AEM vs B vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Barrick Mining and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$175.68 -9.6% 1M +7.5% 1Y
Market cap
$90.58B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.53B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.23 -10.8% 1M +17.7% 1Y
Market cap
$66.96B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$186.06 -8.8% 1M +47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$161.00B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 5, Southern Copper 4, Agnico Eagle Mines 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMBSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.58B $66.96B $161.00B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.4x 10.3x 28.4x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.1x 10.2x 24.8x B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.3% +49.4% +32.8% AEM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 40.4% 31.6% 35.9% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 23.3% 24.8% — B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.1x 0.1x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.5% +17.7% +47.8% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.4%/yr +14.6%/yr +26.8%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 46.9% 52.1% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 78/100 63/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

AEMBSCCO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEMBSCCO
Valuation 65 #58 of 162 86 #23 of 162 46 #88 of 162
Growth 75 #38 of 147 90 #15 of 147 68 #48 of 147
Profitability 95 #7 of 122 93 #9 of 122 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 76 #40 of 165 52 #79 of 165 46 #89 of 165
Shareholder Returns 79 #23 of 107 70 #33 of 107 56 #48 of 107
Overall 78 78 63
  • AEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEMBSCCOSPY
1 month -9.6%-10.8%-8.8% -0.8%
3 months +20.4%+2.3%+3.7% +3.5%
6 months -11.3%-6.0%+5.5% +7.0%
Year to date +3.6%-12.2%+32.1% +12.2%
1 year +7.5%+17.7%+47.8% +13.0%
3 years +260.1%+134.1%+180.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +53.3%+32.8%+41.1% +23.1%
5 years +209.7%+97.2%+227.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +25.4%+14.6%+26.8% +11.0%
10 years +263.0%+129.6%+615.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.8%+8.7%+21.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAEMBSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%46.9%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.9%50.3%52.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.731.792.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.160.380.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-48.8%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.3%-27.8%-15.3% -1.8%
52-week high $252.19$52.98$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$31.67$117.83 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEMBSCCO
P/E now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 12.8x 10.0xmedian 12.8x 27.2xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 9.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 7.0x 4.8xmedian 7.0x 15.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 15.2x 5.7xmedian 15.2x 30.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 12.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 0.29 0.03median 0.29 1.10median 0.29

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEMBSCCO
Revenue $14.53B $20.66B $15.79B
Gross profit $9.99B $11.56B $10.07B
Operating income $9.64B $10.94B $8.98B
Net income $5.87B $9.49B $5.68B
Free cash flow $5.43B $11.25B $5.10B
R&D $226.87M $481.00M $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $11.67 $3.82 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $3.46B $5.93B $5.67B
Total debt $785.64M $18.98B $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 1.71B 829.10M
Enterprise value $80.22B $42.16B $139.79B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEMBSCCO
P/E 15.0x 10.0x 27.2x
P/FCF 16.2x 5.7x 30.4x
P/Operating cash flow 11.8x 6.8x 23.0x
P/S 6.0x 3.1x 9.8x
P/B 3.1x 2.3x 12.2x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 2.4x 12.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 4.8x 15.8x
EV/EBIT 8.8x 5.7x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 3.0x 9.9x
EV/FCF 15.6x 5.6x 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.4x 6.7x 23.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 0.03 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMBSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.3% 49.4% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 24.2% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 72.8% 89.0% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 44.0% 56.9% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 49.1% 111.0% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.3% 62.3% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 98.5% 137.0% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 34.7% 196.2% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 97.4% 142.2% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.7% 332.2% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 45.3% 84.0% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 47.2% 43.8% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 55.8% 69.3% 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 33.2% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMBSCCO
Gross margin 68.8% 56.0% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 78.0% 63.2% 62.5%
Operating margin 66.3% 53.0% 56.9%
Pretax margin 60.4% 58.9% 55.8%
Net margin 40.4% 31.6% 35.9%
FCF margin 37.4% 54.4% 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin 51.1% 45.5% 42.7%
Return on equity 21.4% 29.6% 46.2%
Return on assets 16.1% 18.1% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 23.3% 24.8% –
Return on capital employed 27.9% 22.2% 43.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMBSCCO
Debt / assets 0.5% 8.9% 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x -0.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.4x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 47.8% 47.3%
Equity / assets 75.7% 52.2% 52.7%
Interest coverage 131.9x 63.6x –
Current ratio 2.9x 3.0x 5.1x
Quick ratio 1.8x 2.1x 4.4x
Cash ratio 1.8x 1.9x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 7.38 2.78 10.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMBSCCO
Dividend yield 1.0% 2.4% 1.6%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.2% –
Shareholder yield 1.3% 2.6% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 8.5% 53.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 7.2% 59.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.5% 41.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -0.1% 6.3%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEMBSCCO
Forward P/E 16.1xFY2026 10.2xFY2026 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.92FY2026 $3.75FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.8%FY2026 +55.6%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.2% +14.4% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.44BFY2026 $20.23BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +22.2%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.6% +24.8% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMBSCCO
Held by institutions 62.5% 58.0% 9.2%
Institutions holding 1,053 1,005 856
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% -4.7% +0.7%
Institutions buying 467 486 599
Institutions selling 396 337 219
Buyers to sellers 1.18 1.44 2.74

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEMBSCCO
AEM 1.00 0.89 0.67
B 0.89 1.00 0.68
SCCO 0.67 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, B and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $90.58B, Barrick Mining (B) $66.96B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $161.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, B and SCCO?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.4x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.3x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 16.1x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.2x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 24.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +50.3%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 40.4%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 23.3%, Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +7.5%, Barrick Mining (B) +17.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +47.8%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +25.4%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +14.6%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.00%, Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 48.1%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEM, B and SCCO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Barrick Mining (B) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.