SCCO vs NEXA vs ALM Stock Comparison

Southern Copper, Nexa Resources and Almonty Industries Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$176.87 -13.9% 1M +38.9% 1Y
Market cap
$149.34B
P/E
23.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
2.41%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.89 -4.7% 1M +117.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
5.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
1.09%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$8.79 -35.0% 1M +41.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.31B
P/E
32.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionSCCONEXAALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $149.34B $1.57B $2.31B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 23.1x 5.2x 32.1x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.6x 4.2x 14.6x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.7% +30.1% +208.0% ALM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.2% 5.6% 91.6% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.1x -0.7x ALM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.41% 1.09% — SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.9% +117.0% +41.8% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.3%/yr +6.9%/yr +40.3%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.5% 74.3% 91.4% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 73/100 63/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

SCCONEXAALM

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

AxisSCCONEXAALM
Valuation 47 #89 of 168 100 #1 of 168 35 #109 of 168
Growth 72 #44 of 152 83 #27 of 152 93 #11 of 152
Profitability 98 #4 of 123 66 #43 of 123 80 #25 of 123
Financial Health 48 #87 of 165 49 #85 of 165 45 #92 of 165
Shareholder Returns 58 #50 of 117 68 #38 of 117 –
Overall 64 73 63
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM 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

PeriodSCCONEXAALMSPY
1 month -13.9%-4.7%-35.0% -1.0%
3 months -10.2%-15.3%-34.0% -0.4%
6 months -2.9%-28.9%-58.8% +4.5%
Year to date +25.6%+34.4%-0.2% +12.4%
1 year +38.9%+117.0%+41.8% +13.6%
3 years +157.0%+103.6%+865.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +37.0%+26.8%+113.1% +20.8%
5 years +221.3%+39.7%+442.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +26.3%+6.9%+40.3% +10.4%
10 years +598.4%—+2,275.7% +267.7%
10 years, per year +21.5%—+37.3% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSCCONEXAALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.5%74.3%91.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 53.8%77.1%88.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.382.383.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.741.570.46 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-59.3%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-28.9%-62.5% -1.6%
52-week high $219.70$16.72$23.42 $779.14
52-week low $117.83$5.25$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.

MultipleSCCONEXAALM
P/E now vs peer median 23.1xmedian 13.4x 5.2xmedian 13.4x 32.1xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 8.7xmedian 3.0x 0.3xmedian 3.0x 37.2xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.6xmedian 7.7x 1.3xmedian 7.7x 5.1xmedian 7.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 13.3x 1.6xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 5.9xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.82median 0.19 0.11median 0.19 —median 0.19

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 monthsSCCONEXAALM
Revenue $17.11B $5.43B $62.16M
Gross profit $11.15B $1.60B $29.80M
Operating income $10.03B $992.90M $30.20M
Net income $6.38B -$204.70M -$73.22B
Free cash flow $5.60B $977.40M –
R&D $58.60M $116.30M –
EPS (diluted) $7.67 $2.29 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $4.82B – $863.71M
Total debt $8.00B $130.36M $572.28M
Shares (diluted) 829.10M 132.44M 208.03M
Enterprise value $124.15B $529.12M $1.15B

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
MetricSCCONEXAALM
P/E 23.1x 5.2x 32.1x
P/FCF 26.7x 1.6x –
P/Operating cash flow 20.2x 2.7x –
P/S 8.7x 0.3x 37.2x
P/B 11.0x – 5.9x
P/Tangible book 11.0x – 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 13.6x 1.3x 5.1x
EV/EBIT 14.9x 1.7x 66.8x
EV/Revenue 8.7x 0.3x 32.5x
EV/FCF 26.7x 1.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 20.2x 2.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.82 0.11 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCCONEXAALM
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.7% 30.1% 208.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 25.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 54.1% 96.6% 7,264%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 72.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.8% 88.3% 9,134%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 118.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 66.3% 12.2% -161.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 0.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 65.1% 900.8% 162.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 45.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.3% -3.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 27.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.9% 176.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 98.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCCONEXAALM
Gross margin 65.2% 29.5% 47.9%
EBITDA margin 64.0% 24.1% 635.6%
Operating margin 58.6% 18.3% 48.6%
Pretax margin 57.6% 32.0% 234.8%
Net margin 37.2% 5.6% 91.6%
FCF margin 32.7% 18.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 43.3% 10.6% –
Return on equity 48.5% – –
Return on assets 25.6% -3.7% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 45.3% 18.2% –
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -2.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – – 7,418%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCCONEXAALM
Debt / assets 31.2% 2.4% 47.7%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.1x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 46.9% 73.8% 67.6%
Equity / assets 53.1% – 32.4%
Interest coverage – 2.6x 4.8x
Current ratio 4.3x – 9.6x
Quick ratio 3.8x 1.4x 9.4x
Cash ratio 2.9x 1.4x 9.3x
Altman Z-score 10.05 – 2.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCCONEXAALM
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.1% –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.1% –
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.

ConsensusSCCONEXAALM
Forward P/E 23.6xFY2026 4.2xFY2026 14.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.51FY2026 $2.86FY2026 $0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.8%FY2026 +186.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% +17.5% +115.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.86BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026 $228.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026 +864.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% -1.8% +190.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCCONEXAALM
Held by institutions 9.2% 11.3% 59.4%
Institutions holding 859 109 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -6.6% +27.9%
Institutions buying 601 85 140
Institutions selling 220 19 30
Buyers to sellers 2.73 4.47 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.

SCCONEXAALM
SCCO 1.00 0.63 0.54
NEXA 0.63 1.00 0.39
ALM 0.54 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCCO, NEXA and ALM?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern Copper (SCCO) $149.34B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.57B, Almonty Industries (ALM) $2.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCCO, NEXA and ALM?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 23.1x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.2x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 32.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 23.6x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.2x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 14.6x). 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) +38.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +30.1%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.6%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.9%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +117.0%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +41.8%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.3%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +6.9%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +40.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Southern Copper (SCCO) 2.41%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 1.09%. 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) 52.5%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.3%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCCO, NEXA 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, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 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.