AG vs ALM vs SCCO Stock Comparison

First Majestic Silver, Almonty Industries and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.56 -30.3% 1M +43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.40 -4.7% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$160.36B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 4, Almonty Industries 4, First Majestic Silver 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGALMSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.55B $1.92B $160.36B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.7x 33.7x 28.3x AG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.3x 15.9x 25.9x ALM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +98.5% +208.0% +32.8% ALM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.2% 91.6% 35.9% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.7x 0.1x AG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.6% +43.1% +50.2% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr +42.0%/yr +27.7%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 73.8% 92.7% 52.1% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 62/100 62/100 AG

Percentile Scorecard

AGALMSCCO

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

AxisAGALMSCCO
Valuation 75 #41 of 162 32 #110 of 162 44 #92 of 162
Growth 99 #2 of 147 93 #12 of 147 68 #48 of 147
Profitability 84 #20 of 122 79 #26 of 122 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 69 #52 of 164 45 #90 of 164 46 #89 of 164
Shareholder Returns 50 #54 of 107 – 56 #48 of 107
Overall 76 62 62
  • AG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM 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

PeriodAGALMSCCOSPY
1 month -17.8%-30.3%-4.7% -0.2%
3 months -0.3%-21.8%+8.6% +3.9%
6 months -19.8%-54.0%+15.2% +8.2%
Year to date -6.2%+8.5%+38.0% +12.9%
1 year +25.6%+43.1%+50.2% +12.3%
3 years +185.2%+962.2%+193.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +41.9%+119.9%+43.2% +23.3%
5 years +18.7%+475.9%+239.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.5%+42.0%+27.7% +10.9%
10 years +101.7%+2,231.7%+645.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.3%+37.0%+22.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGALMSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 73.8%92.7%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.3%89.9%52.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.823.152.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.350.460.96 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -70.5%-62.6%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -51.2%-59.2%-11.5% -1.2%
52-week high $32.01$23.42$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $10.67$5.59$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.

MultipleAGALMSCCO
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 13.3x 34.9xmedian 13.3x 28.5xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 3.2x 40.4xmedian 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 7.3x 5.6xmedian 7.3x 16.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x 31.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 2.2x 12.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.31 —median 0.31 1.15median 0.31

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 monthsAGALMSCCO
Revenue $1.64B $62.16M $15.79B
Gross profit $827.10M $29.80M $10.07B
Operating income $756.62M $30.20M $8.98B
Net income $421.54M -$73.22B $5.68B
Free cash flow $617.41M – $5.10B
R&D – – $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $0.72 $0.27 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $1.09B $863.71M $5.67B
Total debt $1.03B $887.79M $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 484.56M 208.03M 829.10M
Enterprise value $3.61B $762.19M $139.14B

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
MetricAGALMSCCO
P/E 21.6x 34.9x 28.5x
P/FCF 12.4x – 31.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.3x – 24.1x
P/S 4.7x 40.4x 10.3x
P/B 2.3x 6.5x 12.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 6.5x 12.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.8x 5.6x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 8.9x 73.5x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 35.7x 10.3x
EV/FCF 10.9x – 31.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.2x – 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 – 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGALMSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 98.5% 208.0% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.0% – 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 335.5% 7,264% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 283.4% – 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 622.0% 9,134% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 78.9% – 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 517.9% -161.1% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 98.2% – 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 294.7% 162.7% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 48.3% – 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 207.8% – 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 131.1% – 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 232.3% – 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.3% – 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGALMSCCO
Gross margin 50.4% 47.9% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 60.3% 635.6% 62.5%
Operating margin 46.1% 48.6% 56.9%
Pretax margin 46.5% 234.8% 55.8%
Net margin 21.2% 91.6% 35.9%
FCF margin 37.6% – 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin 50.3% – 42.7%
Return on equity 12.2% – 46.2%
Return on assets 8.4% – 24.7%
Return on invested capital 12.0% – –
Return on capital employed 17.5% – 43.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.0x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.8% 7,418% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGALMSCCO
Debt / assets 6.1% 47.7% 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.0x -0.7x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.5x – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 31.7% 67.6% 47.3%
Equity / assets 68.3% 32.4% 52.7%
Interest coverage 34.3x 4.8x –
Current ratio 2.6x 9.6x 5.1x
Quick ratio 2.3x 9.4x 4.4x
Cash ratio 2.2x 9.3x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 3.90 2.70 11.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGALMSCCO
Dividend yield 0.4% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield -1.0% – –
Shareholder yield -0.6% – 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 0.5% – 53.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 0.4% – 59.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) -20.6% – 41.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -32.9% – 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.

ConsensusAGALMSCCO
Forward P/E 19.3xFY2026 15.9xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.81FY2026 $0.60FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.1%FY2026 – +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +17.3% +115.0% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.58BFY2026 $228.30MFY2026 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +864.1%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.3% +190.0% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGALMSCCO
Held by institutions 47.0% 59.4% 9.2%
Institutions holding 347 181 856
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.4% +27.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 193 140 599
Institutions selling 104 30 219
Buyers to sellers 1.86 4.67 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.

AGALMSCCO
AG 1.00 0.49 0.66
ALM 0.49 1.00 0.54
SCCO 0.66 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AG, ALM and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.55B, Almonty Industries (ALM) $1.92B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $160.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, AG, ALM and SCCO?

First Majestic Silver (AG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.7x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 33.7x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Almonty Industries (ALM) is cheapest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 19.3x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 15.9x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Almonty Industries (ALM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.2%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: First Majestic Silver (AG) +25.6%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +43.1%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +50.2%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (First Majestic Silver (AG) +3.5%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +42.0%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +27.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.00%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%. Almonty Industries (ALM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.8%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AG, ALM 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, Southern Copper (SCCO) leads on 4. 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.