MEOH vs NTR vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Methanex, Nutrien and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MEOH Methanex Corp
$62.76 +5.6% 1M +84.6% 1Y
Market cap
$5.15B
P/E
14.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.73B
Div. yield
–
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
5 wins
NTR Nutrien Ltd.
$68.47 -3.8% 1M +21.3% 1Y
Market cap
$33.60B
P/E
15.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.21B
Div. yield
–
Fertilizers Basic Materials
1 win
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$191.72 -5.3% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$146.98B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMEOHNTRSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.15B $33.60B $146.98B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.3x 15.0x 26.0x MEOH
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 5.8x 13.5x 25.5x MEOH
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.4% +8.6% +32.8% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.6% 7.9% 35.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.6% 11.8% — MEOH
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.3x 0.1x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +84.6% +21.3% +39.0% MEOH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.0%/yr -0.4%/yr +28.1%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.4% 33.1% 52.0% NTR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 87/100 68/100 63/100 MEOH

Percentile Scorecard

MEOHNTRSCCO

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

AxisMEOHNTRSCCO
Valuation 93 #8 of 94 89 #11 of 94 44 #91 of 163
Growth 95 #6 of 92 60 #37 of 92 68 #48 of 148
Profitability 98 #3 of 86 77 #21 of 86 98 #4 of 123
Financial Health 79 #20 of 93 74 #25 of 93 46 #89 of 164
Shareholder Returns 69 #23 of 71 39 #44 of 71 57 #47 of 108
Overall 87 68 63
  • MEOH ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • NTR ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • 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

PeriodMEOHNTRSCCOSPY
1 month +5.6%-3.8%-5.3% +0.7%
3 months +13.7%-3.2%+3.7% +3.7%
6 months -4.2%-9.9%+12.8% +7.1%
Year to date +58.0%+10.9%+36.1% +12.8%
1 year +84.6%+21.3%+39.0% +11.9%
3 years +51.5%+22.2%+188.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +14.9%+6.9%+42.3% +22.8%
5 years +40.2%-2.1%+244.9% +67.6%
5 years, per year +7.0%-0.4%+28.1% +10.9%
10 years +69.3%—+643.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.4%—+22.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMEOHNTRSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.4%33.1%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.8%34.6%52.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.30-0.232.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.680.640.75 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-61.5%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.5%-18.4%-12.7% -1.2%
52-week high $65.72$83.94$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $33.88$53.64$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.

MultipleMEOHNTRSCCO
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 21.0x 14.9xmedian 21.0x 28.1xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.4x 1.2xmedian 1.4x 10.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 12.9x 5.5xmedian 12.9x 16.3xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 15.5x 5.3xmedian 15.5x 31.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.7x 12.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.51median 1.68 -1.15median 1.68 1.14median 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 monthsMEOHNTRSCCO
Revenue $4.73B $28.21B $15.79B
Gross profit – $8.75B $10.07B
Operating income $972.07M $5.49B $8.98B
Net income $457.86M $5.57B $5.68B
Free cash flow $1.57B $6.28B $5.10B
R&D – – $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $4.95 $4.59 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $911.70M $921.00M $5.67B
Total debt $2.08B $11.39B $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 72.61M 486.52M 829.10M
Enterprise value $3.05B $30.43B $125.77B

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
MetricMEOHNTRSCCO
P/E 12.7x 14.9x 28.1x
P/FCF 3.1x 5.3x 31.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.1x 7.9x 23.7x
P/S 1.0x 1.2x 10.1x
P/B 1.6x 1.3x 12.6x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.4x 12.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.1x 5.5x 16.3x
EV/EBIT 6.2x 7.9x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 1.5x 10.2x
EV/FCF 3.8x 6.9x 31.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 3.8x 10.4x 23.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.51 -1.15 1.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMEOHNTRSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.4% 8.6% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.7% -5.6% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 15.5% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -8.0% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 65.8% 140.9% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 52.5% -20.1% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.9% 77.9% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.4% 14.3% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 62.1% 86.8% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.0% -13.0% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 67.7% 14.0% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.7% -15.8% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.7% 10.8% 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.7% -13.9% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMEOHNTRSCCO
Gross margin – 31.0% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 30.8% 28.0% 62.5%
Operating margin 20.6% 19.5% 56.9%
Pretax margin 28.9% 13.7% 55.8%
Net margin 7.6% 7.9% 35.9%
FCF margin 33.2% 22.3% 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin 33.2% 14.8% 42.7%
Return on equity 15.3% 9.4% 46.2%
Return on assets – 4.5% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 18.6% 11.8% –
Return on capital employed – – 43.0%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.4x 0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 1.8% 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMEOHNTRSCCO
Debt / assets – 21.3% 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.3x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 1.3x 1.8x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets – 51.6% 47.3%
Equity / assets – 48.4% 52.7%
Interest coverage 4.5x 7.8x –
Current ratio – – 5.1x
Quick ratio – – 4.4x
Cash ratio – – 3.4x
Altman Z-score – – 10.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMEOHNTRSCCO
Dividend yield 1.2% 3.2% 1.5%
Net buyback yield 3.5% -1.6% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 1.6% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusMEOHNTRSCCO
Forward P/E 5.8xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 25.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.73FY2026 $5.06FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +433.8%FY2026 +11.5%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -43.2% +4.5% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.37BFY2026 $29.29BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.9%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -26.6% -11.2% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMEOHNTRSCCO
Held by institutions 81.3% 63.7% 9.2%
Institutions holding 212 728 857
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.4% -0.5% +0.7%
Institutions buying 132 367 600
Institutions selling 57 237 219
Buyers to sellers 2.32 1.55 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.

MEOHNTRSCCO
MEOH 1.00 0.43 0.05
NTR 0.43 1.00 0.12
SCCO 0.05 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MEOH, NTR and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Methanex (MEOH) $5.15B, Nutrien (NTR) $33.60B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $146.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, MEOH, NTR and SCCO?

Methanex (MEOH) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Methanex (MEOH) 14.3x, Nutrien (NTR) 15.0x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 26.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Methanex (MEOH) is cheapest (Methanex (MEOH) 5.8x, Nutrien (NTR) 13.5x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x). 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: Methanex (MEOH) +32.4%, Nutrien (NTR) +8.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Methanex (MEOH) 7.6%, Nutrien (NTR) 7.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%). On return on invested capital, Methanex (MEOH) leads (Methanex (MEOH) 18.6%, Nutrien (NTR) 11.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Methanex (MEOH) returned the most: Methanex (MEOH) +84.6%, Nutrien (NTR) +21.3%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +39.0%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Methanex (MEOH) +7.0%/yr, Nutrien (NTR) -0.4%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Methanex (MEOH) 0.00%, Nutrien (NTR) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%. Methanex (MEOH) and Nutrien (NTR) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nutrien (NTR) has been the steadiest (Methanex (MEOH) 50.4%, Nutrien (NTR) 33.1%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MEOH, NTR 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 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.