LBSR vs SCCO vs TECK Stock Comparison

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals, Southern Copper and Teck Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.02 -4.3% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$161.88B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
1.53%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
TECK Teck Resources Ltd
$63.05 -3.2% 1M +45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$30.80B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.13B
Div. yield
0.82%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teck Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teck Resources 6, Southern Copper 4, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBSRSCCOTECKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.34M $161.88B $30.80B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x 28.4x 17.2x TECK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.8x 13.5x TECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +32.8% +41.8% TECK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 35.9% 17.8% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 18.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.1x -0.5x LBSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.53% 0.82% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -75.0% +44.0% +45.9% TECK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -48.7%/yr +28.4%/yr +17.7%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 225.4% 52.0% 46.3% TECK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 8/100 62/100 73/100 TECK

Percentile Scorecard

LBSRSCCOTECK

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

AxisLBSRSCCOTECK
Valuation 1 #160 of 162 43 #93 of 162 84 #27 of 162
Growth 19 #120 of 147 68 #48 of 147 71 #43 of 147
Profitability – 98 #4 of 122 73 #34 of 122
Financial Health 4 #157 of 164 46 #89 of 164 53 #77 of 164
Shareholder Returns 7 #100 of 107 56 #48 of 107 83 #19 of 107
Overall 8 62 73
  • LBSR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TECK 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

PeriodLBSRSCCOTECKSPY
1 month 0.0%-4.3%-3.2% +0.9%
3 months 0.0%+10.5%+9.7% +5.9%
6 months 0.0%+16.3%+12.1% +8.5%
Year to date -60.0%+37.7%+31.7% +13.3%
1 year -75.0%+44.0%+45.9% +12.4%
3 years -50.0%+192.7%+74.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -20.6%+43.1%+20.4% +23.5%
5 years -96.4%+249.0%+126.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year -48.7%+28.4%+17.7% +11.0%
10 years -98.1%+652.9%+199.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -32.7%+22.4%+11.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLBSRSCCOTECKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 225.4%52.0%46.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 495.0%52.5%45.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.742.382.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.850.99 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-45.2%-47.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -75.0%-11.7%-12.4% -0.9%
52-week high $0.08$219.70$71.97 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$117.83$38.23 $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.

MultipleLBSRSCCOTECK
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 13.4x 28.4xmedian 13.4x 17.2xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x 3.0xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 7.3x 16.5xmedian 7.3x 5.2xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 14.8x 31.7xmedian 14.8x 13.1xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 2.3x 12.7xmedian 2.3x 1.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 0.31 1.15median 0.31 -28.79median 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 monthsLBSRSCCOTECK
Revenue – $15.79B $10.13B
Gross profit – $10.07B $3.65B
Operating income -$1.09M $8.98B $4.02B
Net income -$1.09M $5.68B $1.69B
Free cash flow -$844.33K $5.10B $2.35B
R&D $174.76K $53.10M $60.80M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $6.83 $3.65
Cash & equivalents $42.27K $5.67B $4.26B
Total debt $1.98M $28.24B $2.55B
Shares (diluted) 111.24M 829.10M 495.40M
Enterprise value $1.52M $140.74B $13.23B

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
MetricLBSRSCCOTECK
P/E -2.0x 28.4x 17.2x
P/FCF -2.8x 31.7x 13.1x
P/Operating cash flow -2.8x 24.0x –
P/S – 10.3x 3.0x
P/B -4.4x 12.7x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -4.4x 12.7x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -6.1x 16.5x 5.2x
EV/EBIT -2.5x 18.1x 7.0x
EV/Revenue – 10.3x 2.8x
EV/FCF -3.2x 31.9x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x 24.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 1.15 -28.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBSRSCCOTECK
Revenue growth (1Y) – 32.8% 41.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% -2.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 45.5% 151.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% -6.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% 52.8% 260.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 26.7% 1.2%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,123% 56.8% 626.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% 26.7% 10.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -711.2% 52.8% 4,327%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 24.7% -0.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% 49.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 22.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% 47.3% 11,938%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 24.5% -23.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBSRSCCOTECK
Gross margin – 63.8% 36.0%
EBITDA margin – 62.5% 53.4%
Operating margin – 56.9% 39.6%
Pretax margin – 55.8% 32.8%
Net margin – 35.9% 17.8%
FCF margin – 32.3% 23.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 42.7% –
Return on equity – 46.2% 8.9%
Return on assets -1,789% 24.7% 5.1%
Return on invested capital – – 18.4%
Return on capital employed – 43.0% 13.0%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBSRSCCOTECK
Debt / assets 486.9% 33.1% 7.5%
Debt / equity -0.8x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.1x -0.5x
Debt / FCF -0.5x 1.6x 1.1x
Liabilities / assets 691.1% 47.3% 42.6%
Equity / assets -591.1% 52.7% 57.4%
Interest coverage -1.4x – 6.2x
Current ratio 0.2x 5.1x 3.1x
Quick ratio 0.1x 4.4x 2.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 3.4x 1.8x
Altman Z-score – 11.09 2.74

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBSRSCCOTECK
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.8%
Net buyback yield -41.2% – 3.0%
Shareholder yield -41.2% 1.5% 3.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 53.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 41.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusLBSRSCCOTECK
Forward P/E – 25.8xFY2026 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.51FY2026 $4.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +47.8%FY2026 +107.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.1% -14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.86BFY2026 $10.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.6%FY2026 +34.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.9% +11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBSRSCCOTECK
Held by institutions – 9.2% 69.3%
Institutions holding – 856 521
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% +3.2%
Institutions buying – 599 255
Institutions selling – 219 169
Buyers to sellers – 2.74 1.51

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.

LBSRSCCOTECK
LBSR 1.00 0.13 0.09
SCCO 0.13 1.00 0.79
TECK 0.09 0.79 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBSR, SCCO and TECK?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $2.34M, Southern Copper (SCCO) $161.88B, Teck Resources (TECK) $30.80B.

Which stock is cheaper, LBSR, SCCO and TECK?

Teck Resources (TECK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -2.0x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.4x, Teck Resources (TECK) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teck Resources (TECK) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.8x, Teck Resources (TECK) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teck Resources (TECK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Teck Resources (TECK) +41.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Teck Resources (TECK) 17.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Teck Resources (TECK) returned the most: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -75.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +44.0%, Teck Resources (TECK) +45.9%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -48.7%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.4%/yr, Teck Resources (TECK) +17.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Southern Copper (SCCO) 1.53%, Teck Resources (TECK) 0.82%. Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teck Resources (TECK) has been the steadiest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 225.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Teck Resources (TECK) 46.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBSR, SCCO and TECK?

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