BVN vs ERO vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Buenaventura Mining, Ero Copper and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$32.17 -14.1% 1M +54.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.35B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.02 -4.3% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$161.88B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
1.53%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Buenaventura Mining leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Buenaventura Mining 6, Southern Copper 3, Ero Copper 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBVNEROSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.26B $3.35B $161.88B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.3x 10.7x 28.4x BVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.6x 7.7x 25.8x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +75.7% +94.9% +32.8% ERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 60.4% 30.0% 35.9% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.9x 0.1x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.95% — 1.53% BVN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% +54.6% +44.0% ERO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.4%/yr +11.5%/yr +28.4%/yr BVN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.6% 62.9% 52.0% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 63/100 62/100 BVN

Percentile Scorecard

BVNEROSCCO

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

AxisBVNEROSCCO
Valuation 60 #65 of 162 56 #72 of 162 43 #93 of 162
Growth 85 #23 of 147 82 #28 of 147 68 #48 of 147
Profitability 78 #28 of 122 76 #30 of 122 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 55 #75 of 164 31 #114 of 164 46 #89 of 164
Shareholder Returns 89 #13 of 107 71 #32 of 107 56 #48 of 107
Overall 73 63 62
  • BVN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ERO 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

PeriodBVNEROSCCOSPY
1 month -10.6%-14.1%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months -5.3%+27.4%+10.5% +5.9%
6 months -4.7%+24.0%+16.3% +8.5%
Year to date +2.8%+13.7%+37.7% +13.3%
1 year +29.4%+54.6%+44.0% +12.4%
3 years +239.0%+132.3%+192.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +50.3%+32.5%+43.1% +23.5%
5 years +263.1%+72.4%+249.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +29.4%+11.5%+28.4% +11.0%
10 years +121.6%—+652.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.3%—+22.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBVNEROSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.6%62.9%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%64.0%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.882.422.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.560.870.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-59.8%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.5%-20.4%-11.7% -0.9%
52-week high $43.67$40.40$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $21.16$19.89$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.

MultipleBVNEROSCCO
P/E now vs peer median 8.3xmedian 13.4x 10.7xmedian 13.4x 28.4xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 7.2xmedian 7.3x 16.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.6xmedian 14.8x -12.5xmedian 14.8x 31.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 2.3x 12.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.63median 0.31 0.21median 0.31 1.15median 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 monthsBVNEROSCCO
Revenue $1.45B $1.04B $15.79B
Gross profit – $449.15M $10.07B
Operating income $349.40M $379.69M $8.98B
Net income $646.41M $315.31M $5.68B
Free cash flow – -$268.65M $5.10B
R&D – – $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $3.01 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $529.84M $101.74M $5.67B
Total debt $700.74M $2.38B $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 811.63M 104.13M 829.10M
Enterprise value $5.10B $2.99B $140.74B

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
MetricBVNEROSCCO
P/E 8.3x 10.7x 28.4x
P/FCF 69.6x -12.5x 31.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – 24.0x
P/S 5.0x 3.2x 10.3x
P/B 1.7x 2.8x 12.7x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 2.8x 12.7x
EV/EBITDA – 7.2x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 20.0x 10.0x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 4.8x 3.6x 10.3x
EV/FCF – -14.2x 31.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.63 0.21 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBVNEROSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 75.7% 94.9% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 36.8% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 96.2% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.6% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 252.6% 120.6% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 122.1% 54.3% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% 118.8% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 57.4% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.4% 118.9% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 51.3% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 32.3% 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -11.3% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBVNEROSCCO
Gross margin – 43.0% 63.8%
EBITDA margin – 50.6% 62.5%
Operating margin 24.1% 36.3% 56.9%
Pretax margin 55.1% 37.2% 55.8%
Net margin 60.4% 30.0% 35.9%
FCF margin – -25.7% 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 42.7%
Return on equity 16.5% 38.3% 46.2%
Return on assets 11.7% 21.0% 24.7%
Return on invested capital – 22.0% –
Return on capital employed 7.0% – 43.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBVNEROSCCO
Debt / assets 11.6% 25.7% 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.9x 0.1x
Debt / FCF – -2.1x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 29.1% 43.7% 47.3%
Equity / assets 70.9% 56.3% 52.7%
Interest coverage – 8.2x –
Current ratio 2.0x – 5.1x
Quick ratio 3.8x – 4.4x
Cash ratio 1.7x – 3.4x
Altman Z-score 3.70 – 11.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBVNEROSCCO
Dividend yield 3.9% – 1.5%
Net buyback yield – -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 3.9% -0.2% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 53.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 59.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 41.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusBVNEROSCCO
Forward P/E 6.6xFY2026 7.7xFY2026 25.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.31FY2026 $4.16FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.9%FY2026 +96.2%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% +20.4% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.16BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +57.4%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.9% +5.5% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBVNEROSCCO
Held by institutions 44.5% 67.3% 9.2%
Institutions holding 273 208 856
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +1.2% +0.7%
Institutions buying 143 125 599
Institutions selling 99 60 219
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.08 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.

BVNEROSCCO
BVN 1.00 0.68 0.72
ERO 0.68 1.00 0.80
SCCO 0.72 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BVN, ERO and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $7.26B, Ero Copper (ERO) $3.35B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $161.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, BVN, ERO and SCCO?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.3x, Ero Copper (ERO) 10.7x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.6x, Ero Copper (ERO) 7.7x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ero Copper (ERO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%, Ero Copper (ERO) +94.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%, Ero Copper (ERO) 30.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ero Copper (ERO) returned the most: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +29.4%, Ero Copper (ERO) +54.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +44.0%. Over five years, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) compounded fastest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +29.4%/yr, Ero Copper (ERO) +11.5%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest dividend yield: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 3.95%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 1.53%. Ero Copper (ERO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.6%, Ero Copper (ERO) 62.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BVN, ERO 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, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 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.