SCCO Stock Analysis: Southern Copper | NYSE
Copper | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 142.730m USD | 12M Return: 31.1% | US84265V1052 | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 235M
EPS Trend: 98.0%
Qual. Beats: 1
Rev. Trend: 97.5%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
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Seasonality 11.9 years of data, until 10/2026
How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, ≥40 worth a closer look and ≥60 is strong.
Southern Copper Corporation is a major integrated copper producer that operates across the entire value chain-from mining and milling of ore to smelting, refining, and the production of byproducts such as molybdenum, silver, gold, zinc, and lead. Its operations span six countries: Mexico, the United States, Peru, Brazil, Chile, and other parts of the Americas, with flagship open-pit mines including Toquepala and Cuajone in Peru and La Caridad and Buenavista in Mexico. The company also runs underground mines, coal mining, and a zinc refinery, and holds extensive mining concessions in Peru, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. Incorporated in 1952 and headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Southern Copper operates as a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation and trades on the NYSE under the ticker SCCO.
The company sits within the GICS Materials sector, specifically the Copper sub-industry, and is classified as a large-cap stock. As a vertically integrated miner, its profitability is closely tied to copper prices, byproduct credits (notably molybdenum, silver, and gold), and the cost efficiency of its open-pit and SX-EW (solvent extraction and electrowinning) operations, which allow it to produce copper cathodes both from concentrate and from leach solutions.
- Copper price rally lifts mine segment revenue and margins
- Peru protests disrupt Toquepala and Cuajone output
- Tia Maria permitting delays cap Peru production growth
| Net Income: 6.36b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.25 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 8.12 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 53.25% < 20% (prev 48.41%; Δ 4.83% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.29 > 3% & CFO 7.40b > Net Income 6.36b |
| Net Debt (1.08b) to EBITDA (10.9b): 0.10 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 4.31 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (838.1m) vs 12m ago 1.88% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 63.76% > 18% (prev 53.09%; Δ 10.66% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 74.48% > 50% (prev 60.67%; Δ 13.81% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 27.03 > 6 (EBIT TTM 10.0b / Interest Expense TTM 371.1m) |
| A: 0.36 (Total Current Assets 11.9b - Total Current Liabilities 2.75b) / Total Assets 25.6b |
| B: 0.14 (Retained Earnings 3.71b / Total Assets 25.6b) |
| C: 0.44 (EBIT TTM 10.0b / Avg Total Assets 23.0b) |
| D: 1.13 (Book Value of Equity 13.5b / Total Liabilities 12.0b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 6.92 = AAA |
| DSRI: 0.98 (Receivables 2.44b/1.79b, Revenue 17.1b/12.3b) |
| GMI: 0.83 (GM 53.09% / 63.76%) |
| AQI: 0.83 (AQ_t 0.08 / AQ_t-1 0.10) |
| SGI: 1.39 (Revenue 17.1b / 12.3b) |
| TATA: -0.04 (NI 6.36b - CFO 7.40b) / TA 25.6b) |
| Beneish M = -3.02 (Cap -4..+1) = AA |
As of November 14, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 168.21 with a total of 985,938 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.71%, over one month by -17.94%, over three months by -12.13% and over the past year by +31.10%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 155.60 (which is 7.5% or 1.5 ATR below the current price).
Southern Copper has received a consensus analysts rating of 2.22. Therefore, it is recommended to sell SCCO.
- StrongBuy: 1
- Buy: 0
- Hold: 6
- Sell: 6
- StrongSell: 5
| Analysts Target Price | 175.8 | 4.5% |
P/E Trailing = 22.273
P/E Forward = 28.0899
P/S = 8.3435
P/B = 10.5594
P/EG = 5.4105
Revenue TTM = 17.1b USD
EBIT TTM = 10.0b USD
EBITDA TTM = 10.9b USD
Long Term Debt = 6.75b USD (from longTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Short Term Debt = 86.5m USD (from shortTermDebt, last fiscal year)
Debt = 9.14b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 630.0m
Net Debt = 1.08b USD (calculated: Debt 9.14b - CCE 8.06b)
Enterprise Value = 144b USD (143b + Debt 9.14b - CCE 8.06b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 27.03 (Ebit TTM 10.0b / Interest Expense TTM 371.1m)
EV/FCF = 22.25x (Enterprise Value 144b / FCF TTM 6.46b)
FCF Yield = 4.49% (FCF TTM 6.46b / Enterprise Value 144b)
FCF Margin = 37.78% (FCF TTM 6.46b / Revenue TTM 17.1b)
Net Margin = 37.19% (Net Income TTM 6.36b / Revenue TTM 17.1b)
Gross Margin = 63.76% ((Revenue TTM 17.1b - Cost of Revenue TTM 6.20b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 65.95% (prev 61.98%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 5.62 (Enterprise Value 144b / Total Assets 25.6b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 4.06% (Interest Expense 371.1m / Debt 9.14b)
Taxrate = 35.83% (3.53b / 9.85b)
NOPAT = 6.44b (EBIT 10.0b * (1 - 35.83%))
Current Ratio = 4.31 (Total Current Assets 11.9b / Total Current Liabilities 2.75b)
Debt / Equity = 0.68 (Debt 9.14b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 13.5b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.10 (Net Debt 1.08b / EBITDA 10.9b)
Debt / FCF = 0.17 (Net Debt 1.08b / FCF TTM 6.46b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 12.2b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 27.70% (Net Income 6.36b / Total Assets 25.6b)
RoE = 51.96% (Net Income TTM 6.36b / Total Stockholder Equity 12.2b)
RoCE = 52.80% (EBIT 10.0b / Capital Employed (Equity 12.2b + L.T.Debt 6.75b))
RoIC = 29.14% (NOPAT 6.44b / Invested Capital 22.1b)
WACC = 11.79% (E(143b)/V(152b) * Re(12.38%) + D(9.14b)/V(152b) * Rd(4.06%) * (1-Tc(0.36)))
Discount Rate = 12.38% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: 93.48 | Cagr: 3.11%
[DCF] Terminal Value 67.67% ; FCFF base≈5.27b ; Y1≈6.04b ; Y5≈8.89b
[DCF] Fair Price = 96.02 (EV 83.0b - Net Debt 1.08b = Equity 81.9b / Shares 853.3m; r=11.79% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 98.04 | EPS CAGR: 36.26% | SUE: 2.64 | # QB: 1
Revenue Correlation: 97.53 | Revenue CAGR: 21.48% | SUE: 1.50 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2027-03-31): EPS=1.95 | Chg30d=+11.60% | Revisions=+67% | Analysts=6
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=7.93 | Chg30d=+3.06% | Revisions=+44% | GrowthEPS=+57.6% | GrowthRev=+30.0%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=7.56 | Chg30d=+2.29% | Revisions=+19% | GrowthEPS=-4.7% | GrowthRev=-2.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: +46% (up=24, down=8)