LZM vs SCCO vs ALM Stock Comparison

Lifezone Metals, Southern Copper and Almonty Industries Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LZM Lifezone Metals Ltd
$3.47 -12.2% 1M -35.4% 1Y
Market cap
$271.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$184.94 -8.4% 1M +48.0% 1Y
Market cap
$154.49B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$8.85 -35.0% 1M +16.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionLZMSCCOALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $271.13M $154.49B $1.92B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 27.3x 33.7x SCCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.5x 14.0x ALM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +32.8% +208.0% ALM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 35.9% 91.6% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x -0.7x ALM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -35.4% +48.0% +16.1% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +25.5%/yr +40.5%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.5% 52.0% 93.1% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 63/100 63/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

LZMSCCOALM

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

AxisLZMSCCOALM
Valuation – 45 #90 of 162 34 #108 of 162
Growth – 69 #47 of 147 93 #12 of 147
Profitability – 98 #4 of 122 80 #25 of 122
Financial Health 16 #139 of 166 47 #89 of 166 44 #93 of 166
Shareholder Returns – 58 #46 of 107 –
Overall – 63 63
  • LZM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM 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

PeriodLZMSCCOALMSPY
1 month -12.2%-8.4%-35.0% -1.0%
3 months +9.1%+3.1%-33.7% +2.9%
6 months -31.3%+3.5%-59.6% +6.4%
Year to date -18.7%+31.3%+0.5% +11.4%
1 year -35.4%+48.0%+16.1% +13.1%
3 years -62.3%+180.1%+953.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year -27.8%+41.0%+119.3% +21.5%
5 years —+211.2%+446.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+25.5%+40.5% +10.9%
10 years —+628.4%+2,358.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+22.0%+37.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLZMSCCOALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.5%52.0%93.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.5%52.7%90.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.642.373.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.450.920.17 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-45.2%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.8%-15.8%-62.2% -2.5%
52-week high $5.96$219.70$23.42 $779.14
52-week low $3.01$117.83$5.59 $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.

MultipleLZMSCCOALM
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.7x 27.1xmedian 12.7x 32.3xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 9.8xmedian 3.1x 37.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x 15.7xmedian 6.9x 5.1xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x 30.3xmedian 15.1x —median 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.1x 12.1xmedian 2.1x 6.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.27 1.10median 0.27 —median 0.27

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 monthsLZMSCCOALM
Revenue – $15.79B $62.16M
Gross profit – $10.07B $29.80M
Operating income – $8.98B $30.20M
Net income – $5.68B -$73.22B
Free cash flow – $5.10B –
R&D – $53.10M –
EPS (diluted) – $6.83 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $37.30M $5.67B $863.71M
Total debt – $28.24B $887.79M
Shares (diluted) 118.96M 829.10M 208.03M
Enterprise value $171.89M $133.28B $759.07M

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
MetricLZMSCCOALM
P/E – 27.1x 32.3x
P/FCF – 30.3x –
P/Operating cash flow – 22.9x –
P/S – 9.8x 37.4x
P/B 3.1x 12.1x 6.0x
P/Tangible book 3.1x 12.1x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA – 15.7x 5.1x
EV/EBIT – 17.3x 67.4x
EV/Revenue – 9.8x 32.7x
EV/FCF – 30.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.10 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLZMSCCOALM
Revenue growth (1Y) – 32.8% 208.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 45.5% 7,264%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 52.8% 9,134%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 56.8% -161.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) – 52.8% 162.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 47.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLZMSCCOALM
Gross margin – 63.8% 47.9%
EBITDA margin – 62.5% 635.6%
Operating margin – 56.9% 48.6%
Pretax margin – 55.8% 234.8%
Net margin – 35.9% 91.6%
FCF margin – 32.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 42.7% –
Return on equity – 46.2% –
Return on assets – 24.7% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 43.0% –
Asset turnover – 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – – 7,418%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLZMSCCOALM
Debt / assets – 33.1% 47.7%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x -0.7x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x –
Liabilities / assets 54.7% 47.3% 67.6%
Equity / assets 45.3% 52.7% 32.4%
Interest coverage – – 4.8x
Current ratio 0.7x 5.1x 9.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.4x 9.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 3.4x 9.3x
Altman Z-score – 10.69 2.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLZMSCCOALM
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.6% –
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.

ConsensusLZMSCCOALM
Forward P/E – 25.5xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.31FY2026 $7.24FY2026 $0.63FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +42.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +6.1% +109.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57MFY2026 $16.56BFY2026 $246.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.8%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 +939.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -11.3% +2.4% +174.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLZMSCCOALM
Held by institutions 29.5% 9.2% 59.4%
Institutions holding 90 856 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +0.7% +27.9%
Institutions buying 63 599 140
Institutions selling 17 219 30
Buyers to sellers 3.71 2.74 4.67

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.

LZMSCCOALM
LZM 1.00 0.48 0.40
SCCO 0.48 1.00 0.54
ALM 0.40 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LZM, SCCO and ALM?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lifezone Metals (LZM) $271.13M, Southern Copper (SCCO) $154.49B, Almonty Industries (ALM) $1.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, LZM, SCCO and ALM?

Southern Copper (SCCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 27.3x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 33.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Almonty Industries (ALM) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Almonty Industries (ALM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Lifezone Metals (LZM) -35.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +48.0%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +16.1%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +25.5%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +40.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Lifezone Metals (LZM) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 0.00%. Lifezone Metals (LZM) and Almonty Industries (ALM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Lifezone Metals (LZM) 79.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 93.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LZM, SCCO and ALM?

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 5. 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.