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Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO)

Basic Materials | Copper | Phoenix, United States | NYSE
174.53 USD -1.30 (-0.739%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 174.53

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★★★★Dividends:★★★★☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 4:58 a.m. EDT

Southern Copper represents a rare case where the business fundamentals are exceptional, yet the short-term market sentiment remains skeptical. Over the past nine years, the company has delivered nearly triple-digit growth, driven by a 46% return on equity and 36% revenue expansion. The balance sheet is fortress-like, with a current ratio of 4.3 and robust free cash flow supporting a growing dividend. Despite this, the stock is currently trading below its 50-day moving average, and analysts lean toward underperforming, likely due to cyclical copper concerns or valuation compression. For the immediate future, the technicals and options flow suggest a period of consolidation or mild weakness, with heavy put interest protecting the 150 level. However, for the long horizon, the combination of dominant market share, superior profitability, and sustained growth makes this a top-tier compounder that deserves a premium valuation despite the temporary headwinds.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.066167
AutoETS0.066299
MSTL0.076375
AutoTheta0.077469
MSTL_74_900.083195
MSTL_740.083488
MSTL_900.084041

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 45%
H-stat 1.13
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.121
Excess Kurtosis -1.25
Attribute Value
Sector Basic Materials
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-12
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 62.412
Revenue per Share 17.28
Market Cap 145,615,355,904
Trailing P/E 29.53
Forward P/E 24.50
Beta 1.12
Profit Margins 34.13%
Website https://www.southerncoppercorp.com

