Last 48 quarters of trend data · Basic Materials · Copper
Quarterly valuation ratios — annualised for comparability. YoY Δ shows same-quarter-prior-year change.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E Ratio → | 37.35 | 21.67 | 22.14 | 22.72 | 22.64 | 21.04 | 19.25 | 21.95 | 24.32 | 21.41 | 26.68 | 35.31 | 22.40 | 24.05 | 17.28 | 12.50 | 15.93 | 21.17 | 17.71 | 13.60 | 11.93 |
| — | +3.0% | +15.0% | +3.5% | -6.9% | -1.7% | -27.9% | -37.8% | +8.6% | -11.0% | +54.4% | +182.6% | +40.6% | +13.6% | -2.4% | -8.1% | +33.5% | +67.3% | +8.5% | -33.3% | -28.0% | |
| P/S Ratio | 12.17 | 8.42 | 8.22 | 7.68 | 7.39 | 6.63 | 5.81 | 6.27 | 7.42 | 6.50 | 7.54 | 6.90 | 5.53 | 5.74 | 5.02 | 4.00 | 3.82 | 3.97 | 5.05 | 4.02 | 3.85 |
| — | +27.0% | +41.3% | +22.4% | -0.5% | +2.0% | -22.9% | -9.1% | +34.3% | +13.3% | +50.1% | +72.3% | +44.6% | +44.4% | -0.6% | -0.4% | -0.7% | -2.8% | +2.5% | -21.1% | -1.5% | |
| P/B Ratio | 14.77 | 11.37 | 11.78 | 10.70 | 9.49 | 8.05 | 7.53 | 7.56 | 9.68 | 9.47 | 10.31 | 8.47 | 7.10 | 6.63 | 6.85 | 5.54 | 4.33 | 4.77 | 6.79 | 5.53 | 5.07 |
| — | +41.3% | +56.3% | +41.5% | -2.0% | -15.0% | -26.9% | -10.7% | +36.5% | +42.8% | +50.4% | +52.7% | +64.0% | +39.1% | +0.9% | +0.2% | -14.6% | -19.7% | +3.1% | -16.0% | +7.5% | |
| P/FCF | 47.65 | 14.86 | 27.88 | 27.72 | 20.62 | 27.29 | 44.98 | 15.52 | 18.24 | 32.15 | 43.95 | 55.44 | 17.60 | 24.24 | 14.81 | 14.27 | 22.77 | 107.42 | 22.69 | 11.01 | 10.57 |
| — | -45.5% | -38.0% | +78.6% | +13.0% | -15.1% | +2.3% | -72.0% | +3.6% | +32.7% | +196.7% | +288.5% | -22.7% | -77.4% | -34.7% | +29.6% | +115.5% | +664.0% | -0.1% | -21.7% | -16.4% | |
| EV / EBITDA | 21.14 | 12.93 | 13.14 | 13.02 | 13.07 | 11.85 | 10.87 | 12.09 | 13.73 | 11.86 | 15.04 | 16.07 | 11.80 | 12.99 | 9.78 | 8.00 | 9.76 | 10.31 | 9.07 | 7.18 | 6.75 |
| — | +9.1% | +20.9% | +7.7% | -4.8% | -0.0% | -27.8% | -24.7% | +16.4% | -8.7% | +53.9% | +100.9% | +20.9% | +25.9% | +7.8% | +11.4% | +44.6% | +47.2% | +2.0% | -32.1% | -19.9% | |
| EV / EBIT | 23.76 | 14.04 | 14.33 | 14.39 | 14.23 | 12.98 | 12.17 | 13.82 | 15.13 | 13.35 | 17.02 | 19.92 | 13.76 | 15.51 | 10.99 | 8.55 | 11.46 | 12.85 | 10.17 | 8.19 | 7.66 |
| — | +8.2% | +17.8% | +4.2% | -6.0% | -2.8% | -28.5% | -30.7% | +10.0% | -13.9% | +54.9% | +132.9% | +20.0% | +20.7% | +8.1% | +4.4% | +49.6% | +63.5% | -0.0% | -34.4% | -26.1% |
