Southern Copper (SCCO) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026)
Southern Copper (SCCO) recorded EBIT Margin of 59.94% in Q3 2026, up 7.57 percentage points from 52.37% a year earlier but down 1.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Southern Copper (SCCO) EBIT Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
On a TTM basis, Southern Copper's EBIT Margin came in at 58.63% as of Sep 30, 2026, up 8.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 52.17%, up 3.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual EBIT Margin has a five-year change of +13.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, EBIT Margin came in at 48.58% in FY2024 (+6.22 pp), 42.36% in FY2023 (-1.78 pp), 44.15% in FY2022 (-11.32 pp) and 55.47% in FY2021 (+16.39 pp).
- Quarterly EBIT Margin has ranged from 35.05% in Q2 2022 to 61.16% in Q2 2026 over the past five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, EBIT Margin has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- Peak year-over-year performance for EBIT Margin in the last five years was a gain of 12.40 percentage points in Q2 2024, against a drop of 22.78 percentage points in Q2 2022 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 61.16% (Q2 2026), 58.34% (Q1 2026) and 54.54% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 138.52 Bn | 113.25 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 59.94% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.90 Bn | 96.73 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 126.75 Bn | 91.89 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.03% |
| 5 | Ternium | 96.55 Bn | 64.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 12.44% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 96.18 Bn | 83.12 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 56.01% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 85.33 Bn | 69.37 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 28.50% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.13 Bn | 44.33 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 51.63% |
| 9 | Nucor | 55.83 Bn | 45.21 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 15.67% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.25 Bn | 34.55 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 59.87% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 59.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 61.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 58.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 54.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 52.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 52.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 49.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 46.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 49.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 51.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 45.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 42.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 48.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 48.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 36.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 53.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 54.20% |
API Access
Southern Copper EBIT Margin 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=ebit-margin&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ebit-margin", "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=ebit-margin&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();