CE vs DQ vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Celanese, Daqo New Energy and Southern Copper Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CE Celanese Corp
$50.31 +13.8% 1M +35.8% 1Y
Market cap
$5.44B
P/E
20.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.85B
Div. yield
0.00%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
4 wins
DQ Daqo New Energy Corp.
$10.94 -0.6% 1M -65.8% 1Y
Market cap
$807.88M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$505.24M
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$173.44 -15.6% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$145.83B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 7, Celanese 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEDQSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.44B $807.88M $145.83B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x -2.5x 22.9x CE
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x — 23.1x CE
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.6% -20.9% +38.7% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.7% -62.7% 37.2% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 6.2x — 0.0x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.8% -65.8% +28.8% CE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.3%/yr -30.9%/yr +26.0%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.1% 55.9% 52.8% CE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 44/100 41/100 64/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

CEDQSCCO

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

AxisCEDQSCCO
Valuation 83 #17 of 95 43 #55 of 95 46 #91 of 168
Growth 34 #62 of 93 16 #78 of 93 72 #44 of 152
Profitability 57 #39 of 89 11 #79 of 89 98 #4 of 124
Financial Health 17 #80 of 96 95 #6 of 96 48 #87 of 166
Shareholder Returns 32 #51 of 74 – 59 #48 of 115
Overall 44 41 64
  • CE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • DQ ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCEDQSCCOSPY
1 month +13.8%-0.6%-15.6% -2.0%
3 months +11.2%-18.4%-11.1% -2.2%
6 months -27.1%-45.3%+2.4% +4.2%
Year to date +19.0%-62.9%+23.1% +10.6%
1 year +35.8%-65.8%+28.8% +10.4%
3 years -58.4%-58.1%+152.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year -25.4%-25.2%+36.1% +20.2%
5 years -69.8%-84.2%+217.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year -21.3%-30.9%+26.0% +10.1%
10 years -30.0%+134.3%+599.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year -3.5%+8.9%+21.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCEDQSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.1%55.9%52.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.8%56.1%54.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.371.562.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.70-1.180.55 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.6%-86.9%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.3%-69.3%-21.1% -3.2%
52-week high $69.24$35.69$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $35.53$10.09$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.

MultipleCEDQSCCO
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 20.6x -2.3xmedian 20.6x 22.6xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 1.4x 1.5xmedian 1.4x 8.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x 13.4xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 15.1x -2.3xmedian 15.1x 26.2xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 0.1xmedian 1.6x 10.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.43median 1.73 0.07median 1.73 0.80median 0.26

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 monthsCEDQSCCO
Revenue $9.85B $505.24M $17.11B
Gross profit $2.05B -$267.21M $11.15B
Operating income $781.00M -$348.41M $10.03B
Net income $274.00M -$317.00M $6.38B
Free cash flow $794.00M -$323.49M $5.60B
R&D $118.00M $5.78M $58.60M
EPS (diluted) $2.38 $-4.71 $7.67
Cash & equivalents $1.36B $546.48M $4.82B
Total debt $11.55B – $8.00B
Shares (diluted) 110.20M 67.35M 829.10M
Enterprise value -$309.80M -$3.49B $120.56B

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
MetricCEDQSCCO
P/E 21.1x -2.3x 22.6x
P/FCF 7.0x -2.3x 26.2x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x -6.4x 19.8x
P/S 0.6x 1.5x 8.6x
P/B 1.2x 0.1x 10.8x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 0.1x 10.8x
EV/EBITDA 9.5x – 13.4x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 0.2x 14.6x
EV/Revenue 1.6x -0.1x 8.6x
EV/FCF 19.8x 0.2x 26.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.6x 0.6x 19.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.43 0.07 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEDQSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.6% -20.9% 38.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.8% -42.8% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% -22.3% 54.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -4.8% -29.6% 25.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 134.0% 36.7% 61.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.3% -31.3% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 108.8% 29.2% 66.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -48.7% -32.0% 30.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 108.4% 30.5% 65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -49.6% -35.3% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -22.6% -5.9% 60.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -12.6% – 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -22.5% 51.9% 60.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -8.2% -32.5% 22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEDQSCCO
Gross margin 20.8% -52.9% 65.2%
EBITDA margin 16.8% – 64.0%
Operating margin 7.9% -69.0% 58.6%
Pretax margin 3.4% -63.4% 57.6%
Net margin 2.7% -62.7% 37.2%
FCF margin 8.1% -64.0% 32.7%
Operating cash flow margin 10.9% -22.8% 43.3%
Return on equity 6.0% -5.5% 48.5%
Return on assets 1.3% -5.0% 25.6%
Return on invested capital 4.1% – –
Return on capital employed 4.6% -6.0% 45.3%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.9x 0.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEDQSCCO
Debt / assets 55.1% – 31.2%
Debt / equity 2.5x – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 6.2x – 0.0x
Debt / FCF 14.5x – 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 77.9% 9.8% 46.9%
Equity / assets 22.1% 90.2% 53.1%
Interest coverage 1.1x – –
Current ratio 1.3x 4.5x 4.3x
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.6x 3.8x
Cash ratio 0.3x 1.3x 2.9x
Altman Z-score 1.54 – 9.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEDQSCCO
Dividend yield 0.2% – 2.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.2% – 2.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 5.1% – 51.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.8% – 58.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) -83.7% – 43.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -64.2% – 6.8%

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.

ConsensusCEDQSCCO
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 – 23.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.33FY2026 $-4.14FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.0%FY2026 – +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.2% – +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.75BFY2026 $764.55MFY2027 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +14.9%FY2027 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +19.5% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEDQSCCO
Held by institutions 100.0% 45.4% 9.2%
Institutions holding 458 116 859
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +11.7% +0.7%
Institutions buying 246 61 601
Institutions selling 138 36 220
Buyers to sellers 1.78 1.69 2.73

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.

CEDQSCCO
CE 1.00 0.13 0.10
DQ 0.13 1.00 0.27
SCCO 0.10 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CE, DQ and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celanese (CE) $5.44B, Daqo New Energy (DQ) $807.88M, Southern Copper (SCCO) $145.83B.

Which stock is cheaper, CE, DQ and SCCO?

Celanese (CE) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Celanese (CE) 20.8x, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -2.5x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 22.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Celanese (CE) is cheapest (Celanese (CE) 7.9x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 23.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southern Copper (SCCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Celanese (CE) +1.6%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -20.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Celanese (CE) 2.7%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -62.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Celanese (CE) returned the most: Celanese (CE) +35.8%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -65.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.8%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Celanese (CE) -21.3%/yr, Daqo New Energy (DQ) -30.9%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Celanese (CE) 0.00%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%. Daqo New Energy (DQ) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Celanese (CE) has been the steadiest (Celanese (CE) 51.1%, Daqo New Energy (DQ) 55.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CE, DQ 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, Southern Copper (SCCO) 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.