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Ternium (TX) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say

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Ternium S.A. (TX - Free Report) reported $4.64 billion in revenue for the quarter ended September 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 17.4%. EPS of $1.42 for the same period compares to $0.10 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -1.99% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.74 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.89, the EPS surprise was -24.87%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Ternium performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
  • Steel Segment - Shipments - Total Steel Products: 4,044.00 K Ton compared to the 4,097.58 K Ton average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Steel Segment - Shipments - Mexico: 2,181.00 K Ton compared to the 2,187.04 K Ton average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Steel Segment - Shipments - Brazil: 984.00 K Ton versus the two-analyst average estimate of 989.84 K Ton.
  • Steel Segment - Shipments - Southern Region: 560.00 K Ton versus 559.50 K Ton estimated by two analysts on average.
  • Steel Segment - Revenue per Ton - Total Steel Products: $1,104.00 compared to the $1,117.03 average estimate based on two analysts.
  • Steel Segment- Net Sales- Total Steel Segment: $4.53 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $4.62 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +19.1%.
  • Steel Segment- Net Sales- Other Products: $63 million compared to the $61.4 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of -17.1% year over year.
  • Steel Segment- Net Sales- Total Steel Products: $4.47 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $4.54 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +19.8%.
  • Steel Segment- Net Sales- Southern Region: $599 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $594.14 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +0.8%.
  • Steel Segment- Net Sales- Mexico: $2.44 billion compared to the $2.49 billion average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +35.2% year over year.
  • Steel Segment- Net Sales- Other Markets: $413 million compared to the $421.34 million average estimate based on two analysts. The reported number represents a change of +8.7% year over year.
  • Steel Segment- Net Sales- Brazil: $1.02 billion versus the two-analyst average estimate of $1.04 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +7%.

View all Key Company Metrics for Ternium here>>>

Shares of Ternium have returned -10.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -2.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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