APD vs SCCO vs ASPI Stock Comparison

Air Products & Chemicals, Southern Copper and ASP Isotopes Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$191.72 -5.3% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$146.98B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins
ASPI ASP Isotopes Inc.
$2.13 -19.0% 1M -79.5% 1Y
Market cap
$246.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$30.85M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Chemicals Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 6, Air Products & Chemicals 4, ASP Isotopes 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPDSCCOASPILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.00B $146.98B $246.66M SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,480x 26.0x -2.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.2x 25.5x — APD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +32.8% +573.4% ASPI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.4% 35.9% -380.3% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — -28.6% APD
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 17.4x 0.1x 2.1x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% APD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.5% +39.0% -79.5% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.8%/yr +28.1%/yr — SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 52.0% 98.9% APD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 63/100 26/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

APDSCCOASPI

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

AxisAPDSCCOASPI
Valuation 19 #76 of 94 44 #91 of 163 9 #86 of 94
Growth 42 #54 of 92 68 #48 of 148 20 #74 of 92
Profitability 49 #44 of 86 98 #4 of 123 7 #80 of 86
Financial Health 20 #75 of 93 46 #89 of 164 67 #31 of 93
Shareholder Returns 64 #26 of 71 57 #47 of 108 –
Overall 39 63 26
  • APD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ASPI ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPDSCCOASPISPY
1 month +11.6%-5.3%-19.0% +0.7%
3 months +3.9%+3.7%-46.5% +3.7%
6 months +3.8%+12.8%-59.5% +7.1%
Year to date +26.1%+36.1%-60.2% +12.8%
1 year +25.5%+39.0%-79.5% +11.9%
3 years +11.0%+188.2%+97.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +3.5%+42.3%+25.4% +22.8%
5 years +3.9%+244.9%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +0.8%+28.1%— +10.9%
10 years +132.9%+643.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.8%+22.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPDSCCOASPISPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%52.0%98.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.4%52.3%99.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.072.383.86 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.970.75-0.80 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.8%-45.2%-88.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.8%-12.7%-80.2% -1.2%
52-week high $314.19$219.70$10.76 $779.14
52-week low $230.76$117.83$1.95 $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.

MultipleAPDSCCOASPI
P/E now vs peer median -1,468xmedian 21.0x 28.1xmedian 13.2x -2.2xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.4x 10.1xmedian 3.1x 9.0xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 90.3xmedian 12.9x 16.3xmedian 7.2x -0.9xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -230.2xmedian 15.5x 31.4xmedian 15.2x -3.3xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.7x 12.6xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 55.50median 1.68 1.14median 0.30 0.06median 1.68

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 monthsAPDSCCOASPI
Revenue $12.60B $15.79B $30.85M
Gross profit $4.04B $10.07B $5.65M
Operating income -$593.10M $8.98B -$99.07M
Net income -$19.70M $5.68B -$117.34M
Free cash flow -$301.40M $5.10B -$83.58M
R&D $90.80M $53.10M $22.04M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $6.83 $-0.96
Cash & equivalents $980.50M $5.67B $219.60M
Total debt $17.48B $28.24B $59.77M
Shares (diluted) 222.80M 829.10M 122.72M
Enterprise value $65.19B $125.77B -$740.05M

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
MetricAPDSCCOASPI
P/E -1,468x 28.1x -2.2x
P/FCF -230.2x 31.4x -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.2x 23.7x -4.1x
P/S 5.5x 10.1x 9.0x
P/B 4.2x 12.6x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 12.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 90.3x 16.3x -0.9x
EV/EBIT -144.8x 17.9x -0.8x
EV/Revenue 6.8x 10.2x 2.7x
EV/FCF -285.0x 31.5x -1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.8x 23.8x -1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 55.50 1.14 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPDSCCOASPI
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 32.8% 573.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 16.2% 2,420%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.1% 45.5% 214.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 23.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -138.7% 52.8% -200.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 26.7% -105.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -101.2% 56.8% -17.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 26.7% -119.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -103.1% 52.8% 30.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.4% 24.7% -37.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.8% 49.8% -244.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 22.6% -151.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.5% 47.3% -182.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 24.5% -123.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPDSCCOASPI
Gross margin 32.1% 63.8% 18.3%
EBITDA margin 7.5% 62.5% -303.3%
Operating margin -4.7% 56.9% -321.1%
Pretax margin -0.7% 55.8% -443.4%
Net margin -0.4% 35.9% -380.3%
FCF margin -2.4% 32.3% -270.9%
Operating cash flow margin 36.3% 42.7% -219.8%
Return on equity 0.0% 46.2% -40.9%
Return on assets 0.0% 24.7% -20.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – -28.6%
Return on capital employed -1.6% 43.0% -19.4%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -232.0x 1.2x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 60.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPDSCCOASPI
Debt / assets 43.2% 33.1% 10.4%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 17.4x 0.1x 2.1x
Debt / FCF -58.0x 1.6x -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 47.3% 52.0%
Equity / assets 41.0% 52.7% 48.0%
Interest coverage -2.7x – -25.3x
Current ratio 1.1x 5.1x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.6x 4.4x 3.7x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.4x 3.6x
Altman Z-score 2.58 10.98 -0.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPDSCCOASPI
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 1.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -8,114% 53.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -530.3% 59.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 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.

ConsensusAPDSCCOASPI
Forward P/E 22.2xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $14.01FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $-0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% +7.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.03BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $24.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +2.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% +3.9% +189.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPDSCCOASPI
Held by institutions 91.2% 9.2% 50.3%
Institutions holding 1,773 857 187
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +0.7% +3.3%
Institutions buying 745 600 113
Institutions selling 723 219 53
Buyers to sellers 1.03 2.74 2.13

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.

APDSCCOASPI
APD 1.00 0.06 0.02
SCCO 0.06 1.00 0.46
ASPI 0.02 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APD, SCCO and ASPI?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) $70.00B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $146.98B, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) $246.66M.

Which company is growing faster?

ASP Isotopes (ASPI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +4.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) +573.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) -0.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -380.3%). On return on invested capital, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) leads (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 0.0%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -28.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +25.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +39.0%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) -79.5%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +0.8%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.1%/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%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) 0.00%. ASP Isotopes (ASPI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) has been the steadiest (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 26.2%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, ASP Isotopes (ASPI) 98.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APD, SCCO and ASPI?

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 6. 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.