Southern Copper (SCCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Southern Copper (SCCO) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.53 for Q2 2026, down 19.31% on a QoQ basis from 0.65 in Q1 2026, and down 29.84% year-over-year from 0.75 in Q2 2025.
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Southern Copper (SCCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Southern Copper has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 18 years, with the latest figure at 0.53 in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, FCF Payout Ratio fell 29.84% year-over-year to 0.53 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 0.59, a 3.72% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 0.73, up 50.35% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio was 0.53 for Q2 2026 at Southern Copper, down from 0.65 in the prior quarter.
- The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 11.33 in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.39 in Q3 2024.
- Average FCF Payout Ratio over 5 years is 1.61, with a median of 0.82 recorded in 2023.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: FCF Payout Ratio surged 1662.33% in 2022, then slumped 87.47% in 2023.
- Over 5 years, FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.49 in 2022, then surged by 453.99% to 2.71 in 2023, then sank by 81.95% to 0.49 in 2024, then soared by 39.59% to 0.68 in 2025, then declined by 22.65% to 0.53 in 2026.
- The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.53 (Q2 2026), 0.65 (Q1 2026), and 0.68 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 186.21 Bn | 152.34 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 170.20 Bn | 149.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 0.53 |
| 3 | Newmont | 127.93 Bn | 96.10 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 0.13 |
| 4 | Ternium | 111.02 Bn | 76.07 Bn | 941.02 Mn | - |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.81 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 0.23 |
| 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 | 0.10 |
| 8 | Nucor | 56.10 Bn | 46.64 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 0.16 |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 53.80 Bn | 34.82 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 50.01 Bn | 39.68 Bn | 1.70 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.65 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.68 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.53 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.75 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.37 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.39 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.39 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.71 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.98 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 1.42 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.82 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.60 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.33 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.26 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.75 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.71 |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 0.64 |
API Access
Southern Copper FCF Payout 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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "fcf-payout-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=fcf-payout-ratio&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();