13$6.5B6,400
1891
4.6
Austin, MN4$11.9B20,000
1940
4.7
Charlotte, NC5$30.7B26,001
1912
4.6
Phoenix, AZ12$25.5B12,800
1911
4.6
Benton Harbor, MI9$16.6B78,000
1917
4.8
Southfield, MI11$23.3B174,600
1935
4.5
Springdale, AR10$53.3B139,000

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AK Steel salaries vs competitors

Among AK Steel competitors, employees at Nucor earn the most with an average yearly salary of $64,144.

Compare AK Steel salaries vs competitors

CompanyAverage salaryHourly salarySalary score
AK Steel
$52,681$25.33-
Severstal
$55,018$26.45-
United States Steel
$55,221$26.55-
Northshore Mining Co
$56,942$27.38-
ADM
$50,394$24.23-
Alcoa
$49,237$23.67-

Compare AK Steel job title salaries vs competitors

CompanyHighest salaryHourly salary
AK Steel
$51,777$24.89
Lear
$68,621$32.99
Freeport-McMoRan
$65,696$31.58
Whirlpool
$63,652$30.60
Nucor
$56,213$27.03
United States Steel
$56,087$26.97
Northshore Mining Co
$55,244$26.56
Steel Dynamics
$52,718$25.35
ADM
$51,850$24.93
Severstal
$51,165$24.60
Alcoa
$49,564$23.83
Olin
$46,285$22.25
Tyson Foods
$42,486$20.43
Hormel Foods
$40,302$19.38

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AK Steel demographics vs competitors

Compare gender at AK Steel vs competitors

Job titleMaleFemale
Hormel Foods66%34%
ADM72%28%
Lear72%28%
Alcoa74%26%
Freeport-McMoRan76%24%
AK Steel81%19%
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Compare race at AK Steel vs competitors

CompanyWhiteHispanic or LatinoBlack or African AmericanAsianUnknownDiversity score
73%8%9%7%3%
9.6
63%15%11%8%3%
9.9
68%12%11%7%3%
9.9
55%27%6%7%5%
9.7
68%14%9%6%3%
9.7
65%13%12%7%3%
9.9

AK Steel revenue vs competitors

AK Steel revenue is $6.3B. Among it's competitors, the company with the highest revenue is Severstal, $458.0B . The company with the lowest revenue is Northshore Mining Co, $412.8M.

AK Steel and similar companies CEOs

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Roy C. Harvey
Alcoa

Roy Harvey is President and Chief Executive Officer of Alcoa Corporation, a globally-competitive industry leader in bauxite, alumina, and aluminum, with 14,000 employees in 10 countries. He is also a Director of Alcoa Corporation. Roy has served as Alcoa’s Chief Executive Officer since November 2016 and took on the additional role of President in May 2017. Prior to the separation of Alcoa Inc. into two separate companies, he was Executive Vice President and President of Alcoa's Global Primary Products (GPP) business from October 2015 to November 2016. From June 2014 to October 2015, Roy was Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Environment, Health & Safety and Sustainability. As part of this role, he oversaw the Alcoa Foundation, one of the largest corporate foundations in the U.S. During his Alcoa career, Roy has held a variety of operating and financial assignments across the U.S., Europe and Latin America. He was Chief Operating Officer for GPP, where he focused on the day-to-day operations of Alcoa's mining, refining, smelting, castings and energy businesses. Prior to this role, he served as Chief Financial Officer, GPP. Earlier, he served as Director of Investor Relations, and before this role was Director of Corporate Treasury. Roy joined Alcoa in 2002 as a business analyst for GPP in Knoxville, Tennessee. While there, he worked with the global casthouse system to develop performance measurement systems and drive casthouse profitability. He later moved to Brazil as casthouse manager in the São Luis smelter and then as the plant controller. In 2007, he became plant manager for the San Ciprián smelter in Spain, and a year later he was named Director of Finance and Business Integration for GPP Europe. Before coming to Alcoa, Roy was Corporate Manager of Environmental Affairs at Greenstone Resources Ltd., a gold mining company based in Central America. Roy graduated with honors from The Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania, simultaneously earning master’s degrees in International Business and Corporate Finance as a fellow of the Lauder Institute International MBA program, and holds a bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering from Columbia University. In 2008, Roy was named to the prestigious Young Global Leaders Program of the World Economic Forum.

