Business Segments · D&A
Mexican Open Pit — D&A
Southern Copper Mexican Open Pit — D&A increased by 8.4% to $106.90M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 9.0%, from $98.10M to $106.90M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Mexican Open Pit — D&A shows relatively stable performance with a 0.4% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryProfitability
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ1 2016
Last reportedQ4 2025
Rolls up toD&A
How to read this metric
Higher values reflect significant capital investment or accelerated depletion of reserves, impacting reported earnings.
Detailed definition
This represents the systematic allocation of the cost of tangible and intangible assets over their useful lives within t...
Peer comparison
Standard DD&A metric for capital-intensive mining operations.
Metric ID:
scco_segment_mexican_open_pit_depreciation_depletion_and_amortizationHistorical Data
19 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $95.60M | $97.80M | $103.60M | $98.00M | $94.70M | $96.60M | $87.70M | $75.50M | $115.70M | $96.90M | $98.00M | $99.70M | $102.60M | $105.40M | $98.10M | $97.70M | $96.50M | $98.60M | $106.90M |
| QoQ Change | — | +2.3% | +5.9% | -5.4% | -3.4% | +2.0% | -9.2% | -13.9% | +53.2% | -16.2% | +1.1% | +1.7% | +2.9% | +2.7% | -6.9% | -0.4% | -1.2% | +2.2% | +8.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -0.9% | -1.2% | -15.3% | -23.0% | +22.2% | +0.3% | +11.7% | +32.1% | -11.3% | +8.8% | +0.1% | -2.0% | -5.9% | -6.5% | +9.0% |
Range$75.50M – $115.70M
CAGR+2.5%
Avg YoY Growth+1.2%
Median YoY Growth-0.9%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Southern Copper's mexican open pit — d&a?
- Southern Copper (SCCO) reported mexican open pit — d&a of $106.90M in Q4 2025.
- How has Southern Copper's mexican open pit — d&a changed year-over-year?
- Southern Copper's mexican open pit — d&a increased by 9.0% year-over-year, from $98.10M to $106.90M.
- What is the long-term trend for Southern Copper's mexican open pit — d&a?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Southern Copper's mexican open pit — d&a has grown at a 0.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $392.60M to $399.70M.
- What does mexican open pit — d&a mean?
- The non-cash expense representing the usage of assets and mineral reserves in the Mexican open-pit segment.