Southern Copper (SCCO) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2025)
Southern Copper (SCCO) posted quarterly Return on Invested Capital of 0.06% for Q4 2025, up 3.0% year-over-year from 0.06% in Q4 2024, and up 89.02% on a QoQ basis from 0.03% in Q3 2025.
Southern Copper (SCCO) Return on Invested Capital (2009 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
Southern Copper has reported Return on Invested Capital for 14 years, with the latest figure at 0.06% in Q4 2025.
- Return on Invested Capital for Q4 2025 came in at 0.06%, up 3.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was 0.06% (up 3.0% YoY), and the FY2012 annual result was 1.98%, down 44.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Invested Capital improved to 0.06% in Q4 2025, from 0.03% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Return on Invested Capital peaked at 0.08% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 0.02% in Q2 2025.
- A 4-year average of 0.04% and a median of 0.04% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Invested Capital.
- The largest YoY upside for Return on Invested Capital was 3 bps in 2023 against a maximum downside of 4 bps in 2023.
- A 4-year view of Return on Invested Capital shows it stood at 0.03% in 2022, then soared by 144 bps to 0.07% in 2023, then plunged by 59 bps to 0.03% in 2024, then surged by 113 bps to 0.06% in 2025.
- Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Return on Invested Capital figures were 0.06% in Q4 2025, 0.03% in Q3 2025, and 0.02% in Q2 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROIC (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Copper | 158.45 Bn | 151.12 Bn | 2.90 Bn | - |
| 2 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 98.29 Bn | 94.21 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 0.02% |
| 3 | Hudbay Minerals | 10.91 Bn | 9.87 Bn | 269.00 Mn | 0.00% |
| 4 | Ero Copper | 3.71 Bn | 3.62 Bn | 105.91 Mn | 0.03% |
| 5 | Trekor Metals | 3.17 Bn | 3.04 Bn | 83.54 Mn | 0.00% |
| 6 | Ivanhoe Electric | 1.75 Bn | 1.49 Bn | 368,000.00 | 0.00% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.06% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.02% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.04% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.07% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.04% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.03% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.04% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.08% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 0.03% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 0.01% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 0.01% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 0.01% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 0.02% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 0.03% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 0.03% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 0.02% |