Southern Copper SCCO Return on invested capital
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Where this comes from
Calculated from Southern Copper’s reported figures.
Based on trailing twelve months.
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 return on invested capital?
- Southern Copper (SCCO) reported return on invested capital of 57.4% in Q1 2026.
- How has Southern Copper's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
- Southern Copper's return on invested capital increased by 30.0% year-over-year, from 44.2% to 57.4%.
- What is the long-term trend for Southern Copper's return on invested capital?
- Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Southern Copper's return on invested capital has grown at a 16.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 24.5% to 51.8%.
- What does return on invested capital mean?
- The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
- How do you interpret return on invested capital?
- The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
- How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
- Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.