Quarterly margins and returns. Watch for margin compression across consecutive quarters.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Margin | 56.7% | 62.0% | 64.7% | 62.0% | 59.8% | 53.1% | 50.2% | 48.2% | 50.5% | 52.6% | 46.9% | 39.3% | 44.0% | 40.5% | 49.5% | 49.8% | 37.9% | 36.4% | 54.3% | 55.3% | 57.4% |
| — | +16.8% | +29.0% | +28.6% | +18.4% | +0.8% | +6.9% | +22.7% | +14.9% | +30.0% | -5.2% | -21.1% | +16.0% | +11.3% | -8.7% | -10.1% | -34.0% | -38.2% | -0.5% | +18.4% | +24.0% | |
| Operating Margin | 52.2% | 61.2% | 58.3% | 54.5% | 52.4% | 52.0% | 49.2% | 47.0% | 49.5% | 51.5% | 45.8% | 37.8% | 42.7% | 39.1% | 48.5% | 48.6% | 36.5% | 35.0% | 53.2% | 54.2% | 56.2% |
| — | +17.6% | +18.6% | +16.1% | +5.8% | +0.9% | +7.5% | +24.1% | +16.0% | +31.7% | -5.6% | -22.1% | +16.9% | +11.7% | -8.9% | -10.4% | -35.1% | -39.4% | -0.3% | +19.5% | +25.7% | |
| Net Margin | 32.3% | 38.9% | 37.2% | 33.8% | 32.8% | 31.9% | 30.3% | 28.5% | 30.6% | 30.5% | 28.3% | 19.4% | 24.7% | 23.8% | 29.1% | 32.0% | 24.1% | 18.7% | 28.4% | 29.5% | 32.4% |
| — | +22.0% | +22.8% | +18.5% | +7.2% | +4.7% | +7.0% | +47.1% | +23.7% | +28.0% | -2.7% | -39.4% | +2.8% | +27.0% | +2.5% | +8.5% | -25.6% | -41.8% | -5.9% | +17.5% | +36.2% |
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROE | 42.6% | 13.6% | 13.8% | 12.1% | 10.8% | 9.9% | 10.0% | 8.7% | 10.2% | 11.8% | 9.8% | 5.8% | 7.9% | 6.8% | 10.0% | 11.4% | 6.8% | 5.4% | 9.6% | 10.2% | 10.8% |
| — | +37.5% | +37.4% | +38.9% | +5.4% | -15.9% | +2.7% | +49.6% | +30.1% | +73.4% | -2.0% | -49.1% | +15.9% | +24.7% | +4.2% | +12.4% | -37.0% | -54.7% | -7.1% | +23.7% | +48.2% | |
| ROA | 21.6% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 6.3% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 4.9% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 5.5% | 4.4% | 2.6% | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.7% | 5.3% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 4.3% | 4.6% | 4.8% |
| — | +46.5% | +48.7% | +46.6% | +12.1% | -10.0% | +11.9% | +61.9% | +35.6% | +72.0% | -6.6% | -49.7% | +20.4% | +29.5% | +8.4% | +14.8% | -37.4% | -53.8% | -3.0% | +28.7% | +53.5% | |
| ROIC | 38.6% | 13.2% | 13.0% | 11.2% | 9.4% | 8.6% | 8.7% | 7.5% | 8.1% | 8.9% | 6.7% | 5.0% | 6.2% | 5.2% | 7.8% | 7.9% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 8.7% | 8.9% | 8.7% |
| — | +52.8% | +49.7% | +50.5% | +16.9% | -3.4% | +30.3% | +50.2% | +29.2% | +70.2% | -14.0% | -37.1% | +36.7% | +11.5% | -10.2% | -11.6% | -47.3% | -51.6% | +8.5% | +40.0% | +52.1% |
Quarterly solvency trend — watch for debt spikes or covenant pressure.
