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

• Alcoa AA 41.46 ▲ +2.57%
• Ternium S.A. TX 57.10 ▲ +0.39%

Alcoa and Ternium S.A. are both in the Basic Materials sector (Aluminum and Steel). Alcoa and Ternium S.A. are of similar size ($11.2B and $10.7B). Alcoa trades at the lower P/E: 8.5× against 16.0×. Alcoa grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 6.46% against −1.43%. Alcoa has the higher net margin (9.39% vs 4.37%) and the lower return on invested capital (3.72% vs 4.39%). Both pay a dividend; Ternium S.A. yields more (3.85% vs 0.96%). Across the 22 metrics below, Alcoa leads on 11 and Ternium S.A. on 11.