Southern Copper Corporation

SCCO Basic Materials Copper

Southern Copper Corporation’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $13.4 billion, up 17.4% from fiscal 2024.

Revenue
+39.1%
EPS
+59.3%
Free cash flow
+41.2%
Total debt
+18.5%

Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier

166.05 10.79 −6.10%
Market cap
$141.1B
P/E
21.7×
Fwd P/E
22.2×
Dividend yield
3.16%
F-score
7/9
Altman Z
9.36
Beneish M
−2.09
Dividend safety
56/100

Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) Return on equity

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Southern Copper Corporation's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 52.7%, up 10.1 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (42.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 12.1% (fiscal 2017) to 43.9% (fiscal 2021); the current reading is higher than 91% of that period. That is above the Copper industry median of 10.8% and above the Basic Materials sector median of 0.00%.

Return on equity, annual

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Annual newest first

Period Return on equity Change (points)
FY2025 42.6% 2.23
FY2024 40.4% 9.35
FY2023 31.0% (1.23)
FY2022 32.3% (11.61)
FY2021 43.9% 21.66
FY2020 22.2% 0.16
FY2019 22.1% (2.12)
FY2018 24.2% 12.06
FY2017 12.1% (1.78)
FY2016 13.9% 0.67

Against its own ten years

Low 12.1% High 43.9%
Ten-year median 24.2%
Current reading's percentile 91

Return on equity against peers

Company Return on equity
SCCO Southern Copper Corporation 52.7%
ERO Ero Copper Corp. compare 32.1%
HBM HudBay Minerals Inc compare 16.7%
FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc. compare 10.8%
LCU Lion Copper Corp. compare −7.69%
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc. compare −12.0%
COPR Idaho Copper Corporation compare −187.5%
Copper industry median 10.8%
Basic Materials sector median 0.00%
Market median 0.51%

What Return on equity is

ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.

Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)

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