SCCO vs B vs FCX Stock Comparison

Southern Copper, Barrick Mining and Freeport-Mcmoran Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
4 wins
B Barrick Mining Corp
$38.13 -10.3% 1M +19.4% 1Y
Market cap
$65.26B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$20.66B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
7 wins
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$65.22 -10.2% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$93.79B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Barrick Mining leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Barrick Mining 7, Southern Copper 4, Freeport-Mcmoran 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCCOBFCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $154.49B $65.26B $93.79B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.3x 10.0x 31.8x B
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.5x 10.1x 21.1x B
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.8% +49.4% +0.2% B
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.9% 31.6% 11.4% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 24.8% 11.6% B
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.1x 0.6x B
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.01% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +48.0% +19.4% +58.2% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.5%/yr +14.4%/yr +11.6%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 46.8% 48.0% B
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 79/100 48/100 B

Percentile Scorecard

SCCOBFCX

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

AxisSCCOBFCX
Valuation 45 #90 of 162 87 #22 of 162 57 #71 of 162
Growth 69 #47 of 147 90 #15 of 147 50 #74 of 147
Profitability 98 #4 of 122 93 #9 of 122 69 #39 of 122
Financial Health 47 #89 of 166 53 #78 of 166 29 #119 of 166
Shareholder Returns 58 #46 of 107 73 #30 of 107 39 #66 of 107
Overall 63 79 48
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • B ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • FCX 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

PeriodSCCOBFCXSPY
1 month -8.4%-10.3%-10.2% -1.0%
3 months +3.1%+2.7%+4.2% +2.9%
6 months +3.5%-7.2%+6.8% +6.4%
Year to date +31.3%-12.4%+28.4% +11.4%
1 year +48.0%+19.4%+58.2% +13.1%
3 years +180.1%+130.3%+89.5% +79.4%
3 years, per year +41.0%+32.1%+23.8% +21.5%
5 years +211.2%+95.7%+73.1% +67.7%
5 years, per year +25.5%+14.4%+11.6% +10.9%
10 years +628.4%+125.4%+549.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +22.0%+8.5%+20.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSCCOBFCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%46.8%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.7%50.2%50.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.371.772.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.920.411.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-48.8%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-28.0%-18.4% -2.5%
52-week high $219.70$52.98$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $117.83$31.67$38.65 $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.

MultipleSCCOBFCX
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 12.7x 10.0xmedian 12.7x 31.8xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 3.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 6.9x 4.8xmedian 6.9x 10.9xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 15.1x 5.7xmedian 15.1x 53.2xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 2.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 1.10median 0.27 0.03median 0.27 2.70median 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 monthsSCCOBFCX
Revenue $15.79B $20.66B $25.87B
Gross profit $10.07B $11.56B $7.00B
Operating income $8.98B $10.94B $6.92B
Net income $5.68B $9.49B $4.59B
Free cash flow $5.10B $11.25B $1.76B
R&D $53.10M $481.00M $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $6.83 $3.82 $2.04
Cash & equivalents $5.67B $5.93B $4.08B
Total debt $28.24B $18.98B $9.39B
Shares (diluted) 829.10M 1.71B 1.44B
Enterprise value $133.28B $40.46B $77.83B

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
MetricSCCOBFCX
P/E 27.1x 10.0x 31.8x
P/FCF 30.3x 5.7x 53.2x
P/Operating cash flow 22.9x 6.8x 15.9x
P/S 9.8x 3.1x 3.6x
P/B 12.1x 2.3x 2.9x
P/Tangible book 12.1x 2.4x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 15.7x 4.8x 10.9x
EV/EBIT 17.3x 5.7x 14.3x
EV/Revenue 9.8x 3.0x 3.8x
EV/FCF 30.4x 5.6x 56.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.0x 6.7x 16.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.10 0.03 2.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCCOBFCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.8% 49.4% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 24.2% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 45.5% 89.0% -8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 56.9% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.8% 111.0% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 62.3% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.8% 137.0% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 196.2% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 142.2% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 332.2% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 84.0% -10.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 43.8% 9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.3% 69.3% 4.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 33.2% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCCOBFCX
Gross margin 63.8% 56.0% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 62.5% 63.2% 35.1%
Operating margin 56.9% 53.0% 26.8%
Pretax margin 55.8% 58.9% 25.7%
Net margin 35.9% 31.6% 11.4%
FCF margin 32.3% 54.4% 6.8%
Operating cash flow margin 42.7% 45.5% 22.8%
Return on equity 46.2% 29.6% 14.4%
Return on assets 24.7% 18.1% 7.7%
Return on invested capital – 24.8% 11.6%
Return on capital employed 43.0% 22.2% 13.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.4x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.0x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCCOBFCX
Debt / assets 33.1% 8.9% 15.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -0.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.4x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 47.8% 46.1%
Equity / assets 52.7% 52.2% 53.9%
Interest coverage – 63.6x –
Current ratio 5.1x 3.0x 2.1x
Quick ratio 4.4x 2.1x 0.7x
Cash ratio 3.4x 1.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 10.69 2.78 3.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCCOBFCX
Dividend yield 1.6% 2.5% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 0.2% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.6% 2.6% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 53.2% 8.5% 18.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.2% 7.2% 49.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.8% -7.5% 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.3% -0.1% 0.2%

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.

ConsensusSCCOBFCX
Forward P/E 25.5xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.24FY2026 $3.76FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +42.5%FY2026 +56.0%FY2026 +74.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.1% +14.1% +46.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.56BFY2026 $20.00BFY2026 $28.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 +18.3%FY2026 +9.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.4% +25.1% +35.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCCOBFCX
Held by institutions 9.2% 58.0% 86.6%
Institutions holding 856 1,005 1,880
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -4.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 599 486 1,029
Institutions selling 219 337 601
Buyers to sellers 2.74 1.44 1.71

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.

SCCOBFCX
SCCO 1.00 0.67 0.87
B 0.67 1.00 0.70
FCX 0.87 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCCO, B and FCX?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern Copper (SCCO) $154.49B, Barrick Mining (B) $65.26B, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $93.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCCO, B and FCX?

Barrick Mining (B) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 27.3x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.0x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 31.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barrick Mining (B) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x, Barrick Mining (B) 10.1x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 21.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Barrick Mining (B) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Barrick Mining (B) +49.4%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Barrick Mining (B) 31.6%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Barrick Mining (B) leads (Barrick Mining (B) 24.8%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Southern Copper (SCCO) +48.0%, Barrick Mining (B) +19.4%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +58.2%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +25.5%/yr, Barrick Mining (B) +14.4%/yr, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +11.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Barrick Mining (B) 0.01%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Barrick Mining (B) has been the steadiest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Barrick Mining (B) 46.8%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCCO, B and FCX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Barrick Mining (B) 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.