RIO vs SCCO
RIO Tinto PLC and Southern Copper Corp., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | RIO | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $57.6B | $13.4B |
| Net income | $10.0B | $4.3B |
| Gross margin | · | 60.1% |
| Net margin | 17.8% | 32.4% |
| Return on equity | 17.0% | 43.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $6.08 | $5.24 |
| Dividend / share | · | $3.10 |
| Payout ratio | 61.7% | 57.2% |
| Free cash flow | · | $3.4B |
| Equity | $62.2B | $11.0B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.21× | 0.22× |
| Current ratio | 1.44× | 3.89× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.3% | 10.9% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 0.4% | 22.5% |
RIO bills 4.3× the revenue of SCCO, and SCCO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (32.4% against 17.8%).
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 | RIO | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $57.6B | $13.4B |
| FY2024 | $53.7B | $11.4B |
| FY2023 | $54.0B | $9.9B |
| FY2022 | $55.6B | $10.0B |
| FY2021 | $63.5B | $10.9B |
| FY2020 | $44.6B | $8.0B |
| FY2019 | $43.2B | $7.3B |
| FY2018 | $40.5B | $7.1B |
| FY2017 | $40.0B | $6.7B |
| FY2016 | $33.8B | $5.4B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | RIO | SCCO |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $10.0B | $4.3B |
| FY2024 | $11.6B | $3.4B |
| FY2023 | $10.1B | $2.4B |
| FY2022 | $12.4B | $2.6B |
| FY2021 | $21.1B | $3.4B |
| FY2020 | $9.8B | $1.6B |
| FY2019 | $8.0B | $1.5B |
| FY2018 | $13.6B | $1.5B |
| FY2017 | $8.8B | $732.4M |
| FY2016 | $4.6B | $778.8M |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | +$44,218,000,000 | RIO |
| FY2024 | +$42,224,600,000 | RIO |
| FY2023 | +$44,145,200,000 | RIO |
| FY2022 | +$45,506,100,000 | RIO |
| FY2021 | +$52,560,900,000 | RIO |
| FY2020 | +$36,626,100,000 | RIO |
| FY2019 | +$35,879,400,000 | RIO |
| FY2018 | +$33,425,300,000 | RIO |
| FY2017 | +$33,375,500,000 | RIO |
| FY2016 | +$28,401,200,000 | RIO |
| FY2015 | +$29,783,100,000 | RIO |
RIO has reported the higher revenue in every one of these 11 fiscal years. The gap has widened since the earliest year compared.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −14.6 pp | SCCO |
| FY2024 | −8.1 pp | SCCO |
| FY2023 | −6.2 pp | SCCO |
| FY2022 | −2.9 pp | SCCO |
| FY2021 | +4.4 pp | RIO |
| FY2020 | +3.6 pp | RIO |
| FY2019 | −4.3 pp | SCCO |
| FY2018 | +12.5 pp | RIO |
| FY2017 | +11.1 pp | RIO |
| FY2016 | −0.3 pp | SCCO |
| FY2015 | −19.6 pp | SCCO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between RIO and SCCO over this period.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
RIO's net margin has been more volatile than SCCO's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 10.3 percentage points of standard deviation against 6.8.
11 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 RIO and SCCO over these 11 fiscal years — RIO led in 4 and SCCO in 7.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
SCCO's return on equity has been more volatile than RIO's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 11.4 percentage points of standard deviation against 10.5.
11 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 RIO and SCCO over these 11 fiscal years — RIO led in 2 and SCCO in 9.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.