IAG vs NEM vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Iamgold, Newmont and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IAG Iamgold Corp
$17.08 -13.3% 1M +48.3% 1Y
Market cap
$9.75B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.68B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$112.65 -7.2% 1M +43.3% 1Y
Market cap
$118.30B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
2 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.40 -4.7% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$159.26B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Iamgold leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Iamgold 7, Southern Copper 3, Newmont 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIAGNEMSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.75B $118.30B $159.26B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 6.7x 12.8x 28.1x IAG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.2x 11.8x 25.9x IAG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +87.2% +23.7% +32.8% IAG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 39.4% 34.7% 35.9% IAG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 52.3% 8.6% — IAG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.5x 0.1x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.02% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.3% +43.3% +50.2% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.3%/yr +15.5%/yr +27.7%/yr IAG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.5% 48.0% 52.1% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 88/100 72/100 62/100 IAG

Percentile Scorecard

IAGNEMSCCO

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

AxisIAGNEMSCCO
Valuation 94 #10 of 162 73 #45 of 162 44 #92 of 162
Growth 97 #6 of 147 83 #26 of 147 68 #48 of 147
Profitability 100 #1 of 122 84 #21 of 122 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 61 #64 of 164 54 #76 of 164 46 #89 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 65 #38 of 107 56 #48 of 107
Overall 88 72 62
  • IAG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM 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

PeriodIAGNEMSCCOSPY
1 month -13.3%-7.2%-4.7% -0.2%
3 months +19.8%+23.1%+8.6% +3.9%
6 months +3.6%+2.5%+15.2% +8.2%
Year to date +3.6%+12.8%+38.0% +12.9%
1 year +48.3%+43.3%+50.2% +12.3%
3 years +562.0%+189.1%+193.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +87.8%+42.5%+43.2% +23.3%
5 years +482.9%+105.1%+239.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +42.3%+15.5%+27.7% +10.9%
10 years +334.6%+223.8%+645.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.8%+12.5%+22.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIAGNEMSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.5%48.0%52.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.5%51.3%52.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.281.802.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.760.900.96 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.6%-65.0%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.5%-16.6%-11.5% -1.2%
52-week high $24.57$135.14$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $10.96$78.63$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.

MultipleIAGNEMSCCO
P/E now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 13.3x 12.8xmedian 13.3x 28.5xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.2x 4.4xmedian 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 7.3x 13.9xmedian 7.3x 16.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 14.7x 11.6xmedian 14.7x 31.8xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 2.2x 12.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.06median 0.31 0.11median 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 monthsIAGNEMSCCO
Revenue $3.68B $26.61B $15.79B
Gross profit $1.85B $18.41B $10.07B
Operating income $2.54B $5.60B $8.98B
Net income $1.27B $9.44B $5.68B
Free cash flow $2.19B $10.07B $5.10B
R&D $30.20M $193.00M $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $2.49 $8.79 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $501.40M $8.83B $5.67B
Total debt $449.30M $5.09B $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 581.70M 1.05B 829.10M
Enterprise value $7.96B $83.44B $138.05B

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
MetricIAGNEMSCCO
P/E 6.8x 12.8x 28.5x
P/FCF 4.6x 11.6x 31.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.1x 8.9x 24.1x
P/S 2.7x 4.4x 10.3x
P/B 2.3x 3.3x 12.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 3.3x 12.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.3x 13.9x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 4.0x 20.2x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 4.3x 10.3x
EV/FCF 4.6x 11.2x 31.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.0x 8.7x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.06 0.11 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIAGNEMSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 87.2% 23.7% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 58.4% 34.0% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 192.3% 41.0% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 154.4% 55.7% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 57.6% 298.7% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 826.2% 45.7% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 34.0% 30.4% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 112.4% 136.8% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 234.8% 34.6% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 111.5% 119.7% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 328.3% 42.0% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 67.2% 60.7% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 144.4% 64.6% 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 122.0% 136.1% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIAGNEMSCCO
Gross margin 50.3% 69.2% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 82.1% 30.6% 62.5%
Operating margin 69.1% 21.0% 56.9%
Pretax margin 49.1% 52.8% 55.8%
Net margin 39.4% 34.7% 35.9%
FCF margin 59.5% 37.9% 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin 54.3% 49.2% 42.7%
Return on equity 29.2% 26.5% 46.2%
Return on assets 21.3% 16.3% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 52.3% 8.6% –
Return on capital employed 46.9% 10.7% 43.0%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.6x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIAGNEMSCCO
Debt / assets 7.5% 8.7% 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x -0.5x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.5x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 26.1% 38.4% 47.3%
Equity / assets 73.9% 61.6% 52.7%
Interest coverage 137.4x – –
Current ratio 1.7x 2.5x 5.1x
Quick ratio 1.0x 1.9x 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 1.6x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 6.35 4.24 11.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIAGNEMSCCO
Dividend yield – 0.9% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 4.8% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 5.8% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 11.7% 53.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.9% 59.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -1.2% 41.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -7.4% 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.

ConsensusIAGNEMSCCO
Forward P/E 9.2xFY2026 11.8xFY2026 25.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.85FY2026 $9.57FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +51.6%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +11.4% +10.1% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.73BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% +20.0% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIAGNEMSCCO
Held by institutions 65.8% 77.2% 9.2%
Institutions holding 319 1,787 856
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +1.5% +0.7%
Institutions buying 170 842 599
Institutions selling 101 719 219
Buyers to sellers 1.68 1.17 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.

IAGNEMSCCO
IAG 1.00 0.86 0.68
NEM 0.86 1.00 0.66
SCCO 0.68 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IAG, NEM and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iamgold (IAG) $9.75B, Newmont (NEM) $118.30B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $159.26B.

Which stock is cheaper, IAG, NEM and SCCO?

Iamgold (IAG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Iamgold (IAG) 6.7x, Newmont (NEM) 12.8x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Iamgold (IAG) is cheapest (Iamgold (IAG) 9.2x, Newmont (NEM) 11.8x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Iamgold (IAG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Iamgold (IAG) +87.2%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Iamgold (IAG) has the highest net margin (Iamgold (IAG) 39.4%, Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%). On return on invested capital, Iamgold (IAG) leads (Iamgold (IAG) 52.3%, Newmont (NEM) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Iamgold (IAG) +48.3%, Newmont (NEM) +43.3%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +50.2%. Over five years, Iamgold (IAG) compounded fastest (Iamgold (IAG) +42.3%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +15.5%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +27.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Iamgold (IAG) 0.00%, Newmont (NEM) 0.01%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%. Iamgold (IAG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Iamgold (IAG) 63.5%, Newmont (NEM) 48.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IAG, NEM 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, Iamgold (IAG) 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.