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Southern Copper vs Sandfire Resources: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Southern Copper (SCCO) and Sandfire Resources (SFR) compare, as of Sep 21, 2026.

As of Sep 21, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Sandfire Resources as the more attractively valued of the two: Southern Copper trades at $196 versus a fair value of $159 (-19%), while Sandfire Resources trades at A$21.98 versus A$24.12 (+10%).
Southern Copper
SCCO · USD · Materials
-19%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$196
Fair Value$159
Quality72/100
Sandfire Resources
SFR.AU · AUD · Materials
+10%
upside to fair value
fairly valued
PriceA$21.98
Fair ValueA$24.12
Quality70/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Southern CopperSandfire Resources
Valuation
30.8×P/E (TTM)41.0×
10.07×P/S (TTM)4.61×
13.28×P/B3.32×
16.8×EV/EBITDA10.8×
5.41×PEG0.56×
−18.9%Fair value upside+9.7%
1.7%Dividend yield1.3%
$3.30Dividend per share
Profitability
58%Operating margin23%
1.34×EBIT margin trend (5Y)0.95×
46%Return on equity8%
24%Return on assets6%
Growth
36%Revenue growth (YoY)17%
10.1%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)9.3%
10.9%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)13.3%
+16.7%Value creation/yr−10.5%
Balance & size
19.0×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)3.3×
0.61×Debt / equity0.13×
$147BMarket cap$6B
healthyGrowth qualitymixed

Southern Copper leads: 9 to 7 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Southern Copperof which business quality 70 · market factors 66 Sandfire Resourcesof which business quality 68 · market factors 68
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
81
35
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
76
97
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
75
87
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
82
65
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
55
75
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
34
25
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
73
77
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
91
100
Net IssuanceShare count: buybacks or dilution?
35
56

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familySouthern CopperPrice $196Sandfire ResourcesPrice A$21.98
DCF Models-54%below the price$90.60-31%below the priceA$15.12
Earnings-Based-72%below the price$54.55-68%below the priceA$6.99
Dividend Discount-73%below the price$52.41-82%below the priceA$3.96
Multiples-67%below the price$64.01-84%below the priceA$3.50
Asset-Based-95%below the price$8.86-88%below the priceA$2.56
Growth DCF-69%below the price$60.29-33%below the priceA$14.71
Economic Profit-71%below the price$57.08-86%below the priceA$3.10
Growth Earnings-59%below the price$79.36-61%below the priceA$8.60
Minimum-95%below the price$8.86-88%below the priceA$2.56
Maximum-54%below the price$90.60-31%below the priceA$15.12
Median-70%below the price$58.69-75%below the priceA$5.47
Geometric mean-74%below the price$50.17-73%below the priceA$5.90

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Southern Copper: 26 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Sandfire Resources: 24 of 26 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear scenario to the optimistic bull scenario. The white tick is the current price (value above it), the green tick the fair value (value below it): if the price sits left of the fair value, there is room to rise.

Southern Copper
Price $196
Fair Value $159
Bear $99.12Bull $243
Sandfire Resources
Price A$21.98
Fair Value A$24.12
Bear A$16.88Bull A$31.36

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Southern Copper · Materials

Quality score72 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-19% · above median

Sandfire Resources · Materials

Quality score70 · Top 25%
Fair value upside+10% · above median

Bottom line

As of Sep 21, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Sandfire Resources as the more attractively valued of the two: Southern Copper trades at $196 versus a fair value of $159 (-19%), while Sandfire Resources trades at A$21.98 versus A$24.12 (+10%).

Southern Copper has the higher quality score (72/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.