Southern Copper (SCCO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026)

Southern Copper (SCCO) recorded quarterly Operating Margin of 58.34% in Q1 2026, up 6.98% quarter-over-quarter from 54.54% in Q4 2025, and up 916.0% on a YoY basis from 5.74% in Q1 2025.

Southern Copper (SCCO) Operating Margin (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Southern Copper's Operating Margin history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 58.34% for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, Operating Margin rose 916.0% year-over-year to 58.34%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 54.62% (up 526.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 52.17%, up 359.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin was 58.34% for Q1 2026 at Southern Copper, up from 54.54% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 58.34% in Q1 2026 to a low of 35.05% in Q2 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Margin has averaged 47.15% across 5 years, with a median of 48.58% in 2022.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Operating Margin plunged 2278 bps in 2022, then surged 1240 bps in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Margin shows it stood at 48.58% in 2022, then decreased by 22 bps to 37.84% in 2023, then climbed by 24 bps to 46.95% in 2024, then increased by 16 bps to 54.54% in 2025, then increased by 7 bps to 58.34% in 2026.
  • The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 58.34% (Q1 2026), 54.54% (Q4 2025), and 52.37% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Southern Copper 142.13 Bn 136.85 Bn 2.75 Bn 58.34%
2 Freeport-Mcmoran 91.19 Bn 99.46 Bn 6.22 Bn 34.28%
3 Hudbay Minerals 10.19 Bn 9.65 Bn 368.00 Mn 40.30%
4 Ero Copper 2.69 Bn 2.58 Bn 105.91 Mn 35.04%
5 Ivanhoe Electric 1.75 Bn 1.46 Bn 505,000.00 11,276.92%
6 Taseko Mines 3.95 Mn -119.02 Mn 83.54 Mn 50.26%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%
Sep 30, 2021 56.24%
Jun 30, 2021 57.83%