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Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO)

Basic Materials | Copper | Phoenix, United States | NYSE
209.80 USD -6.48 (-2.996%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 211.99 +2.19 (1.044%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:26 a.m. EDT

Southern Copper presents a compelling dichotomy between exceptional business quality and cautious market sentiment. The company boasts a fortress-like balance sheet with a 50% return on equity and revenue growth exceeding 40%, supported by a consistent dividend that has grown steadily over the past five years. However, the market appears skeptical, with analyst price targets significantly below the current trading level and a statistical forecasting model predicting a near-term decline. While the long-term fundamentals remain robust and the multi-year price trajectory shows substantial appreciation without recent structural deterioration, the short-term outlook is clouded by commodity cyclicality risks and political headwinds. The options market reflects this tension, with traders betting on both a bounce to the upside and protection against a drop, suggesting that while the business is a standout, the timing of the next move remains uncertain.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.047900
MSTL0.069945
AutoETS0.070321
AutoTheta0.076627

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 60%
H-stat 1.00
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.268
Excess Kurtosis 0.05
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-08-10
Last Dividend Date 2026-08-10
Debt to Equity Ratio 67.863
Revenue per Share 18.528
Market Cap 177,143,300,096
Trailing P/E 31.50
Forward P/E 29.40
Beta 1.14
Profit Margins 35.87%
Website https://www.southerncoppercorp.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:26 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for volatility with heavy implied interest in deep out-of-the-money calls at the 270 strike, suggesting a bullish tailwind expectation despite the current price being near the 52-week high. Conversely, significant open interest walls exist at the 200 strike for both calls and puts, acting as a psychological floor and ceiling. Put volume has spiked on deep strikes, indicating hedging against a potential pullback, while call volume remains robust on speculative strikes.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.56% 2.21% 2.71% 3.96%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-11 1.087000 0.558926
2026-05-13 0.978261 0.509803
2026-02-10 0.970532 0.492829
2025-11-12 0.865770 0.644409
2025-08-15 0.762610 0.816323
2025-05-02 0.660677 0.759688
2025-02-11 0.656673 0.745747
2024-11-06 0.657618 0.628079
2024-08-09 0.560713 0.594858
2024-02-12 0.747636 0.984695
2023-11-07 0.934546 1.386089
2023-08-08 0.934546 1.181424
2023-05-08 0.934546 1.251606
2023-02-13 0.934546 1.340400
2022-11-08 0.467273 0.913425
2022-08-10 0.700909 1.534382
2022-05-16 1.168182 2.290336
2022-02-14 0.934546 1.490187
2021-11-09 0.934546 1.651860
2021-08-11 0.841091 1.336531
2021-05-10 0.654182 0.859788
2021-02-09 0.560727 0.834344
2020-11-09 0.467273 0.903899
2020-08-11 0.373818 0.887818
2020-05-12 0.186909 0.597425
2020-03-09 0.373818 1.234791
2019-11-06 0.373818 1.069996
2019-08-07 0.373818 1.227124
2019-05-02 0.373818 1.086168
2019-02-11 0.373818 1.268068
2019-02-08 0.414938 1.348294
2018-11-06 0.373818 0.995107
2018-08-07 0.373818 0.861313
2018-05-08 0.280364 0.580464
2018-02-12 0.280364 0.632479
2017-11-07 0.233636 0.561188
2017-08-07 0.130836 0.356086
2017-05-15 0.112145 0.341916
2017-02-10 0.074764 0.208250
2016-11-07 0.046727 0.176705
2016-08-09 0.046727 0.190319
2016-05-06 0.046727 0.173175
2016-02-11 0.028036 0.120259
2015-11-06 0.037382 0.146664
2015-08-11 0.093455 0.357248
2015-05-11 0.093455 0.306783
2015-02-12 0.093455 0.327961
2014-11-06 0.112145 0.408885
2014-08-13 0.112145 0.372297
2014-05-22 0.093455 0.327309
2014-02-13 0.112145 0.374768
2013-11-05 0.112145 0.422432
2013-08-05 0.112145 0.449835
2013-05-06 0.186909 0.584008
2013-02-11 0.224291 0.590818
2012-11-06 2.570000 7.691455
2012-08-13 0.224291 0.715613
2012-05-09 0.495309 1.702032
2012-02-13 0.175695 0.560396
2011-11-14 0.654182 2.201463
