TX vs PKX vs AREC Stock Comparison

Ternium, Posco Holdings and American Resources Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TX Ternium S.A.
$51.45 -11.2% 1M +44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$95.70B
P/E
99.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.69B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
8 wins
PKX Posco Holdings Inc.
$51.60 -11.4% 1M -4.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.71B
P/E
3.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$37.16B
Div. yield
–
Steel Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ternium leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ternium 8, Posco Holdings 2, American Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTXPKXARECLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.70B $3.71B $72.59M TX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 99.8x 3.9x 4.1x PKX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 10.5x — TX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.3% -27.8% +56.7% AREC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.7% 2.5% — TX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.5% 3.0% — TX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 0.1x 10.4x TX
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.9% -4.0% -74.7% TX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.9%/yr -3.3%/yr -15.1%/yr TX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.8% 45.3% 97.1% TX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 67/100 43/100 PKX

Percentile Scorecard

TXPKXAREC

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

AxisTXPKXAREC
Valuation 46 #91 of 168 94 #11 of 168 68 #8 of 23
Growth 48 #79 of 152 30 #107 of 152 75 #6 of 21
Profitability 57 #54 of 123 53 #59 of 123 –
Financial Health 51 #81 of 165 74 #44 of 165 27 #17 of 23
Shareholder Returns 92 #10 of 117 86 #17 of 117 0 #11 of 11
Overall 59 67 43
  • TX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PKX ranked among 177 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

PeriodTXPKXARECSPY
1 month -11.2%-11.4%-42.5% -1.0%
3 months -4.2%-5.8%-53.3% -0.4%
6 months +6.3%-41.5%-58.0% +4.5%
Year to date +34.7%-3.0%-59.7% +12.4%
1 year +44.9%-4.0%-74.7% +13.6%
3 years +40.5%-38.2%-28.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +12.0%-14.8%-10.4% +20.8%
5 years +33.0%-15.3%-55.8% +63.7%
5 years, per year +5.9%-3.3%-15.1% +10.4%
10 years +105.2%-0.5%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +7.5%0.0%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureTXPKXARECSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.8%45.3%97.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%43.4%94.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.001.412.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.41-0.09-0.77 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-69.8%-88.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-43.7%-77.1% -1.6%
52-week high $59.66$91.72$4.37 $779.14
52-week low $35.26$48.69$1.00 $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.

MultipleTXPKXAREC
P/E now vs peer median 105.4xmedian 13.4x 4.1xmedian 13.4x 4.4xmedian 24.4x
P/S now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 3.0x 0.1xmedian 3.0x -243.8xmedian 6.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 41.4xmedian 7.7x 0.8xmedian 7.7x -0.7xmedian 11.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.2xmedian 13.3x -1.6xmedian 13.3x 6.2xmedian 12.8x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 2.3x 0.1xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 1.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.19 -16.01median 0.19 0.06median 42.72

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 monthsTXPKXAREC
Revenue $16.69B $37.16B -$312.74K
Gross profit $3.27B $3.86B $956.08K
Operating income $1.55B $1.39B -$6.29M
Net income $1.38B $963.42M -$79.01M
Free cash flow $2.85B -$2.50B $12.37M
R&D – – -$1.22M
EPS (diluted) – $12.52 $0.20
Cash & equivalents $10.42B – $31.70M
Total debt $4.10B $749.60M $965.29K
Shares (diluted) – 75.62M 87.27M
Enterprise value $63.95B $3.71B -$9.90M

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
MetricTXPKXAREC
P/E 105.4x 4.1x 4.4x
P/FCF 36.2x -1.6x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 63.9x 2.0x 6.0x
P/S 6.2x 0.1x -243.8x
P/B 8.2x 0.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 8.2x 0.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA 41.4x 0.8x -0.7x
EV/EBIT 62.3x 3.4x -0.8x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 0.1x -16.1x
EV/FCF 34.0x -1.9x 0.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 60.0x 2.4x 0.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -16.01 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTXPKXAREC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.3% -27.8% 56.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.0% -15.1% -26.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 48.6% 0.1% 210.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 1.8% -2.3% -62.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 164.2% 49.9% 47.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -5.5% -38.2% 31.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 196.3% 395.8% -517.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 40.9% -6.2% -279.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 163.2% 131.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 68.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -28.5% -54.9% 541.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.9% -22.7% 71.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.7% -38.1% 682.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.8% -316.4% 89.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTXPKXAREC
Gross margin 19.6% 10.4% –
EBITDA margin 14.0% 14.7% –
Operating margin 9.3% 3.7% –
Pretax margin 9.0% 3.5% –
Net margin 5.7% 2.5% –
FCF margin 17.1% -6.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.7% 5.3% -4,086%
Return on equity 11.1% 3.4% –
Return on assets 5.5% 3.1% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 8.5% 3.0% –
Return on capital employed 7.5% 4.1% -5.1%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.0x -0.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – -3,162%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTXPKXAREC
Debt / assets 16.3% 2.2% 0.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -2.7x 0.1x 10.4x
Debt / FCF 1.4x -0.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 50.3% 7.7% 43.9%
Equity / assets 49.7% 92.3% 56.1%
Interest coverage 7.7x 0.5x –
Current ratio 2.6x – 2.2x
Quick ratio 6.2x – 1.2x
Cash ratio 2.6x – 1.2x
Altman Z-score – – -0.73

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTXPKXAREC
Dividend yield 4.3% 3.0% 4.0%
Net buyback yield – – -99.2%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 3.0% -95.2%
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.

ConsensusTXPKXAREC
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $6.25FY2026 $4.90FY2026 $-0.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +184.1%FY2026 +245.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +32.0% +14.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $18.50BFY2026 $52.03BFY2026 $8.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.5%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 +17,395.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.1% +3.5% +3,730.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTXPKXAREC
Held by institutions 1.4% 17.7% 31.5%
Institutions holding 165 181 100
Change in shares held, QoQ +17.2% +38.2% -5.8%
Institutions buying 107 131 67
Institutions selling 36 30 17
Buyers to sellers 2.97 4.37 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.

TXPKXAREC
TX 1.00 0.42 0.33
PKX 0.42 1.00 0.15
AREC 0.33 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TX, PKX and AREC?

Ternium (TX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ternium (TX) $95.70B, Posco Holdings (PKX) $3.71B, American Resources (AREC) $72.59M.

Which stock is cheaper, TX, PKX and AREC?

Posco Holdings (PKX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ternium (TX) 99.8x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.9x, American Resources (AREC) 4.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ternium (TX) is cheapest (Ternium (TX) 8.2x, Posco Holdings (PKX) 10.5x). 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) +6.3%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -27.8%, American Resources (AREC) +56.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ternium (TX) has the highest net margin (Ternium (TX) 5.7%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 2.5%). On return on invested capital, Ternium (TX) leads (Ternium (TX) 8.5%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 3.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ternium (TX) returned the most: Ternium (TX) +44.9%, Posco Holdings (PKX) -4.0%, American Resources (AREC) -74.7%. Over five years, Ternium (TX) compounded fastest (Ternium (TX) +5.9%/yr, Posco Holdings (PKX) -3.3%/yr, American Resources (AREC) -15.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ternium (TX) has been the steadiest (Ternium (TX) 31.8%, Posco Holdings (PKX) 45.3%, American Resources (AREC) 97.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TX, PKX 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 8. 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.