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Hindustan Copper vs Southern Copper: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Hindustan Copper (HINDCOPPER) and Southern Copper (SCCO) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Southern Copper as the less overvalued of the two: Hindustan Copper trades at ₹522 versus a fair value of ₹158 (-70%), while Southern Copper trades at $200 versus $85.17 (-57%).
Hindustan Copper
HINDCOPPER.NSE · INR · Materials
-70%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price₹522
Fair Value₹158
Quality84/100
Southern Copper
SCCO · USD · Materials
-57%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$200
Fair Value$85.17
Quality72/100
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Head-to-head numbers

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

Hindustan CopperSouthern Copper
Valuation
51.8×P/E (TTM)30.8×
15.22×P/S (TTM)10.07×
14.01×P/B13.28×
31.5×EV/EBITDA16.8×
PEG5.41×
−69.6%Fair value upside−57.3%
0.5%Dividend yield1.7%
₹2.46Dividend per share$3.30
Profitability
48%Operating margin58%
3.28×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.34×
31%Return on equity46%
20%Return on assets24%
Growth
58%Revenue growth (YoY)36%
22.7%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)10.1%
11.8%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)10.9%
+30.8%Value creation/yr+22.3%
Balance & size
257.0×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)19.0×
0.01×Debt / equity0.61×
$5BMarket cap$147B
healthyGrowth qualityhealthy

Southern Copper leads: 6 to 8 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.

Hindustan Copperof which business quality 85 · market factors 53 Southern Copperof which business quality 70 · market factors 64
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
86
81
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
100
76
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
92
75
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
92
82
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
44
55
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
20
35
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
60
66
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
78
92
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
82
35

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 familyHindustan CopperPrice ₹522Southern CopperPrice $200
DCF Models-55%below the price₹232-55%below the price$90.60
Earnings-Based-79%below the price₹112-73%below the price$54.55
Dividend Discount-91%below the price₹46.99-74%below the price$52.41
Multiples-75%below the price₹131-68%below the price$64.01
Asset-Based-96%below the price₹23.16-96%below the price$8.86
Growth DCF-56%below the price₹229-70%below the price$60.29
Economic Profit-77%below the price₹122-71%below the price$57.08
Growth Earnings-71%below the price₹150-60%below the price$79.36
Minimum-96%below the price₹23.16-96%below the price$8.86
Maximum-55%below the price₹232-55%below the price$90.60
Median-76%below the price₹127-71%below the price$58.69
Geometric mean-80%below the price₹106-75%below the price$50.17

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%.

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

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

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Hindustan Copper
Bear ₹121Fair Value ₹158Bull ₹196
₹522 = current price (white tick)
Southern Copper
Bear $49.56Fair Value $85.17Bull $110
$200 = current price (white tick)

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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.

Hindustan Copper · Materials

Quality score84 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-70% · bottom 25%

Southern Copper · Materials

Quality score72 · Top 25%
Fair value upside-57% · below median

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Southern Copper as the less overvalued of the two: Hindustan Copper trades at ₹522 versus a fair value of ₹158 (-70%), while Southern Copper trades at $200 versus $85.17 (-57%).

Hindustan Copper has the higher quality score (84/100).

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