Which is better, BVN or FCX?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) currently grades higher than FCX — 35/100 (D grade) vs 44/100 (D). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — BVN wins on Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, and Terry Smith; FCX wins on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, and Charlie Munger. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy BVN or FCX?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both BVN and FCX are graded against the same Buffett 5-pillar framework (moat, earnings durability, management quality, financial health, valuation) plus six other documented investor frameworks. Read the side-by-side breakdown to see which one matches the criteria you care about most — and always do your own research before making any investment decision.

Is BVN better than FCX for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, BVN currently grades higher — 44/100 vs 35/100, a 9-point gap. The gap is driven by which pillars each stock passes; the table on this page shows moat, durability, management, financial health, and valuation side-by-side.

What's the difference between BVN and FCX on Warren Buffett's framework?

Both stocks are evaluated on the same five pillars: economic moat (durable competitive advantage), earnings durability (consistent profitability), management quality (capital allocation), financial health (conservative balance sheet), and valuation (margin of safety). BVN currently scores 35/100 (D grade); FCX scores 44/100 (D grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, BVN or FCX?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. BVN and FCX are each scored on ROIC sustainability, gross-margin durability, and qualitative signals like brand strength, switching costs, network effects, and regulatory barriers. The pillar breakdown on this page shows the moat sub-score side-by-side so you can see which one has the more durable competitive advantage.

Which is more undervalued, BVN or FCX?

Valuation is one of the five Buffett-Fit pillars on this page. Both stocks are scored on owner-earnings yield, price-to-intrinsic-value vs the underlying compounding rate, and the margin of safety relative to a conservative DCF. The valuation sub-score in the table below tells you which one currently trades at a more attractive price relative to its underlying business quality.

Are BVN and FCX both Basic Materials stocks?

Yes — both Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (BVN) and Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) operate in the Basic Materials sector. That makes this a direct sector-peer comparison, which is the apples-to-apples way to use the Buffett-Fit framework: the score weighs each stock against its sector's specific quality and valuation benchmarks (sector-relative bonus), so the cross-stock comparison isn't distorted by inter-sector base-rate differences.

Is this BVN vs FCX comparison investment advice?

No. This page is an educational pattern-match against documented public frameworks (Buffett, Graham, Fisher, Lynch, Greenblatt, Munger, Smith), not personalised investment advice. The scores reflect how closely each stock matches each framework's documented criteria — they are not buy/hold/sell recommendations. Always do your own research and consult a licensed financial adviser for personalised advice.

Stock comparison

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.

Freeport-McMoRan

Scored across Buffett, Graham, Lynch and Greenblatt - plus a side-by-side metric table covering valuation, quality, growth and balance sheet.

BVN

Market cap

$8.71B

Sector

Materials

FCX

Freeport-McMoRan

Market cap

$90.58B

Sector

Materials

Overall winner

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. BVN

Wins on the combined sum of fit scores across all four strategies. Per-strategy breakdown below.

Fit scores by strategy

Strategy	BVN	FCX	Winner
Warren Buffett	35D	44D	FCX
Benjamin Graham	30F	75B	FCX
Philip Fisher

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	BVN	FCX
Market cap	$8.71B	$90.58B
P/E (TTM)	8.9x	33.3x
EV/EBIT	15.6x	15.4x
ROIC (TTM)	11.7%	9.15%
Gross margin	51.87%	27.8%
Net margin	47.71%	10.34%
Revenue CAGR 5y	17.76%

Where each one wins

The metrics with the biggest gap between the two - sorted so the most decisive edges read first.

BVN leads on

EPS CAGR 5y58.6%vs -14.99%+126%
Revenue CAGR 5y17.76%vs 3.59%+80%
Net margin47.71%vs 10.34%+78%
P/E (TTM)8.9xvs 33.3x

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Educational tool. Fit scores are deterministic projections from public financials onto each investor's published criteria - not personal recommendations or advice.