Southern Copper (SCCO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Southern Copper (SCCO) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 25.64% for Q3 2026, up 6.42 percentage points from 19.22% a year earlier and up 0.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Southern Copper (SCCO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Southern Copper posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 21.69%, up 2.57 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Assets [ROA] has a five-year change of +12.23 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 19.12% in FY2024 (+4.80 pp), 14.32% in FY2023 (-0.57 pp), 14.89% in FY2022 (-4.47 pp) and 19.36% in FY2021 (+9.90 pp).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] since Q2 2012.
- Year over year, Return on Assets [ROA] has now increased in each of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +4.11 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q4 2021 (a gain of 9.23 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 3.49 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 24.66% (Q2 2026), 23.00% (Q1 2026) and 20.85% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 175.24 Bn | 165.01 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 10.74% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 166.15 Bn | 128.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 143.83 Bn | 118.64 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 25.64% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 137.31 Bn | 104.37 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 124.66 Bn | 89.98 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.30% |
| 6 | Ternium | 102.52 Bn | 75.29 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.53% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 95.19 Bn | 82.13 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 16.05% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 86.53 Bn | 83.18 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 8.30% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 66.50 Bn | 50.91 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 18.30% |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 49.98 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | 1.05% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 25.64% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 24.66% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 23.00% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 20.85% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 19.22% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 18.41% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.69% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.25% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 16.80% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 15.98% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 14.07% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.45% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.06% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.29% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.47% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.41% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 15.08% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 16.73% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 18.96% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 18.74% |
API Access
Southern Copper Return on Assets [ROA] 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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "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=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();