SCCO vs VALE
Southern Copper Corp. and Vale S.a., side by side — 10 fiscal years reported in USD, drawn from SEC filings.
Most recent reported year
| Metric | SCCO | VALE |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $13.4B | $38.4B |
| Net income | $4.3B | $2.4B |
| Gross margin | 60.1% | 35.0% |
| Net margin | 32.4% | 5.2% |
| Return on equity | 43.0% | 7.0% |
| Diluted EPS | $5.24 | · |
| Dividend / share | $3.10 | · |
| Payout ratio | 57.2% | 251.8% |
| Free cash flow | $3.4B | · |
| Equity | $11.0B | $33.5B |
| Net debt / equity | 0.22× | · |
| Current ratio | 3.89× | 1.15× |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 10.9% | −0.6% |
| Profit CAGR 5y | 22.5% | −13.6% |
VALE bills 2.9× the revenue of SCCO, and SCCO keeps more of each dollar of revenue as profit (32.4% against 5.2%).
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 | SCCO | VALE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $13.4B | $38.4B |
| FY2024 | $11.4B | $38.1B |
| FY2023 | $9.9B | $41.8B |
| FY2022 | $10.0B | $43.8B |
| FY2021 | $10.9B | $54.5B |
| FY2020 | $8.0B | $39.5B |
| FY2019 | $7.3B | $36.5B |
| FY2018 | $7.1B | $36.6B |
| FY2017 | $6.7B | $34.0B |
| FY2016 | $5.4B | $27.5B |
Bottom line
| Fiscal year | SCCO | VALE |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | $4.3B | $2.4B |
| FY2024 | $3.4B | $6.2B |
| FY2023 | $2.4B | $8.0B |
| FY2022 | $2.6B | $18.8B |
| FY2021 | $3.4B | $22.4B |
| FY2020 | $1.6B | $4.9B |
| FY2019 | $1.5B | $-1.7B |
| FY2018 | $1.5B | $6.9B |
| FY2017 | $732.4M | $5.5B |
| FY2016 | $778.8M | $4.0B |
11 fiscal years
| Fiscal year | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | −$24,983,000,000 | VALE |
| FY2024 | −$26,622,600,000 | VALE |
| FY2023 | −$31,888,200,000 | VALE |
| FY2022 | −$33,791,100,000 | VALE |
| FY2021 | −$43,567,900,000 | VALE |
| FY2020 | −$31,560,100,000 | VALE |
| FY2019 | −$29,263,400,000 | VALE |
| FY2018 | −$29,478,300,000 | VALE |
| FY2017 | −$27,312,500,000 | VALE |
| FY2016 | −$22,108,200,000 | VALE |
| FY2015 | −$18,338,100,000 | VALE |
VALE 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 | +27.2 pp | SCCO |
| FY2024 | +13.9 pp | SCCO |
| FY2023 | +5.2 pp | SCCO |
| FY2022 | −16.7 pp | VALE |
| FY2021 | −10.0 pp | VALE |
| FY2020 | +8.3 pp | SCCO |
| FY2019 | +26.4 pp | SCCO |
| FY2018 | +3.0 pp | SCCO |
| FY2017 | −5.2 pp | VALE |
| FY2016 | +0.0 pp | SCCO |
| FY2015 | +68.7 pp | SCCO |
The higher net margin has changed hands between SCCO and VALE over this period.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VALE's net margin has been more volatile than SCCO's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 24.6 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 SCCO and VALE over these 11 fiscal years — SCCO led in 8 and VALE in 3.
11 of 17 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.
Standard deviation, each side
VALE's return on equity has been more volatile than SCCO's over the 11 comparable fiscal years — 24.8 percentage points of standard deviation against 11.4.
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 SCCO and VALE over these 11 fiscal years — SCCO led in 8 and VALE in 3.
11 of 19 comparable fiscal years — a year missing data on either side is not counted.