What is Southern Copper's operating income?

Southern Copper (SCCO) reported operating income of $2.48B in Q1 2026.

How has Southern Copper's operating income changed year-over-year?

Southern Copper's operating income increased by 61.5% year-over-year, from $1.54B to $2.48B.

What is the long-term trend for Southern Copper's operating income?

Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Southern Copper's operating income has grown at a 3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.07B to $7B.

What does operating income mean?

Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.

Southern Copper SCCO Operating Income

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Segments

By segment

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Mexican Open Pit$1.43B+47.9%

Peruvian Operations$923.7M+64.5%

Mexican IMMSA Unit$140.8M+665%

Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$4.3B+36.2%

Gross profit$2.8B+52.7%

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+39.0%

Free cash flow$1.3B+210%

Valuation

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Market cap$142.89B+83.4%

Enterprise value$145.37B+77.2%

P/E28.7×+7.2×

P/S9.8×+3.3×

Profitability

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Gross margin61.9%+3.8pp

Operating margin54.6%+5.3pp

Net margin34.2%+4.1pp

FCF margin29.4%+1.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity46.6%+4.6pp

Debt / equity0.6×-0.2×

Current ratio4.4×+0.7×

Where this comes from

Reported directly by Southern Copper in its filing.

Tagged under the XBRL concept us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss.

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 operating income?: Southern Copper (SCCO) reported operating income of $2.48B in Q1 2026.
How has Southern Copper's operating income changed year-over-year?: Southern Copper's operating income increased by 61.5% year-over-year, from $1.54B to $2.48B.
What is the long-term trend for Southern Copper's operating income?: Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Southern Copper's operating income has grown at a 3.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.07B to $7B.
What does operating income mean?: Gross profit minus all operating expenses (SG&A, R&D, D&A). Measures the profit from core business operations before interest, taxes, and non-operating items.