Southern Copper (SCCO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Southern Copper's Debt Ratio was 0.33 in Q2 2026, down 4.0% from 0.35 a year earlier but up 7.6% from the prior quarter.
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Southern Copper (SCCO) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Debt Ratio at Southern Copper came in at 0.32, down 5.6% from FY2024.
- In earlier years, Debt Ratio was 0.33 in FY2024 (-10.6%), 0.37 in FY2023 (+3.4%), 0.36 in FY2022 (+1.1%) and 0.36 in FY2021 (-7.3%).
- Quarterly Debt Ratio has moved between 0.31 (Q1 2026) and 0.38 (Q3 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Debt Ratio has declined for nine straight quarters, with an average decline of 6.2% over the last eight quarters.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Debt Ratio over five years was Q3 2022 (growth of 6.1%); the worst was Q1 2026 (a decline of 15.9%).
- Per Business Quant data, SCCO's Debt Ratio in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 0.31 (Q1 2026), 0.32 (Q4 2025) and 0.33 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 182.38 Bn | 151.41 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 167.53 Bn | 146.32 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.33 |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 145.19 Bn | 105.69 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 125.76 Bn | 93.76 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 0.09 |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 100.06 Bn | 84.10 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 0.16 |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 94.12 Bn | 83.75 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 0.01 |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 69.05 Bn | 44.25 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.09 |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.59 Bn | 48.98 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.19 |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 47.82 Bn | 26.84 Bn | - | 0.16 |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 46.49 Bn | 34.38 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 0.10 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.33 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.31 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.33 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.35 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.37 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.36 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.38 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.37 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.36 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.36 |
API Access
Southern Copper Debt 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=debt-ratio&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-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=debt-ratio&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();