TX vs MT vs NUE Stock Comparison

Ternium, ArcelorMittal and Nucor Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TX Ternium S.A.
$54.00 -2.5% 1M +49.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.76B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.00B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
5 wins
MT ArcelorMittal
$59.37 -16.0% 1M +51.8% 1Y
Market cap
$46.33B
P/E
25.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.85B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
NUE Nucor Corp
$257.44 +4.1% 1M +85.6% 1Y
Market cap
$62.17B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$38.83B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nucor leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Nucor 6, Ternium 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTXMTNUELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.76B $46.33B $62.17B NUE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 25.6x 17.3x TX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 23.8x 12.8x TX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -1.4% +3.6% +21.8% NUE
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 4.4% 2.9% — TX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 3.5% — TX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.9x — TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.4% +51.8% +85.6% NUE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +12.2%/yr +18.9%/yr NUE
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.3% 43.5% 31.7% NUE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 56/100 73/100 NUE

Percentile Scorecard

TXMTNUE

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

AxisTXMTNUE
Valuation 99 #2 of 162 91 #15 of 162 85 #25 of 162
Growth 33 #99 of 147 32 #100 of 147 60 #59 of 147
Profitability 56 #54 of 122 54 #57 of 122 86 #18 of 122
Financial Health 43 #94 of 165 24 #125 of 165 –
Shareholder Returns 90 #12 of 107 77 #25 of 107 59 #44 of 107
Overall 64 56 73
  • TX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NUE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTXMTNUESPY
1 month -2.5%-16.0%+4.1% -0.8%
3 months +13.1%-12.1%+3.9% +3.5%
6 months +25.6%+0.6%+19.7% +7.0%
Year to date +41.4%+30.3%+57.8% +12.2%
1 year +49.4%+51.8%+85.6% +13.0%
3 years +43.3%+168.2%+73.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.8%+39.0%+20.3% +23.1%
5 years +22.0%+78.1%+137.9% +68.6%
5 years, per year +4.1%+12.2%+18.9% +11.0%
10 years +125.0%+194.1%+443.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.4%+11.4%+18.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureTXMTNUESPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.3%43.5%31.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%40.8%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.022.090.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.531.192.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-46.8%-48.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.5%-24.6%-6.3% -1.8%
52-week high $59.66$78.75$274.65 $779.14
52-week low $35.26$36.91$142.66 $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.

MultipleTXMTNUE
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 12.8x 25.0xmedian 12.8x 16.3xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 3.1x 1.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 7.0x 9.7xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 15.2x 4.7xmedian 15.2x 34.5xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 -1.26median 0.29 -2.10median 0.29

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 monthsTXMTNUE
Revenue $16.00B $62.85B $38.83B
Gross profit $2.84B – –
Operating income $1.19B $2.68B –
Net income $738.00M $1.30B $4.05B
Free cash flow $3.08B $9.56B –
EPS (diluted) – $2.37 $15.74
Cash & equivalents $9.87B $4.85B $3.47B
Total debt $29.07B $16.31B –
Shares (diluted) – 766.00M 228.50M
Enterprise value -$20.38B $25.35B $62.17B

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
MetricTXMTNUE
P/E 15.2x 25.0x 16.3x
P/FCF 3.5x 4.7x 34.5x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 9.6x 11.0x
P/S 0.7x 0.7x 1.5x
P/B 0.9x 0.8x –
P/Tangible book 0.9x 0.8x –
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 9.7x –
EV/EBIT 7.4x 21.0x –
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 2.8x 5.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.7x 12.0x 11.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.26 -2.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTXMTNUE
Revenue growth (1Y) -1.4% 3.6% 21.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -4.9% 2.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 30.9% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -0.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 117.4% -32.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -13.5% -15.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) -10.8% 446.8% 106.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -21.0% -33.1% -9.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – -25.0% 119.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -19.9% -7.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -24.2% -4.9% 68.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -18.4% -18.4% -13.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -18.8% 6.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.4% -9.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTXMTNUE
Gross margin 17.7% – –
EBITDA margin 12.3% 9.2% –
Operating margin 7.5% 4.3% –
Pretax margin 6.8% 3.3% –
Net margin 4.4% 2.9% –
FCF margin 19.3% 15.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.6% 7.5% 13.7%
Return on equity 6.0% 3.4% –
Return on assets 3.0% 1.9% 10.7%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 3.5% –
Return on capital employed 5.8% 3.5% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 3.6x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTXMTNUE
Debt / assets 31.8% 16.4% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x 1.9x –
Debt / FCF 2.5x 1.7x –
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 44.7% 37.2%
Equity / assets 50.1% 55.3% –
Interest coverage 5.9x – –
Current ratio 2.6x 1.4x 2.5x
Quick ratio 6.4x 0.4x –
Cash ratio 2.6x 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTXMTNUE
Dividend yield 4.1% 1.2% 0.9%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 1.2% 0.9%
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.

ConsensusTXMTNUE
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 23.8xFY2026 12.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.25FY2026 $2.49FY2026 $20.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +184.1%FY2026 -39.4%FY2026 +160.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.0% +179.5% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.50BFY2026 $63.40BFY2026 $39.95BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +3.3%FY2026 +22.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +12.3% +8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTXMTNUE
Held by institutions 14.2% 4.9% 79.2%
Institutions holding 163 317 1,541
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.2% +29.8% +2.2%
Institutions buying 107 150 751
Institutions selling 35 112 516
Buyers to sellers 3.06 1.34 1.46

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.

TXMTNUE
TX 1.00 0.63 0.56
MT 0.63 1.00 0.51
NUE 0.56 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TX, MT and NUE?

Nucor (NUE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ternium (TX) $10.76B, ArcelorMittal (MT) $46.33B, Nucor (NUE) $62.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, TX, MT and NUE?

Ternium (TX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ternium (TX) 15.4x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 25.6x, Nucor (NUE) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ternium (TX) is cheapest (Ternium (TX) 8.6x, ArcelorMittal (MT) 23.8x, Nucor (NUE) 12.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nucor (NUE) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ternium (TX) -1.4%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +3.6%, Nucor (NUE) +21.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ternium (TX) has the highest net margin (Ternium (TX) 4.4%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Ternium (TX) leads (Ternium (TX) 6.0%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 3.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nucor (NUE) returned the most: Ternium (TX) +49.4%, ArcelorMittal (MT) +51.8%, Nucor (NUE) +85.6%. Over five years, Nucor (NUE) compounded fastest (Ternium (TX) +4.1%/yr, ArcelorMittal (MT) +12.2%/yr, Nucor (NUE) +18.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nucor (NUE) has been the steadiest (Ternium (TX) 32.3%, ArcelorMittal (MT) 43.5%, Nucor (NUE) 31.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TX, MT and NUE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nucor (NUE) 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.