IE vs SCCO vs HBM Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, Southern Copper and Hudbay Minerals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$8.42 -20.8% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.34B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$191.72 -5.3% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$159.96B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
1.54%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$23.35 -13.6% 1M +43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$9.24B
P/E
13.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.13%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 6, Hudbay Minerals 5, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIESCCOHBMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.34B $159.96B $9.24B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -38.7x 28.1x 13.5x HBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.5x 15.8x HBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.6% +32.8% +12.1% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,138.7% 35.9% 27.7% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — 12.6% HBM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -13.0x 0.1x 0.1x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.54% 0.13% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.9% +39.0% +43.9% HBM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +28.1%/yr +27.4%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.0% 52.0% 62.6% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 63/100 70/100 HBM

Percentile Scorecard

IESCCOHBM

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

AxisIESCCOHBM
Valuation 25 #122 of 163 44 #91 of 163 82 #31 of 163
Growth 63 #56 of 148 68 #48 of 148 90 #16 of 148
Profitability 38 #77 of 123 98 #4 of 123 88 #16 of 123
Financial Health 87 #23 of 164 46 #89 of 164 48 #86 of 164
Shareholder Returns 14 #93 of 108 57 #47 of 108 44 #61 of 108
Overall 45 63 70
  • IE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HBM 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

PeriodIESCCOHBMSPY
1 month -20.8%-5.3%-13.6% +0.7%
3 months -9.9%+3.7%+2.7% +3.7%
6 months -34.4%+12.8%+1.0% +7.1%
Year to date -47.3%+36.1%+17.6% +12.8%
1 year -39.9%+39.0%+43.9% +11.9%
3 years -15.4%+188.2%+439.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.4%+42.3%+75.4% +22.8%
5 years —+244.9%+235.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+28.1%+27.4% +10.9%
10 years —+643.9%+469.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+22.2%+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIESCCOHBMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.0%52.0%62.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.1%52.3%67.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.342.382.76 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.520.750.70 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-45.2%-63.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.7%-12.7%-26.7% -1.2%
52-week high $19.92$219.70$31.87 $779.14
52-week low $7.68$117.83$14.58 $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.

MultipleIESCCOHBM
P/E now vs peer median -38.7xmedian 13.2x 28.1xmedian 13.2x 13.5xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 444.5xmedian 3.1x 10.1xmedian 3.1x 3.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 66.0xmedian 7.2x 16.3xmedian 7.2x 6.2xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.2xmedian 15.2x 31.4xmedian 15.2x 10.5xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x 12.6xmedian 2.2x 1.9xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.79median 0.30 1.14median 0.30 0.04median 0.30

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 monthsIESCCOHBM
Revenue $3.02M $15.79B $2.47B
Gross profit $1.78M $10.07B $972.40M
Operating income $14.34M $8.98B $1.10B
Net income -$5.89M $5.68B $680.00M
Free cash flow -$83.11M $5.10B $880.20M
R&D $78.04M $53.10M $58.40M
EPS (diluted) $-0.22 $6.83 $1.72
Cash & equivalents $256.88M $5.67B $890.90M
Total debt $214.09M $28.24B $3.67B
Shares (diluted) 158.35M 829.10M 396.65M
Enterprise value $559.15M $138.82B $6.55B

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
MetricIESCCOHBM
P/E -38.7x 28.1x 13.5x
P/FCF -16.2x 31.4x 10.5x
P/Operating cash flow -12.7x 23.7x 10.5x
P/S 444.5x 10.1x 3.7x
P/B 2.5x 12.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 12.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 66.0x 16.3x 6.2x
EV/EBIT 78.2x 17.9x 8.5x
EV/Revenue 371.2x 10.2x 3.8x
EV/FCF -13.5x 31.5x 10.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.6x 23.8x 10.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.79 1.14 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIESCCOHBM
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.6% 32.8% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 16.2% 24.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% 45.5% 32.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.6% 23.2% 71.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.6% 52.8% 89.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.7% 26.7% 126.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 93.6% 56.8% 139.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.4% 26.7% 410.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.3% 52.8% 122.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.2% 24.7% 346.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% 49.8% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 22.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% 47.3% 2,912%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 24.5% 115.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIESCCOHBM
Gross margin 58.7% 63.8% 39.4%
EBITDA margin 562.4% 62.5% 61.9%
Operating margin 474.5% 56.9% 44.7%
Pretax margin 207.3% 55.8% 47.3%
Net margin -1,139% 35.9% 27.7%
FCF margin -2,749% 32.3% 35.7%
Operating cash flow margin -3,507% 42.7% 35.6%
Return on equity -1.1% 46.2% 16.3%
Return on assets -1.0% 24.7% 43.1%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – 12.6%
Return on capital employed 2.7% 43.0% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 18.0x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 365.3% – 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIESCCOHBM
Debt / assets 6.0% 33.1% 78.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -13.0x 0.1x 0.1x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 1.6x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 9.3% 47.3% -231.7%
Equity / assets 90.7% 52.7% 331.7%
Interest coverage – – 14.9x
Current ratio 5.0x 5.1x –
Quick ratio 5.2x 4.4x –
Cash ratio 4.8x 3.4x –
Altman Z-score 13.91 10.98 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIESCCOHBM
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.1%
Net buyback yield -19.2% – -0.3%
Shareholder yield -19.2% 1.5% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 53.2% 1.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.2% 1.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 41.8% -260.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% -59.0%

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.

ConsensusIESCCOHBM
Forward P/E – 25.5xFY2026 15.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $1.48FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +47.8%FY2026 +120.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.1% +27.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $3.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +3.9% +18.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIESCCOHBM
Held by institutions 74.0% 9.2% 83.1%
Institutions holding 203 857 319
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.7% +10.9%
Institutions buying 126 600 200
Institutions selling 56 219 82
Buyers to sellers 2.25 2.74 2.44

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.

IESCCOHBM
IE 1.00 0.71 0.76
SCCO 0.71 1.00 0.85
HBM 0.76 0.85 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, SCCO and HBM?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.34B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $159.96B, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $9.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, IE, SCCO and HBM?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -38.7x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.1x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 13.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 15.8x). 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: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%). On return on invested capital, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) leads (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.0%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hudbay Minerals (HBM) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -39.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +39.0%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +43.9%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.1%/yr, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +27.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Southern Copper (SCCO) 1.54%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 0.13%. Ivanhoe Electric (IE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 62.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.