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Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO)

Basic Materials | Copper | Phoenix, United States | NYSE
208.69 USD -0.52 (-0.249%) ⇩ (Oct. 12, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:04 a.m. EDT

Southern Copper presents a compelling dichotomy: the company operates with elite efficiency, boasting nearly 50% return on equity and explosive revenue growth, yet the market remains skeptical, pricing in a significant pullback. While the long-term trajectory is undeniably upward with a nine-year compound gain exceeding 380%, the current valuation sits well above analyst consensus targets. Short-term traders face a tight corridor defined by heavy option interest at the $200 support and $220 resistance levels, suggesting a range-bound battle before the next leg higher. The dividend is a steady companion rather than a primary driver, offering reliable coverage without the high yield of traditional income plays.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.105501
AutoETS0.110146
AutoARIMA0.110149
AutoTheta0.127806

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 39%
H-stat 5.16
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.733
Excess Kurtosis -0.58
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 176,206,086,144
Trailing P/E 31.15
Forward P/E 27.75
Beta 1.13
Profit Margins 35.87%
Website https://www.southerncoppercorp.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:04 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome between $200 and $220. There is significant open interest concentration at the $200 put level acting as a floor, while a major call wall sits at $220. Recent flow shows aggressive buying of calls near $215 alongside heavy put volume at $195, indicating a battle for control within this band. Implied volatility is elevated around the money, reflecting uncertainty on whether the stock can break the $220 ceiling.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.56% 2.23% 2.74% 4.00%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-11 1.087000 0.558926
2026-05-13 0.978261 0.515921
2026-02-10 0.970532 0.498743
2025-11-12 0.865770 0.652142
2025-08-15 0.762610 0.826119
2025-05-02 0.660677 0.768805
2025-02-11 0.656673 0.754696
2024-11-06 0.657618 0.635616
2024-08-09 0.560713 0.601996
2024-02-12 0.747636 0.996512
2023-11-07 0.934546 1.402722
2023-08-08 0.934546 1.195601
2023-05-08 0.934546 1.266625
2023-02-13 0.934546 1.356485
2022-11-08 0.467273 0.924386
2022-08-10 0.700909 1.552795
2022-05-16 1.168182 2.317820
2022-02-14 0.934546 1.508069
2021-11-09 0.934546 1.671683
2021-08-11 0.841091 1.352570
2021-05-10 0.654182 0.870106
2021-02-09 0.560727 0.844356
2020-11-09 0.467273 0.914746
2020-08-11 0.373818 0.898472
2020-05-12 0.186909 0.604595
2020-03-09 0.373818 1.249609
2019-11-06 0.373818 1.082836
2019-08-07 0.373818 1.241850
2019-05-02 0.373818 1.099202
2019-02-11 0.373818 1.283285
2019-02-08 0.414938 1.364474
2018-11-06 0.373818 1.007049
2018-08-07 0.373818 0.871649
2018-05-08 0.280364 0.587430
2018-02-12 0.280364 0.640069
2017-11-07 0.233636 0.567923
2017-08-07 0.130836 0.360359
2017-05-15 0.112145 0.346019
2017-02-10 0.074764 0.210749
2016-11-07 0.046727 0.178826
2016-08-09 0.046727 0.192603
2016-05-06 0.046727 0.175253
2016-02-11 0.028036 0.121702
2015-11-06 0.037382 0.148424
2015-08-11 0.093455 0.361535
2015-05-11 0.093455 0.310464
2015-02-12 0.093455 0.331897
2014-11-06 0.112145 0.413791
2014-08-13 0.112145 0.376765
2014-05-22 0.093455 0.331237
2014-02-13 0.112145 0.379265
2013-11-05 0.112145 0.427501
2013-08-05 0.112145 0.455233
2013-05-06 0.186909 0.591016
2013-02-11 0.224291 0.597908
2012-11-06 2.570000 7.783752
2012-08-13 0.224291 0.724201
2012-05-09 0.495309 1.722456
2012-02-13 0.175695 0.567121
2011-11-14 0.654182 2.227881
2011-08-15 0.579418 2.033453
2011-05-02 0.523345 1.549099
2011-02-11 0.542036 1.306305
2010-11-12 0.401855 0.974395
2010-08-10 0.345782 1.215906
2010-05-10 0.420545 1.514130
2010-02-17 0.401855 1.419612
2009-11-03 0.168218 0.550290
2009-08-04 0.093455 0.368597
2009-05-11 0.042055 0.230064
2009-03-09 0.109342 0.841123
2008-11-14 0.317745 2.587515
2008-08-18 0.532691 2.440069
2008-05-12 0.529576 1.543070
2008-02-08 0.436121 1.465661
2007-11-05 0.623030 1.624035
2007-08-10 0.498424 1.648804
2007-05-14 0.467273 1.731303
2007-02-09 0.529576 2.705715
2006-11-14 0.428333 2.700842
2006-07-31 0.311515 2.072538
2006-05-12 0.428333 2.747250
2006-02-13 0.428333 3.550675
2005-11-08 0.264788 3.133064
2005-08-03 0.162455 2.045096
2005-04-27 0.370392 4.490187
2005-02-15 0.194697 2.559902
2004-11-08 0.128500 1.845637
2004-08-11 0.117597 2.057221
2004-05-17 0.084421 2.042980
2004-02-19 0.042055 0.662259
2003-11-07 0.021027 0.372101
2003-08-11 0.021027 0.786703
2003-05-23 0.017601 0.744908
2003-02-14 0.014330 0.582660
2002-11-15 0.006230 0.285905
2002-08-09 0.024298 1.136189
2002-05-16 0.006230 0.273959
2002-02-13 0.011370 0.623915
2001-11-30 0.011215 0.679273
2001-08-13 0.007321 0.419665
2001-05-24 0.015264 0.685783
2001-03-14 0.022273 1.017778
2000-11-30 0.027102 1.406070
2000-08-11 0.008722 0.476572
2000-05-24 0.007788 0.418855
2000-03-13 0.007009 0.331793
1999-11-17 0.011682 0.481935
1999-08-13 0.003427 0.157158
1999-05-17 0.003894 0.180998
1999-02-18 0.004673 0.328786
1998-11-17 0.018691 1.060778
1998-08-13 0.017133 0.931198
1998-05-14 0.012461 0.554130
1998-02-17 0.031152 1.538485
1997-11-17 0.037382 1.586784
1997-08-13 0.057630 1.986567
1997-05-14 0.054515 1.944439
1997-02-12 0.046727 1.804501
1996-11-12 0.037382 1.600008
1996-08-13 0.043612 1.866661
1996-05-14 0.046727 1.702117
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.4
dividendYield 2.11
exDividendDate 2026-08-11
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.522
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.016834758
lastDividendValue 1.087
lastDividendDate 2026-08-11
dividendDate 2026-08-27

