SCCO vs LCU vs RBTK Stock Comparison

Southern Copper, Lion Copper and Zhen Ding Resources Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$191.72 -5.3% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$146.98B
P/E
26.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.40 -11.5% 1M +63.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
250.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 5, Zhen Ding Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCCOLCURBTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $146.98B $1.80B $885.52M SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.0x 250.1x -1,831x SCCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.8% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.9% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.0% +63.0% +660.0% RBTK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.1%/yr +3.1%/yr +21.6%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 153.3% 513.5% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 46/100 — SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

SCCOLCURBTK

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

AxisSCCOLCURBTK
Valuation 44 #91 of 163 65 #58 of 163 –
Growth 68 #48 of 148 80 #30 of 148 34 #98 of 148
Profitability 98 #4 of 123 16 #104 of 123 –
Financial Health 46 #89 of 164 42 #96 of 164 4 #158 of 164
Shareholder Returns 57 #47 of 108 25 #81 of 108 –
Overall 63 46 –
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LCU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RBTK 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

PeriodSCCOLCURBTKSPY
1 month -5.3%-11.5%0.0% +0.7%
3 months +3.7%-14.2%+27.7% +3.7%
6 months +12.8%-34.8%+27.7% +7.1%
Year to date +36.1%+16.4%-34.7% +12.8%
1 year +39.0%+63.0%+660.0% +11.9%
3 years +188.2%+225.9%+283.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +42.3%+48.3%+56.6% +22.8%
5 years +244.9%+16.4%+166.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +28.1%+3.1%+21.6% +10.9%
10 years +643.9%+225.9%+470.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.2%+12.5%+19.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSCCOLCURBTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%153.3%513.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.3%185.5%1,847.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.38-0.030.07 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.750.411.29 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-73.3%-97.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-49.3%-68.9% -1.2%
52-week high $219.70$8.68$25.68 $779.14
52-week low $117.83$2.43$0.55 $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.

MultipleSCCOLCURBTK
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 13.2x 263.5xmedian 13.2x -1,831xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 15.2x 5.4xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x -75.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.14median 0.30 5.21median 0.30 388.06median 0.30

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 monthsSCCOLCURBTK
Revenue $15.79B – –
Gross profit $10.07B – –
Operating income $8.98B -$14.76M -$110.25K
Net income $5.68B -$2.10M -$610.72K
Free cash flow $5.10B $12.93M –
R&D $53.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.83 $0.02 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $5.67B – $25.97K
Total debt $28.24B $11.38M $618.00K
Shares (diluted) 829.10M 430.24M 110.97M
Enterprise value $125.77B $1.80B $881.92M

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
MetricSCCOLCURBTK
P/E 28.1x 263.5x -1,831x
P/FCF 31.4x 5.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 5.4x –
P/S 10.1x – –
P/B 12.6x 3.4x -75.6x
P/Tangible book 12.6x 3.4x -75.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x – –
EV/EBIT 17.9x -4.9x -8,033x
EV/Revenue 10.2x – –
EV/FCF 31.5x 5.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x 5.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.14 5.21 388.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCCOLCURBTK
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.8% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 45.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.2% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.8% -273.0% 81.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% -60.5% -21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.8% 59.0% -172.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 19.2% -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 290.3% -38.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 50.6% -4.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 327.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 197.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.3% 326.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 197.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCCOLCURBTK
Gross margin 63.8% – –
EBITDA margin 62.5% – –
Operating margin 56.9% – –
Pretax margin 55.8% – –
Net margin 35.9% – –
FCF margin 32.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 42.7% – –
Return on equity 46.2% -66.5% –
Return on assets 24.7% -29.7% -2,641%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 43.0% -55.8% –
Asset turnover 0.7x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -6.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCCOLCURBTK
Debt / assets 33.1% 6.0% 595.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – –
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 53.0% 45,184%
Equity / assets 52.7% 47.0% -45,084%
Interest coverage – – -0.2x
Current ratio 5.1x 1.1x 0.0x
Quick ratio 4.4x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 3.4x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 10.98 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCCOLCURBTK
Dividend yield 1.5% – –
Net buyback yield – -5.9% –
Shareholder yield 1.5% -5.9% –
Payout ratio (earnings) 53.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusSCCOLCURBTK
Forward P/E 25.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.51FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +47.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.86BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCCOLCURBTK
Held by institutions 9.2% – –
Institutions holding 857 – –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% – –
Institutions buying 600 – –
Institutions selling 219 – –
Buyers to sellers 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.

SCCOLCURBTK
SCCO 1.00 -0.02 0.01
LCU -0.02 1.00 0.01
RBTK 0.01 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCCO, LCU and RBTK?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern Copper (SCCO) $146.98B, Lion Copper (LCU) $1.80B, Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) $885.52M.

Which stock is cheaper, SCCO, LCU and RBTK?

Southern Copper (SCCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 26.0x, Lion Copper (LCU) 250.1x, Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) -1,831x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) returned the most: Southern Copper (SCCO) +39.0%, Lion Copper (LCU) +63.0%, Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) +660.0%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.1%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +3.1%/yr, Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) +21.6%/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%, Lion Copper (LCU) 0.00%. Lion Copper (LCU) and Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.3%, Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) 513.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCCO, LCU and RBTK?

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 5. 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.