SCCO vs AG vs ALM Stock Comparison

Southern Copper, First Majestic Silver and Almonty Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.40 -4.7% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$162.19B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
1.54%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.56 -30.3% 1M +43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.51B
P/E
34.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 4, Almonty Industries 4, First Majestic Silver 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCCOAGALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $162.19B $7.68B $2.51B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.5x 21.6x 34.9x AG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 19.3x 15.9x ALM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.8% +98.5% +208.0% ALM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.9% 21.2% 91.6% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -1.0x -0.7x AG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.54% 0.38% — SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.2% +25.6% +43.1% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.7%/yr +3.5%/yr +42.0%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.1% 73.8% 92.7% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 76/100 62/100 AG

Percentile Scorecard

SCCOAGALM

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

AxisSCCOAGALM
Valuation 44 #92 of 162 75 #41 of 162 32 #110 of 162
Growth 68 #48 of 147 99 #2 of 147 93 #12 of 147
Profitability 98 #4 of 122 84 #20 of 122 79 #26 of 122
Financial Health 46 #89 of 164 69 #52 of 164 45 #90 of 164
Shareholder Returns 56 #48 of 107 50 #54 of 107 –
Overall 62 76 62
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • AG ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM 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

PeriodSCCOAGALMSPY
1 month -4.7%-17.8%-30.3% -0.2%
3 months +8.6%-0.3%-21.8% +3.9%
6 months +15.2%-19.8%-54.0% +8.2%
Year to date +38.0%-6.2%+8.5% +12.9%
1 year +50.2%+25.6%+43.1% +12.3%
3 years +193.3%+185.2%+962.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +43.2%+41.9%+119.9% +23.3%
5 years +239.5%+18.7%+475.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +27.7%+3.5%+42.0% +10.9%
10 years +645.0%+101.7%+2,231.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.2%+7.3%+37.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSCCOAGALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.1%73.8%92.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.7%74.3%89.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.382.823.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.960.350.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-70.5%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-51.2%-59.2% -1.2%
52-week high $219.70$32.01$23.42 $779.14
52-week low $117.83$10.67$5.59 $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.

MultipleSCCOAGALM
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 13.3x 21.6xmedian 13.3x 34.9xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 3.2x 4.7xmedian 3.2x 40.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 7.3x 6.8xmedian 7.3x 5.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 14.7x 12.4xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 2.2x 2.3xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 0.31 0.45median 0.31 —median 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 monthsSCCOAGALM
Revenue $15.79B $1.64B $62.16M
Gross profit $10.07B $827.10M $29.80M
Operating income $8.98B $756.62M $30.20M
Net income $5.68B $421.54M -$73.22B
Free cash flow $5.10B $617.41M –
R&D $53.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.83 $0.72 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $5.67B $1.09B $863.71M
Total debt $28.24B $1.03B $887.79M
Shares (diluted) 829.10M 484.56M 208.03M
Enterprise value $141.06B $4.15B $1.35B

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
MetricSCCOAGALM
P/E 28.5x 21.6x 34.9x
P/FCF 31.8x 12.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x 9.3x –
P/S 10.3x 4.7x 40.4x
P/B 12.8x 2.3x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 12.8x 2.3x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 6.8x 5.6x
EV/EBIT 18.1x 8.9x 73.5x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 4.1x 35.7x
EV/FCF 31.9x 10.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 8.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 0.45 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCCOAGALM
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.8% 98.5% 208.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 39.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 45.5% 335.5% 7,264%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 283.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.8% 622.0% 9,134%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 78.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 56.8% 517.9% -161.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 98.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 294.7% 162.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 48.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 207.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 131.1% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.3% 232.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 80.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCCOAGALM
Gross margin 63.8% 50.4% 47.9%
EBITDA margin 62.5% 60.3% 635.6%
Operating margin 56.9% 46.1% 48.6%
Pretax margin 55.8% 46.5% 234.8%
Net margin 35.9% 21.2% 91.6%
FCF margin 32.3% 37.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 42.7% 50.3% –
Return on equity 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) 1.2x 2.0x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.8% 7,418%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCCOAGALM
Debt / assets 33.1% 6.1% 47.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -1.0x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.5x –
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 31.7% 67.6%
Equity / assets 52.7% 68.3% 32.4%
Interest coverage – 34.3x 4.8x
Current ratio 5.1x 2.6x 9.6x
Quick ratio 4.4x 2.3x 9.4x
Cash ratio 3.4x 2.2x 9.3x
Altman Z-score 11.10 3.90 2.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCCOAGALM
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.4% –
Net buyback yield – -1.0% –
Shareholder yield 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.

ConsensusSCCOAGALM
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.51FY2026 $0.81FY2026 $0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.8%FY2026 +76.1%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% +17.3% +115.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.86BFY2026 $1.58BFY2026 $228.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +864.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +8.3% +190.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCCOAGALM
Held by institutions 9.2% 47.0% 59.4%
Institutions holding 856 347 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -4.4% +27.9%
Institutions buying 599 193 140
Institutions selling 219 104 30
Buyers to sellers 2.74 1.86 4.67

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.

SCCOAGALM
SCCO 1.00 0.66 0.53
AG 0.66 1.00 0.49
ALM 0.53 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCCO, AG and ALM?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern Copper (SCCO) $162.19B, First Majestic Silver (AG) $7.68B, Almonty Industries (ALM) $2.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCCO, AG and ALM?

First Majestic Silver (AG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.5x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.6x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 34.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Almonty Industries (ALM) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.9x, First Majestic Silver (AG) 19.3x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Almonty Industries (ALM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +98.5%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 21.2%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Southern Copper (SCCO) +50.2%, First Majestic Silver (AG) +25.6%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +43.1%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +27.7%/yr, First Majestic Silver (AG) +3.5%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +42.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Southern Copper (SCCO) 1.54%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 0.38%. Almonty Industries (ALM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%, First Majestic Silver (AG) 73.8%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.