HBM vs SCCO vs WLK Stock Comparison

Hudbay Minerals, Southern Copper and Westlake Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$23.35 -13.6% 1M +43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$8.59B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$191.72 -5.3% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$148.50B
P/E
26.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
WLK Westlake Corp
$66.01 +4.1% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$9.07B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.29B
Div. yield
0.03%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hudbay Minerals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hudbay Minerals 5, Southern Copper 4, Westlake 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBMSCCOWLKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.59B $148.50B $9.07B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.6x 26.2x -7.3x HBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x 25.5x 38.8x HBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% +32.8% -4.0% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.7% 35.9% -10.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% — -8.0% HBM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.1x -42.9x WLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.03% WLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +43.9% +39.0% -10.2% HBM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.4%/yr +28.1%/yr -7.5%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.6% 52.0% 43.0% WLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 63/100 41/100 HBM

Percentile Scorecard

HBMSCCOWLK

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

AxisHBMSCCOWLK
Valuation 82 #31 of 163 44 #91 of 163 45 #52 of 94
Growth 90 #16 of 148 68 #48 of 148 1 #91 of 92
Profitability 88 #16 of 123 98 #4 of 123 24 #66 of 86
Financial Health 48 #86 of 164 46 #89 of 164 50 #47 of 93
Shareholder Returns 44 #61 of 108 57 #47 of 108 83 #13 of 71
Overall 70 63 41
  • HBM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WLK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHBMSCCOWLKSPY
1 month -13.6%-5.3%+4.1% +0.7%
3 months +2.7%+3.7%-8.0% +3.7%
6 months +1.0%+12.8%-42.7% +7.1%
Year to date +17.6%+36.1%-10.7% +12.8%
1 year +43.9%+39.0%-10.2% +11.9%
3 years +439.3%+188.2%-42.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +75.4%+42.3%-16.9% +22.8%
5 years +235.5%+244.9%-32.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +27.4%+28.1%-7.5% +10.9%
10 years +469.5%+643.9%+27.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.0%+22.2%+2.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHBMSCCOWLKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.6%52.0%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.2%52.3%37.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.762.380.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.75-0.24 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.3%-45.2%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.7%-12.7%-46.5% -1.2%
52-week high $31.87$219.70$123.39 $779.14
52-week low $14.58$117.83$56.38 $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.

MultipleHBMSCCOWLK
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 13.2x 28.1xmedian 13.2x -6.8xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.1x 10.1xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 7.2x 16.3xmedian 7.2x -155.3xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 15.2x 31.4xmedian 15.2x -31.8xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 12.6xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.30 1.14median 0.30 0.16median 1.68

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 monthsHBMSCCOWLK
Revenue $2.47B $15.79B $11.29B
Gross profit $972.40M $10.07B $1.09B
Operating income $1.10B $8.98B -$1.25B
Net income $680.00M $5.68B -$1.21B
Free cash flow $880.20M $5.10B -$265.00M
R&D $58.40M $53.10M –
EPS (diluted) $1.72 $6.83 $-9.61
Cash & equivalents $890.90M $5.67B $1.64B
Total debt $3.67B $28.24B $5.07B
Shares (diluted) 396.65M 829.10M 128.50M
Enterprise value $5.44B $127.28B -$311.94M

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
MetricHBMSCCOWLK
P/E 13.5x 28.1x -6.8x
P/FCF 10.5x 31.4x -31.8x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x 23.7x 13.4x
P/S 3.7x 10.1x 0.7x
P/B 1.9x 12.6x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 12.6x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 16.3x -155.3x
EV/EBIT 8.5x 17.9x -9.4x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 10.2x 1.0x
EV/FCF 10.7x 31.5x -44.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x 23.8x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 1.14 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBMSCCOWLK
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% 32.8% -4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.6% 16.2% -6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% 45.5% -17.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 71.9% 23.2% -26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.3% 52.8% -1,286%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 126.5% 26.7% -39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 139.9% 56.8% -3,089%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 410.6% 26.7% -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.6% 52.8% -1,740%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 346.8% 24.7% -43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% 49.8% -34.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% -39.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2,912% 47.3% -390.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 115.3% 24.5% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBMSCCOWLK
Gross margin 39.4% 63.8% 9.6%
EBITDA margin 61.9% 62.5% -0.7%
Operating margin 44.7% 56.9% -11.0%
Pretax margin 47.3% 55.8% -11.4%
Net margin 27.7% 35.9% -10.9%
FCF margin 35.7% 32.3% -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 35.6% 42.7% 5.6%
Return on equity 16.3% 46.2% -13.0%
Return on assets 43.1% 24.7% -6.1%
Return on invested capital 12.6% – -8.0%
Return on capital employed – 43.0% -7.2%
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.2x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBMSCCOWLK
Debt / assets 78.4% 33.1% 26.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.1x -42.9x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 1.6x -19.1x
Liabilities / assets -231.7% 47.3% 52.6%
Equity / assets 331.7% 52.7% 47.4%
Interest coverage 14.9x – -6.1x
Current ratio – 5.1x 2.5x
Quick ratio – 4.4x 1.7x
Cash ratio – 3.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 10.98 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBMSCCOWLK
Dividend yield 0.1% 1.5% 3.2%
Net buyback yield -0.3% – 0.7%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 1.5% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 1.3% 53.2% -22.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.0% 59.2% -103.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -260.4% 41.8% 1.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -59.0% 6.3% 14.1%

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.

ConsensusHBMSCCOWLK
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 25.5xFY2026 38.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +120.9%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +27.7% +7.1% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.05BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $12.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.8%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% +3.9% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBMSCCOWLK
Held by institutions 83.1% 9.2% 31.0%
Institutions holding 319 857 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +0.7% -9.9%
Institutions buying 200 600 199
Institutions selling 82 219 118
Buyers to sellers 2.44 2.74 1.69

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.

HBMSCCOWLK
HBM 1.00 0.85 0.14
SCCO 0.85 1.00 0.16
WLK 0.14 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBM, SCCO and WLK?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $8.59B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $148.50B, Westlake (WLK) $9.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBM, SCCO and WLK?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.6x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 26.2x, Westlake (WLK) -7.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) is cheapest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 15.8x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x, Westlake (WLK) 38.8x). 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: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Westlake (WLK) -4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Westlake (WLK) -10.9%). On return on invested capital, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) leads (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.6%, Westlake (WLK) -8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hudbay Minerals (HBM) returned the most: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +43.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +39.0%, Westlake (WLK) -10.2%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +27.4%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.1%/yr, Westlake (WLK) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Westlake (WLK) has the highest dividend yield: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Westlake (WLK) 0.03%. Hudbay Minerals (HBM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westlake (WLK) has been the steadiest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 62.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Westlake (WLK) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HBM, SCCO and WLK?

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