Southern Copper (SCCO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026)
Southern Copper's Return on Sales [ROS] came in at 59.94% for Q3 2026, up 7.57 percentage points from 52.37% a year earlier but down 1.22 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Southern Copper (SCCO) Return on Sales [ROS] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the trailing twelve months to Sep 30, 2026, Southern Copper reported Return on Sales [ROS] of 58.63%, up 8.37 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 52.17%, up 3.59 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Sales [ROS] carries a five-year change of +13.09 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Return on Sales [ROS] was 48.58% in FY2024 (+6.22 pp), 42.36% in FY2023 (-1.78 pp), 44.15% in FY2022 (-11.32 pp) and 55.47% in FY2021 (+16.39 pp).
- The five-year range for quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] is 35.05% (Q2 2022) to 61.16% (Q2 2026).
- Year-over-year, Return on Sales [ROS] has increased for ten consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +6.17 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Sales [ROS] over five years came in Q2 2024 (a gain of 12.40 percentage points), and the weakest in Q2 2022 (a drop of 22.78 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows SCCO's Return on Sales [ROS] at 61.16% (Q2 2026), 58.34% (Q1 2026) and 54.54% (Q4 2025) in the three quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nucor | 172.02 Bn | 161.79 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 16.60% |
| 2 | Rio Tinto | 168.15 Bn | 130.95 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Southern Copper | 138.51 Bn | 113.33 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 59.94% |
| 4 | Rio Tinto | 134.73 Bn | 101.79 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Newmont | 117.64 Bn | 82.96 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.03% |
| 6 | Ternium | 99.96 Bn | 72.72 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 12.44% |
| 7 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 89.22 Bn | 76.17 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 56.01% |
| 8 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 85.03 Bn | 81.69 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 31.18% |
| 9 | Barrick Mining | 63.01 Bn | 47.43 Bn | 2.71 Bn | 54.41% |
| 10 | ArcelorMittal | 47.78 Bn | 31.28 Bn | - | -0.80% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 59.94% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 61.16% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 58.34% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 54.54% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 52.37% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 52.02% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 49.18% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 46.95% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 49.48% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 51.54% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 45.76% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 37.84% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 42.67% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 39.15% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 48.45% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 48.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 36.50% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 35.05% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 53.19% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 54.20% |
API Access
Southern Copper Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=SCCO&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();