Southern Copper (SCCO) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Southern Copper (SCCO) reported Return on Assets [ROA] of 24.66% for Q2 2026, up 6.25 percentage points from 18.41% a year earlier and up 1.66 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 Q2 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 seven quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +3.27 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The high point for year-over-year Return on Assets [ROA] in five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 9.63 percentage points); the low point was Q1 2023 (a drop of 3.49 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at 23.00% (Q1 2026), 20.85% (Q4 2025) and 19.22% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 164.02 Bn | 126.82 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 153.57 Bn | 132.36 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 24.66% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.61 Bn | 96.11 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 114.37 Bn | 79.52 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.30% |
| 5 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 93.92 Bn | 77.96 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 87.48 Bn | 77.12 Bn | 2.43 Bn | 16.10% |
| 7 | Barrick Mining | 65.25 Bn | 40.45 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 18.09% |
| 8 | Nucor | 59.15 Bn | 48.53 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 9 | ArcelorMittal | 45.43 Bn | 24.45 Bn | - | 1.88% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 42.54 Bn | 30.43 Bn | 1.70 Bn | 28.66% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 17.69% |
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();