WLK vs SCCO vs E Stock Comparison

Westlake, Southern Copper and Eni Spa Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WLK Westlake Corp
$65.31 -3.6% 1M -17.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.50B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$11.29B
Div. yield
0.03%
Commodity Chemicals Basic Materials
2 wins
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$186.06 -8.8% 1M +47.8% 1Y
Market cap
$160.74B
P/E
28.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
E Eni Spa
$60.57 +10.7% 1M +64.5% 1Y
Market cap
$89.28B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$98.30B
Div. yield
-0.04%
Integrated Oil and Gas Energy
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 5, Eni Spa 5, Westlake 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionWLKSCCOELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $8.50B $160.74B $89.28B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.9x 28.4x 17.2x E
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 38.4x 24.8x 9.0x E
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.0% +32.8% +11.2% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -10.9% 35.9% 5.3% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -8.0% — 6.9% E
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -42.9x 0.1x 1.4x WLK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.02% -0.04% WLK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.6% +47.8% +64.5% E
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.4%/yr +26.8%/yr +16.4%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.5% 52.1% 27.5% E
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 63/100 51/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

WLKSCCOE

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

AxisWLKSCCOE
Valuation 46 #51 of 94 46 #88 of 162 78 #23 of 99
Growth 1 #91 of 92 68 #48 of 147 64 #36 of 97
Profitability 23 #69 of 89 98 #4 of 122 47 #51 of 96
Financial Health 53 #46 of 97 46 #89 of 165 33 #69 of 102
Shareholder Returns 84 #12 of 70 56 #48 of 107 32 #52 of 76
Overall 41 63 51
  • WLK ranked among 99 companies in Chemicals
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • E ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodWLKSCCOESPY
1 month -3.6%-8.8%+10.7% -0.8%
3 months -9.7%+3.7%+19.6% +3.5%
6 months -41.3%+5.5%+12.6% +7.0%
Year to date -11.7%+32.1%+59.6% +12.2%
1 year -17.6%+47.8%+64.5% +13.0%
3 years -43.0%+180.7%+86.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year -17.1%+41.1%+23.1% +23.1%
5 years -31.8%+227.5%+113.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year -7.4%+26.8%+16.4% +11.0%
10 years +27.4%+615.3%+105.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +2.5%+21.7%+7.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureWLKSCCOESPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.5%52.1%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.5%52.7%26.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.462.37-0.39 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.922.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -65.2%-45.2%-37.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -47.1%-15.3%-2.4% -1.8%
52-week high $123.39$219.70$62.08 $779.14
52-week low $56.38$117.83$36.32 $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.

MultipleWLKSCCOE
P/E now vs peer median -6.8xmedian 21.6x 27.2xmedian 12.8x 17.6xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 0.7xmedian 1.4x 9.8xmedian 3.1x 1.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -154.2xmedian 12.4x 15.8xmedian 7.0x 7.7xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -31.5xmedian 15.8x 30.4xmedian 15.2x 6.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 1.6x 12.2xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.16median 1.66 1.10median 0.29 1.46median 2.27

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 monthsWLKSCCOE
Revenue $11.29B $15.79B $98.30B
Gross profit $1.09B $10.07B –
Operating income -$1.25B $8.98B $6.83B
Net income -$1.21B $5.68B $6.59B
Free cash flow -$265.00M $5.10B $15.30B
R&D – $53.10M –
EPS (diluted) $-9.61 $6.83 $3.36
Cash & equivalents $1.64B $5.67B $9.55B
Total debt $5.07B $28.24B $139.18B
Shares (diluted) 128.50M 829.10M 1.54B
Enterprise value -$881.71M $139.52B $33.84B

