TGB vs SCCO vs LCU Stock Comparison

Trekor Metals, Southern Copper and Lion Copper Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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TGB Trekor Metals Ltd
$6.97 -20.9% 1M +60.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.25B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.08B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$165.33 -19.1% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$138.52B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.38 -0.5% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$66.93M
P/E
9.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 4, Trekor Metals 4, Lion Copper 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTGBSCCOLCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.25B $138.52B $66.93M SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.7x 21.8x 9.3x LCU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.9x 22.3x — TGB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +97.5% +38.7% — TGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 7.0% 37.2% — SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.0x — SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +60.6% +25.0% +62.2% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.2%/yr +24.6%/yr +4.5%/yr TGB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 71.7% 52.9% 153.2% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 64/100 48/100 TGB

Percentile Scorecard

TGBSCCOLCU

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

AxisTGBSCCOLCU
Valuation 82 #32 of 169 47 #90 of 169 77 #40 of 169
Growth 95 #9 of 153 71 #45 of 153 81 #30 of 153
Profitability 81 #24 of 123 98 #4 of 123 17 #102 of 123
Financial Health 20 #132 of 165 47 #88 of 165 41 #98 of 165
Shareholder Returns 57 #50 of 116 58 #49 of 116 26 #86 of 116
Overall 67 64 48
  • TGB ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LCU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodTGBSCCOLCUSPY
1 month -20.9%-19.1%-0.5% -5.9%
3 months -15.4%-14.4%-14.6% -4.6%
6 months -3.9%-7.0%-29.5% +0.2%
Year to date +23.1%+17.4%+15.9% +7.5%
1 year +60.6%+25.0%+62.2% +8.2%
3 years +420.1%+140.4%+170.4% +68.3%
3 years, per year +73.3%+34.0%+39.3% +19.0%
5 years +219.7%+200.4%+24.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +26.2%+24.6%+4.5% +9.4%
10 years +1,448.9%+552.8%+224.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +31.5%+20.6%+12.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureTGBSCCOLCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 71.7%52.9%153.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 71.9%54.5%184.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.832.28-0.01 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.840.470.41 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -61.9%-45.2%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.0%-24.7%-49.5% -5.9%
52-week high $9.68$219.70$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $4.22$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.

MultipleTGBSCCOLCU
P/E now vs peer median 29.7xmedian 12.9x 21.6xmedian 12.9x 9.7xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 3.1x 8.2xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 7.6x 12.8xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 12.2x 24.9xmedian 12.2x 5.4xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.2x 10.3xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.44median 0.19 0.77median 0.19 0.19median 0.19

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 monthsTGBSCCOLCU
Revenue $1.08B $17.11B –
Gross profit $445.68M $11.15B –
Operating income $429.96M $10.03B -$14.76M
Net income $77.12M $6.38B -$2.10M
Free cash flow $593.87M $5.60B $12.93M
R&D – $58.60M –
EPS (diluted) $0.23 $7.67 $0.45
Cash & equivalents $214.17M $4.82B –
Total debt $801.56M $8.00B $2.61M
Shares (diluted) 323.50M 829.10M 15.93M
Enterprise value $1.54B $113.25B $66.93M

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
MetricTGBSCCOLCU
P/E 29.7x 21.6x 9.7x
P/FCF 4.2x 24.9x 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 18.9x 5.4x
P/S 2.3x 8.2x –
P/B 2.8x 10.3x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 10.3x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x 12.8x –
EV/EBIT 7.2x 13.9x -4.9x
EV/Revenue 2.9x 8.2x –
EV/FCF 5.2x 24.9x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.2x 18.9x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.44 0.77 0.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTGBSCCOLCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 97.5% 38.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.5% 18.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 165.7% 54.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 40.1% 25.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 177.5% 61.8% -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 42.1% 28.8% -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 238.4% 66.3% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.5% 30.1% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 239.3% 65.1% 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 67.5% 28.1% 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 161.3% 60.3% 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.8% 21.6% 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 125.0% 60.9% 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.5% 22.2% 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTGBSCCOLCU
Gross margin 41.1% 65.2% –
EBITDA margin 52.7% 64.0% –
Operating margin 39.6% 58.6% –
Pretax margin 46.0% 57.6% –
Net margin 7.0% 37.2% –
FCF margin 54.8% 32.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 46.2% 43.3% –
Return on equity 10.8% 48.5% -66.5%
Return on assets 3.5% 25.6% -29.7%
Return on invested capital 25.6% – –
Return on capital employed 17.5% 45.3% -55.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 6.5x 1.2x -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.9% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTGBSCCOLCU
Debt / assets 28.9% 31.2% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.6x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x 0.0x –
Debt / FCF 1.3x 1.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 67.8% 46.9% 53.0%
Equity / assets 32.2% 53.1% 47.0%
Interest coverage 8.3x – –
Current ratio – 4.3x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.9x 3.8x –
Cash ratio 0.8x 2.9x –
Altman Z-score – 9.56 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTGBSCCOLCU
Dividend yield – 2.6% –
Net buyback yield -0.4% – -6.0%
Shareholder yield -0.4% 2.6% -6.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 58.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 43.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% –

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.

ConsensusTGBSCCOLCU
Forward P/E 17.9xFY2026 22.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.39FY2026 $7.43FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +680.0%FY2026 +47.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +112.8% +7.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $937.17MFY2026 $16.91BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +91.3%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +27.7% +4.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTGBSCCOLCU
Held by institutions 0.2% 9.2% –
Institutions holding 4 859 –
Change in shares held, QoQ -99.7% +0.7% –
Institutions buying 2 601 –
Institutions selling 2 220 –
Buyers to sellers 1.00 2.73 –

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.

TGBSCCOLCU
TGB 1.00 0.80 -0.04
SCCO 0.80 1.00 -0.01
LCU -0.04 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TGB, SCCO and LCU?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Trekor Metals (TGB) $2.25B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $138.52B, Lion Copper (LCU) $66.93M.

Which stock is cheaper, TGB, SCCO and LCU?

Lion Copper (LCU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Trekor Metals (TGB) 29.7x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 21.8x, Lion Copper (LCU) 9.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Trekor Metals (TGB) is cheapest (Trekor Metals (TGB) 17.9x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 22.3x). 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: Trekor Metals (TGB) +97.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Trekor Metals (TGB) 7.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Trekor Metals (TGB) +60.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +25.0%, Lion Copper (LCU) +62.2%. Over five years, Trekor Metals (TGB) compounded fastest (Trekor Metals (TGB) +26.2%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +24.6%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +4.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Trekor Metals (TGB) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Lion Copper (LCU) 0.00%. Trekor Metals (TGB) and Lion Copper (LCU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Trekor Metals (TGB) 71.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.9%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TGB, 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, Southern Copper (SCCO) 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.