IE vs SCCO vs ERO Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, Southern Copper and Ero Copper Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.75 -25.9% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$173.44 -15.6% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$146.89B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$30.46 -19.7% 1M +47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.18B
P/E
8.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 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.

QuestionIESCCOEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.22B $146.89B $3.18B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -35.5x 23.1x 8.1x ERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.1x 7.3x ERO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.6% +38.7% +106.7% ERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,138.7% 37.2% 32.4% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 27.3% ERO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -13.0x 0.0x 0.5x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.3% +28.8% +47.8% ERO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +26.0%/yr +10.8%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.9% 52.8% 63.4% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 64/100 68/100 ERO

Percentile Scorecard

IESCCOERO

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

AxisIESCCOERO
Valuation 26 #124 of 168 46 #91 of 168 66 #58 of 168
Growth 62 #58 of 152 72 #44 of 152 89 #17 of 152
Profitability 37 #78 of 124 98 #4 of 124 81 #25 of 124
Financial Health 87 #23 of 166 48 #87 of 166 35 #108 of 166
Shareholder Returns 17 #96 of 115 59 #48 of 115 69 #36 of 115
Overall 46 64 68
  • IE ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ERO 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

PeriodIESCCOEROSPY
1 month -25.9%-15.6%-19.7% -2.0%
3 months -26.6%-11.1%+5.0% -2.2%
6 months -39.4%+2.4%+18.0% +4.2%
Year to date -51.5%+23.1%+7.7% +10.6%
1 year -42.3%+28.8%+47.8% +10.4%
3 years -28.8%+152.0%+125.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year -10.7%+36.1%+31.1% +20.2%
5 years —+217.6%+66.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year —+26.0%+10.8% +10.1%
10 years —+599.2%— +261.3%
10 years, per year —+21.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIESCCOEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.9%52.8%63.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.7%54.2%64.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.432.422.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.550.550.75 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-45.2%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.1%-21.1%-24.6% -3.2%
52-week high $19.92$219.70$40.40 $779.14
52-week low $7.55$117.83$19.89 $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.

MultipleIESCCOERO
P/E now vs peer median -35.7xmedian 12.4x 22.6xmedian 12.4x 8.0xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 409.2xmedian 2.9x 8.6xmedian 2.9x 2.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 59.7xmedian 7.2x 13.4xmedian 7.2x 5.4xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.9xmedian 14.8x 26.2xmedian 14.8x -11.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.1x 10.8xmedian 2.1x 2.4xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.72median 0.26 0.80median 0.26 0.13median 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 monthsIESCCOERO
Revenue $3.02M $17.11B $1.22B
Gross profit $1.78M $11.15B $561.32M
Operating income $14.34M $10.03B $486.90M
Net income -$5.89M $6.38B $396.75M
Free cash flow -$83.11M $5.60B -$271.76M
R&D $78.04M $58.60M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.22 $7.67 $3.78
Cash & equivalents $256.88M $4.82B $114.05M
Total debt $35.19M $8.00B $467.51M
Shares (diluted) 158.35M 829.10M 104.13M
Enterprise value $433.83M $121.62B $2.77B

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
MetricIESCCOERO
P/E -35.7x 22.6x 8.0x
P/FCF -14.9x 26.2x -11.7x
P/Operating cash flow -11.7x 19.8x –
P/S 409.2x 8.6x 2.6x
P/B 2.3x 10.8x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 10.8x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 59.7x 13.4x 5.4x
EV/EBIT 70.8x 14.6x 7.2x
EV/Revenue 335.8x 8.6x 2.9x
EV/FCF -12.2x 26.1x -13.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -9.6x 19.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.72 0.80 0.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIESCCOERO
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.6% 38.7% 106.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 18.0% 41.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% 54.1% 141.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.6% 25.1% 49.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.6% 61.8% 179.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 28.8% 62.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 93.6% 66.3% 184.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.4% 30.1% 70.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.3% 65.1% 185.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.2% 28.1% 64.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 60.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 21.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% 60.9% 32.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 22.2% -17.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIESCCOERO
Gross margin 58.7% 65.2% 46.2%
EBITDA margin 562.4% 64.0% 53.3%
Operating margin 474.5% 58.6% 40.1%
Pretax margin 207.3% 57.6% 39.7%
Net margin -1,139% 37.2% 32.4%
FCF margin -2,749% 32.7% -22.4%
Operating cash flow margin -3,507% 43.3% –
Return on equity -1.1% 48.5% 37.9%
Return on assets -1.0% 25.6% 22.2%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 27.3%
Return on capital employed 2.7% 45.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 18.0x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 365.3% – 1.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIESCCOERO
Debt / assets 6.0% 31.2% 21.2%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -13.0x 0.0x 0.5x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 1.4x -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 9.3% 46.9% 39.5%
Equity / assets 90.7% 53.1% 60.5%
Interest coverage – – 10.8x
Current ratio 5.0x 4.3x –
Quick ratio 5.2x 3.8x –
Cash ratio 4.8x 2.9x –
Altman Z-score 12.73 9.91 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIESCCOERO
Dividend yield – 2.5% –
Net buyback yield -20.9% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield -20.9% 2.5% -0.2%
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.

ConsensusIESCCOERO
Forward P/E – 23.1xFY2026 7.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $4.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +47.8%FY2026 +96.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.1% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +57.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +3.9% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

IESCCOERO
IE 1.00 0.71 0.70
SCCO 0.71 1.00 0.79
ERO 0.70 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, SCCO and ERO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.22B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $146.89B, Ero Copper (ERO) $3.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, IE, SCCO and ERO?

Ero Copper (ERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -35.5x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 23.1x, Ero Copper (ERO) 8.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ero Copper (ERO) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 23.1x, Ero Copper (ERO) 7.3x). 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) -20.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%, Ero Copper (ERO) +106.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%, Ero Copper (ERO) 32.4%). On return on invested capital, Ero Copper (ERO) leads (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.0%, Ero Copper (ERO) 27.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ero Copper (ERO) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -42.3%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.8%, Ero Copper (ERO) +47.8%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.0%/yr, Ero Copper (ERO) +10.8%/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%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Ero Copper (ERO) 0.00%. 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) 76.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.8%, Ero Copper (ERO) 63.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IE, SCCO and ERO?

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.