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.6576121
Address1 7,310 North 16th St
Address2 Suite 135
All Time High 220.78
All Time Low 1.311479
Ask 211.99
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 3.8 - Underperform
Average Daily Volume10 Day 903,530
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,103,305
Average Volume 1,103,305
Average Volume10Days 903,530
Beta 1.125
Bid 0.0
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 208.69
Current Ratio 5.06
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 209.7
Day Low 207.0586
Debt To Equity 67.863
Display Name Southern Copper
Dividend Date 1,787,788,800
Dividend Rate 4.4
Dividend Yield 2.11
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 1,792,699,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,792,699,200
Ebitda 9,905,999,872
Ebitda Margins 0.62746
Enterprise To Ebitda 17.926
Enterprise To Revenue 11.248
Enterprise Value 177,576,984,576
Eps Current Year 7.79958
Eps Forward 7.52113
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 6.7
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,786,406,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 602 264 1397
Fifty Day Average 200.19606
Fifty Day Average Change 8.493942
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.042428117
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 65.76121
Fifty Two Week High 220.78
Fifty Two Week High Change -12.089996
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.054760378
Fifty Two Week Low 115.74333
Fifty Two Week Low Change 92.94667
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.8030413
Fifty Two Week Range 115.74333 - 220.78
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 820,852,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.22
Float Shares 93,173,326
Forward Eps 7.52113
Forward P E 27.74716
Free Cashflow 5,005,000,192
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 16,617
Fullday Change 0.0
Fullday Change Percent 0.0
Fullday Price 208.69
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.64502
Gross Profits 10,183,300,096
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.90056
Held Percent Institutions 0.09816
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 1
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 176,206,086,144
Market State PRE
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 170,506,763,950
Number Of Analyst Opinions 17
Open 209.0
Operating Cashflow 6,736,900,096
Operating Margins 0.61162996
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.53900003
Peg Ratio 5.41
Phone 602 264 1375
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 208.69
Pre Market Time 1,791,890,497
Previous Close 209.21
Price Eps Current Year 26.756569
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 14.208198
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 11.161115
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 -0.520004
Regular Market Change Percent -0.248556
Regular Market Day High 209.7
Regular Market Day Low 207.0586
Regular Market Day Range 207.0586 - 209.7
Regular Market Open 209.0
Regular Market Previous Close 209.21
Regular Market Price 208.69
Regular Market Time 1,791,835,202
Regular Market Volume 616,148
Return On Assets 0.25705
Return On Equity 0.49897
Revenue Growth 0.406
Revenue Per Share 18.528
Sand P52 Week Change 0.17502642
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 0.0128
Shares Short 10,834,847
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 10,600,979
Short Name Southern Copper Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1091
Short Ratio 10.15
Source Interval 15
State AZ
Symbol SCCO
Target High Price 275.0
Target Low Price 138.33992
Target Mean Price 175.30443
Target Median Price 174.0
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 0.016834758
Trailing Eps 6.7
Trailing P E 31.147762
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 183.77078
Two Hundred Day Average Change 24.91922
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.13559946
Type Disp Equity
Volume 616,148
Website https://www.southerncoppercorp.com
Zip 85,020