FCX vs SCCO vs SVM Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Southern Copper and Silvercorp Metals Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$61.76 -14.3% 1M +50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$89.72B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
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
4 wins
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
$7.95 -24.9% 1M +22.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
22.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.47M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Silvercorp Metals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Silvercorp Metals 6, Southern Copper 4, Freeport-Mcmoran 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXSCCOSVMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.72B $145.83B $1.89B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.5x 22.9x 22.0x SVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 23.1x 11.0x SVM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +38.7% +60.8% SVM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 37.2% 17.3% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% — 11.7% SVM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.0x -1.8x SVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.0% +28.8% +22.7% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +26.0%/yr +13.9%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.3% 52.8% 70.9% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 64/100 77/100 SVM

Percentile Scorecard

FCXSCCOSVM

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

AxisFCXSCCOSVM
Valuation 59 #69 of 168 46 #91 of 168 84 #27 of 168
Growth 48 #79 of 152 72 #44 of 152 86 #22 of 152
Profitability 67 #42 of 124 98 #4 of 124 83 #22 of 124
Financial Health 26 #124 of 166 48 #87 of 166 84 #27 of 166
Shareholder Returns 39 #71 of 115 59 #48 of 115 47 #62 of 115
Overall 48 64 77
  • FCX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SVM 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

PeriodFCXSCCOSVMSPY
1 month -14.3%-15.6%-24.9% -2.0%
3 months -8.2%-11.1%-22.1% -2.2%
6 months +7.1%+2.4%-34.0% +4.2%
Year to date +21.6%+23.1%-4.7% +10.6%
1 year +50.0%+28.8%+22.7% +10.4%
3 years +75.7%+152.0%+242.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +20.7%+36.1%+50.8% +20.2%
5 years +66.9%+217.6%+92.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+26.0%+13.9% +10.1%
10 years +475.6%+599.2%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +19.1%+21.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCXSCCOSVMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.3%52.8%70.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.1%54.2%73.4% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.232.422.65 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.030.550.32 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-45.2%-56.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.7%-21.1%-49.4% -3.2%
52-week high $79.91$219.70$15.71 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$117.83$6.09 $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.

MultipleFCXSCCOSVM
P/E now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 12.4x 22.6xmedian 12.4x 20.3xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 8.6xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 7.2x 13.4xmedian 7.2x 6.3xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 14.8x 26.2xmedian 14.8x 5.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 10.8xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.56median 0.26 0.80median 0.26 0.45median 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 monthsFCXSCCOSVM
Revenue $25.87B $17.11B $495.47M
Gross profit $7.00B $11.15B $302.64M
Operating income $6.92B $10.03B $165.81M
Net income $4.59B $6.38B $69.58M
Free cash flow $1.76B $5.60B $309.98M
R&D $198.00M $58.60M –
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $7.67 $0.39
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $4.82B $386.76M
Total debt $9.39B $8.00B $293.00K
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 829.10M 219.43M
Enterprise value $73.77B $120.56B $236.91M

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
MetricFCXSCCOSVM
P/E 30.2x 22.6x 20.3x
P/FCF 50.3x 26.2x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x 19.8x 5.4x
P/S 3.4x 8.6x 3.5x
P/B 2.8x 10.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 10.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x 13.4x 6.3x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 14.6x 8.3x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 8.6x 2.8x
EV/FCF 53.3x 26.1x 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 19.8x 4.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.56 0.80 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXSCCOSVM
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 38.7% 60.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 18.0% 31.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% 54.1% 146.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 25.1% 58.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 61.8% 44.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 28.8% 72.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 66.3% -7.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 30.1% 50.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 65.1% 1.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 28.1% 45.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% 60.3% 120.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 21.6% 53.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 60.9% 298.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 22.2% 189.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXSCCOSVM
Gross margin 27.1% 65.2% 61.1%
EBITDA margin 35.1% 64.0% 43.6%
Operating margin 26.8% 58.6% 33.5%
Pretax margin 25.7% 57.6% 57.4%
Net margin 11.4% 37.2% 17.3%
FCF margin 6.8% 32.7% 62.6%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 43.3% 65.4%
Return on equity 14.4% 48.5% 5.7%
Return on assets 7.7% 25.6% 4.4%
Return on invested capital 11.6% – 11.7%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 45.3% 12.0%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXSCCOSVM
Debt / assets 15.7% 31.2% 0.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.0x -1.8x
Debt / FCF 5.3x 1.4x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 46.9% 23.2%
Equity / assets 53.9% 53.1% 76.8%
Interest coverage – – 11.9x
Current ratio 2.1x 4.3x 3.5x
Quick ratio 0.7x 3.8x 3.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.9x 3.3x
Altman Z-score 2.96 9.91 4.15

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXSCCOSVM
Dividend yield 0.6% 2.5% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 0.2% – -0.3%
Shareholder yield 0.8% 2.5% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% 51.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 49.1% 58.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% 43.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% 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.

ConsensusFCXSCCOSVM
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $0.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% +7.1% +80.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $479.44MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% +3.9% +74.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXSCCOSVM
Held by institutions 86.6% 9.2% 55.1%
Institutions holding 1,883 859 186
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +0.7% +2.1%
Institutions buying 1,030 601 93
Institutions selling 603 220 64
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.73 1.45

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.

FCXSCCOSVM
FCX 1.00 0.87 0.68
SCCO 0.87 1.00 0.65
SVM 0.68 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, SCCO and SVM?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $89.72B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $145.83B, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.89B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, SCCO and SVM?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 30.5x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 22.9x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 22.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 19.7x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 23.1x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 17.3%). On return on invested capital, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) leads (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +50.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.8%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +22.7%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +10.8%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.0%/yr, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 0.00%. Silvercorp Metals (SVM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.3%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.8%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 70.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCX, SCCO and SVM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 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.