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Southern Copper SCCO Debt-to-equity

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.3B+36.2%
Gross profit$2.8B+52.7%
Operating income$2.5B+61.5%
Net income$1.6B+66.7%
EPS (diluted)$1.92+67.0%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.9B+19.4%
Total debt$7.4B-7.1%
Total equity$11.8B+23.2%
Total assets$21.9B+10.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.7B+135%
CapEx$441.9M+39.1%
Free cash flow$1.3B+210%

Valuation

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Market cap$160.97B+91.0%
Enterprise value$163.45B+84.8%
P/E32.3×+8.9×
P/S11.1×+4.0×

Profitability

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Gross margin61.9%+3.8pp
Operating margin54.6%+5.3pp
Net margin34.2%+4.1pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity46.6%+4.6pp
Current ratio4.4×+0.7×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Southern Copper’s reported figures.

Based on the most recent quarter.

The official record: Southern Copper’s 10-Q, filed April 30, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Southern Copper's debt-to-equity?
Southern Copper (SCCO) reported debt-to-equity of 0.6× in Q1 2026.
How has Southern Copper's debt-to-equity changed year-over-year?
Southern Copper's debt-to-equity decreased by 24.6% year-over-year, from 0.8× to 0.6×.
What is the long-term trend for Southern Copper's debt-to-equity?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Southern Copper's debt-to-equity has grown at a -5.9% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 3.8× to 3×.
What does debt-to-equity mean?
How much debt the company carries for every dollar of shareholder equity.
How do you interpret debt-to-equity?
Lower is generally safer, but moderate leverage can boost returns. Read in the context of cash-flow stability — a utility tolerates more debt than a cyclical. Negative equity makes the ratio meaningless and it is suppressed there.
How does debt-to-equity compare across companies?
Comparable within an industry; capital structures differ sharply across sectors. Not meaningful for banks.