Molybdenum — Provisional Price Of Sales Agreement Per Unit
Southern Copper Molybdenum — Provisional Price Of Sales Agreement Per Unit increased by 64.7% to $3.13 in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 360.8%, from -$1.20 to $3.13. Over 2 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Molybdenum — Provisional Price Of Sales Agreement Per Unit shows an upward trend with a 7.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Changes in this price reflect the company's internal expectations or contractual benchmarks for molybdenum market conditions at the time of delivery.
Detailed definition
This metric reflects the initial price per unit assigned to molybdenum sales at the time of shipment, which is subject t...
Peer comparison
Common in the mining sector where provisional pricing is standard practice for commodity sales.
scco_segment_molybdenum_provisional_price_of_sales_agreement_per_unitHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $7.90 | -$0.50 | $0.25 | $19.30 | -$2.22 | $1.15 | $13.62 | $24.00 | -$2.17 | $0.67 | $19.70 | $3.20 | -$1.20 | $0.00 | $19.95 | $1.90 | $3.13 |
| QoQ Change | — | -106.3% | +150.0% | >999% | -111.5% | +151.8% | >999% | +76.2% | -109.0% | +130.9% | >999% | -83.8% | -137.5% | +100.0% | — | -90.5% | +64.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -128.1% | +330.0% | >999% | +24.4% | +2.3% | -41.7% | -17.9% | +247.5% | -279.1% | — | +1.3% | -40.6% | +360.8% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Southern Copper's molybdenum — provisional price of sales agreement per unit?
- Southern Copper (SCCO) reported molybdenum — provisional price of sales agreement per unit of $3.13 in Q3 2025.
- How has Southern Copper's molybdenum — provisional price of sales agreement per unit changed year-over-year?
- Southern Copper's molybdenum — provisional price of sales agreement per unit increased by 360.8% year-over-year, from -$1.20 to $3.13.
- What is the long-term trend for Southern Copper's molybdenum — provisional price of sales agreement per unit?
- Over 2 years (2021 to 2024), Southern Copper's molybdenum — provisional price of sales agreement per unit has grown at a 7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $18.70 to $21.70.
- What does molybdenum — provisional price of sales agreement per unit mean?
- The initial price per unit used to record molybdenum sales before the final market price is confirmed.