IE vs ERO vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, Ero Copper and Southern Copper Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.03 -32.2% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.19M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$28.03 -26.1% 1M +35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$165.33 -19.1% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$138.52B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionIEEROSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.21B $2.99B $138.52B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.4x 7.6x 21.8x ERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 6.8x 22.3x ERO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.4% +106.7% +38.7% ERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,497.7% 32.4% 37.2% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% 27.3% — ERO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -15.4x 0.5x 0.0x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.9% +35.7% +25.0% ERO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.1%/yr +24.6%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.1% 63.9% 52.9% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 68/100 64/100 ERO

Percentile Scorecard

IEEROSCCO

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

AxisIEEROSCCO
Valuation 23 #130 of 169 69 #53 of 169 47 #90 of 169
Growth 59 #63 of 153 90 #16 of 153 71 #45 of 153
Profitability 30 #87 of 123 80 #25 of 123 98 #4 of 123
Financial Health 85 #25 of 165 35 #108 of 165 47 #88 of 165
Shareholder Returns 12 #102 of 116 66 #40 of 116 58 #49 of 116
Overall 42 68 64
  • IE ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ERO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO 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

PeriodIEEROSCCOSPY
1 month -32.2%-26.1%-19.1% -5.9%
3 months -34.2%-9.9%-14.4% -4.6%
6 months -48.8%+3.4%-7.0% +0.2%
Year to date -56.0%-0.9%+17.4% +7.5%
1 year -45.9%+35.7%+25.0% +8.2%
3 years -33.8%+110.1%+140.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year -12.9%+28.1%+34.0% +19.0%
5 years —+54.3%+200.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+9.1%+24.6% +9.4%
10 years ——+552.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+20.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIEEROSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.1%63.9%52.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.3%66.0%54.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.222.412.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.560.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-59.8%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-30.6%-24.7% -5.9%
52-week high $19.92$40.40$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$20.66$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.

MultipleIEEROSCCO
P/E now vs peer median -23.5xmedian 12.9x 7.4xmedian 12.9x 21.6xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 352.2xmedian 3.1x 2.4xmedian 3.1x 8.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 80.9xmedian 7.6x 5.1xmedian 7.6x 12.8xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 12.2x -10.7xmedian 12.2x 24.9xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 10.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.52median 0.19 0.12median 0.19 0.77median 0.19

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 monthsIEEROSCCO
Revenue $3.19M $1.22B $17.11B
Gross profit $1.88M $561.32M $11.15B
Operating income $9.11M $486.90M $10.03B
Net income -$15.91M $396.75M $6.38B
Free cash flow -$86.97M -$271.76M $5.60B
R&D $84.22M – $58.60M
EPS (diluted) $-0.30 $3.78 $7.67
Cash & equivalents $214.84M $114.05M $4.82B
Total debt $35.90M $467.51M $8.00B
Shares (diluted) 159.61M 104.13M 829.10M
Enterprise value $277.42M $2.58B $113.25B

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
MetricIEEROSCCO
P/E -23.5x 7.4x 21.6x
P/FCF -12.9x -10.7x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow -9.7x – 18.9x
P/S 352.2x 2.4x 8.2x
P/B 2.2x 2.2x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 2.2x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA 80.9x 5.1x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 103.5x 6.7x 13.9x
EV/Revenue 296.0x 2.7x 8.2x
EV/FCF -10.8x -12.0x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.1x – 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.52 0.12 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIEEROSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.4% 106.7% 38.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 41.6% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.3% 141.3% 54.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 50.9% 49.6% 25.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 108.6% 179.2% 61.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 62.5% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 76.0% 184.9% 66.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.7% 70.7% 30.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% 185.1% 65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 64.1% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.4% – 60.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% – 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 32.3% 60.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -17.2% 22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIEEROSCCO
Gross margin 59.0% 46.2% 65.2%
EBITDA margin 365.8% 53.3% 64.0%
Operating margin 285.9% 40.1% 58.6%
Pretax margin -115.6% 39.7% 57.6%
Net margin -1,498% 32.4% 37.2%
FCF margin -2,730% -22.4% 32.7%
Operating cash flow margin -3,648% – 43.3%
Return on equity -3.1% 37.9% 48.5%
Return on assets -2.8% 22.2% 25.6%
Return on invested capital 1.7% 27.3% –
Return on capital employed 1.8% – 45.3%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.6x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.3x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 329.7% 1.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIEEROSCCO
Debt / assets 6.5% 21.2% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -15.4x 0.5x 0.0x
Debt / FCF -0.4x -1.7x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 9.8% 39.5% 46.9%
Equity / assets 90.2% 60.5% 53.1%
Interest coverage – 10.8x –
Current ratio 4.4x – 4.3x
Quick ratio 4.5x – 3.8x
Cash ratio 4.2x – 2.9x
Altman Z-score 11.16 – 9.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIEEROSCCO
Dividend yield – – 2.6%
Net buyback yield -22.9% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield -22.9% -0.2% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 51.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 58.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 43.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusIEEROSCCO
Forward P/E – 6.8xFY2026 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $4.15FY2026 $7.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +95.8%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +19.8% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $16.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +57.4%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +6.3% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIEEROSCCO
Held by institutions 74.0% 67.3% 9.2%
Institutions holding 203 209 859
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +1.2% +0.7%
Institutions buying 126 125 601
Institutions selling 56 60 220
Buyers to sellers 2.25 2.08 2.73

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.

IEEROSCCO
IE 1.00 0.71 0.72
ERO 0.71 1.00 0.80
SCCO 0.72 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, ERO and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.21B, Ero Copper (ERO) $2.99B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $138.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, IE, ERO and SCCO?

Ero Copper (ERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -25.4x, Ero Copper (ERO) 7.6x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ero Copper (ERO) is cheapest (Ero Copper (ERO) 6.8x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 22.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ero Copper (ERO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -13.4%, Ero Copper (ERO) +106.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,497.7%, Ero Copper (ERO) 32.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%). On return on invested capital, Ero Copper (ERO) leads (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 1.7%, Ero Copper (ERO) 27.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ero Copper (ERO) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -45.9%, Ero Copper (ERO) +35.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +25.0%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Ero Copper (ERO) +9.1%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.00%, Ero Copper (ERO) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%. Ivanhoe Electric (IE) and Ero Copper (ERO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.1%, Ero Copper (ERO) 63.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IE, ERO 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, Ero Copper (ERO) 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.