Copper Stocks: Companies & Metrics

Browse 6 copper stocks with financial metrics and performance data (Materials sector).

Industry market cap: $266.88B
Cap-weighted, today: −6.98%
Cap-weighted, 1 year: +48.48%
Advancing / declining today: 0 / 6

Copper Stocks

6 stocks in the copper industry. Click column headers to sort.

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1	SCCO	Southern Copper Corporation	$185.01	$156.78B	$15.79B	$5.66B	$6.71	1.04M
2	FCX	Freeport-McMoRan Inc.	$65.18	$94.05B	$25.87B	$2.94B	$2.04	10.71M
3	HBM	Hudbay Minerals Inc.	$21.98	$8.84B	$2.47B	$680.17M	$1.70	3.96M
4	ERO	Ero Copper Corp.	$29.95	$3.17B	$1.05B	$312.45M	$2.98	1.25M
5	TGB	Taseko Mines Limited	$7.46	$2.79B	$701.50M	$11.19M	$0.03	4.59M
6	IE	Ivanhoe Electric Inc.	$7.86	$1.24B	$3.02M	-$34.42M	−$0.23	2.41M

About the Copper Industry

The Copper industry includes 6 U.S.-listed companies in the Materials sector with a combined market capitalization of $266.88B. The largest are Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO, $156.78B), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX, $94.05B) and Hudbay Minerals Inc. (HBM, $8.84B), together 97% of the industry's value.

5 of the 6 companies with reported earnings are profitable, and their median P/E ratio is 27.7. 3 of 6 pay a dividend, with a median yield of 0.93% among payers.

Over the past year the median stock is up 45.5%, and 5 of 6 are higher than a year ago. Median revenue growth is 22.4% year over year.

Best 1-year performers

Weakest 1-year performers

Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (IE)−50.3%
Hudbay Minerals Inc. (HBM)+41.9%
Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO)+44.2%

Highest dividend yields

Profitability

Profitable companies: 5 of 6
Median gross margin: 36.5%
Median net profit margin: 19.5%
Median return on equity: 11.7%

Longest dividend growth streak: Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO), 1 consecutive year.

Frequently Asked Questions About Copper Stocks

How many stocks are in the copper industry?

There are 6 publicly traded stocks in the copper industry, part of the Materials sector.

Which copper stocks pay the highest dividend yields?

The highest yields in the copper industry are Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO, 2.15%), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX, 0.93%) and Hudbay Minerals Inc. (HBM, 0.10%). Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) has the longest record of dividend increases, 1 consecutive year.

Which copper stocks performed best over the past year?

Over the past year the strongest copper stocks were Taseko Mines Limited (TGB, +78.9%), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX, +56.7%) and Ero Copper Corp. (ERO, +46.7%). The weakest were Ivanhoe Electric Inc. (IE, −50.3%), Hudbay Minerals Inc. (HBM, +41.9%) and Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO, +44.2%).

Are copper companies profitable?

5 of the 6 copper companies with reported earnings are profitable, with a median gross margin of 36.5%, a median net profit margin of 19.5% and a median return on equity of 11.7%.