Stocks · Basic Materials · Copper
Southern Copper Corporation SCCO
$205.54 +3.17% Close, Oct 2, 2026 · NYSE · Market cap $171.49B
Strong growthHigh qualityStrong trend
Next earnings report: Oct 27, 2026
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Three things to know
- Diluted EPS over the last four quarters was $6.83, up 50.4% year over year.
- The shares trade at 30.1× trailing earnings, higher than 90% of the company's own readings over the past five years.
- Revenue over the last four quarters was $15.79B, up 32.8% from a year earlier, accelerating from 21.7% a quarter earlier.
PromtFinance scores
Each score is a percentile within the Basic Materials sector (0–100). Under each score: how the stock ranks in its sector on every component. As of Oct 5, 2026.
Growth96Exceptional
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are growing.
- Revenue growth (TTM, YoY)Top 13%
- EPS growth (TTM, YoY)Top 26%
- FCF growth (TTM, YoY)Top 18%
- Revenue growth, 3-year CAGRTop 18%
- Revenue growth accelerationTop 7%
Quality94Exceptional
Returns on capital, margins, earnings quality and balance-sheet strength.
- Return on invested capitalTop 5%
- Gross marginTop 3%
- Operating marginTop 2%
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Bottom 23%
- Accruals (lower is better)Bottom 40%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 25%
- Interest coverTop 7%
Value28Very weak
How cheap the shares are relative to earnings, cash flow and their own history.
- Earnings yieldTop 43%
- Free-cash-flow yieldTop 46%
- EBITDA / enterprise valueBottom 41%
- Sales / enterprise valueBottom 10%
- P/E vs own 5-year history (lower is better)Bottom 16%
Momentum97Exceptional
Strength and persistence of the price trend, including versus the S&P 500.
- 12-month return excluding last monthTop 11%
- 6-month returnTop 22%
- 1-year return vs S&P 500Top 8%
- Distance from 52-week highTop 3%
- Trend checklist (0–4)Top 4%
Revisions21Very weak
Earnings surprises and analyst sentiment (estimate-revision history is being collected).
- Average EPS surprise, last 4 quartersTop 46%
- Consecutive EPS beatsTop 8%
- Share of analysts rating BuyBottom 2%
- Upside to consensus price targetBottom 3%
Stability56Neutral
Low volatility, shallow drawdowns, low market sensitivity and modest leverage.
- Volatility, 60 days (lower is better)Bottom 40%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 yearsTop 27%
- Beta vs S&P 500 (lower is better)Bottom 22%
- Net debt / EBITDA (lower is better)Top 25%
What changed
Latest four quarters versus the same period a year earlier (growth: versus one quarter earlier).
| Measure | Before | Now | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (YoY) | 21.7% | 32.8% | ↑ |
| EPS growth (YoY) | 31.8% | 50.4% | ↑ |
| Gross margin | 50.6% | 62.3% | ↑ |
| Operating margin | 49.5% | 56.9% | ↑ |
| FCF margin | 29.1% | 37.8% | ↑ |
Fundamental momentum
| Measure | Now (TTM) | Year / quarter before | Sector rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue growth (TTM, YoY) | 32.8% | 21.7% | ↑ | Top 13% |
| EPS growth (TTM, YoY) | 50.4% | 31.8% | ↑ | Top 26% |
| Gross margin | 62.3% | 50.6% | ↑ | Top 3% |
| Operating margin | 56.9% | 49.5% | ↑ | Top 2% |
| Net margin | 35.9% | 30.4% | ↑ | — |
| Free-cash-flow margin | 37.8% | 29.1% | ↑ | — |
| Return on invested capital | 26.2% | — | Top 5% | |
| Revenue growth, 3-year CAGR | 10.1% | — | Top 18% |
Quality of earnings and balance sheet
- Cash conversion (OCF / net income)Above 1× means profits are backed by cash.
- 1.19×
- Accruals (net income − OCF) / assetsLower is better; high accruals can signal weaker earnings quality.
- -4.4%
- Stock-based compensation / revenueA cost to shareholders through dilution.
- 0.0%
- Receivables growth vs revenue growthReceivables growing much faster than sales can be a warning.