2011-08-15 0.579418 2.009341
2011-05-02 0.523345 1.530731
2011-02-11 0.542036 1.290815
2010-11-12 0.401855 0.962841
2010-08-10 0.345782 1.201488
2010-05-10 0.420545 1.496176
2010-02-17 0.401855 1.402779
2009-11-03 0.168218 0.543765
2009-08-04 0.093455 0.364227
2009-05-11 0.042055 0.227336
2009-03-09 0.109342 0.831149
2008-11-14 0.317745 2.556833
2008-08-18 0.532691 2.411135
2008-05-12 0.529576 1.524773
2008-02-08 0.436121 1.448281
2007-11-05 0.623030 1.604777
2007-08-10 0.498424 1.629253
2007-05-14 0.467273 1.710774
2007-02-09 0.529576 2.673631
2006-11-14 0.428333 2.668816
2006-07-31 0.311515 2.047962
2006-05-12 0.428333 2.714674
2006-02-13 0.428333 3.508572
2005-11-08 0.264788 3.095913
2005-08-03 0.162455 2.020846
2005-04-27 0.370392 4.436943
2005-02-15 0.194697 2.529547
2004-11-08 0.128500 1.823752
2004-08-11 0.117597 2.032827
2004-05-17 0.084421 2.018754
2004-02-19 0.042055 0.654406
2003-11-07 0.021027 0.367689
2003-08-11 0.021027 0.777374
2003-05-23 0.017601 0.736075
2003-02-14 0.014330 0.575751
2002-11-15 0.006230 0.282514
2002-08-09 0.024298 1.122717
2002-05-16 0.006230 0.270711
2002-02-13 0.011370 0.616517
2001-11-30 0.011215 0.671218
2001-08-13 0.007321 0.414689
2001-05-24 0.015264 0.677652
2001-03-14 0.022273 1.005710
2000-11-30 0.027102 1.389397
2000-08-11 0.008722 0.470922
2000-05-24 0.007788 0.413888
2000-03-13 0.007009 0.327859
1999-11-17 0.011682 0.476221
1999-08-13 0.003427 0.155295
1999-05-17 0.003894 0.178852
1999-02-18 0.004673 0.324888
1998-11-17 0.018691 1.048200
1998-08-13 0.017133 0.920157
1998-05-14 0.012461 0.547559
1998-02-17 0.031152 1.520242
1997-11-17 0.037382 1.567969
1997-08-13 0.057630 1.963010
1997-05-14 0.054515 1.921382
1997-02-12 0.046727 1.783103
1996-11-12 0.037382 1.581035
1996-08-13 0.043612 1.844527
1996-05-14 0.046727 1.681934
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.4
dividendYield 2.03
exDividendDate 2026-08-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.522
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.016284447
lastDividendValue 1.087
lastDividendDate 2026-08-11
dividendDate 2026-08-27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 1.3096688
Address1 7,310 North 16th St
Address2 Suite 135
All Time High 220.78
All Time Low 1.311479
Ask 211.5
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 3.8 - Underperform
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,161,940
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,268,625
Average Volume 1,268,625
Average Volume10Days 1,161,940
Beta 1.137
Bid 209.5
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 10
Book Value 14.688
City Phoenix
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 4
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 209.8
Current Ratio 5.06
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 217.5
Day Low 209.57
Debt To Equity 67.863
Display Name Southern Copper
Dividend Date 1,787,788,800
Dividend Rate 4.4
Dividend Yield 2.03
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,784,732,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,784,732,400
Earnings Growth 0.716
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.716
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,131,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,131,200
Ebitda 9,905,999,872
Ebitda Margins 0.62746
Enterprise To Ebitda 18.573
Enterprise To Revenue 11.654
Enterprise Value 183,985,553,408
Eps Current Year 7.62602
Eps Forward 7.13565
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.66
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,406,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 602 264 1397
Fifty Day Average 184.58691
Fifty Day Average Change 25.213089
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.13659196
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 130.96687
Fifty Two Week High 220.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -10.979996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.04973275
Fifty Two Week Low 89.5007
Fifty Two Week Low Change 120.2993
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.3441157
Fifty Two Week Range 89.5007 - 220.78
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 820,852,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.04
