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SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ SCCO

NYSE · stock · Metal Mining · website · IPO 1905-06-18 · LEI

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ statistics & valuation

Market cap$142.9B
P / S10.6×
P / B12.9×
P / FCF41.7×
Dividend yield1.74%
FCF margin25.5%
Net debt$2.4B
Net debt / EBITDA0.3×
Enterprise value USD$145.3B
EV / EBITDA18.5×
Earnings yield EBIT/EV4.8%
Return on capital36.4%
Graham number -79.6%$39.80

Market cap as of 2026-06-29. Multiples are price-derived and refreshed daily; everything else from the latest financial reports. The Graham number is Benjamin Graham's rough maximum fair value ($39.80); a green figure means the price is below it.

Profitability & efficiency

Gross margin (%)
31.60% 41.00% 42.50% 40.00% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Operating margin (%)
29.10% 39.40% 40.60% 37.80% 39.10% 55.50% 44.10% 42.40% 48.60% 52.20% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on equity (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Shares outstanding
773.1M 773.1M 773.1M 773.1M 795.3M 802.9M 826.6M 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Net debt ($)
$5.41B $4.95B $5.12B $5.02B $4.36B $3.55B $4.18B $5.10B $3.00B $2.45B 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Share buybacks ($)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Return on assets (%)
2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Free cash flow margin (%)
-3.60% 14.30% 15.70% 16.50% 27.40% 31.10% 18.50% 25.90% 29.70% 25.50% 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Debt / equity (×)
1.01× 0.97× 0.90× 1.01× 0.90× 0.80× 0.77× 0.84× 0.68× 0.61× 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
EPS ($)
$1.92 $2.03 $4.39 $3.41 $3.05 $4.21 $5.24 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Margins and returns computed from annual filings. Falling shares outstanding = buybacks; rising = dilution. Net debt = debt − cash (negative = net cash).

P / E vs its own history

SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/ trades at about 37.2× earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 13.6×–35.3×, median 20.6×).

13.6× 37.2×

Shaded band = 10-year range (13.6×–35.3×); dot = today's 37.2×.

Historical P/E = month-end price near each fiscal year-end ÷ that year's EPS. A read on whether the stock is cheap or dear relative to how it has typically been valued — not a forecast.

Key ratios (by fiscal year)

RatioFY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021FY2020FY2019FY2018FY2017FY2016
Gross margin——————40.0%42.5%41.0%31.6%
Operating margin52.2%48.6%42.4%44.1%55.5%39.1%37.8%40.6%39.4%29.1%
FCF margin25.5%29.7%25.9%18.5%31.1%27.4%16.5%15.7%14.3%-3.6%
Debt / equity0.61×0.68×0.84×0.77×0.80×0.90×1.01×0.90×0.97×1.01×
Current ratio3.892.753.194.202.733.482.832.612.712.57

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.