As of July 11, 2026, 4:58 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with significant hedging at 150-165 strikes and upside bets at 200-250 strikes. Implied volatility is moderate, suggesting a lack of extreme fear or greed.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.52% 2.49% 2.95% 4.16%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-13 0.990000 0.515921
2026-02-10 0.982178 0.498743
2025-11-12 0.876159 0.652142
2025-08-15 0.771761 0.826119
2025-05-02 0.668605 0.768804
2025-02-11 0.664553 0.754696
2024-11-06 0.665510 0.635617
2024-08-09 0.567442 0.601997
2024-02-12 0.756608 0.996512
2023-11-07 0.945760 1.402721
2023-08-08 0.945760 1.195600
2023-05-08 0.945760 1.266624
2023-02-13 0.945760 1.356484
2022-11-08 0.472880 0.924385
2022-08-10 0.709320 1.552795
2022-05-16 1.182200 2.317819
2022-02-14 0.945760 1.508068
2021-11-09 0.945760 1.671682
2021-08-11 0.851184 1.352570
2021-05-10 0.662032 0.870106
2021-02-09 0.567456 0.844357
2020-11-09 0.472880 0.914746
2020-08-11 0.378304 0.898472
2020-05-12 0.189152 0.604595
2020-03-09 0.378304 1.249609
2019-11-06 0.378304 1.082837
2019-08-07 0.378304 1.241850
2019-05-02 0.378304 1.099203
2019-02-11 0.378304 1.283285
2019-02-08 0.419917 1.364473
2018-11-06 0.378304 1.007049
2018-08-07 0.378304 0.871650
2018-05-08 0.283728 0.587429
2018-02-12 0.283728 0.640068
2017-11-07 0.236440 0.567924
2017-08-07 0.132406 0.360359
2017-05-15 0.113491 0.346020
2017-02-10 0.075661 0.210749
2016-11-07 0.047288 0.178827
2016-08-09 0.047288 0.192604
2016-05-06 0.047288 0.175254
2016-02-11 0.028373 0.121705
2015-11-06 0.037830 0.148421
2015-08-11 0.094576 0.361533
2015-05-11 0.094576 0.310463
2015-02-12 0.094576 0.331895
2014-11-06 0.113491 0.413792
2014-08-13 0.113491 0.376765
2014-05-22 0.094576 0.331235
2014-02-13 0.113491 0.379266
2013-11-05 0.113491 0.427502
2013-08-05 0.113491 0.455234
2013-05-06 0.189152 0.591017
2013-02-11 0.226982 0.597906
2012-11-06 2.600840 7.783752
2012-08-13 0.226982 0.724199
2012-05-09 0.501253 1.722457
2012-02-13 0.177803 0.567119
2011-11-14 0.662032 2.227880
2011-08-15 0.586371 2.033453
2011-05-02 0.529626 1.549102
2011-02-11 0.548541 1.306307
2010-11-12 0.406677 0.974394
2010-08-10 0.349931 1.215905
2010-05-10 0.425592 1.514132
2010-02-17 0.406677 1.419611
2009-11-03 0.170237 0.550291
2009-08-04 0.094576 0.368596
2009-05-11 0.042559 0.230060
2009-03-09 0.110654 0.841122
2008-11-14 0.321558 2.587516
2008-08-18 0.539083 2.440067
2008-05-12 0.535931 1.543071
2008-02-08 0.441355 1.465663
2007-11-05 0.630507 1.624036
2007-08-10 0.504405 1.648803
2007-05-14 0.472880 1.731302
2007-02-09 0.535931 2.705715
2006-11-14 0.433473 2.700842
2006-07-31 0.315253 2.072536
2006-05-12 0.433473 2.747250
2006-02-13 0.433473 3.550675
2005-11-08 0.267965 3.133059
2005-08-03 0.164405 2.045102
2005-04-27 0.374836 4.490178
2005-02-15 0.197033 2.559897
2004-11-08 0.130042 1.845637
2004-08-11 0.119008 2.057218
2004-05-17 0.085434 2.042978
2004-02-19 0.042559 0.662248
2003-11-07 0.021280 0.372113
2003-08-11 0.021280 0.786728
2003-05-23 0.017812 0.744899
2003-02-14 0.014502 0.582661
2002-11-15 0.006305 0.285915
2002-08-09 0.024590 1.136209
2002-05-16 0.006305 0.273970
2002-02-13 0.011507 0.623945
2001-11-30 0.011349 0.679238
2001-08-13 0.007408 0.419617
2001-05-24 0.015447 0.685776
2001-03-14 0.022541 1.017811
2000-11-30 0.027427 1.406059
2000-08-11 0.008827 0.476591
2000-05-24 0.007881 0.418831
2000-03-13 0.007093 0.331788
1999-11-17 0.011822 0.481928
1999-08-13 0.003468 0.157152
1999-05-17 0.003941 0.181011
1999-02-18 0.004729 0.328781
1998-11-17 0.018915 1.060762
1998-08-13 0.017339 0.931221
1998-05-14 0.012610 0.554107
1998-02-17 0.031525 1.538445
1997-11-17 0.037830 1.586760
1997-08-13 0.058322 1.986582
1997-05-14 0.055169 1.944433
1997-02-12 0.047288 1.804511
1996-11-12 0.037830 1.599983
1996-08-13 0.044135 1.866647
1996-05-14 0.047288 1.702128
Additional Data
dividendRate 4.0
dividendYield 2.27
exDividendDate 2026-05-13
trailingAnnualDividendRate 3.297
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.018751066
lastDividendValue 0.99
lastDividendDate 2026-05-13
dividendDate 2026-05-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.8228195
Address1 7,310 North 16th St
Address2 Suite 135
All Time High 221.67326
All Time Low 1.327217
Ask 174.5
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 3.7 - Underperform
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,153,170
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,361,806
Average Volume 1,361,806
Average Volume10Days 1,153,170
Beta 1.124
Bid 172.0
Bid Size 500
Board Risk 10
Book Value 14.128
City Phoenix
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 174.53
Current Ratio 4.375
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 179.745
Day Low 172.6386
Debt To Equity 62.412
Display Name Southern Copper
Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Dividend Rate 4.0
Dividend Yield 2.27
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,561,200
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,561,200
Earnings Growth 0.667
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.667
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,182,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,182,400
Ebitda 8,849,899,520
Ebitda Margins 0.60826
Enterprise To Ebitda 16.694
Enterprise To Revenue 10.154
Enterprise Value 147,738,869,760
Eps Current Year 7.53584
Eps Forward 7.12261
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 5.91
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,778,630,400
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 179.99644
Fifty Day Average Change -5.466446
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.030369744
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 82.281944
Fifty Two Week High 221.67326
Fifty Two Week High Change -47.143265
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.21267006
Fifty Two Week Low 85.60648
Fifty Two Week Low Change 88.923515
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.0387474
Fifty Two Week Range 85.60648 - 221.67326
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 820,852,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.08
Float Shares 92,067,840
Forward Eps 7.12261
Forward P E 24.503658
Free Cashflow 4,255,225,088
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 16,617
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.62709
Gross Profits 9,123,900,416
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.88986
Held Percent Institutions 0.09794
Implied Shares Outstanding 834,328,506
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 1,778,630,400
Last Dividend Value 0.99
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 1,778,630,400
Last Split Factor 101:100
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 145,615,355,904
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_350405
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 4,965,899,776
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 146,699,981,209
Number Of Analyst Opinions 17
Open 174.0
Operating Cashflow 5,725,199,872
Operating Margins 0.58341
Overall Risk 7
Payout Ratio 0.5633
Peg Ratio 5.41
Phone 602 264 1375
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 174.53
Post Market Time 1,783,986,769
Previous Close 175.83
Price Eps Current Year 23.159992
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 12.353482
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 10.008272
Profit Margins 0.34131
Quick Ratio 3.729
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key underperform
Recommendation Mean 3.66667
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.3
Regular Market Change Percent -0.739352
Regular Market Day High 179.745
Regular Market Day Low 172.6386
Regular Market Day Range 172.6386 - 179.745
Regular Market Open 174.0
Regular Market Previous Close 175.83
Regular Market Price 174.53
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,803
Regular Market Volume 1,019,315
Return On Assets 0.23809
Return On Equity 0.46343
Revenue Growth 0.362
Revenue Per Share 17.28
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Basic Materials
Sector Disp Basic Materials
Sector Key basic-materials
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 834,328,506
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0139999995
Shares Short 11,666,779
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 11,844,523
Short Name Southern Copper Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1188
Short Ratio 7.86
Source Interval 15
State AZ
Symbol SCCO
Target High Price 250.0
Target Low Price 128.5
Target Mean Price 165.36678
Target Median Price 160.0
Total Cash 5,349,499,904
Total Cash Per Share 6.412
Total Debt 7,401,699,840
Total Revenue 14,549,499,904
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 3.297
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.018751066
Trailing Eps 5.91
Trailing P E 29.531303
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 164.02914
Two Hundred Day Average Change 10.5008545
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06401823
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,019,315
Website https://www.southerncoppercorp.com
Zip 85,020