SCCO Southern Copper
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Basic Materials · Metal Mining
Southern Copper (SCCO) is a basic materials company in the Metal Mining industry, with a market capitalization of $151.4 billion. Shares last traded at $179.29, 19.9% below their 52-week high. Over the past year the stock is up 28.0%. SCCO trades at a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.75, below the Metal Mining median of 32.41. Net profit margin is 37.3%, above the peer median of 3.2%. Revenue grew 17.4% year over year. The shares yield 3.9% in dividends.
* P/E (TTM) = market cap ÷ net income over the trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year — the same basis as the peer table and the screener, so it can differ from price ÷ EPS.
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Financials
Trailing twelve months where four consecutive quarters are reported, otherwise the latest fiscal year; revenue is the fiscal-year figure where quarterly revenue covers under half of it (typical for banks, insurers and REITs), and margins are taken on it; latest reported period ends 2026-09-30. Source: SEC EDGAR/XBRL.
SCCO Dividend History
| Fiscal year end | Total dividends paid | Per share* | Payout ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-31 | $2.49B | $3.01 | 57% |
| 2024-12-31 | $1.64B | $2.04 | 48% |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.09B | $3.89 | 128% |
| 2022-12-31 | $2.71B | $3.50 | 103% |
| 2021-12-31 | $2.47B | $3.20 | 73% |
| 2020-12-31 | $1.16B | $1.50 | — |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.24B | $1.60 | — |
| 2018-12-31 | $1.08B | — | — |
| 2017-12-31 | $456M | — | — |
| 2016-12-31 | $139M | — | — |
| 2011-12-31 | $2.08B | $2.43 | 89% |
| 2010-12-31 | $1.43B | $1.66 | 92% |
*Per share derived as total dividends paid ÷ weighted diluted shares (SEC EDGAR/XBRL annual cash-flow facts). Reported history — not a forecast of future dividends.
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Recent earnings
| Period | EPS (diluted) | Reported |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.15 | 2026-10-30 |
| Q2 2026 | $2.01 | 2026-07-31 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.92 | 2026-04-30 |
| Q4 2025 (derived) | $1.60 | 2026-02-27 |
| FY 2025 | $5.24 | 2026-02-27 |
| Q3 2025 | $1.32 | 2025-10-31 |
Q4 marked "derived" = fiscal-year EPS minus Q1–Q3 (10-Ks report only the annual figure); EPS is not strictly additive, so it can differ by a cent or two from the issuer's own Q4.
Metal Mining peers
SCCO vs 14 industry peers (Metal Mining), by market cap. Data as of close
| SCCO | Southern Copper | $151.4B | 23.75 | 8.85 | 37.3% | +1.01% |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan | $90.5B | 41.07 | 3.58 | 8.7% | +0.94% |
| HBM | Hudbay Minerals Inc. | $8.6B | — | — | — | +0.00% |
| CLF | Cleveland-Cliffs | $8.1B | — | 0.41 | -2.4% | +0.11% |
| MP | MP Materials | $6.9B | — | 22.46 | -19.9% | -2.63% |
| ERO | Ero Copper | $3.0B | — | — | — | +0.19% |
| ALM | Almonty Industries Inc. | $2.3B | — | — | — | +0.11% |
| USAR | Usa Rare Earth, Inc. | $2.2B | — | 1318.66 | — | -7.95% |
| NEXA | Nexa Resources S.A. | $1.5B | — | — | — | +3.29% |
| IE | Ivanhoe Electric Inc. | $1.2B | — | 398.84 | — | -2.07% |
| TMC | Tmc The Metals Co Inc. | $1.0B | — | — | — | -10.38% |
| CRML | Critical Metals Corp. | $1.0B | — | — | — | -3.94% |
| USAS | Americas Gold & Silver Corp | $918M | — | — | — | -0.17% |
| GSM | Ferroglobe Plc | $718M | — | — | — | -0.65% |
Source: SEC EDGAR (fundamentals/EPS/dividends) · Databento EQUS.MINI (prices) · market cap & yield computed by tradmap. Informational only — not financial advice.