SCCO vs NEXA vs TGB Stock Comparison

Southern Copper, Nexa Resources and Trekor Metals Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$165.33 -19.1% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$139.60B
P/E
21.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
2.58%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.29 -9.3% 1M +109.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.50B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
1.15%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
TGB Trekor Metals Ltd
$6.97 -20.9% 1M +60.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.52B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.08B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 5, Nexa Resources 4, Trekor Metals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCCONEXATGBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $139.60B $1.50B $2.52B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x 4.9x 29.7x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 3.9x 17.9x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.7% +30.1% +97.5% TGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.2% 5.6% 7.0% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 25.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.1x 1.0x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.58% 1.15% — SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.0% +109.5% +60.6% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.6%/yr +5.8%/yr +26.2%/yr TGB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 74.5% 71.7% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 73/100 67/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

SCCONEXATGB

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

AxisSCCONEXATGB
Valuation 47 #90 of 169 100 #1 of 169 82 #32 of 169
Growth 71 #45 of 153 84 #26 of 153 95 #9 of 153
Profitability 98 #4 of 123 65 #44 of 123 81 #24 of 123
Financial Health 47 #88 of 165 48 #86 of 165 20 #132 of 165
Shareholder Returns 58 #49 of 116 67 #39 of 116 57 #50 of 116
Overall 64 73 67
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TGB 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

PeriodSCCONEXATGBSPY
1 month -19.1%-9.3%-20.9% -5.9%
3 months -14.4%-21.1%-15.4% -4.6%
6 months -7.0%-19.0%-3.9% +0.2%
Year to date +17.4%+27.6%+23.1% +7.5%
1 year +25.0%+109.5%+60.6% +8.2%
3 years +140.4%+97.4%+420.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +34.0%+25.5%+73.3% +19.0%
5 years +200.4%+32.7%+219.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year +24.6%+5.8%+26.2% +9.4%
10 years +552.8%—+1,448.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.6%—+31.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSCCONEXATGBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%74.5%71.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.5%77.5%71.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.282.252.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.471.470.84 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-59.3%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-32.5%-28.0% -5.9%
52-week high $219.70$16.72$9.68 $779.14
52-week low $117.83$5.25$4.22 $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.

MultipleSCCONEXATGB
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 12.9x 4.9xmedian 12.9x 29.7xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.1x 0.3xmedian 3.1x 2.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 7.6x 1.2xmedian 7.6x 5.4xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 12.2x 1.5xmedian 12.2x 4.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.19 0.11median 0.19 0.44median 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 monthsSCCONEXATGB
Revenue $17.11B $5.43B $1.08B
Gross profit $11.15B $1.60B $445.68M
Operating income $10.03B $992.90M $429.96M
Net income $6.38B -$204.70M $77.12M
Free cash flow $5.60B $977.40M $593.87M
R&D $58.60M $116.30M –
EPS (diluted) $7.67 $2.29 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $4.82B – $214.17M
Total debt $8.00B $130.36M $801.56M
Shares (diluted) 829.10M 132.44M 323.50M
Enterprise value $114.41B $449.65M $1.81B

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
MetricSCCONEXATGB
P/E 21.6x 4.9x 29.7x
P/FCF 24.9x 1.5x 4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 2.6x 5.0x
P/S 8.2x 0.3x 2.3x
P/B 10.3x – 2.8x
P/Tangible book 10.3x – 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 1.2x 5.4x
EV/EBIT 13.9x 1.6x 7.2x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 0.3x 2.9x
EV/FCF 24.9x 1.6x 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 2.8x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 0.11 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCCONEXATGB
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.7% 30.1% 97.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 25.9% 34.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 54.1% 96.6% 165.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 72.3% 40.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.8% 88.3% 177.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% 118.9% 42.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.3% 12.2% 238.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 0.6% 21.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.1% 900.8% 239.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 45.6% 67.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.3% -3.0% 161.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 27.2% 78.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.9% 176.5% 125.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 98.0% 66.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCCONEXATGB
Gross margin 65.2% 29.5% 41.1%
EBITDA margin 64.0% 24.1% 52.7%
Operating margin 58.6% 18.3% 39.6%
Pretax margin 57.6% 32.0% 46.0%
Net margin 37.2% 5.6% 7.0%
FCF margin 32.7% 18.0% 54.8%
Operating cash flow margin 43.3% 10.6% 46.2%
Return on equity 48.5% – 10.8%
Return on assets 25.6% -3.7% 3.5%
Return on invested capital – – 25.6%
Return on capital employed 45.3% 18.2% 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.7x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -2.8x 6.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCCONEXATGB
Debt / assets 31.2% 2.4% 28.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.1x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 0.1x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 46.9% 73.8% 67.8%
Equity / assets 53.1% – 32.2%
Interest coverage – 2.6x 8.3x
Current ratio 4.3x – –
Quick ratio 3.8x 1.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.9x 1.4x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 9.56 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCCONEXATGB
Dividend yield 2.6% 1.2% –
Net buyback yield – – -0.4%
Shareholder yield 2.6% 1.2% -0.4%
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.

ConsensusSCCONEXATGB
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 3.9xFY2026 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.43FY2026 $2.90FY2026 $0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.7%FY2026 +190.0%FY2026 +680.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% +14.8% +112.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.91BFY2026 $3.56BFY2026 $937.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +91.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% -1.3% +27.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCCONEXATGB
Held by institutions 9.2% 11.3% 0.2%
Institutions holding 859 109 4
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -6.6% -99.7%
Institutions buying 601 85 2
Institutions selling 220 19 2
Buyers to sellers 2.73 4.47 1.00

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.

SCCONEXATGB
SCCO 1.00 0.63 0.80
NEXA 0.63 1.00 0.59
TGB 0.80 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCCO, NEXA and TGB?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern Copper (SCCO) $139.60B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.50B, Trekor Metals (TGB) $2.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCCO, NEXA and TGB?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 21.6x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.9x, Trekor Metals (TGB) 29.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 22.3x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 3.9x, Trekor Metals (TGB) 17.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trekor Metals (TGB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +30.1%, Trekor Metals (TGB) +97.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.6%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 7.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Southern Copper (SCCO) +25.0%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +109.5%, Trekor Metals (TGB) +60.6%. Over five years, Trekor Metals (TGB) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +24.6%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +5.8%/yr, Trekor Metals (TGB) +26.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Southern Copper (SCCO) 2.58%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 1.15%. Trekor Metals (TGB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.9%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.5%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 71.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCCO, NEXA and TGB?

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.