BHP vs SCCO
BHP Group Ltd. and Southern Copper Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | BHP | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $51.3B | $13.4B |
| Net income | $9.0B | $4.3B |
| Gross margin | · | 60.1% |
| Net margin | 21.7% | 32.4% |
| Return on equity | 19.5% | 43.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $1.77 | $5.24 |
| Dividend / share | $1.24 | $3.10 |
| Payout ratio | 69.7% | 57.2% |
| Free cash flow | $9.3B | $3.4B |
| Equity | $47.7B | $11.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.20× | 0.22× |
| Current ratio | 1.46× | 3.89× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.7% | 10.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 2.5% | 22.5% |
BHP bills 3.8× the revenue of SCCO, and SCCO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (32.4% against 21.7%).
The stronger figure of the pair is set in bold. That is arithmetic, not a recommendation — this page does not pick a winner. "·" marks a figure not available in our data.
10 years side by side
| Fiscal year | BHP | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $51.3B | $11.4B |
| FY2023 | $55.7B | $9.9B |
| FY2022 | $53.8B | $10.0B |
| FY2021 | $65.1B | $10.9B |
| FY2020 | $56.9B | $8.0B |
| FY2019 | $38.9B | $7.3B |
| FY2018 | $44.3B | $7.1B |
| FY2017 | $43.1B | $6.7B |
| FY2016 | $35.7B | $5.4B |
| FY2015 | $28.6B | $5.0B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | BHP | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $9.0B | $3.4B |
| FY2023 | $7.9B | $2.4B |
| FY2022 | $12.9B | $2.6B |
| FY2021 | $30.9B | $3.4B |
| FY2020 | $11.3B | $1.6B |
| FY2019 | $8.0B | $1.5B |
| FY2018 | $8.3B | $1.5B |
| FY2017 | $3.7B | $732.4M |
| FY2016 | $5.9B | $778.8M |
| FY2015 | $-6.4B | $741.1M |
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | +$39,828,600,000 | BHP |
| FY2023 | +$45,762,200,000 | BHP |
| FY2022 | +$43,769,100,000 | BHP |
| FY2021 | +$54,163,900,000 | BHP |
| FY2020 | +$48,936,100,000 | BHP |
| FY2019 | +$31,638,400,000 | BHP |
| FY2018 | +$37,191,300,000 | BHP |
| FY2017 | +$36,474,500,000 | BHP |
| FY2016 | +$30,360,200,000 | BHP |
| FY2015 | +$23,521,100,000 | BHP |
BHP has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 10 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
10 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | −7.9 pp | SCCO |
| FY2023 | −7.4 pp | SCCO |
| FY2022 | +0.3 pp | BHP |
| FY2021 | +19.6 pp | BHP |
| FY2020 | +3.9 pp | BHP |
| FY2019 | +2.0 pp | BHP |
| FY2018 | −1.1 pp | SCCO |
| FY2017 | +0.2 pp | BHP |
| FY2016 | +2.9 pp | BHP |
| FY2015 | −36.4 pp | SCCO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between BHP and SCCO over this period.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BHP's net margin has been more volatile than SCCO's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 16.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.4.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in net margin changed hands between BHP and SCCO over these 10 fiscal years — BHP led in 6 and SCCO in 4.
10 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
BHP's return on equity has been more volatile than SCCO's over the 10 comparable fiscal years — 18.1 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.7.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Year by year
The lead in return on equity changed hands between BHP and SCCO over these 10 fiscal years — BHP led in 2 and SCCO in 8.
10 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.