MEXICO CITY, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Steelmaker Ternium

posted a net profit of $171 million ​in the fourth quarter

of ‌2025, down 48.7% from a $333 ⁠million profit reported in the

same ⁠period a year earlier, ‌the ‌company said Wednesday.

* Ternium ( TX ) reported net ​sales of $3.775 ‌billion in the last

three

months of 2025, down 3% ​annually.

* Adjusted ​earnings ‌before interest, taxes, depreciation and

amortization (EBITDA) rose 46% year-on-year to $395 million.

* ⁠Looking forward, Ternium ( TX ) anticipates ⁠an increase in

adjusted

EBITDA in the first quarter of 2026 compared to the ⁠fourth

quarter ‌of 2025, as ‌shipments are expected to rise ⁠primarily in

Mexico.

* Adjusted EBITDA margin is also expected to improve, the

company

said in a statement, driven by an increase in ​revenue per ton in

both Mexico and Brazil, partially offset ​by higher ‌costs per

ton.