FCX vs SCCO
Freeport-mcmoran Inc. and Southern Copper Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | FCX | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $25.9B | $13.4B |
| Net income | $4.2B | $4.3B |
| Gross margin | 28.2% | 60.1% |
| Net margin | 16.0% | 32.4% |
| Return on equity | · | 43.0% |
| Diluted EPS | · | $5.24 |
| Dividend / share | $0.60 | $3.10 |
| Payout ratio | · | 57.2% |
| Free cash flow | $1.1B | $3.4B |
| Equity | $18.9B | $11.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.29× | 0.22× |
| Current ratio | 2.29× | 3.89× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 12.8% | 10.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 36.9% | 22.5% |
FCX bills 1.9× the revenue of SCCO, and SCCO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (32.4% against 16.0%).
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 | FCX | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $25.9B | $13.4B |
| FY2024 | $25.5B | $11.4B |
| FY2023 | $22.9B | $9.9B |
| FY2022 | $23.3B | $10.0B |
| FY2021 | $22.8B | $10.9B |
| FY2020 | $14.2B | $8.0B |
| FY2019 | $14.4B | $7.3B |
| FY2018 | $18.9B | $7.1B |
| FY2017 | $16.4B | $6.7B |
| FY2016 | $14.8B | $5.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | FCX | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.2B | $4.3B |
| FY2024 | $4.4B | $3.4B |
| FY2023 | $3.8B | $2.4B |
| FY2022 | $4.5B | $2.6B |
| FY2021 | $5.4B | $3.4B |
| FY2020 | $865.0M | $1.6B |
| FY2019 | $-189.0M | $1.5B |
| FY2018 | $2.9B | $1.5B |
| FY2017 | $2.1B | $732.4M |
| FY2016 | $-4.0B | $778.8M |
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$12,495,000,000 | FCX |
| FY2024 | +$14,021,600,000 | FCX |
| FY2023 | +$12,959,200,000 | FCX |
| FY2022 | +$13,223,100,000 | FCX |
| FY2021 | +$11,910,900,000 | FCX |
| FY2020 | +$6,213,100,000 | FCX |
| FY2019 | +$7,116,400,000 | FCX |
| FY2018 | +$11,848,300,000 | FCX |
| FY2017 | +$9,748,500,000 | FCX |
| FY2016 | +$9,450,200,000 | FCX |
| FY2015 | +$9,561,100,000 | FCX |
| FY2014 | +$14,213,300,000 | FCX |
| FY2013 | +$14,968,100,000 | FCX |
| FY2012 | +$11,340,700,000 | FCX |
| FY2011 | +$14,061,300,000 | FCX |
FCX has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 15 fiscal years. The gap has narrowed since the earliest year compared.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
15 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −16.4 pp | SCCO |
| FY2024 | −12.4 pp | SCCO |
| FY2023 | −8.2 pp | SCCO |
| FY2022 | −7.1 pp | SCCO |
| FY2021 | −7.7 pp | SCCO |
| FY2020 | −13.7 pp | SCCO |
| FY2019 | −21.8 pp | SCCO |
| FY2018 | −6.5 pp | SCCO |
| FY2017 | +1.8 pp | FCX |
| FY2016 | −41.6 pp | SCCO |
| FY2015 | −97.4 pp | SCCO |
| FY2014 | −26.8 pp | SCCO |
| FY2013 | −10.8 pp | SCCO |
| FY2012 | −7.0 pp | SCCO |
| FY2011 | −6.9 pp | SCCO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between FCX and SCCO over this period.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
FCX's net margin has been more volatile than SCCO's over the 15 comparable fiscal years — 27.0 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.8.
15 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 FCX and SCCO over these 15 fiscal years — FCX led in 1 and SCCO in 14.
15 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.