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Nucor vs Ternium SA: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Nucor (NUE) and Ternium SA (TX) compare, as of Sep 24, 2026.

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Ternium SA as the less overvalued of the two: Nucor trades at $247 versus a fair value of $116 (-53%), while Ternium SA trades at $55.99 versus $45.02 (-20%).
Nucor
NUE · USD · Materials
-53%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$247
Fair Value$116
Quality60/100
Ternium SA
TX · USD · Materials
-20%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$55.99
Fair Value$45.02
Quality47/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green is the better side of a row, red the weaker one (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper). Grey rows are for reference only and are not scored.

betterweakerfor reference, not scored

NucorTernium SA
Valuation
24.4×P/E (TTM)18.7×
1.67×P/S (TTM)0.70×
2.72×P/B0.92×
12.4×EV/EBITDA7.3×
5.21×PEG0.13×
−53.0%Fair value upside−19.6%
0.9%Dividend yield3.9%
$2.22Dividend per share$2.20
Profitability
12%Operating margin7%
1.00×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.36×
12%Return on equity3%
6%Return on assets2%
Growth
21%Revenue growth (YoY)0%
-7.8%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)-1.7%
10.0%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)12.3%
+12.8%Value creation/yr−3.6%
Balance & size
45.1×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)3.3×
0.32×Debt / equity0.15×
$57BMarket cap$11B
weakGrowth qualityexpensive

Ternium SA leads: 5 to 11 metric wins.

n/a = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Nucorof which business quality 58 · market factors 70 Ternium SAof which business quality 48 · market factors 82
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
40
27
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
40
31
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
37
42
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
75
58
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
73
57
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
31
55
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
85
93
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
90
96
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
100
82

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyNucorPrice $247Ternium SAPrice $55.99
Earnings-Based-68%below the price$79.61-72%below the price$15.44
Dividend Discount-84%below the price$39.56-24%below the price$42.46
Multiples-47%below the price$131-27%below the price$41.05
Asset-Based-75%below the price$61.59-27%below the price$40.77
Economic Profit-66%below the price$83.92-45%below the price$31.01
Growth Earnings-53%below the price$116-41%below the price$32.79
Minimum-84%below the price$39.56-72%below the price$15.44
Maximum-47%below the price$131-24%below the price$42.46
Median-67%below the price$81.77-34%below the price$36.78
Geometric mean-68%below the price$79.26-42%below the price$32.20

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Nucor: 16 of 16 models see the stock below the current price.

Ternium SA: 15 of 16 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Nucor
Price $247
Fair Value $116
Bear $81.24Bull $151
Ternium SA
Price $55.99
Fair Value $45.02
Bear $33.77Bull $56.29

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Nucor · Materials

Quality score60 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-53% · below median

Ternium SA · Materials

Quality score47 · below median
Fair value upside-20% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 24, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Ternium SA as the less overvalued of the two: Nucor trades at $247 versus a fair value of $116 (-53%), while Ternium SA trades at $55.99 versus $45.02 (-20%).

Nucor has the higher quality score (60/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.