TECK vs SCCO vs LCU Stock Comparison

Teck Resources, Southern Copper and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TECK Teck Resources Ltd
$63.05 -3.2% 1M +45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$30.80B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.13B
Div. yield
0.82%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.02 -4.3% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$161.88B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
1.53%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.64 -9.0% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$74.11M
P/E
277.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teck Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teck Resources 6, 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.

QuestionTECKSCCOLCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.80B $161.88B $74.11M SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.2x 28.4x 277.9x TECK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 25.8x — TECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.8% +32.8% — TECK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.8% 35.9% — SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x — TECK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.82% 1.53% — SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.9% +44.0% +71.9% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.7%/yr +28.4%/yr +4.2%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 46.3% 52.0% 153.2% TECK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 62/100 45/100 TECK

Percentile Scorecard

TECKSCCOLCU

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

AxisTECKSCCOLCU
Valuation 84 #27 of 162 43 #93 of 162 63 #60 of 162
Growth 71 #43 of 147 68 #48 of 147 81 #29 of 147
Profitability 73 #34 of 122 98 #4 of 122 15 #104 of 122
Financial Health 53 #77 of 164 46 #89 of 164 42 #96 of 164
Shareholder Returns 83 #19 of 107 56 #48 of 107 26 #80 of 107
Overall 73 62 45
  • TECK ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO 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

PeriodTECKSCCOLCUSPY
1 month -3.2%-4.3%-9.0% +0.9%
3 months +9.7%+10.5%-9.6% +5.9%
6 months +12.1%+16.3%-25.3% +8.5%
Year to date +31.7%+37.7%+22.8% +13.3%
1 year +45.9%+44.0%+71.9% +12.4%
3 years +74.5%+192.7%+145.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +20.4%+43.1%+34.9% +23.5%
5 years +126.0%+249.0%+22.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.7%+28.4%+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +199.2%+652.9%+243.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.6%+22.4%+13.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureTECKSCCOLCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 46.3%52.0%153.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 45.0%52.5%186.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.222.38-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.990.850.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.0%-45.2%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.4%-11.7%-46.5% -0.9%
52-week high $71.97$219.70$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $38.23$117.83$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.

MultipleTECKSCCOLCU
P/E now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 13.4x 28.4xmedian 13.4x 277.9xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 7.3x 16.5xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 14.8x 31.7xmedian 14.8x 5.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.3x 12.7xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -28.79median 0.31 1.15median 0.31 5.49median 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 monthsTECKSCCOLCU
Revenue $10.13B $15.79B –
Gross profit $3.65B $10.07B –
Operating income $4.02B $8.98B -$14.76M
Net income $1.69B $5.68B -$2.10M
Free cash flow $2.35B $5.10B $12.93M
R&D $60.80M $53.10M –
EPS (diluted) $3.65 $6.83 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $4.26B $5.67B –
Total debt $2.55B $28.24B $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 495.40M 829.10M 430.24M
Enterprise value $13.23B $140.74B $74.11M

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
MetricTECKSCCOLCU
P/E 17.2x 28.4x 277.9x
P/FCF 13.1x 31.7x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.0x 5.7x
P/S 3.0x 10.3x –
P/B 1.6x 12.7x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 12.7x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.2x 16.5x –
EV/EBIT 7.0x 18.1x -5.2x
EV/Revenue 2.8x 10.3x –
EV/FCF 12.0x 31.9x 5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.1x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -28.79 1.15 5.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTECKSCCOLCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.8% 32.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.7% 16.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 151.2% 45.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 23.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 260.5% 52.8% -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.2% 26.7% -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 626.9% 56.8% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% 26.7% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 4,327% 52.8% 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -0.6% 24.7% 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.8% 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11,938% 47.3% 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -23.4% 24.5% 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTECKSCCOLCU
Gross margin 36.0% 63.8% –
EBITDA margin 53.4% 62.5% –
Operating margin 39.6% 56.9% –
Pretax margin 32.8% 55.8% –
Net margin 17.8% 35.9% –
FCF margin 23.2% 32.3% –
Operating cash flow margin – 42.7% –
Return on equity 8.9% 46.2% -66.5%
Return on assets 5.1% 24.7% -29.7%
Return on invested capital 18.4% – –
Return on capital employed 13.0% 43.0% -55.8%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTECKSCCOLCU
Debt / assets 7.5% 33.1% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.5x 0.1x –
Debt / FCF 1.1x 1.6x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 42.6% 47.3% 53.0%
Equity / assets 57.4% 52.7% 47.0%
Interest coverage 6.2x – –
Current ratio 3.1x 5.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.4x 4.4x –
Cash ratio 1.8x 3.4x –
Altman Z-score 2.74 11.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTECKSCCOLCU
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.5% –
Net buyback yield 3.0% – -5.6%
Shareholder yield 3.8% 1.5% -5.6%
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.

ConsensusTECKSCCOLCU
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 25.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.66FY2026 $7.51FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +107.1%FY2026 +47.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after -14.2% +7.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.56BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +34.9%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +11.0% +3.9% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTECKSCCOLCU
Held by institutions 69.3% 9.2% –
Institutions holding 521 856 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.2% +0.7% –
Institutions buying 255 599 –
Institutions selling 169 219 –
Buyers to sellers 1.51 2.74 –

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.

TECKSCCOLCU
TECK 1.00 0.79 -0.01
SCCO 0.79 1.00 -0.02
LCU -0.01 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TECK, SCCO and LCU?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Teck Resources (TECK) $30.80B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $161.88B, Lion Copper (LCU) $74.11M.

Which stock is cheaper, TECK, SCCO and LCU?

Teck Resources (TECK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Teck Resources (TECK) 17.2x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.4x, Lion Copper (LCU) 277.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teck Resources (TECK) is cheapest (Teck Resources (TECK) 13.5x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 25.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teck Resources (TECK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Teck Resources (TECK) +41.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Teck Resources (TECK) 17.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Teck Resources (TECK) +45.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +44.0%, Lion Copper (LCU) +71.9%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Teck Resources (TECK) +17.7%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.4%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Teck Resources (TECK) 0.82%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 1.53%. Lion Copper (LCU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teck Resources (TECK) has been the steadiest (Teck Resources (TECK) 46.3%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TECK, SCCO 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, Teck Resources (TECK) 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.