BVN vs SCCO vs B Stock Comparison

Buenaventura Mining, Southern Copper and Barrick Mining 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
3 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.66 -6.3% 1M +20.6% 1Y
Market cap
$62.61B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Buenaventura Mining leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Buenaventura Mining 5, Southern Copper 3, Barrick Mining 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBVNSCCOBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.65B $146.98B $62.61B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 26.0x 9.6x BVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.4x 25.5x 10.3x BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +75.7% +32.8% +49.4% BVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 60.4% 35.9% 31.6% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 24.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x -0.1x B
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.6% +39.0% +20.6% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.4%/yr +28.1%/yr +16.1%/yr BVN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.8% 52.0% 46.9% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 63/100 79/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

BVNSCCOB

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

AxisBVNSCCOB
Valuation 61 #65 of 163 44 #91 of 163 86 #23 of 163
Growth 86 #22 of 148 68 #48 of 148 91 #14 of 148
Profitability 79 #27 of 123 98 #4 of 123 93 #9 of 123
Financial Health 55 #75 of 164 46 #89 of 164 52 #79 of 164
Shareholder Returns 89 #13 of 108 57 #47 of 108 71 #32 of 108
Overall 74 63 79
  • BVN ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B 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

PeriodBVNSCCOBSPY
1 month -13.8%-5.3%-6.3% +0.7%
3 months -13.8%+3.7%+2.6% +3.7%
6 months -15.6%+12.8%-1.7% +7.1%
Year to date -1.1%+36.1%-11.2% +12.8%
1 year +23.6%+39.0%+20.6% +11.9%
3 years +234.0%+188.2%+140.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +49.5%+42.3%+33.9% +22.8%
5 years +249.2%+244.9%+110.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +28.4%+28.1%+16.1% +10.9%
10 years +113.2%+643.9%+126.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +7.9%+22.2%+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBVNSCCOBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.8%52.0%46.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 56.9%52.3%50.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.882.381.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.450.750.44 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.0%-45.2%-48.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -37.0%-12.7%-27.0% -1.2%
52-week high $43.67$219.70$52.98 $779.14
52-week low $21.16$117.83$31.67 $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.

MultipleBVNSCCOB
P/E now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 13.2x 28.1xmedian 13.2x 10.1xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.8xmedian 3.1x 10.1xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x 16.3xmedian 7.2x 4.9xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 66.9xmedian 15.2x 31.4xmedian 15.2x 5.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.2x 12.6xmedian 2.2x 2.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.61median 0.30 1.14median 0.30 0.03median 0.30

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 monthsBVNSCCOB
Revenue $1.45B $15.79B $20.66B
Gross profit – $10.07B $11.56B
Operating income $349.40M $8.98B $10.94B
Net income $646.41M $5.68B $9.49B
Free cash flow – $5.10B $11.25B
R&D – $53.10M $481.00M
EPS (diluted) $1.08 $6.83 $3.82
Cash & equivalents $529.84M $5.67B $5.93B
Total debt $700.74M $28.24B $18.98B
Shares (diluted) 811.63M 829.10M 1.71B
Enterprise value $4.28B $125.77B $37.81B

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
MetricBVNSCCOB
P/E 8.0x 28.1x 10.1x
P/FCF 66.9x 31.4x 5.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 23.7x 6.9x
P/S 4.8x 10.1x 3.1x
P/B 1.6x 12.6x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 12.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 16.3x 4.9x
EV/EBIT 19.3x 17.9x 5.8x
EV/Revenue 4.6x 10.2x 3.1x
EV/FCF – 31.5x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.8x 6.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.61 1.14 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBVNSCCOB
Revenue growth (1Y) 75.7% 32.8% 49.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 39.5% 16.2% 24.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 45.5% 89.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% 56.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 252.6% 52.8% 111.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 122.1% 26.7% 62.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 55.3% 56.8% 137.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 26.7% 196.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 58.4% 52.8% 142.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 13.2% 24.7% 332.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.8% 84.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% 43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 47.3% 69.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.5% 33.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBVNSCCOB
Gross margin – 63.8% 56.0%
EBITDA margin – 62.5% 63.2%
Operating margin 24.1% 56.9% 53.0%
Pretax margin 55.1% 55.8% 58.9%
Net margin 60.4% 35.9% 31.6%
FCF margin – 32.3% 54.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 42.7% 45.5%
Return on equity 16.5% 46.2% 29.6%
Return on assets 11.7% 24.7% 18.1%
Return on invested capital – – 24.8%
Return on capital employed 7.0% 43.0% 22.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBVNSCCOB
Debt / assets 11.6% 33.1% 8.9%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x -0.1x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 29.1% 47.3% 47.8%
Equity / assets 70.9% 52.7% 52.2%
Interest coverage – – 63.6x
Current ratio 2.0x 5.1x 3.0x
Quick ratio 3.8x 4.4x 2.1x
Cash ratio 1.7x 3.4x 1.9x
Altman Z-score 3.61 10.98 2.80

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBVNSCCOB
Dividend yield 4.1% 1.5% 2.4%
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 1.5% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 53.2% 8.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.2% 7.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 41.8% -7.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% -0.1%

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.

ConsensusBVNSCCOB
Forward P/E 6.4xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.31FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $3.75FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +39.9%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026 +55.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -8.8% +7.1% +14.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.16BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $20.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.9% +3.9% +24.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBVNSCCOB
Held by institutions 44.5% 9.2% 0.0%
Institutions holding 274 857 1
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.7% +0.7% –
Institutions buying 143 600 1
Institutions selling 100 219 0
Buyers to sellers 1.43 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.

BVNSCCOB
BVN 1.00 0.72 0.78
SCCO 0.72 1.00 0.68
B 0.78 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BVN, SCCO and B?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $6.65B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $146.98B, Barrick Mining (B) $62.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, BVN, SCCO and B?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 7.6x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 26.0x, Barrick Mining (B) 9.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.4x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +23.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +39.0%, Barrick Mining (B) +20.6%. Over five years, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) compounded fastest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +28.4%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.1%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +16.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 52.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.