Float Shares 93,173,326
Forward Eps 7.13565
Forward P E 29.401667
Free Cashflow 5,005,000,192
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 16,617
Fullday Change -6.48
Fullday Change Percent -2.99611
Fullday Price 211.99
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.64502
Gross Profits 10,183,300,096
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.90056
Held Percent Institutions 0.09742
Implied Shares Outstanding 844,343,686
Industry Copper
Industry Disp Copper
Industry Key copper
Ir Website http://www.southerncoppercorp.com/ENG/invrel/Pages/Home.aspx
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,786,406,400
Last Dividend Value 1.087
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,786,406,400
Last Split Factor 1,012:1000
Long Business Summary Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Mexico, the United States, Peru, Brazil, Chile, and Other American countries. 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 copper-molybdenum concentrates and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, gold and lead. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, smelter, and refinery in Peru; La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as copper ore concentrator; and SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as copper concentrators and operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; coal mine; and zinc refinery. The company has interests in 164,805 hectares and 505,788 hectares of concessions in Peru and Mexico; and 98,634 hectares and 28,453 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina and Chile. Southern Copper Corporation was formerly known as Southern Peru Copper Corp. and changed its name to Southern Copper Corporation in July 1996. The company was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
Long Name Southern Copper Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 177,143,300,096
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_350405
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 5,662,300,160
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 182,614,652,408
Number Of Analyst Opinions 17
Open 217.56
Operating Cashflow 6,736,900,096
Operating Margins 0.61162996
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.5416
Peg Ratio 5.41
Phone 602 264 1375
Post Market Change 2.1900024
Post Market Change Percent 1.0438524
Post Market Price 211.99
Post Market Time 1,787,961,541
Previous Close 216.28
Price Eps Current Year 27.511074
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 14.28377
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 11.220479
Profit Margins 0.35866
Quick Ratio 4.411
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key underperform
Recommendation Mean 3.77778
Region US
Regular Market Change -6.48
Regular Market Change Percent -2.99611
Regular Market Day High 217.5
Regular Market Day Low 209.57
Regular Market Day Range 209.57 - 217.5
Regular Market Open 217.56
Regular Market Previous Close 216.28
Regular Market Price 209.8
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 1,342,026
Return On Assets 0.25705
Return On Equity 0.49897
Revenue Growth 0.406
Revenue Per Share 18.528
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1966995
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 844,343,686
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.013300001
Shares Short 11,237,223
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 11,156,022
Short Name Southern Copper Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.11310001
Short Ratio 9.58
Source Interval 15
State AZ
Symbol SCCO
Target High Price 275.0
Target Low Price 126.97628
Target Mean Price 169.05853
Target Median Price 164.03162
Total Cash 7,329,900,032
Total Cash Per Share 8.681
Total Debt 8,624,400,384
Total Revenue 15,787,499,520
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.522
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.016284447
Trailing Eps 6.66
Trailing P E 31.501503
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 173.10796
Two Hundred Day Average Change 36.692047
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.2119605
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,342,026
Website https://www.southerncoppercorp.com
Zip 85,020