NUE vs TX
Nucor Corp. and Ternium S.a., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | NUE | TX |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $32.5B | $15.6B |
| Net income | $1.7B | $425.2M |
| Gross margin | 11.9% | 15.1% |
| Net margin | 6.3% | 1.9% |
| Return on equity | 8.5% | 3.6% |
| Diluted EPS | $7.52 | $0.22 |
| Dividend / share | $2.21 | $0.27 |
| Payout ratio | 29.4% | 124.6% |
| Free cash flow | $-188.0M | $-345.5M |
| Equity | $20.9B | $11.9B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.23× | 0.07× |
| Current ratio | 2.94× | 2.49× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 10.0% | 12.3% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 19.3% | −11.4% |
NUE bills 2.1× the revenue of TX, and keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (6.3% against 1.9%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | NUE | TX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $32.5B | $15.6B |
| FY2024 | $30.7B | $17.6B |
| FY2023 | $34.7B | $17.6B |
| FY2022 | $41.5B | $16.4B |
| FY2021 | $36.5B | $16.1B |
| FY2020 | $20.1B | $8.7B |
| FY2019 | $22.6B | $10.2B |
| FY2018 | $25.1B | $11.5B |
| FY2017 | $20.3B | $9.7B |
| FY2016 | $16.2B | $7.2B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | NUE | TX |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $1.7B | $425.2M |
| FY2024 | $2.0B | $-53.7M |
| FY2023 | $4.5B | $676.0M |
| FY2022 | $7.6B | $1.8B |
| FY2021 | $6.8B | $3.8B |
| FY2020 | $721.5M | $778.5M |
| FY2019 | $1.3B | $564.3M |
| FY2018 | $2.4B | $1.5B |
| FY2017 | $1.3B | $886.2M |
| FY2016 | $796.3M | $595.6M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$16,884,906,000 | NUE |
| FY2024 | +$13,084,940,000 | NUE |
| FY2023 | +$17,103,908,000 | NUE |
| FY2022 | +$25,097,534,000 | NUE |
| FY2021 | +$20,393,195,000 | NUE |
| FY2020 | +$11,404,223,000 | NUE |
| FY2019 | +$12,396,040,000 | NUE |
| FY2018 | +$13,612,472,000 | NUE |
| FY2017 | +$10,552,097,000 | NUE |
| FY2016 | +$8,984,147,000 | NUE |
| FY2015 | +$8,561,827,000 | NUE |
NUE has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +4.3 pp | NUE |
| FY2024 | +6.6 pp | NUE |
| FY2023 | +8.6 pp | NUE |
| FY2022 | +6.7 pp | NUE |
| FY2021 | −7.6 pp | TX |
| FY2020 | −5.8 pp | TX |
| FY2019 | −0.1 pp | TX |
| FY2018 | −4.6 pp | TX |
| FY2017 | −3.7 pp | TX |
| FY2016 | −4.2 pp | TX |
| FY2015 | +0.4 pp | NUE |
The higher net margin has changed hands between NUE and TX over this period.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
TX's net margin has been more volatile than NUE's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 7.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 5.8.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between NUE and TX over these 11 fiscal years — NUE led in 5 and TX in 6.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
NUE's return on equity has been more volatile than TX's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 16.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 12.0.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between NUE and TX over these 10 fiscal years — NUE led in 6 and TX in 4.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.