Southern Copper (SCCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Southern Copper (SCCO) recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.65 in Q1 2026, up 106.82% quarter-over-quarter from 0.32 in Q4 2025, and down 52.29% on a YoY basis from 1.37 in Q1 2025.

Southern Copper (SCCO) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southern Copper's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.65 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 52.29% year-over-year to 0.65; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.5 (up 6.35% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.53, up 10.4% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.65 for Q1 2026 at Southern Copper, up from 0.32 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 11.33 in Q2 2022 to a low of 1.34 in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 1.41 across 5 years, with a median of 0.78 in 2023.
  • Biggest YoY gain for FCF Payout Ratio was 1662.33% in 2022; the steepest drop was 430.22% in 2022.
  • A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 1.34 in 2022, then soared by 144.99% to 0.6 in 2023, then retreated by 19.21% to 0.49 in 2024, then plunged by 35.3% to 0.32 in 2025, then soared by 106.82% to 0.65 in 2026.
  • The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.65 (Q1 2026), 0.32 (Q4 2025), and 0.53 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Southern Copper 142.13 Bn 136.85 Bn 2.75 Bn 0.65
2 Freeport-Mcmoran 91.19 Bn 99.46 Bn 6.22 Bn 0.43
3 Hudbay Minerals 10.19 Bn 9.65 Bn 368.00 Mn -0.02
4 Ero Copper 2.69 Bn 2.58 Bn 105.91 Mn -
5 Ivanhoe Electric 1.75 Bn 1.46 Bn 505,000.00 -0.93
6 Taseko Mines 3.95 Mn -119.02 Mn 83.54 Mn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.65
Dec 31, 2025 0.32
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 0.60
Sep 30, 2023 0.98
Jun 30, 2023 1.42
Mar 31, 2023 0.82
Dec 31, 2022 -1.34
Sep 30, 2022 1.60
Jun 30, 2022 11.33
Mar 31, 2022 1.26
Dec 31, 2021 0.41
Sep 30, 2021 0.71
Jun 30, 2021 0.64
Mar 31, 2021 0.84