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Southern Copper Corporation

SCCO
82
Copper · Basic Materials
Also trades as: 0L8B.L GBP 1.85 (+0.37%)
Price
$185.01
+1.42 (+0.77%)
Market Cap
$156.21B
Winston Score
82
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A high-quality business with solid fundamentals.
Data as of Oct 24, 2026 · filings through Sep 30, 2026

§How the score breaks down

Quality
Exceptional
28/30
Growth
Exceptional
19/20
Cash Flow
Exceptional
10/10
Stability
Strong
8/10
Valuation
Mixed
3/10
Ownership
Good
10/15
Dividends
Strong
4/5

82 of 100 counted points = Winston Score 82.

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Share count rising — dilution

+8.4% over 4y

The company has issued more shares over this period, which dilutes each existing shareholder’s stake.

Diluted shares outstanding: 773.1M (2021) → 838.2M (2025)

§Winston Score History

The full picture

Southern Copper Corporation mines and processes copper, one of the most important metals in the world. It also produces silver, molybdenum, zinc, and lead as byproducts. The company sells these metals to manufacturers who make things like electrical wiring, pipes, and electronics, and it is one of the largest copper producers in the world.

Southern Copper makes money by selling the metals it digs out of the ground, so its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices. It operates large mines in Mexico and Peru, and its parent company, Grupo México, owns about 88% of the stock. The company has a strong cost advantage because its ore deposits are very large and high-quality, which helps explain its unusually high profit margins. The biggest risk it faces is a drop in global copper prices, though long-term demand for copper is expected to grow as electric vehicles and clean energy infrastructure require large amounts of the metal.

Growth Profile

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Revenue Growth

+39.1% YoY

YoY Growth Rate

Revenue accelerating

Reported EPS Growth

+60.4% YoY

Quarterly reporting periods ended:

30 Sept 2025: $1.34

30 Sept 2026: $2.15

Reported/statutory EPS, not adjusted or underlying earnings. One-off items can affect this figure. Provider rounding can affect the growth rate.

YoY Growth Rate

Reported EPS increased year over year

R&D Spend

$0/ year

0.0% of revenue

Below sector average (3%)

Research and development spending

Insider Activity

89.0%ownership

→ Flat

Insider ownership roughly steady over the past year

Cash Position

Cash flow positive

$8.1B cash & investments

Quarterly Free Cash Flow

↑ Burn rate improving

Company generates more cash than it spends — no dilution risk from fundraising

Revenue accelerating

Southern Copper Corporation grew revenue 39% year-over-year and the growth rate is speeding up. That's the kind of momentum growth investors look for — the question is whether margins can follow.

The Winston Score above measures business quality today. Growth stocks often score lower because they invest in the future rather than maximising current profits. These metrics show what matters most for evaluating that future.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
66.0%
Premium pricing power — 66.0% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
59.9%
Excellent — 59.9% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
45.5%
Exceptional — 45.5% return on capital

ROIC above 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns more than 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+38.7%
Fast-growing sales (+38.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+61.5%
Earnings growing fast (+61.5% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
7/8 quarters
Every recent quarter grew earnings vs last year

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
116%
Turns 116% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
32.6%
Converts sales into free cash efficiently (32.6%)

Free cash flow margin above 20%. Out of every $100 in sales, more than $20 is real cash they keep.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.63
Moderate — manageable debt (0.63)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
51.40x
Comfortably covers interest (51.4x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
24.2x
Growth-priced — P/E 24.2

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
-5.5
SLOWING
Earnings expected to fall — forward P/E higher than today

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
2.16%
Moderate income — 2.16% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+37.9%
Dividend growing fast (37.9% YoY)
Payout Ratio
52%
no trend
Pays out a modest share of profit and keeps the rest to reinvest. Room to keep paying through a weak year.

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