B vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Barrick Mining and Southern Copper 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
6 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
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 6, Southern Copper 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

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

Percentile Scorecard

BSCCO

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

AxisBSCCO
Valuation 87 #22 of 162 45 #90 of 162
Growth 90 #15 of 147 69 #47 of 147
Profitability 93 #9 of 122 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 53 #78 of 166 47 #89 of 166
Shareholder Returns 73 #30 of 107 58 #46 of 107
Overall 79 63
  • B 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

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

Risk

MeasureBSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.8%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.2%52.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.772.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.92 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -48.8%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.0%-15.8% -2.5%
52-week high $52.98$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $31.67$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.

MultipleBSCCO
P/E now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 12.7x 27.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x 9.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 6.9x 15.7xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 15.1x 30.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.1x 12.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.27 1.10median 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 monthsBSCCO
Revenue $20.66B $15.79B
Gross profit $11.56B $10.07B
Operating income $10.94B $8.98B
Net income $9.49B $5.68B
Free cash flow $11.25B $5.10B
R&D $481.00M $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $3.82 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $5.93B $5.67B
Total debt $18.98B $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 1.71B 829.10M
Enterprise value $40.46B $133.28B

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 49.4% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 89.0% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.0% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.3% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 137.0% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 196.2% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 142.2% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 332.2% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 84.0% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 69.3% 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.2% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSCCO
Gross margin 56.0% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 63.2% 62.5%
Operating margin 53.0% 56.9%
Pretax margin 58.9% 55.8%
Net margin 31.6% 35.9%
FCF margin 54.4% 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin 45.5% 42.7%
Return on equity 29.6% 46.2%
Return on assets 18.1% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 24.8% –
Return on capital employed 22.2% 43.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – –

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusBSCCO
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.76FY2026 $7.24FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +56.0%FY2026 +42.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.1% +6.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $20.00BFY2026 $16.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.3%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +25.1% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSCCO
Held by institutions 58.0% 9.2%
Institutions holding 1,005 856
Change in shares held, QoQ -4.7% +0.7%
Institutions buying 486 599
Institutions selling 337 219
Buyers to sellers 1.44 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.

BSCCO
B 1.00 0.67
SCCO 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, B and SCCO?

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

Which stock is cheaper, B and SCCO?

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

Which company is growing faster?

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

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%).

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%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Barrick Mining (B) +14.4%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +25.5%/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%.

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%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do B and SCCO move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.67, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, B 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, Barrick Mining (B) 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.