SCCO vs BVN vs IE Stock Comparison

Southern Copper, Buenaventura Mining and Ivanhoe Electric Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$179.33 -12.7% 1M +32.7% 1Y
Market cap
$144.74B
P/E
22.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.55 -27.8% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.24B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Buenaventura Mining leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Buenaventura Mining 6, Southern Copper 3, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCCOBVNIELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $144.74B $7.24B $1.24B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.8x 8.3x -35.9x BVN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x 6.2x — BVN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.7% +75.7% -20.6% BVN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.2% 60.4% -1,138.7% BVN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 0.0% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x — -13.0x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.7% +18.0% -49.0% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.8%/yr +29.8%/yr — BVN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.8% 53.0% 77.0% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 73/100 44/100 BVN

Percentile Scorecard

SCCOBVNIE

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

AxisSCCOBVNIE
Valuation 46 #89 of 165 59 #68 of 165 25 #124 of 165
Growth 71 #45 of 150 87 #20 of 150 62 #57 of 150
Profitability 98 #4 of 122 78 #28 of 122 37 #77 of 122
Financial Health 49 #86 of 166 55 #76 of 166 86 #24 of 166
Shareholder Returns 57 #47 of 107 89 #13 of 107 10 #96 of 107
Overall 64 73 44
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • BVN ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IE 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

PeriodSCCOBVNIESPY
1 month -12.7%-14.5%-27.8% -2.3%
3 months -3.6%-11.7%-22.2% -0.7%
6 months +8.9%-14.8%-39.1% +4.8%
Year to date +27.3%-3.4%-52.8% +10.3%
1 year +32.7%+18.0%-49.0% +10.3%
3 years +160.6%+218.4%-30.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +37.6%+47.1%-11.5% +20.1%
5 years +227.4%+268.6%— +61.9%
5 years, per year +26.8%+29.8%— +10.1%
10 years +621.8%+106.4%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +21.9%+7.5%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSCCOBVNIESPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.8%53.0%77.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.2%57.1%80.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.431.933.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.620.34-0.64 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-54.0%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-38.5%-62.1% -3.5%
52-week high $219.70$43.67$19.92 $779.14
52-week low $117.83$21.16$7.55 $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.

MultipleSCCOBVNIE
P/E now vs peer median 23.4xmedian 12.5x 7.8xmedian 12.5x -34.7xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 2.9x 4.7xmedian 2.9x 398.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.7xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x 57.8xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 14.6x 65.4xmedian 14.6x -14.5xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.1x 1.6xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 0.83median 0.28 0.59median 0.28 -0.71median 0.28

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 monthsSCCOBVNIE
Revenue $17.11B $1.45B $3.02M
Gross profit $11.15B – $1.78M
Operating income $10.03B $349.40M $14.34M
Net income $6.38B $646.41M -$5.89M
Free cash flow $5.60B – -$83.11M
R&D $58.60M – $78.04M
EPS (diluted) $7.67 $1.08 $-0.22
Cash & equivalents $4.82B $529.84M $256.88M
Total debt $8.00B $700.74M $35.19M
Shares (diluted) 829.10M 811.63M 158.35M
Enterprise value $119.47B $4.87B $447.29M

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
MetricSCCOBVNIE
P/E 23.4x 7.8x -34.7x
P/FCF 26.7x 65.4x -14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x – -11.4x
P/S 8.7x 4.7x 398.6x
P/B 11.0x 1.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 11.0x 1.6x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 13.7x – 57.8x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 18.8x 68.6x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 4.5x 325.3x
EV/FCF 26.7x – -11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x – -9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.83 0.59 -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCCOBVNIE
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.7% 75.7% -20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 39.5% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 54.1% – -28.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.1% – 56.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.8% 252.6% 111.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 122.1% 27.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.3% 55.3% 93.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 0.6% 67.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.1% 58.4% 64.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 13.2% 49.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.3% – 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% – 8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.9% – 28.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% – 17.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCCOBVNIE
Gross margin 65.2% – 58.7%
EBITDA margin 64.0% – 562.4%
Operating margin 58.6% 24.1% 474.5%
Pretax margin 57.6% 55.1% 207.3%
Net margin 37.2% 60.4% -1,139%
FCF margin 32.7% – -2,749%
Operating cash flow margin 43.3% – -3,507%
Return on equity 48.5% 16.5% -1.1%
Return on assets 25.6% 11.7% -1.0%
Return on invested capital – – 0.0%
Return on capital employed 45.3% 7.0% 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 18.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 365.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCCOBVNIE
Debt / assets 31.2% 11.6% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x – -13.0x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.9% 29.1% 9.3%
Equity / assets 53.1% 70.9% 90.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.3x 2.0x 5.0x
Quick ratio 3.8x 3.8x 5.2x
Cash ratio 2.9x 1.7x 4.8x
Altman Z-score 10.06 3.55 12.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCCOBVNIE
Dividend yield 1.7% 4.2% –
Net buyback yield – – -21.5%
Shareholder yield 1.7% 4.2% -21.5%
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.

ConsensusSCCOBVNIE
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2026 6.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.51FY2026 $4.31FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.8%FY2026 +39.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% -8.8% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.86BFY2026 $2.16BFY2026 $3.16MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +10.9% -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCCOBVNIE
Held by institutions 9.2% 44.5% 74.0%
Institutions holding 858 275 203
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.7% +2.3%
Institutions buying 600 143 126
Institutions selling 220 101 56
Buyers to sellers 2.73 1.42 2.25

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.

SCCOBVNIE
SCCO 1.00 0.73 0.72
BVN 0.73 1.00 0.61
IE 0.72 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCCO, BVN and IE?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern Copper (SCCO) $144.74B, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) $7.24B, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCCO, BVN and IE?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 22.8x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 8.3x, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -35.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 23.1x, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 6.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +75.7%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Buenaventura Mining (BVN) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 60.4%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.7%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +18.0%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -49.0%. Over five years, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.8%/yr, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) +29.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 0.00%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.00%. Buenaventura Mining (BVN) and Ivanhoe Electric (IE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.8%, Buenaventura Mining (BVN) 53.0%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCCO, BVN and IE?

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