LZM vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Lifezone Metals and Southern Copper 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
3 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

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

Percentile Scorecard

LZMSCCO

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

AxisLZMSCCO
Valuation – 45 #90 of 162
Growth – 69 #47 of 147
Profitability – 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 16 #139 of 166 47 #89 of 166
Shareholder Returns – 58 #46 of 107
Overall – 63
  • LZM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO 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

PeriodLZMSCCOSPY
1 month -12.2%-8.4% -1.0%
3 months +9.1%+3.1% +2.9%
6 months -31.3%+3.5% +6.4%
Year to date -18.7%+31.3% +11.4%
1 year -35.4%+48.0% +13.1%
3 years -62.3%+180.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year -27.8%+41.0% +21.5%
5 years —+211.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+25.5% +10.9%
10 years —+628.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+22.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureLZMSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 79.5%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.5%52.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.642.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.450.92 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.1%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.8%-15.8% -2.5%
52-week high $5.96$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $3.01$117.83 $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.

MultipleLZMSCCO
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.7x 27.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 9.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x 15.7xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x 30.3xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 2.1x 12.1xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.27 1.10median 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 monthsLZMSCCO
Revenue – $15.79B
Gross profit – $10.07B
Operating income – $8.98B
Net income – $5.68B
Free cash flow – $5.10B
R&D – $53.10M
EPS (diluted) – $6.83
Cash & equivalents $37.30M $5.67B
Total debt – $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 118.96M 829.10M
Enterprise value $171.89M $133.28B

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

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLZMSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) – 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) – 52.8%
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
MetricLZMSCCO
Gross margin – 63.8%
EBITDA margin – 62.5%
Operating margin – 56.9%
Pretax margin – 55.8%
Net margin – 35.9%
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 – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLZMSCCO
Debt / assets – 33.1%
Debt / equity – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 54.7% 47.3%
Equity / assets 45.3% 52.7%
Interest coverage – –
Current ratio 0.7x 5.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 3.4x
Altman Z-score – 10.69

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLZMSCCO
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

LZMSCCO
LZM 1.00 0.48
SCCO 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LZM and SCCO?

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

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%. 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%. Lifezone Metals (LZM) 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%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do LZM and SCCO move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.48, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, LZM and SCCO?

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 3. 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.