GSM vs SND vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Ferroglobe, Smart Sand and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GSM Ferroglobe PLC
$4.01 +0.5% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$755.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$4.95 -5.9% 1M +123.0% 1Y
Market cap
$190.80M
P/E
18.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
4 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.02 -4.3% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$158.52B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 5, Smart Sand 4, Ferroglobe 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSMSNDSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $755.33M $190.80M $158.52B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.7x 18.2x 28.0x SND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 25.8x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.5% +26.5% +32.8% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 2.7% 35.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.5% 3.1% — SND
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.1x 0.1x GSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.1% +123.0% +44.0% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.6%/yr +16.8%/yr +28.4%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.6% 70.7% 52.0% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 73/100 62/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

GSMSNDSCCO

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

AxisGSMSNDSCCO
Valuation 78 #37 of 162 96 #7 of 162 43 #93 of 162
Growth 17 #122 of 147 76 #36 of 147 68 #48 of 147
Profitability 39 #75 of 122 55 #55 of 122 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 50 #82 of 164 44 #92 of 164 46 #89 of 164
Shareholder Returns 67 #36 of 107 94 #7 of 107 56 #48 of 107
Overall 50 73 62
  • GSM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO 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

PeriodGSMSNDSCCOSPY
1 month +0.5%-5.9%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months +26.9%+19.0%+10.5% +5.9%
6 months -10.7%-7.3%+16.3% +8.5%
Year to date -13.6%+23.8%+37.7% +13.3%
1 year -20.1%+123.0%+44.0% +12.4%
3 years -9.5%+145.0%+192.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.3%+34.8%+43.1% +23.5%
5 years -39.5%+117.1%+249.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.6%+16.8%+28.4% +11.0%
10 years -56.4%—+652.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year -8.0%—+22.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGSMSNDSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.6%70.7%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.9%80.9%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.36-0.102.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.341.740.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-70.3%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-14.9%-11.7% -0.9%
52-week high $5.45$5.82$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $3.14$2.09$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.

MultipleGSMSNDSCCO
P/E now vs peer median -18.7xmedian 13.4x 18.5xmedian 13.4x 28.4xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.3x 5.1xmedian 7.3x 16.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.4xmedian 14.8x 5.6xmedian 14.8x 31.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.3x 0.8xmedian 2.3x 12.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 0.31 2.95median 0.31 1.15median 0.31

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 monthsGSMSNDSCCO
Revenue $1.37B $386.99M $15.79B
Gross profit – $52.09M $10.07B
Operating income -$37.28M $7.85M $8.98B
Net income -$45.85M $10.49M $5.68B
Free cash flow $14.57M $34.63M $5.10B
R&D – – $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $0.25 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $93.08M $10.20M $5.67B
Total debt $372.14M $14.66M $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 188.36M 41.37M 829.10M
Enterprise value $271.57M $133.52M $137.30B

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
MetricGSMSNDSCCO
P/E -18.7x 18.5x 28.4x
P/FCF 51.4x 5.6x 31.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 4.1x 24.0x
P/S 0.5x 0.5x 10.3x
P/B 1.0x 0.8x 12.7x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 0.8x 12.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x 5.1x 16.5x
EV/EBIT -19.2x 25.2x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 0.5x 10.3x
EV/FCF 49.2x 5.7x 31.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x 4.2x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 2.95 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSMSNDSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.5% 26.5% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 8.6% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 64.5% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.3% 193.0% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 4.3% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 48.4% 1,206% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 9.4% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.0% 1,143% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.2% 6.3% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.8% 350.4% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.3% 7.8% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.7% 16,392% 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.9% 18.7% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSMSNDSCCO
Gross margin – 13.5% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 3.2% 10.0% 62.5%
Operating margin -2.7% 2.0% 56.9%
Pretax margin -1.6% 1.9% 55.8%
Net margin -3.0% 2.7% 35.9%
FCF margin 1.1% 8.9% 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% 12.1% 42.7%
Return on equity -6.6% 4.4% 46.2%
Return on assets -3.0% 3.1% 24.7%
Return on invested capital -4.5% 3.1% –
Return on capital employed -2.6% 2.7% 43.0%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x 4.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSMSNDSCCO
Debt / assets 3.9% 4.2% 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 4.1x 0.4x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 31.4% 47.3%
Equity / assets 46.3% 68.6% 52.7%
Interest coverage -1.8x – –
Current ratio 5.9x 1.7x 5.1x
Quick ratio 3.1x 1.0x 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x 0.2x 3.4x
Altman Z-score – 2.66 11.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSMSNDSCCO
Dividend yield 1.1% 5.1% 1.5%
Net buyback yield -0.6% 0.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 5.9% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusGSMSNDSCCO
Forward P/E – – 25.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -1,000.0%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $380.19MFY2026 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% – +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSMSNDSCCO
Held by institutions 55.9% 49.7% 9.2%
Institutions holding 174 91 856
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +12.9% +0.7%
Institutions buying 94 69 599
Institutions selling 58 17 219
Buyers to sellers 1.62 4.06 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.

GSMSNDSCCO
GSM 1.00 0.00 0.37
SND 0.00 1.00 0.06
SCCO 0.37 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSM, SND and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ferroglobe (GSM) $755.33M, Smart Sand (SND) $190.80M, Southern Copper (SCCO) $158.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, GSM, SND and SCCO?

Smart Sand (SND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ferroglobe (GSM) -18.7x, Smart Sand (SND) 18.2x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.0x). 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: Ferroglobe (GSM) -8.5%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Ferroglobe (GSM) -3.0%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%). On return on invested capital, Smart Sand (SND) leads (Ferroglobe (GSM) -4.5%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Ferroglobe (GSM) -20.1%, Smart Sand (SND) +123.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +44.0%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Ferroglobe (GSM) -9.6%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +16.8%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ferroglobe (GSM) 0.00%, Smart Sand (SND) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%. Ferroglobe (GSM) and Smart Sand (SND) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Ferroglobe (GSM) 58.6%, Smart Sand (SND) 70.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GSM, SND 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 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.