COBA vs SCCO vs CRS Stock Comparison

Chilean Cobalt, Southern Copper and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COBA Chilean Cobalt Corp.
$2.15 -6.5% 1M +465.8% 1Y
Market cap
$124.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$191.72 -5.3% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$159.96B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
1.54%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 6, Carpenter Technology 4, Chilean Cobalt 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOBASCCOCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $124.64M $159.96B $14.79B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -36.7x 28.1x 26.1x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.5x 21.3x CRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +32.8% +10.2% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 35.9% 17.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 20.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 0.6x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.54% 0.27% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +465.8% +39.0% -7.7% COBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +28.1%/yr +57.5%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 153.8% 52.0% 49.2% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 63/100 62/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

COBASCCOCRS

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

AxisCOBASCCOCRS
Valuation 33 #110 of 163 44 #91 of 163 50 #82 of 163
Growth 13 #129 of 148 68 #48 of 148 70 #45 of 148
Profitability 9 #112 of 123 98 #4 of 123 72 #35 of 123
Financial Health 98 #5 of 164 46 #89 of 164 41 #97 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 57 #47 of 108 75 #28 of 108
Overall 38 63 62
  • COBA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRS 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

PeriodCOBASCCOCRSSPY
1 month -6.5%-5.3%-23.7% +0.7%
3 months -17.0%+3.7%-40.6% +3.7%
6 months +5.4%+12.8%-30.3% +7.1%
Year to date -12.6%+36.1%-5.1% +12.8%
1 year +465.8%+39.0%-7.7% +11.9%
3 years —+188.2%+373.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year —+42.3%+68.0% +22.8%
5 years —+244.9%+867.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+28.1%+57.5% +10.9%
10 years —+643.9%+841.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+22.2%+25.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOBASCCOCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 153.8%52.0%49.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 149.9%52.3%52.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.022.381.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.030.75-0.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-45.2%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-12.7%-51.8% -1.2%
52-week high $3.01$219.70$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $0.30$117.83$280.03 $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.

MultipleCOBASCCOCRS
P/E now vs peer median -36.7xmedian 13.2x 28.1xmedian 13.2x 26.1xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 10.1xmedian 3.1x 4.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x 16.3xmedian 7.2x 17.2xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -96.3xmedian 15.2x 31.4xmedian 15.2x 43.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 2.2x 12.6xmedian 2.2x 6.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 0.30 1.14median 0.30 0.35median 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 monthsCOBASCCOCRS
Revenue – $15.79B $3.19B
Gross profit – $10.07B $995.30M
Operating income -$1.54M $8.98B $745.00M
Net income -$3.35M $5.68B $569.80M
Free cash flow -$1.29M $5.10B $340.80M
R&D $101.94K $53.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $6.83 $11.40
Cash & equivalents $3.02M $5.67B $159.50M
Total debt – $28.24B $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 57.17M 829.10M 50.00M
Enterprise value $116.79M $138.82B $13.71B

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
MetricCOBASCCOCRS
P/E -36.7x 28.1x 26.1x
P/FCF -96.3x 31.4x 43.4x
P/Operating cash flow -96.3x 23.7x 23.9x
P/S – 10.1x 4.6x
P/B 26.7x 12.6x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 26.7x 12.6x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA – 16.3x 17.2x
EV/EBIT -78.8x 17.9x 20.6x
EV/Revenue – 10.2x 4.8x
EV/FCF -93.9x 31.5x 45.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -93.9x 23.8x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 1.14 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOBASCCOCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 32.8% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 45.5% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.0% 52.8% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.8% 26.7% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -217.7% 56.8% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.9% 26.7% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -141.7% 52.8% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 24.7% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -44.0% 49.8% 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 22.6% 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.0% 47.3% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% 24.5% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOBASCCOCRS
Gross margin – 63.8% 31.2%
EBITDA margin – 62.5% 28.0%
Operating margin – 56.9% 23.4%
Pretax margin – 55.8% 22.1%
Net margin – 35.9% 17.9%
FCF margin – 32.3% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin – 42.7% 19.4%
Return on equity -93.1% 46.2% 25.8%
Return on assets -90.7% 24.7% 15.0%
Return on invested capital – – 20.8%
Return on capital employed -43.3% 43.0% 22.4%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOBASCCOCRS
Debt / assets – 33.1% 18.5%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 2.7% 47.3% 41.7%
Equity / assets 97.3% 52.7% 58.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 24.8x 5.1x 3.9x
Quick ratio 23.4x 4.4x 1.9x
Cash ratio 23.4x 3.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 10.98 8.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOBASCCOCRS
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – – 1.7%
Shareholder yield – 1.5% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusCOBASCCOCRS
Forward P/E – 25.5xFY2026 21.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.51FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +47.8%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +7.1% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.86BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.6%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.9% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOBASCCOCRS
Held by institutions – 9.2% 93.3%
Institutions holding – 857 876
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% -0.9%
Institutions buying – 600 548
Institutions selling – 219 249
Buyers to sellers – 2.74 2.20

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.

COBASCCOCRS
COBA 1.00 -0.07 -0.06
SCCO -0.07 1.00 0.42
CRS -0.06 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COBA, SCCO and CRS?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chilean Cobalt (COBA) $124.64M, Southern Copper (SCCO) $159.96B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, COBA, SCCO and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Chilean Cobalt (COBA) -36.7x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.1x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carpenter Technology (CRS) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 21.3x). 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: Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chilean Cobalt (COBA) returned the most: Chilean Cobalt (COBA) +465.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +39.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.7%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.1%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +57.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Southern Copper (SCCO) 1.54%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.27%. Chilean Cobalt (COBA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Chilean Cobalt (COBA) 153.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COBA, SCCO and CRS?

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 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.