- -9.5 pp
- Net debt / EBITDABelow 1× is conservative; above 3× is high leverage.
- 0.29×
- Interest cover (operating income / interest)How many times operating profit covers interest.
- 48.5×
Shareholder returns
- Dividend yield (dividends paid, TTM)
- 1.76%
- Net buyback yield (TTM)
- 0.00%
- Shareholder yield
- 1.76%
- Share count change, 1 year
- +2.6%
- Share count change, 3-year CAGR
- +2.4%
Shareholder yield = dividends + net buybacks over the last four quarters, divided by market cap.
Based on the four quarters through Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 31, 2026).
Earnings and expectations
Earnings momentum
- Consecutive EPS beats
- 6
- Beats in the last 8 reports
- 7 of 8
- Average EPS surprise, last 4
- +4.0%
- Average 2-day reaction, last 8
- +1.5%
- Positive 20 days after report
- 4 of 8
Analysts
- Consensus price target
- $162.33
- Target vs current price
- -21.0%
- Analysts with a rating
- 29
- Share rating Buy or Strong Buy
- 10%
- Consensus rating
- Hold
How the stock reacted to recent reports
| Report date | EPS surprise | 2 days | 5 days | 20 days | 60 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | +2.6% | +4.0% | -4.8% | +1.1% | — |
| Apr 28, 2026 | +4.4% | -4.3% | -6.6% | +9.0% | +3.3% |
| Jan 27, 2026 | +2.6% | +3.4% | +2.3% | +12.8% | -0.5% |
| Oct 28, 2025 | +6.5% | +4.0% | +4.0% | -3.8% | +38.6% |
| Jul 28, 2025 | +9.1% | -1.1% | -6.7% | +0.3% | +37.6% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | +4.5% | +3.9% | -3.0% | -0.5% | +7.3% |
| Feb 12, 2025 | +0.0% | +2.3% | +4.7% | -1.9% | -3.4% |
| Oct 23, 2024 | +1.8% | -0.6% | -0.1% | -8.9% | -13.3% |
Returns from the close before each report. Past reactions do not determine future ones.
Earnings history
| Report date | EPS | Estimate | Surprise | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2026 | $1.99 | $1.94 | +2.6% | $4.29B |
| Apr 28, 2026 | $1.88 | $1.80 | +4.4% | $4.25B |
| Jan 27, 2026 | $1.56 | $1.52 | +2.6% | $3.87B |
| Oct 28, 2025 | $1.32 | $1.24 | +6.5% | $3.38B |
| Jul 28, 2025 | $1.20 | $1.10 | +9.1% | $3.05B |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $1.17 | $1.12 | +4.5% | $3.12B |
| Feb 12, 2025 | $1.01 | $1.01 | +0.0% | $2.78B |
| Oct 23, 2024 | $1.12 | $1.10 | +1.8% | $2.93B |
Valuation in context
| Multiple | Now | 5-year median | 5-year percentile | Sector rank (cheapness) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 30.1× | 20.4× | 90th | Top 43% |
| P/E (forward) | 26.8× | — | — | — |
| EV / EBITDA | 17.6× | — | — | Bottom 41% |
| EV / Sales | 11.04× | — | — | Bottom 10% |
| Free-cash-flow yield | 3.48% | — | — | Top 46% |
| Earnings yield | 3.32% | — | — | Top 43% |
P/E over the past five years
Range 12.0× – 40.9× since Jun 30, 2021. Each point: price on the filing date divided by trailing-twelve-month EPS known then.
What moved the stock over the past year
- Price return, 1 year
- +69.6%
- Earnings per share growth (TTM)
- +50.4%
- Change in P/E multiple
- +30.3%
Most of the move came from earnings growth.
