Stock comparison
Southern Copper
United States Lime & Minerals
Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.
SCCO
Southern Copper
Market cap
$149.9B
Sector
Materials
USLM
United States Lime & Minerals
Market cap
$3.04B
Sector
Materials
Overall winner
Southern Copper SCCO
Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.
Fit scores by strategy
| Strategy | SCCO | USLM | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Buffett | 70B | 62C | SCCO |
| Benjamin Graham | 86A | 78B | SCCO |
| Philip Fisher | 64C | 76B | USLM |
| Peter Lynch | 65B | 63C | SCCO |
| Joel Greenblatt | 59C | 45D | SCCO |
| Charlie Munger | 82A | 64C | SCCO |
| Terry Smith | 73B | 62C | SCCO |
Side-by-side metrics
| Metric | SCCO | USLM |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $149.9B | $3.04B |
| P/E (TTM) | 29.2x | 22.9x |
| EV/EBIT | 21.4x | 16.6x |
| ROIC (TTM) | 25.35% | 17.38% |
| Gross margin | 60.42% | 48.13% |
| Net margin | 34.16% | 35.4% |
| Revenue CAGR 5y | 5.25% | 18.46% |
| EPS CAGR 5y | 4.52% | 37.55% |
| Debt / Equity | 0.6x | 0.0x |
| Dividend yield | 2.09% | 0.23% |
Where each one wins
The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.
SCCO leads on
- Market cap$149.9Bvs $3.04B+98%
- Dividend yield2.09%vs 0.23%+89%
- ROIC (TTM)25.35%vs 17.38%+31%
- Gross margin60.42%vs 48.13%+20%
USLM leads on
- Debt / Equity0.0xvs 0.6x+99%
- EPS CAGR 5y37.55%vs 4.52%+88%
- Revenue CAGR 5y18.46%vs 5.25%+72%
- EV/EBIT16.6xvs 21.4x+23%
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Key terms in this analysis
Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.