NEWP vs SCCO vs AG Stock Comparison

New Pacific Metals, Southern Copper and First Majestic Silver Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.40 -4.7% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$158.87B
P/E
28.1x
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, First Majestic Silver 5, New Pacific Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEWPSCCOAGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $986.98M $158.87B $7.43B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -235.5x 28.1x 21.4x AG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.9x 19.3x AG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +32.8% +98.5% AG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 35.9% 21.2% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 12.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x -1.0x AG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +175.1% +50.2% +25.6% NEWP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.1%/yr +27.7%/yr +3.5%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 80.2% 52.1% 73.8% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 62/100 76/100 AG

Percentile Scorecard

NEWPSCCOAG

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

AxisNEWPSCCOAG
Valuation 40 #97 of 162 44 #92 of 162 75 #41 of 162
Growth 58 #62 of 147 68 #48 of 147 99 #2 of 147
Profitability – 98 #4 of 122 84 #20 of 122
Financial Health 100 #1 of 164 46 #89 of 164 69 #52 of 164
Shareholder Returns 32 #73 of 107 56 #48 of 107 50 #54 of 107
Overall 58 62 76
  • NEWP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AG 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

PeriodNEWPSCCOAGSPY
1 month -14.7%-4.7%-17.8% -0.2%
3 months +24.2%+8.6%-0.3% +3.9%
6 months +8.0%+15.2%-19.8% +8.2%
Year to date +60.7%+38.0%-6.2% +12.9%
1 year +175.1%+50.2%+25.6% +12.3%
3 years +257.0%+193.3%+185.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +52.9%+43.2%+41.9% +23.3%
5 years +61.6%+239.5%+18.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.1%+27.7%+3.5% +10.9%
10 years +1,609.1%+645.0%+101.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +32.8%+22.2%+7.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureNEWPSCCOAGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 80.2%52.1%73.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 79.1%52.7%74.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.862.382.82 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.180.960.35 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -78.2%-45.2%-70.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-11.5%-51.2% -1.2%
52-week high $7.37$219.70$32.01 $779.14
52-week low $2.04$117.83$10.67 $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.

MultipleNEWPSCCOAG
P/E now vs peer median -243.1xmedian 13.3x 28.5xmedian 13.3x 21.6xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x 4.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 16.5xmedian 7.3x 6.8xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -141.3xmedian 14.7x 31.8xmedian 14.7x 12.4xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 2.2x 12.8xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -10.40median 0.31 1.15median 0.31 0.45median 0.31

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 monthsNEWPSCCOAG
Revenue – $15.79B $1.64B
Gross profit – $10.07B $827.10M
Operating income – $8.98B $756.62M
Net income -$4.19M $5.68B $421.54M
Free cash flow -$7.39M $5.10B $617.41M
R&D – $53.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.02 $6.83 $0.72
Cash & equivalents $38.57M $5.67B $1.09B
Total debt – $28.24B $1.03B
Shares (diluted) 180.60M 829.10M 484.56M
Enterprise value $872.96M $137.66B $3.49B

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
MetricNEWPSCCOAG
P/E -243.1x 28.5x 21.6x
P/FCF -141.3x 31.8x 12.4x
P/Operating cash flow -299.0x 24.1x 9.3x
P/S – 10.3x 4.7x
P/B 6.6x 12.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 6.6x 12.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 16.5x 6.8x
EV/EBIT – 18.1x 8.9x
EV/Revenue – 10.3x 4.1x
EV/FCF -136.1x 31.9x 10.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -287.9x 24.2x 8.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.40 1.15 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEWPSCCOAG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 32.8% 98.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% 39.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 45.5% 335.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% 283.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 52.8% 622.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% 78.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.8% 56.8% 517.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.7% 26.7% 98.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -6.0% 52.8% 294.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.4% 24.7% 48.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.1% 49.8% 207.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 22.6% 131.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -17.1% 47.3% 232.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.8% 24.5% 80.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEWPSCCOAG
Gross margin – 63.8% 50.4%
EBITDA margin – 62.5% 60.3%
Operating margin – 56.9% 46.1%
Pretax margin – 55.8% 46.5%
Net margin – 35.9% 21.2%
FCF margin – 32.3% 37.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 42.7% 50.3%
Return on equity -2.6% 46.2% 12.2%
Return on assets – 24.7% 8.4%
Return on invested capital – – 12.0%
Return on capital employed – 43.0% 17.5%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEWPSCCOAG
Debt / assets – 33.1% 6.1%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x -1.0x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x 0.5x
Liabilities / assets 0.7% 47.3% 31.7%
Equity / assets 99.3% 52.7% 68.3%
Interest coverage – – 34.3x
Current ratio 34.5x 5.1x 2.6x
Quick ratio 34.3x 4.4x 2.3x
Cash ratio 34.3x 3.4x 2.2x
Altman Z-score – 11.10 3.90

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEWPSCCOAG
Dividend yield – 1.5% 0.4%
Net buyback yield -2.8% – -1.0%
Shareholder yield -2.8% 1.5% -0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 53.2% 0.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.2% 0.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 41.8% -20.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% -32.9%

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.

ConsensusNEWPSCCOAG
Forward P/E – 25.9xFY2026 19.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.03FY2027 $7.51FY2026 $0.81FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +47.8%FY2026 +76.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.1% +17.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $16.86BFY2026 $1.58BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.6%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.9% +8.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEWPSCCOAG
Held by institutions – 9.2% 47.0%
Institutions holding – 856 347
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.7% -4.4%
Institutions buying – 599 193
Institutions selling – 219 104
Buyers to sellers – 2.74 1.86

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.

NEWPSCCOAG
NEWP 1.00 0.57 0.79
SCCO 0.57 1.00 0.66
AG 0.79 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEWP, SCCO and AG?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: New Pacific Metals (NEWP) $986.98M, Southern Copper (SCCO) $158.87B, First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.43B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEWP, SCCO and AG?

First Majestic Silver (AG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (New Pacific Metals (NEWP) -235.5x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.1x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, First Majestic Silver (AG) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.9x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 19.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

First Majestic Silver (AG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year New Pacific Metals (NEWP) returned the most: New Pacific Metals (NEWP) +175.1%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +50.2%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +25.6%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (New Pacific Metals (NEWP) +10.1%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +27.7%/yr, First Majestic Silver (AG) +3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: New Pacific Metals (NEWP) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.00%. New Pacific Metals (NEWP) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (New Pacific Metals (NEWP) 80.2%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEWP, SCCO and AG?

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.