# Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Basic Materials / Metals & Mining. Price $198.76, market value $167.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 29.8×** (5-yr avg 19.5×, 3-yr avg 23.9×). Southern Copper Corporation trades at 29.8× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 19.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Basic Materials median in the September 2026 study was 19.0×. Forward P/E is 27.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.12**. A PEG of 1.12 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 10.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 10.6×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 13.5×**. The shares trade at 13.5× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 17.2×**. Enterprise value is 17.2× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 3.0%** (5-yr avg 5.2%). Free cash flow equals 3.0% of the market value, below its five-year average of 5.2%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Operating margin: 56.9%**. 56.9% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 32.4%**. 32.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 39.4%**. 39.4% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 52.6%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 52.6%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 26.6%**. Each dollar of assets produces 26.6% of profit.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 17.4%** (3-yr 10.1%/yr, 5-yr 10.9%/yr). Revenue grew 17.4% over the last year, against 10.9% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 24.5%** (3-yr 15.4%/yr, 5-yr 20.9%/yr). Earnings per share rose 24.5%, faster than revenue, so margins expanded or the share count shrank.
- **Free-cash-flow growth (3 yr): 22.7%/yr**. Free cash flow has compounded at 22.7% a year over three years, keeping pace with earnings: the growth is real cash.

## Financial health
- **Debt to equity: 0.61**. Debt is 0.61 times equity, moderate leverage.
- **Net debt / EBITDA: 0.2×**. It would take 0.2 years of operating earnings to repay net borrowings, within the comfortable range.
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.21%** ($3.52 per share, trailing). Southern Copper Corporation yields 2.21%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 57%** (59% of free cash flow). 57% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 16.0%/yr** (1-yr -0.6%). The dividend has compounded at 16.0% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 4 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: underperform** (17 analysts). 17 analysts cover Southern Copper Corporation; the consensus is underperform, with an average price target of $171.44 (-14% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): 105.7%** (YTD 42.5%, 3-mo 14.9%). The shares are up 105.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -10.0%** (106.7% above the low). Trading 10% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 50**. An RSI of 50 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 2.35** (volatility 52%). Beta of 2.35 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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