Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) vs Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO)

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. and Southern Copper Corporation are both Copper companies. Southern Copper Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $170.4B against $104.1B — 1.6× the size. Southern Copper Corporation trades at the lower P/E: 29.8× against 35.6×. Southern Copper Corporation grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 32.8% against 0.19%. Southern Copper Corporation has the higher net margin (35.9% vs 11.4%) and the higher return on invested capital (42.0% vs 11.6%). Both pay a dividend; Southern Copper Corporation yields more (3.78% vs 1.48%). Across the 23 metrics below, Southern Copper Corporation leads on 16 and Freeport-McMoRan Inc. on 7.