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Southern Copper

SCCO · NYSE

$202.34+$0.56 (+0.28%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $201.78

About SCCO

Southern Copper Corp. engages in the development, production, and exploration of copper, molybdenum, zinc, and silver. The company is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona and currently employs 16,617 full-time employees. The company is engaged in the production of copper, molybdenum, zinc and silver. All of its mining, smelting and refining facilities are located in Peru and Mexico, and it conducts exploration activities in those countries and in Argentina and Chile. Its segments include the Peruvian operations, Mexican open-pit operations and Mexican underground mining operations. Its Peruvian operations include the Toquepala and Cuajone mine complexes and the smelting and refining plants, including a precious metals plant, industrial railroad and port facilities that service both mines. Its Mexican open-pit operations include the La Caridad and Buenavista mine complexes and the smelting and refining plants, including a precious metals plant and a copper rod plant and support facilities that service both mines. Mexican underground mining operations include five underground mines that produce zinc, copper, lead, silver and gold; and a zinc refinery.

Employees
16,617
Headquarters
Phoenix, Arizona
Listed
Jun 18, 1905
Sector
Materials
Industry
Metals & Mining
Website
southerncoppercorp.com

SCCO key statistics

Market cap
170.84B
Price-earnings ratio
29.63
Dividend yield
1.82%
Average volume
947.32K
Volume
1.11M
Open price
$197.40
High today
$207.00
Low today
$196.44
52 Week high
$221.51
52 Week low
$119.25

Southern Copper (SCCO) at a glance

As of Oct 20, 2026, Southern Copper (SCCO) shares are priced at $202.34, giving the company a market cap of 170.84B, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.63 and a dividend yield of 1.82%.

Today the stock has traded between $196.44 and $207.00. The current price is 3.0% above the day's low and 2.3% below its high.

Volume so far is 1.11M shares, in line with the average of 947.32K shares a day.

Over the past year Southern Copper has ranged from $119.25 to $221.51, and now sits 81% of the way up that range.

Southern Copper met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $1.99 per share against an estimate of $1.96.

The average analyst price target is $174.23, 13.9% below the current price, from 10 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

0%of 10 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy0.0%
  • Hold10.0%
  • Sell90.0%
Price target · 16 analystsAvg $174.23
Low
$139.43
Now
$202.34
High
$288.75

SCCO earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 6 of the last 8 quarters, by 2.7% on average.

  1. Q3 FY24: reported $1.10 per share against an estimate of $1.10
  2. Q4 FY24: reported $0.9735 per share against an estimate of $0.995
  3. Q1 FY25: reported $1.16 per share against an estimate of $1.13
  4. Q2 FY25: reported $1.19 per share against an estimate of $1.13
  5. Q3 FY25: reported $1.33 per share against an estimate of $1.33
  6. Q4 FY25: reported $1.54 per share against an estimate of $1.52
  7. Q1 FY26: reported $1.88 per share against an estimate of $1.77
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $1.99 per share against an estimate of $1.96

SCCO news

  • 'Projects Signal AI Copper Use May Triple by 2028, Trafigura Says' - Bloomberg

  • 'Codelco Sets European Copper Premium at Record $350 a Ton'- Bloomberg

  • 'Antofagasta Copper Miners to Strike as High Prices Fan Tensions' - Bloomberg

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Copper Hit a Record High as Chile Posts Its Weakest Output in 19 Years

  • Piero Cingari

    Stock Market Today: Nasdaq 100 Tumbles as Oil Spikes 6%, Yields Hit 19-Year High

  • Stjepan Kalinic

    ‘It Doesn’t Make Sense,’ Expert Warns West Is Bleeding Control Over Copper

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    The United States is Investing In Its Domestic Rare Earth Industry

  • Stjepan Kalinic

    Record Mining Profits Can’t Fix Copper’s Broken Supply Chain

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