Income Before Tax
Pre-Tax Income
Southern Copper Pre-Tax Income increased by 18.2% to $2.04B in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 63.7%, from $1.24B to $2.04B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Pre-Tax Income shows an upward trend with a 4.5% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
StatementIncome Statement
SectionIncome Before Tax
CategoryProfitability
SignalHigher is better
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ4 2013
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
This provides a view of profitability that is not skewed by varying tax rates or one-time tax credits.
Detailed definition
A company's profits before the deduction of corporate income tax. It combines operating performance with non-operating f...
Peer comparison
Used to compare companies across different tax jurisdictions to see who generates more raw profit.
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is_income_before_taxHistorical 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 | $1.58B | $1.42B | $1.43B | $1.40B | $731.50M | $749.50M | $1.37B | $1.30B | $847.90M | $1.02B | $787.70M | $1.16B | $1.53B | $1.43B | $1.24B | $1.48B | $1.54B | $1.72B | $2.04B |
| QoQ Change | — | -10.2% | +1.0% | -2.4% | -47.7% | +2.5% | +82.5% | -4.8% | -34.9% | +20.0% | -22.6% | +46.7% | +32.5% | -6.8% | -12.8% | +18.8% | +4.4% | +11.7% | +18.2% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -53.7% | -47.2% | -4.5% | -6.9% | +15.9% | +35.7% | -42.4% | -11.3% | +80.5% | +40.2% | +58.0% | +28.0% | +0.9% | +20.8% | +63.7% |
Range$731.50M – $2.04B
CAGR+5.8%
Avg YoY Growth+11.9%
Median YoY Growth+15.9%
Current Streak4 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Southern Copper's pre-tax income?
- Southern Copper (SCCO) reported pre-tax income of $2.04B in Q4 2025.
- How has Southern Copper's pre-tax income changed year-over-year?
- Southern Copper's pre-tax income increased by 63.7% year-over-year, from $1.24B to $2.04B.
- What is the long-term trend for Southern Copper's pre-tax income?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Southern Copper's pre-tax income has grown at a 4.5% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $5.70B to $6.78B.
- What does pre-tax income mean?
- The total profit a company made before paying its income taxes.