Which is better, CBT or SCCO?

On the Buffett-Fit framework, Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) currently grades higher than CBT — 70/100 (B grade) vs 47/100 (D). That said, "better" depends on which framework you trust — CBT wins on none; SCCO wins on Warren Buffett, Benjamin Graham, Philip Fisher, Peter Lynch, Joel Greenblatt, Charlie Munger, and Terry Smith. The full pillar breakdown is on this page.

Should I buy CBT or SCCO?

This page is an educational comparison, not investment advice. Both CBT and SCCO 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 CBT better than SCCO for value investing?

On the Buffett-style value-investing framework, SCCO currently grades higher — 70/100 vs 47/100, a 23-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 CBT and SCCO 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). CBT currently scores 47/100 (D grade); SCCO scores 70/100 (B grade). The "Where each wins" section on this page breaks down which pillar each stock dominates.

Which has the stronger moat, CBT or SCCO?

Moat strength is one of the five pillars in the Buffett-Fit score on this page. CBT and SCCO 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, CBT or SCCO?

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 CBT and SCCO both Basic Materials stocks?

Yes — both Cabot Corporation (CBT) and Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) 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 CBT vs SCCO 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

Cabot

Southern Copper

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

CBT

Cabot

Market cap

$4.31B

Sector

Materials

SCCO

Southern Copper

Market cap

$150.23B

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	CBT	SCCO	Winner
Warren Buffett	47D	70B	SCCO
Benjamin Graham	55C	86A	SCCO
Philip Fisher	33F	64C	SCCO
Peter Lynch	36D	65B	SCCO
Joel Greenblatt	22F	59C	SCCO
Charlie Munger	41D	82A	SCCO
Terry Smith	41D	73B	SCCO

Side-by-side metrics

Metric	CBT	SCCO
Market cap	$4.31B	$150.23B
P/E (TTM)	14.2x	29.2x
EV/EBIT	8.2x	21.4x
ROIC (TTM)	11.11%	25.35%
Gross margin	24.95%	60.42%
Net margin	7.97%	34.16%
Revenue CAGR 5y	2.16%	5.25%
EPS CAGR 5y	8.62%	4.52%
Debt / Equity	0.8x	0.6x
Dividend yield	2.31%	2.09%

Where each one wins

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

CBT leads on

EV/EBIT8.2xvs 21.4x+62%
P/E (TTM)14.2xvs 29.2x+51%
EPS CAGR 5y8.62%vs 4.52%+48%
Dividend yield2.31%vs 2.09%+10%

SCCO leads on

Market cap$150.23Bvs $4.31B+97%
Net margin34.16%vs 7.97%+77%
Revenue CAGR 5y5.25%vs 2.16%+59%
Gross margin60.42%vs 24.95%+59%

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

Cabot

Southern Copper

Fit scores by strategy

Side-by-side metrics

Where each one wins

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