Southern Copper (SCCO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026)
Southern Copper's Retained Earnings came in at $4.59 billion for Q2 2026, down 29.0% from $6.46 billion a year earlier and down 13.3% from the prior quarter.
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Southern Copper (SCCO) Retained Earnings (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Southern Copper's Retained Earnings was $5.8 billion, down 15.2% from FY2024.
- Retained Earnings has declined in each of the last four years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -3.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Retained Earnings was $6.84 billion in FY2024 (-2.8%), $7.03 billion in FY2023 (-8.7%), $7.7 billion in FY2022 (-0.9%) and $7.77 billion in FY2021 (+13.5%).
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Retained Earnings since Q1 2015.
- Year-over-year, Retained Earnings has declined for 11 consecutive quarters, with an average decline of 12.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Retained Earnings over five years came in Q3 2021 (growth of 16.1%), and the weakest in Q2 2026 (a decline of 29.0%).
- Business Quant data shows SCCO's Retained Earnings at $5.29 billion (Q1 2026), $5.8 billion (Q4 2025) and $6.12 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 186.21 Bn | 152.34 Bn | - | 49.29 Bn |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 170.20 Bn | 149.06 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 4.59 Bn |
| 3 | Newmont | 127.93 Bn | 96.10 Bn | 4.03 Bn | 5.72 Bn |
| 4 | Ternium | 111.02 Bn | 76.07 Bn | 941.02 Mn | - |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 103.81 Bn | 99.96 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 2.82 Bn |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 97.22 Bn | 97.22 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 8.13 Bn |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 71.84 Bn | 56.58 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 582.00 Mn |
| 8 | Nucor | 56.10 Bn | 46.64 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 33.15 Bn |
| 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 | 4.59 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 5.29 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 5.80 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 6.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 6.46 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 6.68 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.84 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 7.14 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 7.18 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.16 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.03 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.36 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 7.52 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.74 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 7.70 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 7.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 7.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.78 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 7.77 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 7.71 Bn |
API Access
Southern Copper Retained Earnings 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=retained-earnings&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "retained-earnings", "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=retained-earnings&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();