Growth Metrics

Southern Copper (SCCO) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Southern Copper has reported Operating Expenses over the past 17 years, most recently at $1.8 billion for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly results put Operating Expenses at $1.8 billion for Q4 2025, up 19.12% from a year ago — trailing twelve months through Dec 2025 was $6.4 billion (up 9.18% YoY), and the annual figure for FY2025 was $6.4 billion, up 9.18%.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $1.8 billion at Southern Copper, up from $1.6 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Operating Expenses for SCCO hit a ceiling of $1.8 billion in Q4 2025 and a floor of $1.2 billion in Q3 2021.
  • Median Operating Expenses over the past 5 years was $1.4 billion (2023), compared with a mean of $1.4 billion.
  • Biggest five-year swings in Operating Expenses: increased 22.64% in 2022 and later decreased 6.57% in 2023.
  • Southern Copper's Operating Expenses stood at $1.3 billion in 2021, then grew by 12.14% to $1.5 billion in 2022, then decreased by 1.61% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then rose by 3.51% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then rose by 19.12% to $1.8 billion in 2025.
  • The last three reported values for Operating Expenses were $1.8 billion (Q4 2025), $1.6 billion (Q3 2025), and $1.5 billion (Q2 2025) per Business Quant data.