Southern Copper Corporation
Rank #191HypergrowthSCCO · NYSE · Basic Materials
Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) — Rank #191 by gross profitability (GP/assets 0.33) · ROE 34.3% · Piotroski F-Score N/A.
As-of 2026-09-15 · CIK 0001001838 · all metrics point-in-time as of the filing date.
About
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.
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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.
- Industry
- Copper
- Sector
- Basic Materials
- State
- DE
- Filer Category
- Large accelerated filer
- Fiscal Year End
- December 31
- Website
- southerncoppercorp.com
Price History
Company Snapshot
P/S is the primary valuation lens — earnings are reinvested, not available for P/E.
Market Cap
$158.45B
P/E (annual)
35.8
P/S (annual)
11.8
P/B
12.5
P/OCF (annual)
33.3
Shareholder Yield
—
Employees
16,617
Industry
Copper
Exchange
NYSE
Signal Flags
Quality Profile
Profitability
1/1 passSafety
1/1 passCash Flow
2/3 passGrowth
1/1 passTerry Smith quality gate
Passes 3/5 Terry Smith thresholds1 of 5 threshold not computable from filed data.
What Growth Is Priced In
Implied revenue growth (10Y)
18.8%
The annual FCF growth rate today's price requires over a 10-year horizon (discount rate 10%, terminal growth 2.5%).
vs. own 6-year median revenue growth: -2.5%
Cost-of-equity sensitivity (implied growth at different discount rates)
r = 8%
13.9%
r = 10% (base)
18.8%
r = 12%
23.1%
Net debt / market cap: 0.8%
Note: current FCF margin is 1.7σ above its historical mean — implied growth may understate valuation risk if the margin reverts.
Valuation History
Current multiple vs historical range at each filing date. Band spans 25th-75th percentile.
P / S
Price / revenue per share
P / B
Price / book value per share
P / GP
Price / gross profit per share
P / FCF
Price / free cash flow per share
Earnings bubble check
Current margins may be above sustainable levels — a P/E based on peak earnings can overstate cheapness.
Revenue growth and the path to profitability (margin trend) are the primary reads at this stage.
Profitability
Gross profitability (GP / assets)
0.33
Primary signal (Novy-Marx).
Return on equity
34.3%
Gross margin
60.1%
Revenue growth (YoY)
149.5%
Gross margin improving
Margin trend vs prior year.
Operating Leverage
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue vs COGS | ||||
| Revenue vs OpEx | ||||
| Op. Income vs Revenue |
Anti-fragile safety
Balance-sheet safety
Composite anti-fragile check.
Debt / equity
0.90
Current ratio
5.06×
Quick ratio
4.37×
Net cash
-$1.16B
Cash & equivalents minus total debt.
Cash-flow health
Free cash flow
$3.43B
Operating cash flow minus capex.
Positive free cash flow
FCF / net income
-0.21
Cash-backing of earnings.
FCF/NI divergence
Unfavorable divergence (yellow flag).
Accruals healthy
Cash-backed earnings.
SBC / revenue
—
Stock-based comp intensity.
Dividend safety
Composite score
2.0 / 5
Piotroski F-Score
F-Score
N/A
Only 8/9 components determinable.