Southern Copper (SCCO) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Southern Copper's (SCCO) Payout Ratio came in at 0.52 for Q3 2026, down 14.1% from 0.60 a year earlier and down 2.8% from the prior quarter.
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Southern Copper (SCCO) Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Southern Copper's Payout Ratio stood at 0.57, up 18.2% from FY2024.
- In prior years, Southern Copper's Payout Ratio was 0.48 in FY2024 (-62.0%), 1.28 in FY2023 (+24.3%), 1.03 in FY2022 (+40.8%) and 0.73 in FY2021 (-1.4%).
- The Q3 2026 figure stands as the lowest quarterly Payout Ratio since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Payout Ratio increased in two of the last eight quarters, with an average decline of 16.6%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Payout Ratio in the past five years was Q3 2022, with growth of 81.9%; the weakest was Q1 2025, with a decline of 65.0%.
- According to Business Quant data, Payout Ratio for the three prior quarters was 0.53 (Q2 2026), 0.55 (Q1 2026) and 0.57 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 145.61 Bn | 120.34 Bn | 3.10 Bn |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 138.54 Bn | 138.54 Bn | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 127.15 Bn | 92.29 Bn | 4.22 Bn |
| 5 | Ternium | 100.63 Bn | 93.91 Bn | - |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 97.48 Bn | 92.69 Bn | - |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 88.12 Bn | 72.16 Bn | 2.19 Bn |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.35 Bn | 47.84 Bn | 2.90 Bn |
| 9 | Nucor | 59.10 Bn | 48.48 Bn | 2.03 Bn |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 50.25 Bn | 28.25 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.52 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.53 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.55 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.57 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.60 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.59 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.44 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.61 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.79 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.25 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.28 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.94 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.90 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.01 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 1.03 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.20 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.10 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.81 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.73 |
API Access
Southern Copper 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=payout-ratio&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "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=payout-ratio&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();