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
MetricWLKSCCOE
P/E -6.8x 27.2x 17.6x
P/FCF -31.5x 30.4x 6.2x
P/Operating cash flow 13.2x 23.0x 6.2x
P/S 0.7x 9.8x 1.0x
P/B 0.9x 12.2x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 12.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA -154.2x 15.8x 7.7x
EV/EBIT -9.3x 17.4x 17.0x
EV/Revenue 1.0x 9.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF -43.6x 30.6x 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.3x 23.1x 7.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.16 1.10 1.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWLKSCCOE
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.0% 32.8% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 16.2% -6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -17.5% 45.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -26.8% 23.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -1,286% 52.8% 204.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -39.3% 26.7% -14.3%
Net income growth (1Y) -3,089% 56.8% 135.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -42.3% 26.7% -11.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -1,740% 52.8% 6.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -43.1% 24.7% 12.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -34.7% 49.8% 12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -39.5% 22.6% -5.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -390.7% 47.3% 12.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -29.1% 24.5% -18.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWLKSCCOE
Gross margin 9.6% 63.8% –
EBITDA margin -0.7% 62.5% 15.4%
Operating margin -11.0% 56.9% 6.9%
Pretax margin -11.4% 55.8% 8.0%
Net margin -10.9% 35.9% 5.3%
FCF margin -2.3% 32.3% 15.6%
Operating cash flow margin 5.6% 42.7% 15.6%
Return on equity -13.0% 46.2% 10.4%
Return on assets -6.1% 24.7% 3.9%
Return on invested capital -8.0% – 6.9%
Return on capital employed -7.2% 43.0% 5.3%
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.7x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.5x 1.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWLKSCCOE
Debt / assets 26.1% 33.1% 21.5%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -42.9x 0.1x 1.4x
Debt / FCF -19.1x 1.6x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 52.6% 47.3% 61.3%
Equity / assets 47.4% 52.7% 38.7%
Interest coverage -6.1x – 1.5x
Current ratio 2.5x 5.1x 1.2x
Quick ratio 1.7x 4.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio 0.8x 3.4x 0.4x
Altman Z-score 1.69 10.74 1.66

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWLKSCCOE
Dividend yield 3.2% 1.6% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 0.8% – -2.5%
Shareholder yield 4.0% 1.6% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) -22.5% 53.2% 55.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) -103.0% 59.2% 23.7%
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.1% 41.8% -7.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 6.3% -4.9%

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.

ConsensusWLKSCCOE
Forward P/E 38.4xFY2026 24.8xFY2026 9.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.70FY2026 $7.51FY2026 $6.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +47.8%FY2026 +76.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.9% +7.1% -4.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $12.04BFY2026 $16.86BFY2026 $106.61BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.8%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +10.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -3.9% +3.9% -8.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWLKSCCOE
Held by institutions 31.0% 9.2% 1.6%
Institutions holding 362 856 343
Change in shares held, QoQ -9.9% +0.7% +2.3%
Institutions buying 199 599 196
Institutions selling 118 219 92
Buyers to sellers 1.69 2.74 2.13

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.

WLKSCCOE
WLK 1.00 0.16 0.22
SCCO 0.16 1.00 0.01
E 0.22 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WLK, SCCO and E?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Westlake (WLK) $8.50B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $160.74B, Eni Spa (E) $89.28B.

Which stock is cheaper, WLK, SCCO and E?

Eni Spa (E) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Westlake (WLK) -6.9x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 28.4x, Eni Spa (E) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eni Spa (E) is cheapest (Westlake (WLK) 38.4x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 24.8x, Eni Spa (E) 9.0x). 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: Westlake (WLK) -4.0%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Eni Spa (E) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Westlake (WLK) -10.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Eni Spa (E) 5.3%). On return on invested capital, Eni Spa (E) leads (Westlake (WLK) -8.0%, Eni Spa (E) 6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Eni Spa (E) returned the most: Westlake (WLK) -17.6%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +47.8%, Eni Spa (E) +64.5%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Westlake (WLK) -7.4%/yr, Southern Copper (SCCO) +26.8%/yr, Eni Spa (E) +16.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Westlake (WLK) has the highest dividend yield: Westlake (WLK) 0.03%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Eni Spa (E) -0.04%. Eni Spa (E) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eni Spa (E) has been the steadiest (Westlake (WLK) 43.5%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.1%, Eni Spa (E) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.