PAAS vs AG vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver, First Majestic Silver and Southern Copper Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$165.33 -19.1% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$138.42B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

First Majestic Silver leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (First Majestic Silver 5, Southern Copper 4, Pan American Silver 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPAASAGSCCOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.30B $7.08B $138.42B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9,746x 17.9x 21.8x AG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 18.4x 22.3x PAAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.2% +81.3% +38.7% AG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.0% 22.6% 37.2% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 12.4% — AG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.3x -0.9x 0.0x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.9% +39.6% +25.0% AG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.3%/yr +2.1%/yr +24.6%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.8% 73.8% 52.9% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 74/100 64/100 AG

Percentile Scorecard

PAASAGSCCO

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

AxisPAASAGSCCO
Valuation 56 #75 of 169 77 #39 of 169 47 #90 of 169
Growth 88 #20 of 153 99 #2 of 153 71 #45 of 153
Profitability 50 #62 of 123 86 #18 of 123 98 #4 of 123
Financial Health 87 #23 of 165 69 #52 of 165 47 #88 of 165
Shareholder Returns 50 #58 of 116 37 #74 of 116 58 #49 of 116
Overall 66 74 64
  • PAAS ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AG ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO 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

PeriodPAASAGSCCOSPY
1 month -11.8%-15.2%-19.1% -5.9%
3 months -15.7%-13.8%-14.4% -4.6%
6 months -29.9%-30.3%-7.0% +0.2%
Year to date -21.8%-10.6%+17.4% +7.5%
1 year +19.9%+39.6%+25.0% +8.2%
3 years +166.1%+220.9%+140.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +38.6%+47.5%+34.0% +19.0%
5 years +55.8%+11.0%+200.4% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.3%+2.1%+24.6% +9.4%
10 years +145.5%+76.8%+552.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +9.4%+5.9%+20.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasurePAASAGSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.8%73.8%52.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.8%73.7%54.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.972.672.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.340.540.47 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-70.5%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.0%-53.5%-24.7% -5.9%
52-week high $68.70$32.01$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $33.77$10.67$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.

MultiplePAASAGSCCO
P/E now vs peer median 9,841xmedian 12.9x 18.1xmedian 12.9x 21.6xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 3.1x 4.2xmedian 3.1x 8.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 44.0xmedian 7.6x 5.8xmedian 7.6x 12.8xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.2x 11.9xmedian 12.2x 24.9xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 2.2x 10.3xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 377.07median 0.19 0.36median 0.19 0.77median 0.19

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 monthsPAASAGSCCO
Revenue $3.46B $1.75B $17.11B
Gross profit $1.18B $898.14M $11.15B
Operating income $2.08M $830.06M $10.03B
Net income $1.12B $465.18M $6.38B
Free cash flow $1.53B $613.68M $5.60B
R&D – – $58.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.00 $0.82 $7.67
Cash & equivalents $1.51B $1.07B $4.82B
Total debt $2.00M $307.85M $8.00B
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 484.56M 829.10M
Enterprise value $9.52B $2.47B $113.15B

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
MetricPAASAGSCCO
P/E 9,841x 18.1x 21.6x
P/FCF 11.2x 11.9x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 14.2x 9.0x 18.9x
P/S 4.9x 4.2x 8.2x
P/B 2.3x 2.1x 10.3x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 2.1x 10.3x
EV/EBITDA 44.0x 5.8x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 7,492x 7.7x 13.9x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 3.6x 8.2x
EV/FCF 10.2x 10.4x 24.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.9x 7.8x 18.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 377.07 0.36 0.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASAGSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.2% 81.3% 38.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 19.6% 44.1% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 15.1% 244.8% 54.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 118.7% 448.0% 25.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 112.6% 362.4% 61.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 179.0% 82.0% 28.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 111.9% 650.4% 66.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 69.4% 108.1% 30.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 135.9% 322.1% 65.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 49.8% 28.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 283.0% 139.9% 60.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 239.0% 21.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 185.9% 127.6% 60.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.2% 68.6% 22.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASAGSCCO
Gross margin 34.0% 51.3% 65.2%
EBITDA margin 10.2% 62.7% 64.0%
Operating margin 0.1% 47.4% 58.6%
Pretax margin 0.1% 49.1% 57.6%
Net margin 0.0% 22.6% 37.2%
FCF margin 44.2% 35.1% 32.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.8% 46.6% 43.3%
Return on equity 0.0% 12.9% 48.5%
Return on assets 0.0% 8.8% 25.6%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 12.4% –
Return on capital employed 0.0% 18.9% 45.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.4x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASAGSCCO
Debt / assets 0.0% 6.1% 31.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.3x -0.9x 0.0x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.5x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 27.3% 31.4% 46.9%
Equity / assets 72.7% 68.6% 53.1%
Interest coverage 22.1x 42.5x –
Current ratio 14.1x 2.5x 4.3x
Quick ratio 2.3x 2.2x 3.8x
Cash ratio 2.1x 2.1x 2.9x
Altman Z-score 5.15 3.80 9.56

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASAGSCCO
Dividend yield 1.7% 0.4% 2.6%
Net buyback yield -2.8% -0.8% –
Shareholder yield -1.1% -0.4% 2.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 51.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 58.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 43.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusPAASAGSCCO
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 22.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $0.81FY2026 $7.43FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +76.1%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% +17.3% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $1.58BFY2026 $16.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +8.3% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAASAGSCCO
Held by institutions 56.5% 47.0% 9.2%
Institutions holding 586 348 859
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -4.4% +0.7%
Institutions buying 268 193 601
Institutions selling 199 104 220
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.86 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.

PAASAGSCCO
PAAS 1.00 0.91 0.67
AG 0.91 1.00 0.68
SCCO 0.67 0.68 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PAAS, AG and SCCO?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pan American Silver (PAAS) $15.30B, First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.08B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $138.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS, AG and SCCO?

First Majestic Silver (AG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9,746x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 17.9x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 21.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pan American Silver (PAAS) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 12.7x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 18.4x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 22.3x). 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: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +6.2%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +81.3%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 22.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%). On return on invested capital, First Majestic Silver (AG) leads (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 12.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year First Majestic Silver (AG) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +19.9%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +39.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +25.0%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +9.3%/yr, First Majestic Silver (AG) +2.1%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.00%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%. Pan American Silver (PAAS) and First Majestic Silver (AG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 58.8%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PAAS, AG 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, First Majestic Silver (AG) 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.