SCCO vs APD vs CRS Stock Comparison

Southern Copper, Air Products & Chemicals and Carpenter Technology 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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 6, Carpenter Technology 4, Air Products & Chemicals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCCOAPDCRSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $162.19B $68.38B $14.28B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.5x -1,446x 25.2x CRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 21.9x 20.5x CRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.8% +4.5% +10.2% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.9% -0.4% 17.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 20.8% CRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 17.4x 0.6x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.54% 2.35% 0.28% APD
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.2% +20.1% -9.5% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.7%/yr +0.4%/yr +55.8%/yr CRS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.1% 26.3% 49.0% APD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 39/100 62/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

SCCOAPDCRS

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

AxisSCCOAPDCRS
Valuation 44 #92 of 162 19 #76 of 94 50 #81 of 162
Growth 68 #48 of 147 43 #52 of 91 70 #45 of 147
Profitability 98 #4 of 122 52 #42 of 86 71 #36 of 122
Financial Health 46 #89 of 164 19 #77 of 95 41 #97 of 164
Shareholder Returns 56 #48 of 107 61 #28 of 70 76 #26 of 107
Overall 62 39 62
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • APD ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • CRS 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

PeriodSCCOAPDCRSSPY
1 month -4.7%+9.0%-27.3% -0.2%
3 months +8.6%+4.9%-48.5% +3.9%
6 months +15.2%+1.2%-32.7% +8.2%
Year to date +38.0%+24.3%-8.4% +12.9%
1 year +50.2%+20.1%-9.5% +12.3%
3 years +193.3%+11.2%+361.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +43.2%+3.6%+66.5% +23.3%
5 years +239.5%+1.9%+815.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +27.7%+0.4%+55.8% +10.9%
10 years +645.0%+130.2%+811.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.2%+8.7%+24.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSCCOAPDCRSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.1%26.3%49.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.7%24.5%52.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.380.071.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.960.76-0.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-33.8%-54.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-2.3%-53.4% -1.2%
52-week high $219.70$314.19$619.28 $779.14
52-week low $117.83$230.76$284.63 $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.

MultipleSCCOAPDCRS
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 13.3x -1,446xmedian 22.0x 25.2xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 3.2x 5.4xmedian 1.4x 4.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 7.3x 89.3xmedian 12.4x 16.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 14.7x -226.9xmedian 15.1x 41.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 2.2x 4.1xmedian 1.6x 6.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 0.31 54.70median 1.66 0.34median 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 monthsSCCOAPDCRS
Revenue $15.79B $12.60B $3.19B
Gross profit $10.07B $4.04B $995.30M
Operating income $8.98B -$593.10M $745.00M
Net income $5.68B -$19.70M $569.80M
Free cash flow $5.10B -$301.40M $340.80M
R&D $53.10M $90.80M –
EPS (diluted) $6.83 $-0.21 $11.40
Cash & equivalents $5.67B $980.50M $159.50M
Total debt $28.24B $17.48B $691.00M
Shares (diluted) 829.10M 222.80M 50.00M
Enterprise value $141.06B $66.28B $13.20B

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
MetricSCCOAPDCRS
P/E 28.5x -1,446x 25.2x
P/FCF 31.8x -226.9x 41.9x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x 15.0x 23.1x
P/S 10.3x 5.4x 4.5x
P/B 12.8x 4.1x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 12.8x 4.2x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 89.3x 16.6x
EV/EBIT 18.1x -143.1x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 6.7x 4.6x
EV/FCF 31.9x -281.6x 43.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 18.6x 23.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 54.70 0.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCCOAPDCRS
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.8% 4.5% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% -1.0% -5.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 45.5% 5.1% 23.1%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 2.7% 34.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.8% -138.7% 32.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% -31.0% 56.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.8% -101.2% 37.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% -26.2% 74.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% -103.1% 38.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% -26.4% 74.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 54.8% 40.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 13.1% 83.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.3% 93.5% 26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 27.5% 232.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCCOAPDCRS
Gross margin 63.8% 32.1% 31.2%
EBITDA margin 62.5% 7.5% 28.0%
Operating margin 56.9% -4.7% 23.4%
Pretax margin 55.8% -0.7% 22.1%
Net margin 35.9% -0.4% 17.9%
FCF margin 32.3% -2.4% 10.7%
Operating cash flow margin 42.7% 36.3% 19.4%
Return on equity 46.2% 0.0% 25.8%
Return on assets 24.7% 0.0% 15.0%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 20.8%
Return on capital employed 43.0% -1.6% 22.4%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -232.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% 0.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCCOAPDCRS
Debt / assets 33.1% 43.2% 18.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 17.4x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.6x -58.0x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 59.0% 41.7%
Equity / assets 52.7% 41.0% 58.3%
Interest coverage – -2.7x –
Current ratio 5.1x 1.1x 3.9x
Quick ratio 4.4x 0.6x 1.9x
Cash ratio 3.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score 11.10 2.56 8.31

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCCOAPDCRS
Dividend yield 1.5% 2.4% 0.3%
Net buyback yield – – 1.7%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 2.4% 2.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 53.2% -8,114% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.2% -530.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.8% 1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.3% 2.9% –

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.

ConsensusSCCOAPDCRS
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 21.9xFY2026 20.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $7.51FY2026 $14.01FY2026 $14.05FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +47.8%FY2026 +16.5%FY2026 +30.6%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% +5.2% +8.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.86BFY2026 $12.03BFY2026 $3.56BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026 +14.0%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +8.5% -0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCCOAPDCRS
Held by institutions 9.2% 91.2% 93.3%
Institutions holding 856 1,772 875
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +2.0% -0.9%
Institutions buying 599 745 547
Institutions selling 219 722 249
Buyers to sellers 2.74 1.03 2.20

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.

SCCOAPDCRS
SCCO 1.00 0.06 0.43
APD 0.06 1.00 0.01
CRS 0.43 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCCO, APD and CRS?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern Copper (SCCO) $162.19B, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) $68.38B, Carpenter Technology (CRS) $14.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCCO, APD and CRS?

Carpenter Technology (CRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.5x, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) -1,446x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 25.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carpenter Technology (CRS) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.9x, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 21.9x, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southern Copper (SCCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +4.5%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) -0.4%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Carpenter Technology (CRS) leads (Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 0.0%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 20.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Southern Copper (SCCO) +50.2%, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +20.1%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) -9.5%. Over five years, Carpenter Technology (CRS) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +27.7%/yr, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) +0.4%/yr, Carpenter Technology (CRS) +55.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Air Products & Chemicals (APD) has the highest dividend yield: Southern Copper (SCCO) 1.54%, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 2.35%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 0.28%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) has been the steadiest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%, Air Products & Chemicals (APD) 26.3%, Carpenter Technology (CRS) 49.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCCO, APD and CRS?

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.