Ternium (TX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ternium's Operating Margin was 12.17% in the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026, up 7.13 percentage points from 5.05% a year earlier and up 4.80 percentage points from the prior quarter.
Ternium (TX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Ternium's Operating Margin was 7.45% through Jun 30, 2026, up 4.07 percentage points year-over-year; for the year ended Dec 31, 2025, it came in at 4.52%, down 2.64 percentage points from the prior year.
- Operating Margin has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -7.84 percentage points (years ended Dec 2020 to Dec 2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 7.16% in the year ended Dec 31, 2024 (-5.32 pp), 12.48% in the year ended Dec 31, 2023 (-3.96 pp), 16.45% in the year ended Dec 31, 2022 (-16.31 pp) and 32.76% in the year ended Dec 31, 2021 (+20.40 pp).
- The figure for the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since the quarter ended Mar 31, 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for four straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -1.89 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was the quarter ended Sep 30, 2021 (a gain of 37.47 percentage points); the worst was the quarter ended Dec 31, 2022 (a drop of 30.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TX's Operating Margin in the three quarters before the quarter ended Jun 30, 2026 was 7.37% (quarter ended Mar 31, 2026), 4.21% (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025) and 5.44% (quarter ended Sep 30, 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 179.45 Bn | 145.58 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 168.96 Bn | 147.82 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 61.16% |
| 3 | Newmont | 123.37 Bn | 91.54 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 16.48% |
| 4 | Ternium | 107.07 Bn | 72.12 Bn | 941.02 Mn | 12.17% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 101.67 Bn | 97.82 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 92.92 Bn | 92.92 Bn | 2.43 Bn | - |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.09 Bn | 53.83 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 8 | Nucor | 53.61 Bn | 44.15 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 51.72 Bn | 32.74 Bn | - | 6.29% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.78 Bn | 37.45 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 57.51% |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 12.17% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 7.37% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.21% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 5.44% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 5.05% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.35% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.09% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.92% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.12% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.79% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.17% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 18.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.86% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.60% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.38% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 37.79% |
Ternium Operating Margin API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=TX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-margin", "ticker": "TX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-margin&ticker=TX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();