SCCO vs TGB vs WLK Stock Comparison

Southern Copper, Trekor Metals and Westlake Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$191.72 -5.3% 1M +39.0% 1Y
Market cap
$159.96B
P/E
28.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
1.54%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
TGB Trekor Metals Ltd
$7.87 -11.4% 1M +74.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.84B
P/E
176.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$916.35M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins
WLK Westlake Corp
$66.01 +4.1% 1M -10.2% 1Y
Market cap
$8.44B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.29B
Div. yield
3.21%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Trekor Metals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Trekor Metals 6, Southern Copper 3, Westlake 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCCOTGBWLKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $159.96B $2.84B $8.44B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.1x 176.6x -6.8x SCCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 25.5x 20.2x 38.8x TGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +32.8% +72.6% -4.0% TGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 35.9% 1.6% -10.9% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 23.0% -8.0% TGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.3x -42.9x WLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.54% — 3.21% WLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.0% +74.5% -10.2% TGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.1%/yr +30.1%/yr -7.5%/yr TGB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.0% 71.2% 43.0% WLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 65/100 41/100 TGB

Percentile Scorecard

SCCOTGBWLK

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

AxisSCCOTGBWLK
Valuation 44 #91 of 163 69 #51 of 163 45 #52 of 94
Growth 68 #48 of 148 93 #12 of 148 1 #91 of 92
Profitability 98 #4 of 123 78 #28 of 123 24 #66 of 86
Financial Health 46 #89 of 164 22 #128 of 164 50 #47 of 93
Shareholder Returns 57 #47 of 108 64 #40 of 108 83 #13 of 71
Overall 63 65 41
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TGB ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WLK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSCCOTGBWLKSPY
1 month -5.3%-11.4%+4.1% +0.7%
3 months +3.7%+11.6%-8.0% +3.7%
6 months +12.8%+9.9%-42.7% +7.1%
Year to date +36.1%+39.0%-10.7% +12.8%
1 year +39.0%+74.5%-10.2% +11.9%
3 years +188.2%+622.0%-42.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +42.3%+93.4%-16.9% +22.8%
5 years +244.9%+273.0%-32.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +28.1%+30.1%-7.5% +10.9%
10 years +643.9%+1,648.9%+27.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.2%+33.1%+2.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSCCOTGBWLKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.0%71.2%43.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.3%70.3%37.9% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.382.970.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.751.05-0.24 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-61.9%-65.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-18.7%-46.5% -1.2%
52-week high $219.70$9.68$123.39 $779.14
52-week low $117.83$4.19$56.38 $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.

MultipleSCCOTGBWLK
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 13.2x 176.6xmedian 13.2x -6.8xmedian 21.0x
P/S now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.2x 7.0xmedian 7.2x -155.3xmedian 12.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 31.4xmedian 15.2x 5.7xmedian 15.2x -31.8xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 2.2x 3.3xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.14median 0.30 3.66median 0.30 0.16median 1.68

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 monthsSCCOTGBWLK
Revenue $15.79B $916.35M $11.29B
Gross profit $10.07B $387.04M $1.09B
Operating income $8.98B $372.24M -$1.25B
Net income $5.68B $15.68M -$1.21B
Free cash flow $5.10B $502.57M -$265.00M
R&D $53.10M – –
EPS (diluted) $6.83 $0.04 $-9.61
Cash & equivalents $5.67B $185.76M $1.64B
Total debt $28.24B $3.05B $5.07B
Shares (diluted) 829.10M 323.50M 128.50M
Enterprise value $138.82B $2.25B -$442.15M

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
MetricSCCOTGBWLK
P/E 28.1x 176.6x -6.8x
P/FCF 31.4x 5.7x -31.8x
P/Operating cash flow 23.7x 6.8x 13.4x
P/S 10.1x 3.1x 0.7x
P/B 12.6x 3.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 12.6x 3.3x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x 7.0x -155.3x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 9.3x -9.4x
EV/Revenue 10.2x 3.8x 1.0x
EV/FCF 31.5x 6.9x -44.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.8x 8.3x 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.14 3.66 0.16

