SCCO vs SVM vs LCU Stock Comparison

Southern Copper, Silvercorp Metals and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.40 -4.7% 1M +50.2% 1Y
Market cap
$158.50B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
SVM Silvercorp Metals Inc
$8.62 -23.9% 1M +40.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.84B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$495.47M
Div. yield
–
Silver Basic Materials
5 wins
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.80 -9.6% 1M +77.8% 1Y
Market cap
$2.01B
P/E
280.4x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Silvercorp Metals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Silvercorp Metals 5, Southern Copper 4, Lion Copper 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCCOSVMLCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $158.50B $1.84B $2.01B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.0x 21.4x 280.4x SVM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.9x 12.0x — SVM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.8% +60.8% — SVM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.9% 17.3% — SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.7% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -1.9x — SVM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.2% +40.6% +77.8% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.7%/yr +14.6%/yr +3.5%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.1% 70.6% 153.2% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 76/100 45/100 SVM

Percentile Scorecard

SCCOSVMLCU

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

AxisSCCOSVMLCU
Valuation 44 #92 of 162 83 #28 of 162 61 #64 of 162
Growth 68 #48 of 147 87 #20 of 147 82 #27 of 147
Profitability 98 #4 of 122 82 #23 of 122 15 #104 of 122
Financial Health 46 #89 of 164 83 #28 of 164 42 #95 of 164
Shareholder Returns 56 #48 of 107 44 #60 of 107 26 #80 of 107
Overall 62 76 45
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SVM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LCU 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

PeriodSCCOSVMLCUSPY
1 month -4.7%-23.9%-9.6% -0.2%
3 months +8.6%-8.2%-6.4% +3.9%
6 months +15.2%-26.9%-22.7% +8.2%
Year to date +38.0%+3.4%+27.0% +12.9%
1 year +50.2%+40.6%+77.8% +12.3%
3 years +193.3%+274.8%+154.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +43.2%+55.4%+36.5% +23.3%
5 years +239.5%+97.7%+18.5% +67.9%
5 years, per year +27.7%+14.6%+3.5% +10.9%
10 years +645.0%—+255.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year +22.2%—+13.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSCCOSVMLCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.1%70.6%153.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.7%73.4%187.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.382.62-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.960.580.51 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-56.4%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-45.1%-44.7% -1.2%
52-week high $219.70$15.71$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $117.83$6.09$2.43 $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.

MultipleSCCOSVMLCU
P/E now vs peer median 28.5xmedian 13.3x 22.0xmedian 13.3x 287.5xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 3.2x 3.8xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 7.3x 7.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 14.7x 6.1xmedian 14.7x 5.9xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x 3.7xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.15median 0.31 0.48median 0.31 5.68median 0.31

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 monthsSCCOSVMLCU
Revenue $15.79B $495.47M –
Gross profit $10.07B $302.64M –
Operating income $8.98B $165.81M -$14.76M
Net income $5.68B $69.58M -$2.10M
Free cash flow $5.10B $309.98M $12.93M
R&D $53.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.83 $0.39 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $5.67B $386.76M –
Total debt $28.24B $118.10M $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 829.10M 219.43M 430.24M
Enterprise value $137.28B $186.44M $2.01B

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
MetricSCCOSVMLCU
P/E 28.5x 22.0x 287.5x
P/FCF 31.8x 6.1x 5.9x
P/Operating cash flow 24.1x 5.9x 5.9x
P/S 10.3x 3.8x –
P/B 12.8x 1.6x 3.7x
P/Tangible book 12.8x 1.6x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.5x 7.5x –
EV/EBIT 18.1x 9.2x -5.4x
EV/Revenue 10.3x 3.1x –
EV/FCF 31.9x 4.9x 6.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 4.7x 6.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.15 0.48 5.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCCOSVMLCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.8% 60.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 31.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 45.5% 146.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 58.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.8% 44.4% -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 72.4% -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.8% -7.2% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 50.9% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 1.3% 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 45.6% 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 120.5% 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 53.9% 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.3% 298.5% 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 189.0% 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCCOSVMLCU
Gross margin 63.8% 61.1% –
EBITDA margin 62.5% 40.9% –
Operating margin 56.9% 33.5% –
Pretax margin 55.8% 57.4% –
Net margin 35.9% 17.3% –
FCF margin 32.3% 62.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 42.7% 65.4% –
Return on equity 46.2% 5.7% -66.5%
Return on assets 24.7% 4.4% -29.7%
Return on invested capital – 11.7% –
Return on capital employed 43.0% 12.0% -55.8%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 4.7x -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCCOSVMLCU
Debt / assets 33.1% 0.0% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -1.9x –
Debt / FCF 1.6x 0.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 23.2% 53.0%
Equity / assets 52.7% 76.8% 47.0%
Interest coverage – 11.9x –
Current ratio 5.1x 3.5x 1.1x
Quick ratio 4.4x 3.4x –
Cash ratio 3.4x 3.3x –
Altman Z-score 11.10 4.39 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCCOSVMLCU
Dividend yield 1.5% 0.2% –
Net buyback yield – -0.3% -5.4%
Shareholder yield 1.5% -0.1% -5.4%
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.

ConsensusSCCOSVMLCU
Forward P/E 25.9xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.51FY2026 $0.72FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +47.8%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% +80.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.86BFY2026 $479.44MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +74.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCCOSVMLCU
Held by institutions 9.2% 55.0% –
Institutions holding 856 185 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +2.1% –
Institutions buying 599 92 –
Institutions selling 219 64 –
Buyers to sellers 2.74 1.44 –

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.

SCCOSVMLCU
SCCO 1.00 0.65 -0.02
SVM 0.65 1.00 0.04
LCU -0.02 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCCO, SVM and LCU?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern Copper (SCCO) $158.50B, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) $1.84B, Lion Copper (LCU) $2.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCCO, SVM and LCU?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.0x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 21.4x, Lion Copper (LCU) 280.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.9x, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 12.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Silvercorp Metals (SVM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +60.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 17.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Southern Copper (SCCO) +50.2%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +40.6%, Lion Copper (LCU) +77.8%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +27.7%/yr, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) +14.6%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +3.5%/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%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 0.00%, Lion Copper (LCU) 0.00%. Silvercorp Metals (SVM) and Lion Copper (LCU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%, Silvercorp Metals (SVM) 70.6%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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