Basic Materials
Southern Copper Corporation(SCCO)
Live Price
Offline$192.93
+0.65% today
1Y Change
+108.82%
Window
Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
- Market Cap
- $141.41B
- Revenue Growth
- +17.4%
- EPS Growth
- +24.5%
- Dividend Yield
- 2.0%
Coverage: 248 bars ยท Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $141.41B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $192.93 and up 108.8% across the available one-year price window (Jun 20, 2025 โ Jun 15, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +17.4%, EPS growth of +24.5%, a dividend yield of 2.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +17.4%, EPS +24.5%, free cash flow +1.0% with operating margin 54.6% and ROIC 25.3%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 2.0%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 28.3 and price/sales 9.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a quality compounder than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines SCCO price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+17.4% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+54.6% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 24, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +17.4% and EPS at +24.5%, with operating margin around 54.6%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 2.0%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 24, 2026 | โ | -1.3% | -5.1% | -0.4% |
2026 Jan 27, 2026 | +2.6% | +1.7% | +10.6% | +11.4% |
2025 Oct 28, 2025 | +8.0% | +2.4% | -5.5% | -5.9% |
Benchmark Comparison
Normalized Performance vs SPY
Compare this ticker against a broad index, growth benchmark, or sector ETF using a shared 1Y normalization window.
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Relative to SPY
SCCO Max Drawdown
-30.22%
Trailing 1Y
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Calendar-Year Returns
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Company Overview
Southern Copper Corporation
New York Stock Exchange
Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, and Chile. The company is involved in the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister and anode copper; refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes; production of molybdenum concentrate and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of zinc and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, and a smelter and refinery in Peru; and La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as a copper ore concentrator, a SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and a rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as two copper concentrators and two operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates five underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; a coal mine that produces coal and coke; and a zinc refinery. The company has interests in 82,134 hectares of exploration concessions in Peru; 493,533 hectares of exploration concessions in Mexico; 246,346 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina; 29,888 hectares of exploration concessions in Chile; and 7,299 hectares of exploration concessions in Ecuador. Southern Copper Corporation was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
- Leadership
- Raul Jacob Ruisanchez
- IPO Date
- Jan 5, 1996
- Employees
- 16.1k
- Street Address
- 1440 East Missouri Avenue
- Mailing
- Phoenix, AZ, 85014
- Region
- Phoenix, AZ, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 602 264 1375
- Last Updated
- May 4, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 28.3
- EV/EBITDA
- 16.1
- Price/Sales
- 9.7
- Price/Book
- 11.9
Growth
- Revenue
- +17.4%
- EPS
- +24.5%
- Free Cash Flow
- +1.0%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 60.4%
- Operating Margin
- 54.6%
- Net Margin
- 34.2%
- ROE
- 46.0%
- ROIC
- 25.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.63
- Current Ratio
- 4.41
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
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