Southern Copper (SCCO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026)
Southern Copper (SCCO) reported FCF Margin of 36.38% for Q3 2026, up 0.54 percentage points from 35.84% a year earlier but down 0.13 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Southern Copper (SCCO) FCF Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Sep 30, 2026, Southern Copper's FCF Margin came in at 32.73%, up 4.51 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 25.54%, down 4.15 percentage points from FY2024.
- FCF Margin has a five-year change of -1.91 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, FCF Margin came in at 29.69% in FY2024 (+3.77 pp), 25.92% in FY2023 (+7.46 pp), 18.45% in FY2022 (-12.64 pp) and 31.10% in FY2021 (+3.65 pp).
- Five-year quarterly FCF Margin spans a low of 3.70% in Q2 2022 and a high of 40.70% in Q3 2024.
- Year over year, FCF Margin has now increased in each of the last three quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.94 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year FCF Margin in five years was Q4 2024 (a gain of 27.97 percentage points); the low point was Q2 2022 (a drop of 25.36 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 36.51% (Q2 2026), 29.46% (Q1 2026) and 27.69% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.92 Bn | 120.65 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 36.38% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 140.14 Bn | 100.96 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 131.37 Bn | 96.51 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 30.05% |
| 5 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 100.55 Bn | 87.50 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 74.17% |
| 6 | Ternium | 100.28 Bn | 68.54 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 21.76% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 89.65 Bn | 73.69 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 13.43% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 72.40 Bn | 47.60 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 9.73% |
| 9 | Nucor | 57.01 Bn | 46.40 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 7.97% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.36 Bn | 37.67 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 52.69% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 36.38% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 36.51% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 29.46% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 27.69% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 35.84% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 24.29% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.93% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 40.41% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 40.70% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 20.21% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 17.15% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 12.44% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 31.41% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 23.67% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 33.90% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 28.05% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 16.79% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.70% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 22.27% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 36.51% |
API Access
Southern Copper FCF 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=fcf-margin&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-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=fcf-margin&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();