| Metric | TTM | Q2 '26 | Q1 '26 | Q4 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q1 '25 | Q4 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q1 '24 | Q4 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q1 '23 | Q4 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q1 '22 | Q4 '21 | Q3 '21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debt / Equity | 0.67 | 0.67 | 0.62 | 0.67 | 0.71 | 0.74 | 0.83 | 0.76 | 0.78 | 0.82 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.90 | 0.89 | 0.87 | 0.87 | 0.97 | 0.97 | 0.91 | 0.91 | 0.92 |
| — | -9.4% | -24.5% | -11.9% | -9.0% | -9.4% | -10.3% | -19.4% | -13.9% | -7.8% | +6.6% | +7.8% | -7.3% | -8.2% | -4.5% | -4.1% | +6.1% | +2.9% | -8.5% | -12.1% | -14.0% | |
| Debt / EBITDA | 0.94 | 2.99 | 2.74 | 3.17 | 3.76 | 4.15 | 4.53 | 4.60 | 4.20 | 3.85 | 5.01 | 6.53 | 5.49 | 6.37 | 4.55 | 4.53 | 7.58 | 7.31 | 4.47 | 4.30 | 4.37 |
| — | -27.9% | -39.6% | -31.1% | -10.4% | +7.8% | -9.7% | -29.5% | -23.6% | -39.5% | +10.2% | +44.2% | -27.5% | -12.8% | +1.8% | +5.4% | +73.5% | +82.4% | -7.6% | -28.1% | -33.5% | |
| Current Ratio | 3.89 | 5.06 | 4.38 | 3.89 | 4.52 | 5.27 | 3.71 | 2.75 | 2.77 | 2.81 | 3.31 | 3.19 | 3.70 | 4.50 | 4.17 | 4.20 | 3.34 | 3.29 | 3.34 | 2.73 | 3.29 |
| — | -4.0% | +17.8% | +41.8% | +63.1% | +87.5% | +12.0% | -13.9% | -25.1% | -37.5% | -20.5% | -24.0% | +10.7% | +36.5% | +24.7% | +53.9% | +1.4% | -13.2% | -8.8% | -21.5% | -11.8% | |
| Quick Ratio | 3.40 | 4.56 | 3.89 | 3.40 | 3.91 | 4.51 | 3.22 | 2.28 | 2.31 | 2.27 | 2.56 | 2.46 | 2.94 | 3.57 | 3.38 | 3.38 | 2.63 | 2.58 | 2.75 | 2.30 | 2.78 |
| — | +1.1% | +21.1% | +49.2% | +69.4% | +98.4% | +25.8% | -7.2% | -21.5% | -36.3% | -24.3% | -27.2% | +11.7% | +38.1% | +23.1% | +47.1% | -5.5% | -18.8% | -9.2% | -17.7% | -3.8% | |
| Interest Coverage | 19.37 | 29.81 | 27.62 | 22.99 | 19.86 | 17.42 | 17.09 | 15.26 | 18.17 | 19.37 | 15.35 | 10.74 | 13.48 | 11.39 | 16.75 | 17.72 | 9.90 | 9.59 | 16.95 | 17.02 | 16.96 |
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Quick answers to the most common questions about buying SCCO stock.
Southern Copper Corporation's current P/E is 37.3x. The average P/E over the last 4 quarters is 22.3x. Quarterly P/E ratios can vary due to seasonal revenue patterns and one-time charges.
Southern Copper Corporation's current operating margin is 52.2%. Margins have been expanding over recent quarters. Quarterly margins are particularly useful for identifying trend inflections that annual data smooths over.
Quarterly financial ratios reveal short-term trend shifts — margin compression, debt spikes, or valuation re-ratings — that annual figures smooth over. They're essential for active investors tracking Southern Copper Corporation's business trajectory between earnings reports.