SCCO
Southern Copper Corp
$186.30
▲ 6.4%Updated Today 3:42 PM ET
SCCO at a glance — five pillars scored 0–100 from real filed financials.
Overall: Strong · 80/100. A wider, greener shape means more pillars look healthy. Dividends scores 0 when a company pays none — that is a choice, not a flaw.
▲ Up 71.1% over the last 12 months
Market Cap
$143.51B
P/E
29.6x
Forward P/E (est.)
22.24x
ROE
45.9%
Revenue Growth
21.7%
EPS Growth
33.1%
Profit Margin
34.1%
FCF Yield
2.8%
Debt / Equity
0.61x
ROIC
30.0%
Interest Coverage
—
Current Ratio
4.38x
Dividend Yield
1.9%
Implied Growth (rev. DCF)
6.5%
Rating Score
80/100
Southern Copper Corp (SCCO) is a large-cap company in the Metals & Mining industry, part of the Materials sector of the S&P 500, with a market value around $143.51B.
In its latest reported year it generated about $13.42B in revenue.
Our model rates SCCO Strong (80/100) on growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation. The summary below is built from its filed financials and current ratios and refreshes automatically.
Evidence of durable competitive advantage in the filed financials (10 years of history).
The filed history looks like a business competitors struggle to attack: high and steady margins, revenue that grows through cycles, and strong returns on capital.
47.7% average over the last 3 years
±7.3 pts around 42.9% across 10 years
grew in 7 of the last 9 year-over-year periods
positive in 9 of 10 years
30.0% latest fiscal year
A moat can't be proven by numbers alone — this scores the evidence a durable advantage leaves behind (pricing power, consistency, returns on capital), computed the same way for every stock. Pair it with the business overview before concluding anything.
Technical analysis reads price and volume to judge momentum and timing. It complements the fundamentals above — it does not replace them. Here is what SCCO's chart says today, with each tool explained.
Trend — moving averages. A moving average is the average closing price over a window, which smooths out daily noise. SCCO trades near $186.30, above its 50-day average ($180.35) and 200-day average ($162.72). Price above both averages, with the shorter one above the longer, is the textbook definition of an uptrend — momentum favours buyers.
Momentum — RSI. The Relative Strength Index runs 0–100 and measures how strong recent gains are versus losses. Above 70 is "overbought", below 30 "oversold". At 37 it is in neutral territory — neither stretched nor washed out.
MACD. MACD compares two moving averages to flag shifts in momentum. Its histogram is currently negative — short-term momentum is fading.
Volatility — ATR. Average True Range is the typical daily move. SCCO's is $7.60 (~4.1% of price), so swings of about that size each day are normal — handy for setting a stop that isn't too tight.
Support & resistance. Over the last month SCCO found buyers near $165.50 (support) and sellers near $203.00 (resistance); its 52-week range is $85.61–$221.67. A decisive break beyond either edge often marks the next move.
Volume. The latest session traded 0.2× the 20-day average — lighter than usual, so the move carries less conviction. Rising volume on up-days suggests real buying; on down-days, real selling.
Educational information to help you read a chart — not a recommendation or a forecast. It updates daily as the price and indicators change.
4Y CAGR
5.3%
Revenue moved from $5.38B in 2016 to $13.42B in 2025, a 10.7% compound annual growth rate. The most recent year grew a strong 21.7% year over year. Consistent top-line growth is one sign of healthy demand.
Gross Margin
62.7%
Operating Margin
52.2%
Net Margin
34.1%
ROE
45.9%
Southern Copper Corp keeps about 34.1% of each sales dollar as net profit, with a 62.7% gross margin and 52.2% operating margin. Return on equity is 45.9% and return on invested capital about 30.0%. Margins this wide usually signal pricing power or a cost advantage.
Total Debt
$6.75B
Net Debt
$1.84B
Net Debt / EBITDA
0.26x
Debt / Equity
0.61x
Leverage: debt-to-equity is 0.6x, with a current ratio of 4.4x. That is a moderate, manageable debt load for most businesses. It carries roughly $6.75B of total debt against $4.92B of cash.
Operating CF
$4.75B
Free Cash Flow
$3.43B
FCF Margin
25.5%
In the latest year Southern Copper Corp produced about $4.75B of operating cash flow and $3.43B of free cash flow after capital spending. That is a free-cash-flow yield of about 2.8% on today's price. Cash flow is what ultimately pays shareholders, so it is worth tracking over time.
Can the payout survive a bad year? Scored from filed cash flow, earnings coverage, and the raise/cut record.
Coverage is weak, the payout was cut recently, or it's being financed rather than earned — treat the current yield as fragile.
Dividend yield
1.9%
Per share (latest FY)
$3.10
Total paid (latest FY)
$2.49B
History on record
10 years
dividend uses 73% of free cash flow
total dividends increased 1 year in a row
payout was cut at least once in the last 10 years
Coverage uses the latest fiscal year as filed with the SEC; the streak counts total dollars paid (per-share figures can carry split artifacts). Educational information, not income advice.
P/E
29.6x
P/S
10.95x
P/B
10.65x
EV / EBITDA
18.47x
SCCO trades at 29.6x trailing earnings (about 22.2x on estimated forward earnings), 11.0x sales, and 10.6x book value. Reverse-engineering today's price implies the market expects roughly 6.5% long-term free-cash-flow growth. That is a premium multiple that needs growth to justify it.
