PAAS vs AG vs SCCO Stock Comparison

Pan American Silver, First Majestic Silver and Southern Copper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.02 -4.3% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$158.52B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 6, First Majestic Silver 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 $15.53B $7.35B $158.52B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 50.1x 21.1x 28.0x AG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 19.5x 25.8x PAAS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +98.5% +32.8% AG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 9.7% 21.2% 35.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% 12.0% — AG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.4x -1.0x 0.1x PAAS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.1% +23.9% +44.0% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.4%/yr +4.5%/yr +28.4%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.9% 73.7% 52.0% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 76/100 62/100 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 57 #71 of 162 76 #40 of 162 43 #93 of 162
Growth 74 #39 of 147 99 #2 of 147 68 #48 of 147
Profitability 52 #59 of 122 84 #20 of 122 98 #4 of 122
Financial Health 85 #25 of 164 68 #53 of 164 46 #89 of 164
Shareholder Returns 72 #31 of 107 52 #52 of 107 56 #48 of 107
Overall 68 76 62
  • PAAS ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO 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

PeriodPAASAGSCCOSPY
1 month -8.3%-12.0%-4.3% +0.9%
3 months -1.3%+3.8%+10.5% +5.9%
6 months -18.2%-16.6%+16.3% +8.5%
Year to date -19.0%-5.2%+37.7% +13.3%
1 year +19.1%+23.9%+44.0% +12.4%
3 years +177.6%+188.3%+192.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +40.6%+42.4%+43.1% +23.5%
5 years +63.9%+24.7%+249.0% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.4%+4.5%+28.4% +11.0%
10 years +172.0%+103.1%+652.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +10.5%+7.3%+22.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasurePAASAGSCCOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.9%73.7%52.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 60.1%74.3%52.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.072.822.38 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.330.320.85 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.2%-70.5%-45.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.9%-50.6%-11.7% -0.9%
52-week high $68.70$32.01$219.70 $779.14
52-week low $33.20$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 51.7xmedian 13.4x 21.8xmedian 13.4x 28.4xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.2x 4.7xmedian 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 45.4xmedian 7.3x 6.9xmedian 7.3x 16.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 14.8x 12.6xmedian 14.8x 31.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x 12.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.17median 0.31 0.45median 0.31 1.15median 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 monthsPAASAGSCCO
Revenue $3.19B $1.64B $15.79B
Gross profit $882.07M $827.10M $10.07B
Operating income $1.90M $756.62M $8.98B
Net income $930.65M $421.54M $5.68B
Free cash flow $1.12B $617.41M $5.10B
R&D – – $53.10M
EPS (diluted) $0.81 $0.72 $6.83
Cash & equivalents $1.57B $1.09B $5.67B
Total debt $3.00M $1.03B $28.24B
Shares (diluted) 381.58M 484.56M 829.10M
Enterprise value $10.38B $3.41B $137.30B

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 51.7x 21.8x 28.4x
P/FCF 15.8x 12.6x 31.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.8x 9.4x 24.0x
P/S 5.6x 4.7x 10.3x
P/B 2.4x 2.3x 12.7x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.3x 12.7x
EV/EBITDA 45.4x 6.9x 16.5x
EV/EBIT 8,488x 9.0x 18.1x
EV/Revenue 5.1x 4.2x 10.3x
EV/FCF 14.4x 11.0x 31.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 14.4x 8.3x 24.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.17 0.45 1.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPAASAGSCCO
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 98.5% 32.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 22.3% 39.0% 16.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -0.3% 335.5% 45.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 104.0% 283.4% 23.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 116.1% 622.0% 52.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 127.1% 78.9% 26.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 123.6% 517.9% 56.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 75.4% 98.2% 26.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -57.1% 294.7% 52.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 44.1% 48.3% 24.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 74.4% 207.8% 49.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 131.1% 22.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.2% 232.3% 47.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.4% 80.3% 24.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPAASAGSCCO
Gross margin 27.7% 50.4% 63.8%
EBITDA margin 11.1% 60.3% 62.5%
Operating margin 0.1% 46.1% 56.9%
Pretax margin 0.1% 46.5% 55.8%
Net margin 9.7% 21.2% 35.9%
FCF margin 35.1% 37.6% 32.3%
Operating cash flow margin 35.1% 50.3% 42.7%
Return on equity 0.0% 12.2% 46.2%
Return on assets 0.0% 8.4% 24.7%
Return on invested capital 0.0% 12.0% –
Return on capital employed 0.0% 17.5% 43.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 2.0x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPAASAGSCCO
Debt / assets 0.0% 6.1% 33.1%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.1x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.4x -1.0x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 0.0x 0.5x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 27.5% 31.7% 47.3%
Equity / assets 72.5% 68.3% 52.7%
Interest coverage 21.3x 34.3x –
Current ratio 14.1x 2.6x 5.1x
Quick ratio 2.5x 2.3x 4.4x
Cash ratio 2.2x 2.2x 3.4x
Altman Z-score 5.21 3.93 11.09

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPAASAGSCCO
Dividend yield 1.6% 0.4% 1.5%
Net buyback yield -1.4% -1.0% –
Shareholder yield 0.2% -0.6% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 0.5% 53.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.4% 59.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -20.6% 41.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -32.9% 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.

ConsensusPAASAGSCCO
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 25.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.18FY2026 $0.81FY2026 $7.51FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +25.7%FY2026 +76.1%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +32.1% +17.3% +7.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.51BFY2026 $1.58BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.9%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.8% +8.3% +3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPAASAGSCCO
Held by institutions 56.5% 47.0% 9.2%
Institutions holding 584 347 856
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% -4.4% +0.7%
Institutions buying 268 193 599
Institutions selling 199 104 219
Buyers to sellers 1.35 1.86 2.74

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 0.90 0.67
AG 0.90 1.00 0.66
SCCO 0.67 0.66 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) $15.53B, First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.35B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $158.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, PAAS, AG and SCCO?

First Majestic Silver (AG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 50.1x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.1x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pan American Silver (PAAS) is cheapest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 13.2x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 19.5x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.8x). 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) +2.3%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 9.7%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.2%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%). On return on invested capital, First Majestic Silver (AG) leads (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.0%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Pan American Silver (PAAS) +19.1%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +23.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +44.0%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) +10.4%/yr, First Majestic Silver (AG) +4.5%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Pan American Silver (PAAS) 0.00%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%. Pan American Silver (PAAS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Pan American Silver (PAAS) 57.9%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%). 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, Southern Copper (SCCO) 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.