SCCO vs WLK vs WLKP Stock Comparison

Southern Copper, Westlake and Westlake Chemical Partners 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
6 wins
WLK Westlake Corp
$66.31 +4.7% 1M +0.7% 1Y
Market cap
$8.48B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.44B
Div. yield
3.20%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSCCOWLKWLKPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $139.60B $8.48B $749.13M SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.6x -19.0x 12.7x WLKP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.3x 39.0x 14.5x WLKP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +38.7% -0.4% +9.4% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.2% -3.9% 4.8% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -2.4% 30.6% WLKP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 4.3x 0.7x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.58% 3.20% 8.86% WLKP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.0% +0.7% +13.9% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.6%/yr -7.7%/yr -3.9%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 52.9% 42.9% 18.7% WLKP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 46/100 88/100 WLKP

Percentile Scorecard

SCCOWLKWLKP

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

AxisSCCOWLKWLKP
Valuation 47 #90 of 169 56 #42 of 95 99 #2 of 95
Growth 71 #45 of 153 29 #66 of 93 66 #32 of 93
Profitability 98 #4 of 123 30 #63 of 89 100 #1 of 89
Financial Health 47 #88 of 165 44 #54 of 96 83 #17 of 96
Shareholder Returns 58 #49 of 116 69 #24 of 75 89 #9 of 75
Overall 64 46 88
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • WLK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • WLKP ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSCCOWLKWLKPSPY
1 month -19.1%+4.7%-1.3% -5.9%
3 months -14.4%-14.5%-0.1% -4.6%
6 months -7.0%-31.9%-8.4% +0.2%
Year to date +17.4%-10.3%+11.8% +7.5%
1 year +25.0%+0.7%+13.9% +8.2%
3 years +140.4%-45.4%-3.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year +34.0%-18.3%-1.2% +19.0%
5 years +200.4%-33.1%-18.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +24.6%-7.7%-3.9% +9.4%
10 years +552.8%+32.0%+6.5% +251.5%
10 years, per year +20.6%+2.8%+0.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSCCOWLKWLKPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 52.9%42.9%18.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.5%37.0%17.8% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.280.350.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.470.020.74 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-65.2%-38.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-46.3%-10.4% -5.9%
52-week high $219.70$123.39$23.72 $779.14
52-week low $117.83$56.38$17.87 $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.

MultipleSCCOWLKWLKP
P/E now vs peer median 21.6xmedian 12.9x -19.0xmedian 21.2x 12.7xmedian 21.2x
P/S now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 3.1x 0.7xmedian 1.3x 0.6xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 7.6x 16.1xmedian 11.7x 2.2xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 12.2x 706.7xmedian 17.0x 1.7xmedian 17.0x
P/B now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 2.2x 0.9xmedian 1.5x 1.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.77median 0.19 0.57median 1.76 —median 1.76

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 monthsSCCOWLKWLKP
Revenue $17.11B $11.44B $1.24B
Gross profit $11.15B $1.23B $389.27M
Operating income $10.03B -$436.00M $359.20M
Net income $6.38B -$412.00M $339.13M
Free cash flow $5.60B $12.00M $444.03M
R&D $58.60M – –
EPS (diluted) $7.67 $-3.49 –
Cash & equivalents $4.82B $1.76B $47.65M
Total debt $8.00B $5.06B $399.67M
Shares (diluted) 829.10M 127.96M –
Enterprise value $114.41B -$240.82M $563.61M

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
MetricSCCOWLKWLKP
P/E 21.6x -19.0x 12.7x
P/FCF 24.9x 706.7x 1.7x
P/Operating cash flow 18.9x 10.0x 1.6x
P/S 8.2x 0.7x 0.6x
P/B 10.3x 0.9x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 10.3x 1.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 12.8x 16.1x 2.2x
EV/EBIT 13.9x -26.5x 3.1x
EV/Revenue 8.2x 1.0x 0.9x
EV/FCF 24.9x 964.4x 2.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.9x 13.7x 2.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.77 0.57 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCCOWLKWLKP
Revenue growth (1Y) 38.7% -0.4% 9.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -4.2% -0.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 54.1% 17.0% 11.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 25.1% -21.9% 0.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 61.8% 48.2% 11.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 28.8% -31.4% -0.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 66.3% 55.7% 12.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.1% -32.5% 0.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.1% 53.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.1% -33.4% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 60.3% 25.2% 65.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 21.6% -31.3% 1.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 60.9% 103.3% 112.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 22.2% -80.2% 1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCCOWLKWLKP
Gross margin 65.2% 10.8% 31.4%
EBITDA margin 64.0% 6.3% 39.9%
Operating margin 58.6% -3.8% 29.0%
Pretax margin 57.6% -4.4% 27.4%
Net margin 37.2% -3.9% 4.8%
FCF margin 32.7% 0.1% 35.8%
Operating cash flow margin 43.3% 7.4% 38.9%
Return on equity 48.5% -4.4% 44.1%
Return on assets 25.6% -2.1% 27.8%
Return on invested capital – -2.4% 30.6%
Return on capital employed 45.3% -2.6% 30.7%
Asset turnover 0.7x 0.6x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x -2.0x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCCOWLKWLKP
Debt / assets 31.2% 26.3% 32.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.0x 4.3x 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 422.0x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 46.9% 52.5% 37.1%
Equity / assets 53.1% 47.5% 62.9%
Interest coverage – -2.0x 17.3x
Current ratio 4.3x 2.4x 3.5x
Quick ratio 3.8x 1.6x 1.7x
Cash ratio 2.9x 0.8x 0.9x
Altman Z-score 9.56 1.85 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCCOWLKWLKP
Dividend yield 2.6% 3.2% 8.9%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.6% 3.9% 8.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 51.7% -66.3% 19.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 58.8% 2,275% 15.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 43.0% 0.7% 0.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 10.6% 0.0%

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.

ConsensusSCCOWLKWLKP
Forward P/E 22.3xFY2026 39.0xFY2026 14.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.43FY2026 $1.70FY2026 $1.47FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +47.7%FY2026 – +6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.3% +25.9% +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $16.91BFY2026 $12.04BFY2026 $1.31BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +11.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% -3.9% +16.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCCOWLKWLKP
Held by institutions 9.2% 31.0% 29.1%
Institutions holding 859 364 56
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -9.9% -0.2%
Institutions buying 601 198 26
Institutions selling 220 118 13
Buyers to sellers 2.73 1.68 2.00

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.

SCCOWLKWLKP
SCCO 1.00 0.16 0.17
WLK 0.16 1.00 0.35
WLKP 0.17 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCCO, WLK and WLKP?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Southern Copper (SCCO) $139.60B, Westlake (WLK) $8.48B, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) $749.13M.

Which stock is cheaper, SCCO, WLK and WLKP?

Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Southern Copper (SCCO) 21.6x, Westlake (WLK) -19.0x, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 12.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 22.3x, Westlake (WLK) 39.0x, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 14.5x). 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%, Westlake (WLK) -0.4%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +9.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%, Westlake (WLK) -3.9%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 4.8%). On return on invested capital, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) leads (Westlake (WLK) -2.4%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 30.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Southern Copper (SCCO) +25.0%, Westlake (WLK) +0.7%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) +13.9%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +24.6%/yr, Westlake (WLK) -7.7%/yr, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) -3.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) has the highest dividend yield: Southern Copper (SCCO) 2.58%, Westlake (WLK) 3.20%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 8.86%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) has been the steadiest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.9%, Westlake (WLK) 42.9%, Westlake Chemical Partners (WLKP) 18.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.