Ternium (TX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)
Ternium's Operating Margin was 12.44% in Q3 2026, up 7.00 percentage points from 5.45% a year earlier and up 0.28 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ternium (TX) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a trailing twelve-month basis, Ternium's Operating Margin was 9.31% through Sep 30, 2026, up 5.57 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it came in at 4.52%, down 2.64 percentage points from FY2024.
- Operating Margin has now declined for four consecutive years, with a five-year change of -7.84 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Operating Margin was 7.16% in FY2024 (-5.32 pp), 12.48% in FY2023 (-3.96 pp), 16.45% in FY2022 (-16.31 pp) and 32.76% in FY2021 (+20.40 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Operating Margin since Q1 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Operating Margin has increased for five straight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -0.23 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Operating Margin over five years was Q4 2023 (a gain of 10.58 percentage points); the worst was Q4 2022 (a drop of 30.16 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, TX's Operating Margin in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 12.17% (Q2 2026), 7.37% (Q1 2026) and 4.21% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 143.31 Bn | 118.04 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 59.94% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 137.55 Bn | 137.55 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 125.84 Bn | 90.99 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.03% |
| 5 | Ternium | 100.27 Bn | 93.55 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 96.48 Bn | 91.69 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.86 Bn | 70.90 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 68.59 Bn | 47.08 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 9 | Nucor | 57.85 Bn | 47.23 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.18 Bn | 27.18 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 10.81% |
| 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 | 1.08% |
| 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 | 14.99% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.22% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 12.76% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 24.14% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 29.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 31.38% |
API Access
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();