Southern Copper (SCCO) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Southern Copper's Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.69 in Q3 2026, up 11.2% from 0.62 a year earlier and up 0.3% from the prior quarter.
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Southern Copper (SCCO) Asset Utilization Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Asset Utilization Ratio at Southern Copper came in at 0.67, up 3.7% from FY2024.
- Asset Utilization Ratio has now increased for three consecutive years.
- In earlier years, Asset Utilization Ratio was 0.65 in FY2024 (+10.9%), 0.58 in FY2023 (+3.0%), 0.56 in FY2022 (-9.0%) and 0.62 in FY2021 (+29.6%).
- The Q3 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Asset Utilization Ratio since Q3 2012.
- Compared with a year earlier, Asset Utilization Ratio has increased for five straight quarters, with growth averaging 6.4% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Asset Utilization Ratio over five years was Q4 2021 (growth of 24.9%); the worst was Q1 2023 (a decline of 5.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, SCCO's Asset Utilization Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2026 was 0.69 (Q2 2026), 0.67 (Q1 2026) and 0.64 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Asset Util. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.61 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 0.69 |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 138.54 Bn | 138.54 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 127.15 Bn | 92.29 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 0.46 |
| 5 | Ternium | 100.63 Bn | 93.91 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 97.48 Bn | 92.69 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 88.12 Bn | 72.16 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 0.44 |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.35 Bn | 47.84 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.29 |
| 9 | Nucor | 59.10 Bn | 48.48 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.99 |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 50.25 Bn | 28.25 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.69 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.69 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.67 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.64 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.62 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.60 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.62 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.61 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.61 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.58 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.58 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.59 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.60 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.62 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.60 |
API Access
Southern Copper Asset Utilization Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "asset-utilization-ratio", "ticker": "SCCO", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=asset-utilization-ratio&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();