SCCO vs SU vs XOM Stock Comparison

Southern Copper, Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$173.44 -15.6% 1M +28.8% 1Y
Market cap
$145.83B
P/E
22.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
SU Suncor Energy Inc
$75.40 +8.4% 1M +90.3% 1Y
Market cap
$88.02B
P/E
7.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.09B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins
XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp
$177.46 +8.1% 1M +56.0% 1Y
Market cap
$702.52B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$396.63B
Div. yield
0.02%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

ExxonMobil Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (ExxonMobil Holdings 4, Suncor Energy 4, Southern Copper 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCCOSUXOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $145.83B $88.02B $702.52B XOM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.9x 7.1x 17.3x SU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.1x 8.1x 12.6x SU
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.7% -48.6% +19.0% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.2% 59.0% 10.2% SU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.0% 13.9% XOM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.5x 0.3x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% -0.03% 0.02% XOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.8% +90.3% +56.0% SU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.0%/yr +23.8%/yr +22.5%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.8% 28.4% 26.4% XOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 59/100 60/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

SCCOSUXOM

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

AxisSCCOSUXOM
Valuation 46 #91 of 168 55 #45 of 99 32 #68 of 99
Growth 72 #44 of 152 58 #41 of 97 81 #19 of 97
Profitability 98 #4 of 124 73 #26 of 95 62 #37 of 95
Financial Health 48 #87 of 166 75 #26 of 102 82 #19 of 102
Shareholder Returns 59 #48 of 115 31 #54 of 78 42 #46 of 78
Overall 64 59 60
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SU ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • XOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodSCCOSUXOMSPY
1 month -15.6%+8.4%+8.1% -2.0%
3 months -11.1%+16.9%+15.3% -2.2%
6 months +2.4%+8.3%+14.6% +4.2%
Year to date +23.1%+70.0%+47.5% +10.6%
1 year +28.8%+90.3%+56.0% +10.4%
3 years +152.0%+123.4%+64.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +36.1%+30.8%+18.1% +20.2%
5 years +217.6%+190.8%+175.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +26.0%+23.8%+22.5% +10.1%
10 years +599.2%+155.2%+112.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year +21.5%+9.8%+7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSCCOSUXOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.8%28.4%26.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.2%29.9%27.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.42-0.40-0.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.553.182.12 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-37.3%-20.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-5.1%-5.2% -3.2%
52-week high $219.70$79.48$187.24 $779.14
52-week low $117.83$39.51$113.68 $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.

MultipleSCCOSUXOM
P/E now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 12.4x 7.4xmedian 10.9x 18.1xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 2.9x 4.3xmedian 1.9x 1.8xmedian 1.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 7.2x 10.9xmedian 5.6x 8.6xmedian 5.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.2xmedian 14.8x 4.5xmedian 9.7x 16.8xmedian 9.7x
P/B now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 2.1x 1.9xmedian 1.4x 2.7xmedian 1.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.80median 0.26 0.23median 0.61 -43.75median 0.61

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 monthsSCCOSUXOM
Revenue $17.11B $21.09B $396.63B
Gross profit $11.15B – –
Operating income $10.03B $1.71B –
Net income $6.38B $8.93B $41.98B
Free cash flow $5.60B $19.78B $42.96B
R&D $58.60M $46.00M $940.00M
EPS (diluted) $7.67 $10.20 $9.19
Cash & equivalents $4.82B $5.37B $12.15B
Total debt $8.00B $9.85B $34.25B
Shares (diluted) 829.10M 1.22B 4.42B
Enterprise value $120.56B $73.77B $660.66B

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
MetricSCCOSUXOM
P/E 22.6x 7.4x 18.1x
P/FCF 26.2x 4.5x 16.8x
P/Operating cash flow 19.8x 5.7x 10.3x
P/S 8.6x 4.3x 1.8x
P/B 10.8x 1.9x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 10.8x 1.9x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x 10.9x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 14.6x 55.3x 13.2x
EV/Revenue 8.6x 4.5x 1.9x
EV/FCF 26.1x 4.8x 17.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 19.8x 6.0x 10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.80 0.23 -43.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCCOSUXOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.7% -48.6% 19.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -23.6% 3.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 54.1% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.8% 18.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 66.3% 57.7% 35.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.1% 13.8% -0.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.1% 52.6% 35.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% 32.6% -0.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.3% 9.5% 37.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% 8.9% 6.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.9% 5.0% 80.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% 17.4% 4.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCCOSUXOM
Gross margin 65.2% – –
EBITDA margin 64.0% 41.2% 21.8%
Operating margin 58.6% 8.1% –
Pretax margin 57.6% 57.1% 14.0%
Net margin 37.2% 59.0% 10.2%
FCF margin 32.7% 93.8% 10.8%
Operating cash flow margin 43.3% 74.9% 17.8%
Return on equity 48.5% 26.5% 15.6%
Return on assets 25.6% 13.3% 9.0%
Return on invested capital – 3.0% 13.9%
Return on capital employed 45.3% 2.1% 15.0%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.2x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.8x 1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCCOSUXOM
Debt / assets 31.2% 10.4% 7.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 0.5x 0.3x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 0.5x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 46.9% 49.2% 42.1%
Equity / assets 53.1% 50.8% 57.9%
Interest coverage – – 65.1x
Current ratio 4.3x 1.7x 1.2x
Quick ratio 3.8x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 2.9x 0.5x 0.1x
Altman Z-score 9.91 – 4.18

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCCOSUXOM
Dividend yield 2.5% 3.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – -4.1% 2.8%
Shareholder yield 2.5% -0.9% 5.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 51.7% 31.6% 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 58.8% 14.3% 40.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 43.0% -0.7% 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.8% -1.4% 5.1%

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.

ConsensusSCCOSUXOM
Forward P/E 23.1xFY2026 8.1xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.51FY2026 $9.31FY2026 $14.10FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.8%FY2026 +177.1%FY2026 +101.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% -18.8% -15.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.86BFY2026 $45.87BFY2026 $448.73BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +28.8%FY2026 +35.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% -12.0% -12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCCOSUXOM
Held by institutions 9.2% 65.2% 63.9%
Institutions holding 859 755 4,234
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -5.1% -2.2%
Institutions buying 601 369 2,044
Institutions selling 220 252 1,748
Buyers to sellers 2.73 1.46 1.17

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.

SCCOSUXOM
SCCO 1.00 -0.04 -0.14
SU -0.04 1.00 0.70
XOM -0.14 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCCO, SU and XOM?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern Copper (SCCO) $145.83B, Suncor Energy (SU) $88.02B, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) $702.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCCO, SU and XOM?

Suncor Energy (SU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 22.9x, Suncor Energy (SU) 7.1x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Suncor Energy (SU) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 23.1x, Suncor Energy (SU) 8.1x, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southern Copper (SCCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%, Suncor Energy (SU) -48.6%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +19.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Suncor Energy (SU) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%, Suncor Energy (SU) 59.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 10.2%). On return on invested capital, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) leads (Suncor Energy (SU) 3.0%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Suncor Energy (SU) returned the most: Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.8%, Suncor Energy (SU) +90.3%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +56.0%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.0%/yr, Suncor Energy (SU) +23.8%/yr, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) +22.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has the highest dividend yield: Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Suncor Energy (SU) -0.03%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 0.02%. Suncor Energy (SU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) has been the steadiest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.8%, Suncor Energy (SU) 28.4%, ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) 26.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCCO, SU and XOM?

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