Southern Copper SCCO
NYSE SCCO
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At close: Sep 25, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Southern Copper (SCCO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Southern Copper (SCCO) posted Capital Expenditures of $422.8 million for Q2 2026, down 4.32% on a QoQ basis from $441.9 million in Q1 2026, and up 79.38% year-over-year from $235.7 million in Q2 2025.

Analysis

Southern Copper (SCCO) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southern Copper has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 years, with the latest figure at $422.8 million in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures rose 79.38% year-over-year to $422.8 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.6 billion, a 58.09% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.3 billion, up 29.01% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was $422.8 million for Q2 2026 at Southern Copper, down from $441.9 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Capital Expenditures was $441.9 million in Q1 2026, with the low at $205.2 million in Q1 2022.
  • Average Capital Expenditures over 5 years is $287.5 million, with a median of $254.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The largest YoY upside for Capital Expenditures was 79.6% in 2025 against a maximum downside of 28.96% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $290.9 million in 2022, then retreated by 12.2% to $255.4 million in 2023, then slipped by 7.87% to $235.3 million in 2024, then jumped by 79.6% to $422.6 million in 2025, then rose by 0.05% to $422.8 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at $422.8 million (Q2 2026), $441.9 million (Q1 2026), and $422.6 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Rio Tinto 186.21 Bn 152.34 Bn - -
2 Southern Copper 170.20 Bn 149.06 Bn 2.90 Bn 422.80 Mn
3 Newmont 127.93 Bn 96.10 Bn 4.03 Bn 719.00 Mn
4 Ternium 111.02 Bn 76.07 Bn 941.02 Mn -431.28 Mn
5 Freeport-Mcmoran 103.81 Bn 99.96 Bn 2.19 Bn 1.10 Bn
6 Agnico Eagle Mines 97.22 Bn 97.22 Bn 2.43 Bn -
7 Barrick Mining 71.84 Bn 56.58 Bn 2.90 Bn -1.19 Bn
8 Nucor 56.10 Bn 46.64 Bn 2.03 Bn 571.00 Mn
9 ArcelorMittal 53.80 Bn 34.82 Bn - -1.10 Bn
10 AngloGold Ashanti 50.01 Bn 39.68 Bn 1.70 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 422.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 441.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 422.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 349.20 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 235.70 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 317.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 235.30 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 246.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 331.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 213.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 255.40 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 262.70 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 252.50 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 238.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 290.90 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 227.90 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 224.60 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 205.20 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 196.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 243.10 Mn
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