LZM vs SCCO vs CRS Stock Comparison

Lifezone Metals, Southern Copper and Carpenter Technology Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LZM Lifezone Metals Ltd
$3.65 -5.4% 1M -26.9% 1Y
Market cap
$312.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.00M
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

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionLZMSCCOCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $312.11M $159.96B $14.79B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -9.7x 28.1x 26.1x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.5x 21.3x CRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +62.4% +32.8% +10.2% LZM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -2,979.5% 35.9% 17.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 20.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 0.6x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.54% 0.27% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -26.9% +39.0% -7.7% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +28.1%/yr +57.5%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 79.5% 52.0% 49.2% CRS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 63/100 62/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

LZMSCCOCRS

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

AxisLZMSCCOCRS
Valuation 10 #147 of 163 44 #91 of 163 50 #82 of 163
Growth 52 #71 of 148 68 #48 of 148 70 #45 of 148
Profitability 12 #108 of 123 98 #4 of 123 72 #35 of 123
Financial Health 15 #140 of 164 46 #89 of 164 41 #97 of 164
Shareholder Returns 94 #8 of 108 57 #47 of 108 75 #28 of 108
Overall 37 63 62
  • LZM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRS 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

PeriodLZMSCCOCRSSPY
1 month -5.4%-5.3%-23.7% +0.7%
3 months +10.6%+3.7%-40.6% +3.7%
6 months -33.4%+12.8%-30.3% +7.1%
Year to date -14.5%+36.1%-5.1% +12.8%
1 year -26.9%+39.0%-7.7% +11.9%
3 years -61.0%+188.2%+373.8% +85.2%
3 years, per year -26.9%+42.3%+68.0% +22.8%
5 years —+244.9%+867.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+28.1%+57.5% +10.9%
10 years —+643.9%+841.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year —+22.2%+25.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLZMSCCOCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.5%52.0%49.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.8%52.3%52.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.692.381.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.75-0.16 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-45.2%-54.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.8%-12.7%-51.8% -1.2%
52-week high $5.96$219.70$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $3.01$117.83$280.03 $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.

MultipleLZMSCCOCRS
P/E now vs peer median -9.7xmedian 13.2x 28.1xmedian 13.2x 26.1xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 310.8xmedian 3.1x 10.1xmedian 3.1x 4.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -14.7xmedian 7.2x 16.3xmedian 7.2x 17.2xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.5xmedian 15.2x 31.4xmedian 15.2x 43.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.2x 12.6xmedian 2.2x 6.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.16median 0.30 1.14median 0.30 0.35median 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 monthsLZMSCCOCRS
Revenue $1.00M $15.79B $3.19B
Gross profit $70.01M $10.07B $995.30M
Operating income -$21.48M $8.98B $745.00M
Net income -$30.18M $5.68B $569.80M
Free cash flow -$68.77M $5.10B $340.80M
R&D – $53.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.35 $6.83 $11.40
Cash & equivalents $22.17M $5.67B $159.50M
Total debt – $28.24B $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 85.97M 829.10M 50.00M
Enterprise value $218.86M $138.82B $13.71B

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
MetricLZMSCCOCRS
P/E -9.7x 28.1x 26.1x
P/FCF -4.5x 31.4x 43.4x
P/Operating cash flow -19.7x 23.7x 23.9x
P/S 310.8x 10.1x 4.6x
P/B 3.5x 12.6x 6.8x
P/Tangible book 3.5x 12.6x 6.8x
EV/EBITDA -14.7x 16.3x 17.2x
EV/EBIT -13.5x 17.9x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 288.7x 10.2x 4.8x
EV/FCF -4.2x 31.5x 45.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -18.3x 23.8x 24.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.16 1.14 0.35

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLZMSCCOCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 62.4% 32.8% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -24.6% 16.2% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -37.0% 45.5% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) -16.0% 52.8% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 61.5% 26.7% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -6.4% 56.8% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 56.9% 26.7% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -4.4% 52.8% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 61.3% 24.7% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.0% 49.8% 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -37.7% 47.3% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.5% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLZMSCCOCRS
Gross margin 6,972% 63.8% 31.2%
EBITDA margin -1,964% 62.5% 28.0%
Operating margin -2,139% 56.9% 23.4%
Pretax margin -3,028% 55.8% 22.1%
Net margin -2,980% 35.9% 17.9%
FCF margin -6,848% 32.3% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin -1,575% 42.7% 19.4%
Return on equity -33.0% 46.2% 25.8%
Return on assets -14.6% 24.7% 15.0%
Return on invested capital – – 20.8%
Return on capital employed -14.5% 43.0% 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.2x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLZMSCCOCRS
Debt / assets – 33.1% 18.5%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 56.7% 47.3% 41.7%
Equity / assets 43.3% 52.7% 58.3%
Interest coverage -2.1x – –
Current ratio 0.5x 5.1x 3.9x
Quick ratio 0.4x 4.4x 1.9x
Cash ratio 0.4x 3.4x 0.3x
Altman Z-score -2.22 10.98 8.51

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLZMSCCOCRS
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.3%
Net buyback yield 3.3% – 1.7%
Shareholder yield 3.3% 1.5% 2.0%
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.

ConsensusLZMSCCOCRS
Forward P/E – 25.5xFY2026 21.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.31FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY – +47.8%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after – +7.1% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.57MFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +45.8%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -11.3% +3.9% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLZMSCCOCRS
Held by institutions 29.5% 9.2% 93.3%
Institutions holding 90 857 876
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.5% +0.7% -0.9%
Institutions buying 63 600 548
Institutions selling 17 219 249
Buyers to sellers 3.71 2.74 2.20

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.

LZMSCCOCRS
LZM 1.00 0.48 0.23
SCCO 0.48 1.00 0.42
CRS 0.23 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LZM, SCCO and CRS?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lifezone Metals (LZM) $312.11M, Southern Copper (SCCO) $159.96B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, LZM, SCCO and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lifezone Metals (LZM) -9.7x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.1x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 26.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carpenter Technology (CRS) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 21.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Lifezone Metals (LZM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Lifezone Metals (LZM) +62.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Lifezone Metals (LZM) -2,979.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Lifezone Metals (LZM) -26.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +39.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -7.7%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.1%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +57.5%/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%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.27%. Lifezone Metals (LZM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carpenter Technology (CRS) has been the steadiest (Lifezone Metals (LZM) 79.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.