NEXM vs SCCO vs ERO Stock Comparison

NexMetals Mining, Southern Copper and Ero Copper Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.38 -37.3% 1M -72.7% 1Y
Market cap
$49.37M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
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
7 wins
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$29.95 -17.9% 1M +45.8% 1Y
Market cap
$3.23B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 7, Ero Copper 2, NexMetals Mining 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEXMSCCOEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $49.37M $154.49B $3.23B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.3x 27.3x 10.3x ERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.5x 7.1x ERO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +280.5% +32.8% +94.9% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -11,801.7% 35.9% 30.0% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 22.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 0.9x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -72.7% +48.0% +45.8% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -46.1%/yr +25.5%/yr +8.7%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.5% 52.0% 62.6% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 63/100 62/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

NEXMSCCOERO

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

AxisNEXMSCCOERO
Valuation 8 #149 of 162 45 #90 of 162 58 #68 of 162
Growth 58 #62 of 147 69 #47 of 147 82 #27 of 147
Profitability 3 #119 of 122 98 #4 of 122 77 #29 of 122
Financial Health 83 #29 of 166 47 #89 of 166 30 #116 of 166
Shareholder Returns – 58 #46 of 107 64 #39 of 107
Overall 38 63 62
  • NEXM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ERO 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

PeriodNEXMSCCOEROSPY
1 month -37.3%-8.4%-17.9% -1.0%
3 months -36.4%+3.1%+15.3% +2.9%
6 months -41.5%+3.5%+9.7% +6.4%
Year to date -64.7%+31.3%+5.9% +11.4%
1 year -72.7%+48.0%+45.8% +13.1%
3 years -94.0%+180.1%+112.4% +79.4%
3 years, per year -60.9%+41.0%+28.6% +21.5%
5 years -95.4%+211.2%+51.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year -46.1%+25.5%+8.7% +10.9%
10 years -97.7%+628.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year -31.4%+22.0%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureNEXMSCCOEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.5%52.0%62.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 73.8%52.7%64.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.392.372.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -1.030.920.73 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -97.2%-45.2%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -72.7%-15.8%-25.9% -2.5%
52-week high $5.05$219.70$40.40 $779.14
52-week low $1.38$117.83$19.89 $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.

MultipleNEXMSCCOERO
P/E now vs peer median -1.3xmedian 12.7x 27.1xmedian 12.7x 9.9xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 156.5xmedian 3.1x 9.8xmedian 3.1x 3.0xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x 15.7xmedian 6.9x 6.8xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -0.8xmedian 15.1x 30.3xmedian 15.1x -11.6xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 2.1x 12.1xmedian 2.1x 2.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.06median 0.27 1.10median 0.27 0.19median 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 monthsNEXMSCCOERO
Revenue $314.41K $15.79B $1.04B
Gross profit – $10.07B $449.15M
Operating income – $8.98B $379.69M
Net income -$37.11M $5.68B $315.31M
Free cash flow -$60.22M $5.10B -$268.65M
R&D $26.75M $53.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-1.04 $6.83 $3.01
Cash & equivalents $11.93M $5.67B $101.74M
Total debt $3.73M $28.24B $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 35.65M 829.10M 104.13M
Enterprise value -$20.58M $133.28B $2.87B

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
MetricNEXMSCCOERO
P/E -1.3x 27.1x 9.9x
P/FCF -0.8x 30.3x -11.6x
P/Operating cash flow -1.4x 22.9x –
P/S 156.5x 9.8x 3.0x
P/B 1.1x 12.1x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 12.1x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 15.7x 6.8x
EV/EBIT – 17.3x 9.4x
EV/Revenue 121.2x 9.8x 3.4x
EV/FCF -0.6x 30.4x -13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.1x 23.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.06 1.10 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXMSCCOERO
Revenue growth (1Y) 280.5% 32.8% 94.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 48.4% 16.2% 36.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 45.5% 96.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% 42.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 52.8% 120.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% 54.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.3% 56.8% 118.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 26.7% 57.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 41.8% 52.8% 118.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.0% 24.7% 51.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -11.0% 49.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -5.8% 22.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -90.2% 47.3% 32.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -35.7% 24.5% -11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXMSCCOERO
Gross margin – 63.8% 43.0%
EBITDA margin – 62.5% 50.6%
Operating margin – 56.9% 36.3%
Pretax margin – 55.8% 37.2%
Net margin -11,802% 35.9% 30.0%
FCF margin -19,155% 32.3% -25.7%
Operating cash flow margin -10,819% 42.7% –
Return on equity – 46.2% 38.3%
Return on assets – 24.7% 21.0%
Return on invested capital – – 22.0%
Return on capital employed – 43.0% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.9x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 669.6% – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXMSCCOERO
Debt / assets 1.7% 33.1% 25.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 1.6x -2.1x
Liabilities / assets 12.7% 47.3% 43.7%
Equity / assets 87.3% 52.7% 56.3%
Interest coverage – – 8.2x
Current ratio 5.2x 5.1x –
Quick ratio 4.7x 4.4x –
Cash ratio 4.7x 3.4x –
Altman Z-score – 10.69 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXMSCCOERO
Dividend yield – 1.6% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.3%
Shareholder yield – 1.6% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusNEXMSCCOERO
Forward P/E – 25.5xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $7.24FY2026 $4.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +42.5%FY2026 +98.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.1% +19.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $16.56BFY2026 $1.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +23.4%FY2026 +58.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.4% +4.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXMSCCOERO
Held by institutions 17.5% 9.2% 67.3%
Institutions holding 15 856 208
Change in shares held, QoQ -7.1% +0.7% +1.2%
Institutions buying 7 599 125
Institutions selling 4 219 60
Buyers to sellers 1.75 2.74 2.08

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.

NEXMSCCOERO
NEXM 1.00 0.42 0.39
SCCO 0.42 1.00 0.80
ERO 0.39 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXM, SCCO and ERO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $49.37M, Southern Copper (SCCO) $154.49B, Ero Copper (ERO) $3.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEXM, SCCO and ERO?

Ero Copper (ERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -1.3x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 27.3x, Ero Copper (ERO) 10.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ero Copper (ERO) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x, Ero Copper (ERO) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Ero Copper (ERO) +94.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Ero Copper (ERO) 30.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -72.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +48.0%, Ero Copper (ERO) +45.8%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -46.1%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +25.5%/yr, Ero Copper (ERO) +8.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Ero Copper (ERO) 0.00%. NexMetals Mining (NEXM) and Ero Copper (ERO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 70.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Ero Copper (ERO) 62.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEXM, SCCO and ERO?

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 7. 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.