Southern Copper (SCCO) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Southern Copper's Return on Capital Employed history runs 18 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 40.41% for Q1 2026.

• In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed rose 632.0% year-over-year to 40.41%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 40.41% (up 632.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 39.11%, up 321.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed was 40.41% for Q1 2026 at Southern Copper, up from 37.42% in the prior quarter.
• In the past five years, Return on Capital Employed ranged from a high of 40.41% in Q1 2026 to a low of 26.13% in Q1 2024.
• Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 31.8% across 5 years, with a median of 32.06% in 2025.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed surged 1269 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1086 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 27.82% in 2022, then fell by 3 bps to 27.12% in 2023, then climbed by 26 bps to 34.04% in 2024, then grew by 10 bps to 37.42% in 2025, then grew by 8 bps to 40.41% in 2026.
• The last three Return on Capital Employed figures came in at 40.41% (Q1 2026), 37.42% (Q4 2025), and 33.97% (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.