NEM vs SCCO vs AGI Stock Comparison

Newmont, Southern Copper and Alamos Gold Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$110.38 -9.1% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$118.12B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$186.06 -8.8% 1M +47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$160.10B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
AGI Alamos Gold Inc
$30.22 -12.4% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$12.91B
P/E
11.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.23B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Alamos Gold leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Alamos Gold 6, Southern Copper 3, Newmont 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEMSCCOAGILeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $118.12B $160.10B $12.91B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 28.3x 11.0x AGI
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 25.1x 13.3x NEM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.7% +32.8% +47.8% AGI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.7% 35.9% 52.6% AGI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% — 30.3% AGI
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x -0.3x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.4% +47.8% -4.2% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.9%/yr +26.8%/yr +29.6%/yr AGI
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 52.1% 54.8% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 63/100 72/100 AGI

Percentile Scorecard

NEMSCCOAGI

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

AxisNEMSCCOAGI
Valuation 72 #46 of 162 46 #88 of 162 60 #65 of 162
Growth 83 #26 of 147 68 #48 of 147 78 #33 of 147
Profitability 84 #21 of 122 98 #4 of 122 90 #13 of 122
Financial Health 54 #77 of 165 46 #89 of 165 70 #51 of 165
Shareholder Returns 65 #38 of 107 56 #48 of 107 61 #42 of 107
Overall 71 63 72
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AGI 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

PeriodNEMSCCOAGISPY
1 month -9.1%-8.8%-12.4% -0.8%
3 months +18.1%+3.7%+1.7% +3.5%
6 months -4.9%+5.5%-30.6% +7.0%
Year to date +10.5%+32.1%-21.7% +12.2%
1 year +32.4%+47.8%-4.2% +13.0%
3 years +183.2%+180.7%+135.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +41.5%+41.1%+33.1% +23.1%
5 years +91.8%+227.5%+265.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.9%+26.8%+29.6% +11.0%
10 years +205.1%+615.3%+260.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.8%+21.7%+13.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNEMSCCOAGISPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%52.1%54.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.3%52.7%59.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.792.371.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.670.92-0.08 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-45.2%-49.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.3%-15.3%-45.4% -1.8%
52-week high $135.14$219.70$55.33 $779.14
52-week low $78.63$117.83$27.82 $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.

MultipleNEMSCCOAGI
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 12.8x 27.2xmedian 12.8x 10.8xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 3.1x 9.8xmedian 3.1x 5.7xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 7.0x 15.8xmedian 7.0x 7.2xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 15.2x 30.4xmedian 15.2x -110.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.1x 12.2xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.29 1.10median 0.29 0.12median 0.29

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 monthsNEMSCCOAGI
Revenue $26.61B $15.79B $2.23B
Gross profit $18.41B $10.07B –
Operating income $5.60B $8.98B $1.49B
Net income $9.44B $5.68B $1.17B
Free cash flow $10.07B $5.10B -$115.10M
R&D $193.00M $53.10M $27.80M
EPS (diluted) $8.79 $6.83 $2.78
Cash & equivalents $8.83B $5.67B $636.90M
Total debt $5.09B $28.24B $900.00M
Shares (diluted) 1.05B 829.10M 422.66M
Enterprise value $83.27B $138.88B $10.34B

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
MetricNEMSCCOAGI
P/E 12.5x 27.2x 10.8x
P/FCF 11.4x 30.4x -110.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.8x 23.0x –
P/S 4.3x 9.8x 5.7x
P/B 3.2x 12.2x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 12.2x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 15.8x 7.2x
EV/EBIT 19.8x 17.4x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 4.2x 9.9x 5.5x
EV/FCF 11.0x 30.6x -106.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.5x 23.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 1.10 0.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEMSCCOAGI
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.7% 32.8% 47.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 16.2% 32.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.0% 45.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.7% 23.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 298.7% 52.8% 128.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 26.7% 80.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.4% 56.8% 238.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.8% 26.7% 92.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% 52.8% 228.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 119.7% 24.7% 90.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% 49.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.7% 22.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.6% 47.3% -144.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 136.1% 24.5% -30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEMSCCOAGI
Gross margin 69.2% 63.8% –
EBITDA margin 30.6% 62.5% 75.7%
Operating margin 21.0% 56.9% 66.8%
Pretax margin 52.8% 55.8% 75.9%
Net margin 34.7% 35.9% 52.6%
FCF margin 37.9% 32.3% -5.2%
Operating cash flow margin 49.2% 42.7% –
Return on equity 26.5% 46.2% 24.9%
Return on assets 16.3% 24.7% 17.7%
Return on invested capital 8.6% – 30.3%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 43.0% 24.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEMSCCOAGI
Debt / assets 8.7% 33.1% 3.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 1.6x -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 47.3% 28.4%
Equity / assets 61.6% 52.7% 71.6%
Interest coverage – – 316.7x
Current ratio 2.5x 5.1x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.9x 4.4x 1.3x
Cash ratio 1.6x 3.4x 1.2x
Altman Z-score 4.18 10.74 5.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEMSCCOAGI
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.6% 0.5%
Net buyback yield 4.9% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 1.6% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.7% 53.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.9% 59.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.2% 41.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 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.

ConsensusNEMSCCOAGI
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.48FY2026 $7.42FY2026 $2.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +37.6%FY2026 +46.1%FY2026 +62.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.5% +8.0% +20.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.89BFY2026 $16.77BFY2026 $2.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +25.0%FY2026 +39.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.9% +4.2% +27.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEMSCCOAGI
Held by institutions 77.2% 9.2% 56.4%
Institutions holding 1,786 856 472
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +0.7% -1.1%
Institutions buying 841 599 240
Institutions selling 719 219 151
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.74 1.59

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.

NEMSCCOAGI
NEM 1.00 0.65 0.82
SCCO 0.65 1.00 0.60
AGI 0.82 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEM, SCCO and AGI?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newmont (NEM) $118.12B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $160.10B, Alamos Gold (AGI) $12.91B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEM, SCCO and AGI?

Alamos Gold (AGI) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Newmont (NEM) 12.8x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.3x, Alamos Gold (AGI) 11.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Newmont (NEM) is cheapest (Newmont (NEM) 11.6x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.1x, Alamos Gold (AGI) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alamos Gold (AGI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Alamos Gold (AGI) +47.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alamos Gold (AGI) has the highest net margin (Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 52.6%). On return on invested capital, Alamos Gold (AGI) leads (Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 30.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Newmont (NEM) +32.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +47.8%, Alamos Gold (AGI) -4.2%. Over five years, Alamos Gold (AGI) compounded fastest (Newmont (NEM) +13.9%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.8%/yr, Alamos Gold (AGI) +29.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Newmont (NEM) 0.01%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 0.00%. Alamos Gold (AGI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Newmont (NEM) 48.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%, Alamos Gold (AGI) 54.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEM, SCCO and AGI?

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