Alcoa (AA) vs Ternium S.A. (TX)

• Alcoa AA 38.60 ▼ −4.88%
• Ternium S.A. TX 48.74 ▼ −5.18%

Alcoa and Ternium S.A. are both in the Basic Materials sector (Aluminum and Steel). Alcoa and Ternium S.A. are of similar size ($10.1B and $9.6B). Alcoa trades at the lower P/E: 6.6× against 9.1×. Alcoa grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 11.2% against 6.25%. Alcoa has the higher net margin (10.7% vs 5.74%) and the higher return on invested capital (13.8% vs 5.65%). Both pay a dividend; Ternium S.A. yields more (4.51% vs 1.04%). Across the 22 metrics below, Alcoa leads on 14 and Ternium S.A. on 8.