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCCOTGBWLK
Revenue growth (1Y) 32.8% 72.6% -4.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 16.2% 32.8% -6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 45.5% 154.8% -17.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 23.2% 49.8% -26.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 52.8% 167.9% -1,286%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% 53.4% -39.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 56.8% 155.8% -3,089%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.7% -5.5% -42.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 52.8% 159.7% -1,740%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 24.7% 48.3% -43.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 49.8% 88.5% -34.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 78.7% -39.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.3% 73.6% -390.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 24.5% 63.2% -29.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCCOTGBWLK
Gross margin 63.8% 42.2% 9.6%
EBITDA margin 62.5% 54.2% -0.7%
Operating margin 56.9% 40.6% -11.0%
Pretax margin 55.8% 43.3% -11.4%
Net margin 35.9% 1.6% -10.9%
FCF margin 32.3% 54.8% -2.3%
Operating cash flow margin 42.7% 45.3% 5.6%
Return on equity 46.2% 5.6% -13.0%
Return on assets 24.7% 1.8% -6.1%
Return on invested capital – 23.0% -8.0%
Return on capital employed 43.0% 15.8% -7.2%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 26.5x -0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.0% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCCOTGBWLK
Debt / assets 33.1% 30.3% 26.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.9x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 1.3x -42.9x
Debt / FCF 1.6x 1.6x -19.1x
Liabilities / assets 47.3% 68.0% 52.6%
Equity / assets 52.7% 32.0% 47.4%
Interest coverage – 8.3x -6.1x
Current ratio 5.1x – 2.5x
Quick ratio 4.4x 0.8x 1.7x
Cash ratio 3.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 10.98 – 1.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCCOTGBWLK
Dividend yield 1.5% – 3.2%
Net buyback yield – -0.4% 0.7%
Shareholder yield 1.5% -0.4% 4.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 53.2% – -22.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 59.2% – -103.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 41.8% – 1.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – 14.1%

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.

ConsensusSCCOTGBWLK
Forward P/E 25.5xFY2026 20.2xFY2026 38.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.51FY2026 $0.39FY2026 $1.70FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.8%FY2026 +680.0%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +7.1% +112.8% +25.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.86BFY2026 $936.91MFY2026 $12.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +91.2%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.9% +27.8% -3.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCCOTGBWLK
Held by institutions 9.2% 54.7% 31.0%
Institutions holding 857 178 363
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -9.1% -9.9%
Institutions buying 600 176 199
Institutions selling 219 2 118
Buyers to sellers 2.74 88.00 1.69

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.

SCCOTGBWLK
SCCO 1.00 0.79 0.16
TGB 0.79 1.00 0.19
WLK 0.16 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCCO, TGB and WLK?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern Copper (SCCO) $159.96B, Trekor Metals (TGB) $2.84B, Westlake (WLK) $8.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCCO, TGB and WLK?

Southern Copper (SCCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.1x, Trekor Metals (TGB) 176.6x, Westlake (WLK) -6.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trekor Metals (TGB) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.5x, Trekor Metals (TGB) 20.2x, Westlake (WLK) 38.8x). 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) +32.8%, Trekor Metals (TGB) +72.6%, Westlake (WLK) -4.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 1.6%, Westlake (WLK) -10.9%). On return on invested capital, Trekor Metals (TGB) leads (Trekor Metals (TGB) 23.0%, Westlake (WLK) -8.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trekor Metals (TGB) returned the most: Southern Copper (SCCO) +39.0%, Trekor Metals (TGB) +74.5%, Westlake (WLK) -10.2%. Over five years, Trekor Metals (TGB) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.1%/yr, Trekor Metals (TGB) +30.1%/yr, Westlake (WLK) -7.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Westlake (WLK) has the highest dividend yield: Southern Copper (SCCO) 1.54%, Westlake (WLK) 3.21%. Trekor Metals (TGB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westlake (WLK) has been the steadiest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 71.2%, Westlake (WLK) 43.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trekor Metals (TGB) leads on 6. 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.