NEM vs SCCO vs EGO Stock Comparison

Newmont, Southern Copper and Eldorado Gold Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$109.08 -5.6% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$119.50B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$179.33 -12.7% 1M +32.7% 1Y
Market cap
$147.46B
P/E
23.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
EGO Eldorado Gold Corp /Fi
$32.22 -15.5% 1M +25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$6.88B
P/E
10.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$18.04B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 5, Southern Copper 4, Eldorado Gold 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEMSCCOEGOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $119.50B $147.46B $6.88B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.9x 23.2x 10.9x EGO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 23.1x 10.5x EGO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.7% +38.7% +37.4% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 34.7% 37.2% 3.5% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 8.6% — 8.3% NEM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.0x 1.3x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.7% +32.7% +25.7% NEM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.6%/yr +26.8%/yr +27.8%/yr EGO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.5% 52.8% 60.8% NEM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 64/100 60/100 NEM

Percentile Scorecard

NEMSCCOEGO

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

AxisNEMSCCOEGO
Valuation 71 #49 of 165 46 #89 of 165 90 #17 of 165
Growth 84 #25 of 150 71 #45 of 150 85 #24 of 150
Profitability 85 #19 of 122 98 #4 of 122 46 #67 of 122
Financial Health 54 #77 of 166 49 #86 of 166 30 #116 of 166
Shareholder Returns 66 #37 of 107 57 #47 of 107 47 #57 of 107
Overall 72 64 60
  • NEM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EGO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodNEMSCCOEGOSPY
1 month -5.6%-12.7%-15.5% -2.3%
3 months +14.4%-3.6%+0.3% -0.7%
6 months +0.7%+8.9%+11.7% +4.8%
Year to date +9.2%+27.3%-10.3% +10.3%
1 year +34.7%+32.7%+25.7% +10.3%
3 years +179.5%+160.6%+187.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +40.9%+37.6%+42.3% +20.1%
5 years +97.9%+227.4%+240.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +14.6%+26.8%+27.8% +10.1%
10 years +193.4%+621.8%+94.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.4%+21.9%+6.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureNEMSCCOEGOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.5%52.8%60.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.9%54.2%61.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.862.432.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.720.620.42 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.0%-45.2%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.3%-18.4%-35.2% -3.5%
52-week high $135.14$219.70$49.71 $779.14
52-week low $78.90$117.83$24.93 $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.

MultipleNEMSCCOEGO
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 12.5x 23.4xmedian 12.5x 10.4xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.9x 8.7xmedian 2.9x 0.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 7.3x 13.7xmedian 7.3x 6.3xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 14.6x 26.7xmedian 14.6x 36.0xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.1x 11.0xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.10median 0.28 0.83median 0.28 0.09median 0.28

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 monthsNEMSCCOEGO
Revenue $26.61B $17.11B $18.04B
Gross profit $18.41B $11.15B $1.10B
Operating income $5.60B $10.03B $971.70M
Net income $9.44B $6.38B $660.53M
Free cash flow $10.07B $5.60B $177.66M
R&D $193.00M $58.60M $51.20M
EPS (diluted) $8.79 $7.67 $3.08
Cash & equivalents $8.83B $4.82B $396.83M
Total debt $5.09B $8.00B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 1.05B 829.10M 205.41M
Enterprise value $84.65B $122.19B $4.36B

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
MetricNEMSCCOEGO
P/E 12.4x 23.4x 10.4x
P/FCF 11.3x 26.7x 36.0x
P/Operating cash flow 8.7x 20.2x 15.0x
P/S 4.3x 8.7x 0.4x
P/B 3.2x 11.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 11.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.5x 13.7x 6.3x
EV/EBIT 19.6x 14.9x 8.2x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 8.7x 0.4x
EV/FCF 10.9x 26.7x 44.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.4x 20.2x 18.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.10 0.83 0.09

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEMSCCOEGO
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.7% 38.7% 37.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 18.0% 167.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 41.0% 54.1% 42.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 55.7% 25.1% 68.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 298.7% 61.8% 54.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 45.7% 28.8% 35.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 30.4% 66.3% 81.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 136.8% 30.1% 59.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.6% 65.1% 70.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 119.7% 28.1% 113.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 42.0% 60.3% -7.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 60.7% 21.6% 23.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 64.6% 60.9% 426.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 136.1% 22.2% 391.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEMSCCOEGO
Gross margin 69.2% 65.2% 6.1%
EBITDA margin 30.6% 64.0% 7.0%
Operating margin 21.0% 58.6% 5.4%
Pretax margin 52.8% 57.6% 5.0%
Net margin 34.7% 37.2% 3.5%
FCF margin 37.9% 32.7% 1.0%
Operating cash flow margin 49.2% 43.3% 2.4%
Return on equity 26.5% 48.5% 9.7%
Return on assets 16.3% 25.6% –
Return on invested capital 8.6% – 8.3%
Return on capital employed 10.7% 45.3% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 0.6x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEMSCCOEGO
Debt / assets 8.7% 31.2% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.0x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 0.5x 1.4x 11.2x
Liabilities / assets 38.4% 46.9% –
Equity / assets 61.6% 53.1% –
Interest coverage – – 64.4x
Current ratio 2.5x 4.3x –
Quick ratio 1.9x 3.8x –
Cash ratio 1.6x 2.9x –
Altman Z-score 4.14 10.06 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEMSCCOEGO
Dividend yield 0.9% 1.7% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 5.0% – -0.8%
Shareholder yield 5.9% 1.7% -0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.7% 51.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.9% 58.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -1.2% 43.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -7.4% 6.8% –

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.

ConsensusNEMSCCOEGO
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 10.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.57FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.9%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026 +73.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% +7.1% +73.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.82BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $2.77BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.5%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +53.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +20.0% +3.9% +45.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEMSCCOEGO
Held by institutions 77.2% 9.2% –
Institutions holding 1,789 858 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +0.7% –
Institutions buying 843 600 –
Institutions selling 720 220 –
Buyers to sellers 1.17 2.73 –

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.

NEMSCCOEGO
NEM 1.00 0.66 0.83
SCCO 0.66 1.00 0.64
EGO 0.83 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEM, SCCO and EGO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Newmont (NEM) $119.50B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $147.46B, Eldorado Gold (EGO) $6.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEM, SCCO and EGO?

Eldorado Gold (EGO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Newmont (NEM) 12.9x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 23.2x, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 10.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eldorado Gold (EGO) is cheapest (Newmont (NEM) 11.2x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 23.1x, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 10.5x). 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: Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) +37.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 3.5%). On return on invested capital, Newmont (NEM) leads (Newmont (NEM) 8.6%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 8.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Newmont (NEM) returned the most: Newmont (NEM) +34.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.7%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) +25.7%. Over five years, Eldorado Gold (EGO) compounded fastest (Newmont (NEM) +14.6%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.8%/yr, Eldorado Gold (EGO) +27.8%/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%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 0.00%. Eldorado Gold (EGO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Newmont (NEM) has been the steadiest (Newmont (NEM) 48.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.8%, Eldorado Gold (EGO) 60.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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