CE vs SCCO vs LYB Stock Comparison

Celanese, Southern Copper and LyondellBasell Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CE Celanese Corp
$48.63 +3.3% 1M +10.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$9.71B
Div. yield
0.31%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.40 -4.7% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$162.19B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
1.54%
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, LyondellBasell Industries 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCESCCOLYBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.34B $162.19B $43.56B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -4.6x 28.5x -123.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.7x 25.9x 7.2x LYB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.2% +32.8% -1.7% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -12.0% 35.9% -1.1% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.1% — 4.1% LYB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 63.7x 0.1x 4.3x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.31% 1.54% 5.10% LYB
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +10.9% +50.2% +37.4% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -21.7%/yr +27.7%/yr -6.9%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.7% 52.1% 42.7% LYB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 62/100 40/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

CESCCOLYB

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

AxisCESCCOLYB
Valuation 58 #40 of 94 44 #92 of 162 41 #56 of 94
Growth 23 #70 of 91 68 #48 of 147 24 #69 of 91
Profitability 33 #58 of 86 98 #4 of 122 55 #39 of 86
Financial Health 13 #83 of 95 46 #89 of 164 32 #65 of 95
Shareholder Returns 26 #52 of 70 56 #48 of 107 46 #38 of 70
Overall 31 62 40
  • CE ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LYB ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCESCCOLYBSPY
1 month +3.3%-4.7%+16.0% -0.2%
3 months +11.7%+8.6%+15.8% +3.9%
6 months -24.8%+15.2%-5.7% +8.2%
Year to date +15.0%+38.0%+55.7% +12.9%
1 year +10.9%+50.2%+37.4% +12.3%
3 years -57.2%+193.3%-25.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year -24.6%+43.2%-9.3% +23.3%
5 years -70.6%+239.5%-30.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -21.7%+27.7%-6.9% +10.9%
10 years -32.2%+645.0%-16.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year -3.8%+22.2%-1.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCESCCOLYBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.7%52.1%42.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.1%52.7%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.402.38-0.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.210.960.87 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.6%-45.2%-63.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.8%-11.5%-18.1% -1.2%
52-week high $69.24$219.70$82.38 $779.14
52-week low $35.53$117.83$42.28 $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.

MultipleCESCCOLYB
P/E now vs peer median -4.6xmedian 22.0x 28.5xmedian 13.3x -123.4xmedian 22.0x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 1.4x 10.3xmedian 3.2x 1.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 95.7xmedian 12.4x 16.5xmedian 7.3x 22.4xmedian 12.4x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 15.1x 31.8xmedian 14.7x 27.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.6x 12.8xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 1.6x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 1.66 1.15median 0.31 4.19median 1.66

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 monthsCESCCOLYB
Revenue $9.71B $15.79B $31.19B
Gross profit $2.03B $10.07B $3.98B
Operating income -$692.00M $8.98B $963.00M
Net income -$1.16B $5.68B -$346.00M
Free cash flow $708.00M $5.10B $1.58B
R&D $120.00M $53.10M $137.00M
EPS (diluted) $-10.60 $6.83 $-0.55
Cash & equivalents $1.36B $5.67B $2.63B
Total debt $12.01B $28.24B $12.91B
Shares (diluted) 110.25M 829.10M 646.00M
Enterprise value -$66.91M $141.06B $33.18B

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
MetricCESCCOLYB
P/E -4.6x 28.5x -123.4x
P/FCF 7.5x 31.8x 27.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x 24.1x 14.7x
P/S 0.5x 10.3x 1.4x
P/B 1.2x 12.8x 4.1x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 12.8x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 95.7x 16.5x 22.4x
EV/EBIT -23.1x 18.1x 55.9x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 10.3x 1.7x
EV/FCF 22.6x 31.9x 34.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 24.2x 18.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 1.15 4.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCESCCOLYB
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.2% 32.8% -1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 16.2% -10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -5.7% 45.5% 15.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -3.3% 23.2% -6.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 11.1% 52.8% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.7% 26.7% -31.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 29.1% 56.8% -232.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.8% 26.7% -29.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 52.8% -238.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -42.8% 24.7% -29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.5% 49.8% 26.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -16.2% 22.6% -14.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 12.0% 47.3% 240.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -13.2% 24.5% -21.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCESCCOLYB
Gross margin 20.9% 63.8% 12.8%
EBITDA margin 1.7% 62.5% 7.7%
Operating margin -7.1% 56.9% 3.1%
Pretax margin -11.6% 55.8% -0.2%
Net margin -12.0% 35.9% -1.1%
FCF margin 7.3% 32.3% 5.1%
Operating cash flow margin 10.1% 42.7% 9.5%
Return on equity -25.4% 46.2% -3.3%
Return on assets -5.3% 24.7% -1.0%
Return on invested capital -4.1% – 4.1%
Return on capital employed -3.9% 43.0% 3.6%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 1.2x -8.6x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCESCCOLYB
Debt / assets 56.1% 33.1% 37.4%
Debt / equity 2.6x 0.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 63.7x 0.1x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 17.0x 1.6x 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 78.6% 47.3% 69.0%
Equity / assets 21.4% 52.7% 31.0%
Interest coverage -1.0x – 1.8x
Current ratio 1.4x 5.1x 1.6x
Quick ratio 0.8x 4.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.3x 3.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.29 11.10 2.54

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCESCCOLYB
Dividend yield 0.3% 1.5% 5.1%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.3% 1.5% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) -1.1% 53.2% -385.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.8% 59.2% 84.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) -91.8% 41.8% -23.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -65.0% 6.3% -5.5%

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.

ConsensusCESCCOLYB
Forward P/E 7.7xFY2026 25.9xFY2026 7.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.33FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $9.42FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +59.0%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026 +454.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.2% +7.1% -30.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $9.75BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $32.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.2%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +3.9% +0.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCESCCOLYB
Held by institutions 100.0% 9.2% 37.4%
Institutions holding 458 856 878
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.8% +0.7% -1.9%
Institutions buying 246 599 469
Institutions selling 138 219 297
Buyers to sellers 1.78 2.74 1.58

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.

CESCCOLYB
CE 1.00 0.11 0.65
SCCO 0.11 1.00 -0.08
LYB 0.65 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CE, SCCO and LYB?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Celanese (CE) $5.34B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $162.19B, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) $43.56B.

Which company is growing faster?

Southern Copper (SCCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Celanese (CE) -2.2%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Celanese (CE) -12.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -1.1%). On return on invested capital, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) leads (Celanese (CE) -4.1%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 4.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Celanese (CE) +10.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +50.2%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) +37.4%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Celanese (CE) -21.7%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +27.7%/yr, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has the highest dividend yield: Celanese (CE) 0.31%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 1.54%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 5.10%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) has been the steadiest (Celanese (CE) 51.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%, LyondellBasell Industries (LYB) 42.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CE, SCCO and LYB?

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.