Technical state
Trend checklist
- ✓ Price above 20-day average
- ✓ Price above 50-day average
- ✓ Price above 200-day average
- ✓ 50-day average above 200-day
- ✓ MACD histogram positive
Trend quality
- Days above the 50-day average
- 12
- Days above the 200-day average
- 280
- 50-day average slope (20 days)
- +5.2%
- 200-day average slope (20 days)
- +3.8%
- Distance from 50-day average
- +4.3%
- Distance from 200-day average
- +12.3%
- RSI (14)
- 56.1
- Relative volume
- 0.83×
Risk and drawdowns
- Volatility, 60 days (annualized)
- 47.8%
- Volatility vs own 5-year history
- 82th percentile · High for this stock
- Beta vs S&P 500 (2 years, weekly)
- 1.43
- Correlation with S&P 500
- 0.51
- Current drawdown from 1-year high
- -6.4%
- Maximum drawdown, 3 years
- -40.4%
Largest declines in the past six years
| From peak | To low | Decline | Length | Recovery |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2021 | Sep 26, 2022 | -47.5% | 402 days | 140 days (Apr 18, 2023) |
| May 20, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | -40.4% | 221 days | 122 days (Oct 2, 2025) |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | -30.2% | 14 days | 108 days (Aug 25, 2026) |
| Apr 18, 2023 | May 24, 2023 | -20.5% | 26 days | 41 days (Jul 25, 2023) |
| Jul 31, 2023 | Oct 25, 2023 | -20.4% | 61 days | 41 days (Dec 22, 2023) |
Declines of 10% or more from a closing high, measured on daily closes.
Financial statements
- Market cap
- $171.49B
- P/E (TTM)
- 30.1
- EPS, diluted (TTM)
- $6.83
- Revenue (TTM)
- $15.79B
- Dividend yield
- 1.95%
- 52-week range
- $117.84 – $221.24
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $10.93B | $10.05B | $9.90B | $11.43B | $13.42B |
| Gross profit | $6.19B | $4.56B | $4.32B | $5.69B | $7.61B |
| Operating income | $6.07B | $4.44B | $4.19B | $5.55B | $7.00B |
| Net income | $3.40B | $2.64B | $2.43B | $3.38B | $4.33B |
| EPS (diluted) | $4.39 | $3.41 | $3.09 | $4.21 | $5.24 |
| Q3 2024 | Q4 2024 | Q1 2025 | Q2 2025 | Q3 2025 | Q4 2025 | Q1 2026 | Q2 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.93B | $2.78B | $3.12B | $3.05B | $3.38B | $3.87B | $4.25B | $4.29B |
| Net income | $896.7M | $793.9M | $945.9M | $973.5M | $1.11B | $1.31B | $1.58B | $1.67B |
| EPS (diluted) | $1.15 | $1.01 | $1.19 | $1.19 | $1.34 | $1.56 | $1.92 | $2.01 |
| FY 2021 | FY 2022 | FY 2023 | FY 2024 | FY 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating cash flow | $4.29B | $2.80B | $3.57B | $4.42B | $4.75B |
| Capital expenditure | -$892.3M | -$948.5M | -$1.01B | -$1.03B | -$1.33B |
| Free cash flow | $3.40B | $1.85B | $2.56B | $3.39B | $3.43B |
| Dividends paid | -$2.47B | -$2.71B | -$3.09B | -$1.64B | -$2.49B |
| Net share buybacks | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Cash outflows are shown as negative numbers.
- Cash and short-term investments
- $7.33B
- Total assets
- $24.13B
- Total liabilities
- $11.42B
- Total debt
- $8.53B
- Net debt
- $2.86B
- Shareholders’ equity
- $12.63B
As of Jun 30, 2026 (filed Jul 31, 2026).
Dividends
| Ex-date | Amount | Paid |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | $1.10 | Aug 27, 2026 |
| May 13, 2026 | $1.00 | May 29, 2026 |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $1.00 | Feb 27, 2026 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | $0.90 | Nov 28, 2025 |
| Aug 15, 2025 | $0.80 | Sep 4, 2025 |
| May 2, 2025 | $0.70 | May 19, 2025 |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $0.70 | Feb 27, 2025 |
| Nov 6, 2024 | $0.70 | Nov 21, 2024 |
Short interest
- Shares sold short
- 10,320,349
- Days to cover
- 9.17
- Change vs previous report
- -2.6%
FINRA short interest, settlement date Sep 15, 2026.
Stock splits
- Aug 11, 2026
- 253-for-250
- May 7, 2024
- 1,263-for-1,250
- Feb 13, 2012
- 10,107-for-10,000
- Jul 10, 2008
- 3-for-1
- Oct 3, 2006
- 2-for-1