A two-stage discounted cash flow on real SEC-filed free cash flow — the intrinsic-value anchor professional analysts triangulate from.
DCF fair value / share
$171.79
Current price
$186.30
Starting FCF (latest 10-K)
$3.43B
Growth, years 1–5
20.0%
Fade to terminal, years 6–10
2.5%
Discount rate
9.0%
Cash flows grow at the stage-1 rate (trailing revenue growth, capped at 20%) for five years, fade to 2.5% by year 10, and continue at that rate forever (Gordon terminal value), all discounted at 9.0%. Small changes in assumptions move the result a lot — treat this as one reference point, not a target price. Educational only, not investment advice.
Where SCCO sits versus its Materials sector peers in the S&P 500.
Bands show the middle half (25th–75th percentile) of the 54 Materials companies in the S&P 500 — the peer-relative anchor professional comps analysis uses. Context only — not investment advice.
How SCCO stacks up against its Materials peers — valuation, profitability, and growth versus the sector median.
In the Materials sector (78 S&P 500 companies), SCCO ranks #15 of 78 by our overall rating. It trades at a premium versus the sector on earnings (29.6x P/E vs. 21.2x median) with a higher return on equity (45.9% vs. 16.1%) and faster revenue growth (21.7% vs. 7.9%).
P/E vs sector
29.6x
median 21.2x
ROE vs sector
45.9%
median 16.1%
Growth vs sector
21.7%
median 7.9%
Sector rank
#15
of 78 by rating
Valuation vs. quality map
The sweet spot is upper-left: more profitable (higher ROE) for a lower P/E. Dashed lines mark the sector median.
Peers are the closest Materials companies by sub-industry and size. Sector median is across all 78 S&P 500 names in the sector. Educational, not a recommendation.
Project revenue → earnings → price. Edit the assumptions to build your own case.
2030 price target (Base Case)
$0.00 – $0.00
vs. $186.30 today · expected CAGR 9% – 21%
| Metric | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $16.37B | $19.97B | $24.37B | $29.73B | $36.27B |
| Net income | $5.57B | $6.79B | $8.29B | $10.11B | $12.33B |
| EPS | $7.23 | $8.82 | $10.76 | $13.12 | $16.01 |
| Share price (low) | $130.07 | $158.69 | $193.60 | $236.19 | $288.15 |
| Share price (high) | $216.79 | $264.48 | $322.67 | $393.65 | $480.26 |
| CAGR (low–high) | -30% / 16% | -8% / 19% | 1% / 20% | 6% / 21% | 9% / 21% |
Educational model on sample fundamentals — not a forecast or investment advice. Outputs are only as good as your assumptions.
The case for SCCO:
- Revenue is growing 21.7% a year, a sign of real demand.
- High net margins (34.1%) point to pricing power or efficiency.
- Strong return on equity (45.9%) shows capital is put to work well.
- Our model's overall read is Strong (80/100).
The case against SCCO:
- Like any single stock, it is exposed to competition, the economic cycle, and shifts in its end markets.
Market risk — sector rotation, the economic cycle, and broad sentiment move the stock regardless of fundamentals.
On balance, the fundamentals screen favourably: Southern Copper Corp is a large-cap materials business still growing nicely, with solid profitability, and a sound balance sheet. It trades at 29.6x earnings, which our model scores Strong (80/100). Weigh this against your own goals and time horizon — this is educational information, not a recommendation.
Analyst Ratings
What 17 Wall Street analysts covering SCCO recommend (July 2026). Consensus is a useful sanity check — not a substitute for your own homework.
Latest SEC Filings
SCCO's most recent filings, straight from SEC EDGAR. Annual and quarterly reports are the deep dives; 8-Ks flag material events the moment they happen.
In the Idea Lab
SCCO — frequently asked questions
Is SCCO a good stock to buy?
We don't give buy or sell advice. Our model rates Southern Copper Corp Strong (80/100) based on its growth, profitability, financial health, and valuation — use that as a research starting point and make your own decision.
What is SCCO's rating on The Stocks School?
Southern Copper Corp currently scores 80/100 (Strong) on our transparent model, which weighs real fundamentals: growth, margins, returns on capital, balance-sheet strength, and valuation.
How our ratings work →Where does SCCO's data come from?
Live price data plus real fundamentals and 5-year financials pulled directly from Southern Copper Corp's SEC filings — refreshed automatically, not hand-entered.
How is the 5-year projection for SCCO calculated?
It's a scenario model: it grows revenue at an assumed rate, applies a profit margin and a valuation multiple, and shows the resulting share-price range. The assumptions are yours to change — it's a tool for thinking, not a prediction.
Is this SCCO analysis financial advice?
No. Everything on this page is educational research, not financial advice or a recommendation to buy or sell SCCO. Always do your own research and consider a licensed professional.
Data notice. Fundamentals and financial statements are sourced from company filings (SEC EDGAR) and market-data providers; prices and market caps refresh on trading days and may be delayed. Ratings, projections, technical signals, and written summaries are model- or rule-generated for education and may simplify or lag the latest filings.
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