APD vs NEXA vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Air Products & Chemicals, Nexa Resources and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.65 -6.4% 1M +105.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.58B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper 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

11 decided of 12

Nexa Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nexa Resources 5, Southern Copper 4, Air Products & Chemicals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPDNEXASCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.42B $1.58B $161.00B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,446x 6.7x 28.4x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.8x 4.1x 24.8x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +24.3% +32.8% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.4% 6.8% 35.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 17.4x -0.3x 0.1x NEXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% APD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +105.5% +47.8% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.7%/yr +4.7%/yr +26.8%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 74.2% 52.1% APD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 77/100 63/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

APDNEXASCCO

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

AxisAPDNEXASCCO
Valuation 19 #76 of 94 100 #1 of 162 46 #88 of 162
Growth 43 #53 of 92 76 #36 of 147 68 #48 of 147
Profitability 50 #45 of 89 65 #44 of 122 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 20 #78 of 97 75 #42 of 165 46 #89 of 165
Shareholder Returns 61 #28 of 70 71 #32 of 107 56 #48 of 107
Overall 39 77 63
  • APD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NEXA 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

PeriodAPDNEXASCCOSPY
1 month +8.5%-6.4%-8.8% -0.8%
3 months +4.5%-9.7%+3.7% +3.5%
6 months +1.1%-19.8%+5.5% +7.0%
Year to date +23.7%+31.6%+32.1% +12.2%
1 year +19.9%+105.5%+47.8% +13.0%
3 years +10.7%+110.7%+180.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +3.4%+28.2%+41.1% +23.1%
5 years +3.7%+25.5%+227.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.7%+4.7%+26.8% +11.0%
10 years +129.9%—+615.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +8.7%—+21.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPDNEXASCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%74.2%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%76.1%52.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.072.372.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.761.420.92 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.8%-59.3%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.7%-30.3%-15.3% -1.8%
52-week high $314.19$16.72$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $230.76$5.25$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.

MultipleAPDNEXASCCO
P/E now vs peer median -1,440xmedian 21.6x 6.6xmedian 12.8x 27.2xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.4x 0.4xmedian 3.1x 9.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 88.9xmedian 12.4x 1.2xmedian 7.0x 15.8xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -225.8xmedian 15.8x 1.2xmedian 15.2x 30.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.6x —median 2.1x 12.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 54.45median 1.66 0.15median 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 monthsAPDNEXASCCO
Revenue $12.60B $3.46B $15.79B
Gross profit $4.04B $983.10M $10.07B
Operating income -$593.10M $767.60M $8.98B
Net income -$19.70M -$177.00M $5.68B
Free cash flow -$301.40M $1.24B $5.10B
R&D $90.80M $82.60M $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $1.78 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $980.50M $379.74M $5.67B
Total debt $17.48B $122.12M $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 222.80M 132.44M 829.10M
Enterprise value $63.60B -$245.24M $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
MetricAPDNEXASCCO
P/E -1,440x 6.6x 27.2x
P/FCF -225.8x 1.2x 30.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 1.8x 23.0x
P/S 5.4x 0.4x 9.8x
P/B 4.1x – 12.2x
P/Tangible book 4.2x – 12.2x
EV/EBITDA 88.9x 1.2x 15.8x
EV/EBIT -142.6x 1.7x 17.4x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 0.4x 9.9x
EV/FCF -280.6x 1.0x 30.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.5x 1.5x 23.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 54.45 0.15 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPDNEXASCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 24.3% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 7.6% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.1% 85.8% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 43.9% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) -138.7% 139.6% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 130.6% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -101.2% -60.2% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 3.5% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -103.1% 287.5% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.4% 43.5% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.8% 2.4% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 64.5% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.5% 119.5% 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 90.5% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPDNEXASCCO
Gross margin 32.1% 28.4% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 7.5% 31.1% 62.5%
Operating margin -4.7% 22.2% 56.9%
Pretax margin -0.7% 30.5% 55.8%
Net margin -0.4% 6.8% 35.9%
FCF margin -2.4% 35.9% 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin 36.3% 25.0% 42.7%
Return on equity 0.0% – 46.2%
Return on assets 0.0% -3.3% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed -1.6% 14.4% 43.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -232.0x -4.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPDNEXASCCO
Debt / assets 43.2% 2.3% 33.1%
Debt / equity 1.1x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 17.4x -0.3x 0.1x
Debt / FCF -58.0x 0.1x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 71.9% 47.3%
Equity / assets 41.0% – 52.7%
Interest coverage -2.7x 2.6x –
Current ratio 1.1x – 5.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 75.7x 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 51.6x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 2.55 – 10.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPDNEXASCCO
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.1% 1.6%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.1% 1.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) -8,114% -3.8% 53.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) -530.3% 0.5% 59.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.2% -1.2% 41.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 2.9% – 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.

ConsensusAPDNEXASCCO
Forward P/E 21.8xFY2026 4.1xFY2026 24.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.01FY2026 $2.86FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 +186.0%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% +17.5% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.03BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% -1.8% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPDNEXASCCO
Held by institutions 91.2% 11.3% 9.2%
Institutions holding 1,772 109 856
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% -6.6% +0.7%
Institutions buying 745 85 599
Institutions selling 722 19 219
Buyers to sellers 1.03 4.47 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.

APDNEXASCCO
APD 1.00 0.04 0.06
NEXA 0.04 1.00 0.62
SCCO 0.06 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APD, NEXA and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) $68.42B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.58B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $161.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, APD, NEXA and SCCO?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) -1,446x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.7x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 21.8x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.1x, 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?

Southern Copper (SCCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +4.5%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +24.3%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) -0.4%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +19.9%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +105.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +47.8%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +0.7%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +4.7%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) has the highest dividend yield: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 0.02%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) has been the steadiest (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 26.3%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.2%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APD, NEXA 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, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 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.