Juan Ricardo Luciano
ADM

Richard C. Adkerson
Freeport-McMoRan

Richard Adkerson is the current president, CEO and vice chairman of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. with an established career in the mining sector. He has been in this role since December 2003. He is also known for his past role as chairman of the International Council on Mining and Metals.

James P. Snee
Hormel Foods

Jim Snee is chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer of Hormel Foods, a global branded food company with over $9 billion in annual revenue across 75 countries worldwide. In its 128-year history, Hormel Foods has earned a reputation as one of the most successful and admired Fortune 500 food companies in the world. Guided by its purpose of Inspired People - Inspired Food, 20,000 team members at Hormel Foods are inspired not only by the food they make, but by the difference they are making in the world. The company’s brands include SKIPPY®, SPAM®, Hormel® Natural Choice®, Applegate®, Justin’s®, Columbus®, Wholly Guacamole®, Hormel® Black Label® and more than 30 other beloved brands. Hormel Foods is a member of the S&P 500 Index and the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats, and was named one of Fortune magazine’s Most Admired Food Companies and one of Forbes’ World’s Best Employers. In 2018, the company donated more than $15 million to causes such as hunger, cancer research and education, earning it a spot on “The 100 Best Corporate Citizens” list of Corporate Responsibility Magazine for the 11th year in a row, among numerous other awards and accolades for its corporate responsibility and community service efforts. Jim is only the 10th president and chief executive officer in the company’s history. During his tenure as CEO, he has led the company’s evolution as a global branded food company and its growing reputation as an award-winning corporate citizen by focusing on the food the company makes and the difference it makes in the world. His career with Hormel Foods spans more than a quarter century. He joined the company in 1989 and assumed roles of increasing responsibility throughout its divisions and at the company’s global headquarters. Jim was named vice president of affiliated business units in 2008, and in 2011 he advanced to leader of Hormel Foods International, overseeing the company’s growing global portfolio. He was named president and chief operating officer in October 2015 and chief executive officer in October 2016. He was elected chairman of the board in October 2017. Jim is active in numerous industry and nonprofit boards and organizations, including the Republic Services (NYSE: RSG) board of directors and the executive board for the Thielen Foundation. Jim earned a bachelor of arts degree in marketing from New Mexico State University (Las Cruces, N.M.) and a master’s degree in business administration from the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn. He has also participated in Harvard Business School’s executive leadership and management programs.

Giovanna Lear
Lear

Giovanna Lear is a COO, CEO, CFO at LEAR CORP. She attended Eastern Illinois University and University of Georgia.

Leon J. Topalian
Nucor

Leon Topalian is a Vice President at Nucor and Board Member at Nucor. He has worked as Exec VP:Beam & Plate Products at Nucor; VP/General Manager at Nucor Steel Kankakee, Inc.; and President/COO at Nucor.

Scott McDougald Sutton
Olin

Scott Sutton is a Board Member at Olin and President/CEO at Olin and is based in Clayton, Missouri. He has worked as President/Mgr:Agrosolutions Bus at CHEMTURA CORP, Chief Operating Officer at CELANESE CORP, and VP:Acetic Acid & Anhydride at CELANESE CORP. Scott attended Louisiana State University - LSU between 1983 and 1987.

Mark D. Millett
Steel Dynamics

Mark is a co-founder of Steel Dynamics, Inc. (SDI) and recipient of the 2014 AIST Steelmaker of the Year Award. He has held a variety of senior management positions and served on the board of directors since SDI’s inception in 1993. In August 2008, Mark was named Executive Vice President for Metals Recycling and Ferrous Resources, as well as President and Chief Operating Officer of OmniSource Corporation. From 1998 to 2008, Mark was responsible for SDI’s Flat Roll mill operations. Under Mark’s leadership, the facility experienced significant growth, expansion, and portfolio diversification. As a result, SDI operates one of the most productive and profitable flat roll mini mill operations in the United States. Mark assumed the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Steel Dynamics on January 1, 2012. Prior to the formation of Steel Dynamics, Mark worked for Nucor Corporation for 12 years and earned his bachelor’s degree in metallurgy from the University of Surrey, England.

Donnie D. King
Tyson Foods

David B. Burritt
United States Steel

David Boyd Burritt (born c. 1955) is an American businessman. He is the chief executive officer of U.S. Steel since May 2017.

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