APD vs SCCO vs TECK Stock Comparison

Air Products & Chemicals, Southern Copper and Teck Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.40 -4.7% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$159.26B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
TECK Teck Resources Ltd
$62.26 -5.8% 1M +48.9% 1Y
Market cap
$30.80B
P/E
17.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.13B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Teck Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teck Resources 6, 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.

QuestionAPDSCCOTECKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.19B $159.26B $30.80B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1,442x 28.1x 17.0x TECK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.9x 25.9x 13.4x TECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +4.5% +32.8% +41.8% TECK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -0.4% 35.9% 17.8% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 18.4% TECK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 17.4x 0.1x -0.5x TECK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.02% 0.00% APD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.1% +50.2% +48.9% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +27.7%/yr +16.6%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 52.1% 46.4% APD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 62/100 73/100 TECK

Percentile Scorecard

APDSCCOTECK

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

AxisAPDSCCOTECK
Valuation 19 #76 of 94 44 #92 of 162 84 #27 of 162
Growth 43 #52 of 91 68 #48 of 147 71 #43 of 147
Profitability 52 #42 of 86 98 #4 of 122 73 #34 of 122
Financial Health 19 #77 of 95 46 #89 of 164 53 #77 of 164
Shareholder Returns 61 #28 of 70 56 #48 of 107 83 #19 of 107
Overall 39 62 73
  • APD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TECK 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

PeriodAPDSCCOTECKSPY
1 month +9.0%-4.7%-5.8% -0.2%
3 months +4.9%+8.6%+6.2% +3.9%
6 months +1.2%+15.2%+7.7% +8.2%
Year to date +24.3%+38.0%+30.0% +12.9%
1 year +20.1%+50.2%+48.9% +12.3%
3 years +11.2%+193.3%+72.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +3.6%+43.2%+19.9% +23.3%
5 years +1.9%+239.5%+115.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.4%+27.7%+16.6% +10.9%
10 years +130.2%+645.0%+198.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.7%+22.2%+11.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPDSCCOTECKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%52.1%46.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 24.5%52.7%45.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.072.382.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.760.961.05 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -33.8%-45.2%-47.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.3%-11.5%-13.5% -1.2%
52-week high $314.19$219.70$71.97 $779.14
52-week low $230.76$117.83$38.23 $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.

MultipleAPDSCCOTECK
P/E now vs peer median -1,446xmedian 22.0x 28.5xmedian 13.3x 17.0xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.4x 10.3xmedian 3.2x 3.0xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 89.3xmedian 12.4x 16.5xmedian 7.3x 5.2xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -226.9xmedian 15.1x 31.8xmedian 14.7x 12.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 1.6x 12.8xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 54.70median 1.66 1.15median 0.31 -28.42median 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 monthsAPDSCCOTECK
Revenue $12.60B $15.79B $10.13B
Gross profit $4.04B $10.07B $3.65B
Operating income -$593.10M $8.98B $4.02B
Net income -$19.70M $5.68B $1.69B
Free cash flow -$301.40M $5.10B $2.35B
R&D $90.80M $53.10M $60.80M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $6.83 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $980.50M $5.67B $4.26B
Total debt $17.48B $28.24B $2.55B
Shares (diluted) 222.80M 829.10M 495.40M
Enterprise value $63.37B $138.05B $12.53B

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
MetricAPDSCCOTECK
P/E -1,446x 28.5x 17.0x
P/FCF -226.9x 31.8x 12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 24.1x –
P/S 5.4x 10.3x 3.0x
P/B 4.1x 12.8x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 12.8x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 89.3x 16.5x 5.2x
EV/EBIT -143.1x 18.1x 6.9x
EV/Revenue 6.7x 10.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF -281.6x 31.9x 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.6x 24.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 54.70 1.15 -28.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPDSCCOTECK
Revenue growth (1Y) 4.5% 32.8% 41.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.0% 16.2% -2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 5.1% 45.5% 151.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 23.2% -6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -138.7% 52.8% 260.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -31.0% 26.7% 1.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -101.2% 56.8% 626.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -26.2% 26.7% 10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -103.1% 52.8% 4,327%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -26.4% 24.7% -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 54.8% 49.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.1% 22.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.5% 47.3% 11,938%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.5% 24.5% -23.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPDSCCOTECK
Gross margin 32.1% 63.8% 36.0%
EBITDA margin 7.5% 62.5% 53.4%
Operating margin -4.7% 56.9% 39.6%
Pretax margin -0.7% 55.8% 32.8%
Net margin -0.4% 35.9% 17.8%
FCF margin -2.4% 32.3% 23.2%
Operating cash flow margin 36.3% 42.7% –
Return on equity 0.0% 46.2% 8.9%
Return on assets 0.0% 24.7% 5.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 18.4%
Return on capital employed -1.6% 43.0% 13.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -232.0x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPDSCCOTECK
Debt / assets 43.2% 33.1% 7.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 17.4x 0.1x -0.5x
Debt / FCF -58.0x 1.6x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 59.0% 47.3% 42.6%
Equity / assets 41.0% 52.7% 57.4%
Interest coverage -2.7x – 6.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 5.1x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.6x 4.4x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.2x 3.4x 1.8x
Altman Z-score 2.56 11.10 2.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPDSCCOTECK
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.5% 0.8%
Net buyback yield – – 3.0%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.5% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusAPDSCCOTECK
Forward P/E 21.9xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $14.01FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $4.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.5%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026 +107.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% +7.1% -14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.03BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $10.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.1%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +34.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +8.5% +3.9% +11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPDSCCOTECK
Held by institutions 91.2% 9.2% 69.3%
Institutions holding 1,772 856 521
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.0% +0.7% +3.2%
Institutions buying 745 599 255
Institutions selling 722 219 169
Buyers to sellers 1.03 2.74 1.51

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.

APDSCCOTECK
APD 1.00 0.06 0.11
SCCO 0.06 1.00 0.80
TECK 0.11 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APD, SCCO and TECK?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) $68.19B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $159.26B, Teck Resources (TECK) $30.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, APD, SCCO and TECK?

Teck Resources (TECK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) -1,442x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.1x, Teck Resources (TECK) 17.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teck Resources (TECK) is cheapest (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 21.9x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.9x, Teck Resources (TECK) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teck Resources (TECK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +4.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Teck Resources (TECK) +41.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) -0.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Teck Resources (TECK) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Teck Resources (TECK) leads (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 0.0%, Teck Resources (TECK) 18.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +20.1%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +50.2%, Teck Resources (TECK) +48.9%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +0.4%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +27.7%/yr, Teck Resources (TECK) +16.6%/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%, Teck Resources (TECK) 0.00%. Teck Resources (TECK) 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) 26.3%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%, Teck Resources (TECK) 46.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teck Resources (TECK) 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.