B vs SCCO vs IAG Stock Comparison

Barrick Mining, Southern Copper and Iamgold Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.13 -10.3% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$65.26B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$184.94 -8.4% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$154.49B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
IAG Iamgold Corp
$16.24 -18.4% 1M +34.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.41B
P/E
6.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.68B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Iamgold leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Iamgold 7, Southern Copper 3, Barrick Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSCCOIAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $65.26B $154.49B $9.41B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.0x 27.3x 6.5x IAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 25.5x 8.6x IAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +49.4% +32.8% +87.2% IAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.6% 35.9% 39.4% IAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 24.8% — 52.3% IAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.1x 0.0x B
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.4% +48.0% +34.9% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.4%/yr +25.5%/yr +41.6%/yr IAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.8% 52.0% 63.4% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 79/100 63/100 88/100 IAG

Percentile Scorecard

BSCCOIAG

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

AxisBSCCOIAG
Valuation 87 #22 of 162 45 #90 of 162 94 #11 of 162
Growth 90 #15 of 147 69 #47 of 147 97 #6 of 147
Profitability 93 #9 of 122 98 #4 of 122 100 #1 of 122
Financial Health 53 #78 of 166 47 #89 of 166 61 #65 of 166
Shareholder Returns 73 #30 of 107 58 #46 of 107 –
Overall 79 63 88
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IAG 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

PeriodBSCCOIAGSPY
1 month -10.3%-8.4%-18.4% -1.0%
3 months +2.7%+3.1%+10.9% +2.9%
6 months -7.2%+3.5%-5.7% +6.4%
Year to date -12.4%+31.3%-1.5% +11.4%
1 year +19.4%+48.0%+34.9% +13.1%
3 years +130.3%+180.1%+565.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +32.1%+41.0%+88.2% +21.5%
5 years +95.7%+211.2%+467.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +14.4%+25.5%+41.6% +10.9%
10 years +125.4%+628.4%+296.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +8.5%+22.0%+14.8% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBSCCOIAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%52.0%63.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.2%52.7%64.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.772.372.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.920.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-45.2%-73.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.0%-15.8%-33.9% -2.5%
52-week high $52.98$219.70$24.57 $779.14
52-week low $31.67$117.83$10.96 $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.

MultipleBSCCOIAG
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 12.7x 27.1xmedian 12.7x 6.4xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x 9.8xmedian 3.1x 2.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 6.9x 15.7xmedian 6.9x 3.2xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 15.1x 30.3xmedian 15.1x 4.4xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.1x 12.1xmedian 2.1x 2.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.27 1.10median 0.27 0.06median 0.27

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 monthsBSCCOIAG
Revenue $20.66B $15.79B $3.68B
Gross profit $11.56B $10.07B $1.85B
Operating income $10.94B $8.98B $2.54B
Net income $9.49B $5.68B $1.27B
Free cash flow $11.25B $5.10B $2.19B
R&D $481.00M $53.10M $30.20M
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $6.83 $2.49
Cash & equivalents $5.93B $5.67B $501.40M
Total debt $18.98B $28.24B $2.62B
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 829.10M 581.70M
Enterprise value $40.46B $133.28B $7.62B

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
MetricBSCCOIAG
P/E 10.0x 27.1x 6.4x
P/FCF 5.7x 30.3x 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.8x 22.9x 4.8x
P/S 3.1x 9.8x 2.6x
P/B 2.3x 12.1x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 12.1x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 4.8x 15.7x 3.2x
EV/EBIT 5.7x 17.3x 3.8x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 9.8x 2.6x
EV/FCF 5.6x 30.4x 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x 23.0x 4.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 1.10 0.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSCCOIAG
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.4% 32.8% 87.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 16.2% 58.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.0% 45.5% 192.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 23.2% 154.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.0% 52.8% 57.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 26.7% 826.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.0% 56.8% 34.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 196.2% 26.7% 112.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 142.2% 52.8% 234.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 332.2% 24.7% 111.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.0% 49.8% 328.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 22.6% 67.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 69.3% 47.3% 144.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 24.5% 122.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSCCOIAG
Gross margin 56.0% 63.8% 50.3%
EBITDA margin 63.2% 62.5% 82.1%
Operating margin 53.0% 56.9% 69.1%
Pretax margin 58.9% 55.8% 49.1%
Net margin 31.6% 35.9% 39.4%
FCF margin 54.4% 32.3% 59.5%
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 42.7% 54.3%
Return on equity 29.6% 46.2% 29.2%
Return on assets 18.1% 24.7% 21.3%
Return on invested capital 24.8% – 52.3%
Return on capital employed 22.2% 43.0% 46.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSCCOIAG
Debt / assets 8.9% 33.1% 7.5%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.4x 1.6x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 47.8% 47.3% 26.1%
Equity / assets 52.2% 52.7% 73.9%
Interest coverage 63.6x – 137.4x
Current ratio 3.0x 5.1x 1.7x
Quick ratio 2.1x 4.4x 1.0x
Cash ratio 1.9x 3.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 2.78 10.69 6.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSCCOIAG
Dividend yield 2.5% 1.6% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 1.6% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusBSCCOIAG
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 8.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.76FY2026 $7.24FY2026 $1.88FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.0%FY2026 +42.5%FY2026 +54.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +6.1% +11.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.00BFY2026 $16.56BFY2026 $3.71BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 +30.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.1% +2.4% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSCCOIAG
Held by institutions 58.0% 9.2% 65.8%
Institutions holding 1,005 856 319
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.7% +0.7% +1.5%
Institutions buying 486 599 170
Institutions selling 337 219 101
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.74 1.68

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.

BSCCOIAG
B 1.00 0.67 0.86
SCCO 0.67 1.00 0.68
IAG 0.86 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, B, SCCO and IAG?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barrick Mining (B) $65.26B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $154.49B, Iamgold (IAG) $9.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, B, SCCO and IAG?

Iamgold (IAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barrick Mining (B) 10.0x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 27.3x, Iamgold (IAG) 6.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Iamgold (IAG) is cheapest (Barrick Mining (B) 10.1x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x, Iamgold (IAG) 8.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Iamgold (IAG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Iamgold (IAG) +87.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iamgold (IAG) has the highest net margin (Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Iamgold (IAG) 39.4%). On return on invested capital, Iamgold (IAG) leads (Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, Iamgold (IAG) 52.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Barrick Mining (B) +19.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +48.0%, Iamgold (IAG) +34.9%. Over five years, Iamgold (IAG) compounded fastest (Barrick Mining (B) +14.4%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +25.5%/yr, Iamgold (IAG) +41.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Iamgold (IAG) 0.00%. Iamgold (IAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Barrick Mining (B) 46.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Iamgold (IAG) 63.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Iamgold (IAG) leads on 7. 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.