Rio Tinto vs Southern Copper
RIO and SCCO side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How RIO and SCCO compare
Southern Copper grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (38.7% versus 7.4% for Rio Tinto).
Southern Copper pays a dividend yielding 2.2%; Rio Tinto does not pay one.
Southern Copper scores higher on the StockData Score (11 against 9 for Rio Tinto), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | RIO | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $148B |
| Share price | $81.89 | $177.53 |
| Change, 1 year | 12.8% | 25.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 35.1% | 199% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.77 | 1.09 |
| Employees | 7,519 | 17K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 9 | 11 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 23.1× |
| P/S | – | 8.7× |
| P/B | – | 11.0× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 13.5× |
| P/FCF | – | 26.5× |
| PEG | – | 1.50 |
| FCF yield | – | 3.8% |
| Fair value | – | $153.82 |
| Margin of safety | – | −15.4% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 7.4% | 38.7% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.3% | 10.9% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −13.7% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −14.0% | 67.0% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 0.29% | 20.9% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 65.2% |
| Operating margin | 25.9% | 58.6% (better) |
| Net margin | 17.3% | – |
| FCF margin | – | 32.7% |
| Return on equity | 16.1% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 14.1% | 49.0% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.33 (better) | 0.59 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 0.58 (better) | −0.01 |
| Interest coverage | 14.1× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.42 | 4.31 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 9.99 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 2.2% |
| Payout ratio | 64.3% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 15.6% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 2.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 10.2% | 9.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.00% | 0.07% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | – | −$3.4M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 1.3% |
Go deeper
- RIO stock overview
- RIO income statement
- RIO valuation and score
- SCCO stock overview
- SCCO income statement
- SCCO valuation and score
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