TX vs AVPMF vs AREC Stock Comparison

Ternium, Avrupa Minerals and American Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TX Ternium S.A.
$54.65 -1.3% 1M +45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.39B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Ternium leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ternium 6, American Resources 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTXAVPMFARECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.39B $646.75K $90.95M TX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x -2.9x 5.1x AREC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.4% — +56.7% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x — 10.4x TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.9% -50.0% -66.0% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr -32.3%/yr -13.8%/yr TX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.2% 308.0% 96.8% TX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 33/100 43/100 TX

Percentile Scorecard

TXAVPMFAREC

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisTXAVPMFAREC
Valuation 99 #2 of 162 24 #124 of 162 77 #6 of 23
Growth 32 #100 of 147 25 #110 of 147 60 #9 of 21
Profitability 56 #54 of 122 – –
Financial Health 43 #94 of 164 51 #81 of 164 33 #15 of 22
Shareholder Returns 91 #11 of 107 – 0 #10 of 10
Overall 64 33 43
  • TX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AVPMF ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AREC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodTXAVPMFARECSPY
1 month -1.3%0.0%-38.4% -0.2%
3 months +10.9%-50.0%-32.0% +3.9%
6 months +25.9%-75.0%-45.6% +8.2%
Year to date +43.1%-75.0%-52.8% +12.9%
1 year +45.9%-50.0%-66.0% +12.3%
3 years +45.0%-50.0%-14.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +13.2%-20.6%-5.1% +23.3%
5 years +22.5%-85.7%-52.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +4.1%-32.3%-13.8% +10.9%
10 years +130.5%-97.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.7%-32.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTXAVPMFARECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.2%308.0%96.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%1,002.3%93.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.021.742.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.42-0.16-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-90.0%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.4%-88.9%-73.2% -1.2%
52-week high $59.66$0.09$4.37 $779.14
52-week low $35.26$0.01$1.09 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleTXAVPMFAREC
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 13.3x -2.9xmedian 13.3x 5.1xmedian 28.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x -285.2xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x -2.6xmedian 29.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 14.7x -2.2xmedian 14.7x 7.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 —median 0.31 0.07median 50.46

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsTXAVPMFAREC
Revenue $16.00B – -$312.74K
Gross profit $2.84B – $956.08K
Operating income $1.19B – -$6.29M
Net income $738.00M -$196.60K -$79.01M
Free cash flow $3.08B -$296.29K $12.37M
R&D – – -$1.22M
EPS (diluted) – – $0.20
Cash & equivalents $9.87B $360.26K $31.70M
Total debt $29.07B – $8.34M
Shares (diluted) – – 87.27M
Enterprise value -$20.74B -$29.06K $8.46M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricTXAVPMFAREC
P/E 15.3x -2.9x 5.1x
P/FCF 3.6x -2.2x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow 7.1x -2.2x 7.0x
P/S 0.7x – -285.2x
P/B 0.9x 0.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.6x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.5x – -2.6x
EV/EBIT 7.5x – -2.9x
EV/Revenue 0.6x – -57.6x
EV/FCF 2.9x -1.0x 1.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x -1.0x 1.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 0.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTXAVPMFAREC
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.4% – 56.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% – -26.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.9% – 210.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.7% – -62.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 117.4% – 47.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.5% – 31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.8% -477.0% -517.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.0% 8.6% -279.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 131.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 68.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -24.2% -339.1% 541.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% 10.2% 71.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.8% -336.4% 682.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% 10.4% 89.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTXAVPMFAREC
Gross margin 17.7% – –
EBITDA margin 12.3% – –
Operating margin 7.5% – –
Pretax margin 6.8% – –
Net margin 4.4% – –
FCF margin 19.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% – -4,086%
Return on equity 6.0% – –
Return on assets 3.0% – 7.7%
Return on invested capital 6.0% – –
Return on capital employed 5.8% – -5.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.5x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – -3,162%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTXAVPMFAREC
Debt / assets 31.8% – 0.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x – 10.4x
Debt / FCF 2.5x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 24.7% 43.9%
Equity / assets 50.1% 75.3% 56.1%
Interest coverage 5.9x – –
Current ratio 2.6x 2.1x 2.2x
Quick ratio 6.4x 1.7x 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.6x 1.7x 1.2x
Altman Z-score – – -0.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTXAVPMFAREC
Dividend yield 4.0% – 3.4%
Net buyback yield – – -84.8%
Shareholder yield 4.0% – -81.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusTXAVPMFAREC
Forward P/E 8.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.25FY2026 – $-0.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +184.1%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +32.0% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.50BFY2026 – $8.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 – +17,395.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% – +3,730.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTXAVPMFAREC
Held by institutions 14.2% – 31.5%
Institutions holding 163 – 99
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.2% – -5.8%
Institutions buying 107 – 67
Institutions selling 35 – 17
Buyers to sellers 3.06 – 3.94

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

TXAVPMFAREC
TX 1.00 0.03 0.31
AVPMF 0.03 1.00 0.06
AREC 0.31 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TX, AVPMF and AREC?

Ternium (TX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ternium (TX) $10.39B, Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) $646.75K, American Resources (AREC) $90.95M.

Which stock is cheaper, TX, AVPMF and AREC?

American Resources (AREC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ternium (TX) 14.9x, Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) -2.9x, American Resources (AREC) 5.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

American Resources (AREC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ternium (TX) -1.4%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: Ternium (TX) +45.9%, Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) -50.0%, American Resources (AREC) -66.0%. Over five years, Ternium (TX) compounded fastest (Ternium (TX) +4.1%/yr, Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) -32.3%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ternium (TX) has been the steadiest (Ternium (TX) 32.2%, Avrupa Minerals (AVPMF) 308.0%, American Resources (AREC) 96.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TX, AVPMF and AREC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ternium (TX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.