Nucor Corporation (NUE) vs Ternium S.A. (TX)

Nucor Corporation and Ternium S.A. are both Steel companies. Nucor Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $55.9B against $10.9B — 5.1× the size. Ternium S.A. trades at the lower P/E: 15.6× against 19.7×. Nucor Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 17.2% against −1.43%. Nucor Corporation has the higher net margin (7.96% vs 4.37%) and the higher return on invested capital (9.41% vs 4.39%). Both pay a dividend; Ternium S.A. yields more (7.42% vs 1.15%). Across the 22 metrics below, Ternium S.A. leads on 13 and Nucor Corporation on 9.