Southern Copper Corp/ (SCCO) Stock Forecast Oct. 14, 2026
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Southern Copper Corp/ (SCCO) stock forecast summary
Our AI ranks Southern Copper Corp/ outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
Southern Copper Corp/ is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $173.06B. It ranks number 2 by market capitalization among the 39 Metal Mining issuers in our coverage with a current forecast. Its Net Margin of 35.9% is the highest of the 8 peers that report one.
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for SCCO is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected absolute price move over the horizon, market included. This is the number a price target is built from. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +4.5%, buy ≥ +3.4%, sell < +2.1%, strong sell < +0.9% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-10-13 signals)
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Southern Copper Corp/ (SCCO) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Metal Mining peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | SCCO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $173.06B | 2/39 |
| P/E Ratio | 30.56x | – |
| P/B Ratio | 13.70x | 2/17 |
| Dividend Yield | 1.74% | – |
| EPS | $6.77 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $15.14 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $18.92 | – |
| FCF/Share | $6.11 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | SCCO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 44.8% | 4/21 |
| ROA | 23.5% | 3/30 |
| ROIC | 40.8% | 4/22 |
| Gross Margin | 63.8% | 3/8 |
| Operating Margin | 56.9% | 2/9 |
| Net Margin | 35.9% | 1/8 |
| EBT Margin | 56.2% | 1/9 |
| Tax Rate | 36.0% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | SCCO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 5.06x | 13/32 |
| Quick Ratio | 4.56x | 3/6 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.90x | 8/24 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.91x | 8/24 |
| Interest Coverage | 29.8x | 4/26 |
| Working Capital | $8.66B | 1/32 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | SCCO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $6.74B | 1/34 |
| Free Cash Flow | $5.10B | 1/9 |
| Capital Spending | -$1.64B | 9/9 |
| OCF Growth YoY | 49.8% | – |
| FCF Growth YoY | 47.3% | – |
| FCF/Sales | 32.3% | – |
| CapEx/Sales | 10.4% | – |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | SCCO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.65x | 2/8 |
| Receivables Turnover | 7.9x | 4/6 |
| Inventory Turnover | 5.4x | – |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 1.5x | 3/7 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 46 days | 3/7 |
| Days Inventory | 68 days | – |
| Payables Period | 56 days | 4/5 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 58 days | – |
Income Statement
| Metric | SCCO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $15.79B | 3/8 |
| Operating Income | $8.98B | 1/29 |
| Net Income | $5.66B | 1/30 |
| SG&A Expense | $145M | 4/7 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $5.72B | 3/8 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | SCCO | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $3.62 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 53.5% | – |
| Shares Outstanding | 834M | – |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $10.79B | 44.7% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $5.67B | 23.5% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $2.00B | 8.3% of assets |
| Inventory | $1.06B | 4.4% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $11.42B | 47.3% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $1.26B | 5.2% of assets |
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Southern Copper Corp/ (SCCO) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Southern Copper Corp/ (Metal Mining): 52 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Total) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| SCCO Southern Copper Corp/ | ▲ | $173.06B |
| BHP Bhp Group Ltd | ▶ | $431.21B |
| RIO Rio Tinto Plc | ▼ | $116.88B |
| FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc | ▶ | $104.00B |
| VALE Vale S.A. | ▶ | $57.71B |
| HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc. | ▲ | $10.16B |
| MP Mp Materials Corp. / De | ▶ | $7.56B |
| CLF Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. | ▲ | $7.34B |
| ERO Ero Copper Corp. | ▲ | $3.82B |
| USAR Usa Rare Earth, Inc. | ▶ | $2.89B |
| ALM Almonty Industries Inc. | ▲ | $2.89B |
| NEXA Nexa Resources S.A. | ▲ | $1.74B |
| IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc. | ▲ | $1.41B |
| USAS Americas Gold & Silver Corp | ▲ | $1.35B |
| TMC Tmc The Metals Co Inc. | ▲ | $1.24B |
| SGML Sigma Lithium Corp | ▶ | $969M |
| RBTK Zhen Ding Resources Inc. | ▼ | $886M |
| LAR Lithium Argentina Ag | ▲ | $812M |
| GSM Ferroglobe Plc | ▲ | $783M |
| DC Dakota Gold Corp. | ▲ | $765M |
| THM International Tower Hill Mines Ltd | ▲ | $589M |
| WRN Western Copper & Gold Corp | ▲ | $415M |
| REA Rare Earths Americas, Inc. | ▲ | $163M |
| COBA Chilean Cobalt Corp. | ▼ | $133M |
| PZG Paramount Gold Nevada Corp. | ▲ | $98M |
| THMG Thunder Mountain Gold Inc | ▲ | $78M |
| LCGMF Lion Copper Corp. | ▼ | $67M |
| GSTX Graphene & Solar Technologies Ltd | ▼ | $63M |
| WWR Westwater Resources, Inc. | ▲ | $57M |
| SRGZ Star Gold Corp. | ▶ | $32M |
| DYNR Dynaresource, Inc. | ▼ | $27M |
| LTUM Lithium Corp | ▶ | $6M |
| HNOI Hno International, Inc. | ▼ | $4M |
| SVBL Silver Bull Resources, Inc. | ▼ | $2M |
| MAGE Magellan Copper & Gold Corp | ▼ | $2M |
| LBSR Liberty Star Uranium & Metals Corp. | ▲ | $2M |
| ARRT Artisan Consumer Goods, Inc. | ▼ | $1M |
| FUST Fuse Group Holding Inc. | ▼ | $1M |
| ENRT Enertopia Corp. | ▶ | $410K |
| ACRL Atacama Resources International, Inc. | ▶ | N/A |
| ADMG Adamant Dri Processing & Minerals Group | ▼ | N/A |
| AEC Anfield Energy Inc. | ▶ | N/A |
| ALOY Realloys Inc. | ▲ | N/A |
| AMLM American Lithium Minerals, Inc. | ▶ | N/A |
| ASM Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd | ▲ | N/A |
| BHLL Bunker Hill Mining Corp. | ▶ | N/A |
| COPR Idaho Copper Corp | ▼ | N/A |
| CRML Critical Metals Corp. | ▲ | N/A |
| LZM Lifezone Metals Ltd | ▲ | N/A |
| NB Niocorp Developments Ltd | ▲ | N/A |
| NEXM Nexmetals Mining Corp. | ▶ | N/A |
| RYES Rise Gold Corp. | ▼ | N/A |
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Southern Copper Corp/ (SCCO) stock forecast FAQ
What is the Southern Copper Corp/ (SCCO) stock forecast?
Our AI ranks Southern Copper Corp/ outside the neutral middle of its coverage (a directional signal). Create a free account and follow it to see the exact price target.
How accurate are Southern Copper Corp/ stock predictions?
A per-ticker accuracy statistic for SCCO is published only once its sample size is known. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4537 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-06-09 produced a positive net return in 73.7% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are Southern Copper Corp/ forecasts updated?
Southern Copper Corp/ forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Oct. 14, 2026.
Which companies are Southern Copper Corp/'s industry peers?
52 issuers in our coverage, SCCO included, share the SEC industry code Metal Mining. The largest are: Bhp Group Ltd (BHP), Rio Tinto Plc (RIO), Freeport-Mcmoran Inc (FCX), Vale S.A. (VALE), Hudbay Minerals Inc. (HBM), Mp Materials Corp. / De (MP).
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