Southern Copper has been growing earnings at an average annual rate of 8.9%, while the Metals and Mining industry saw earnings declining at 2.2% annually. Revenues have been growing at an average rate of 5.9% per year. Southern Copper's return on equity is 42%, and it has net margins of 34.1%.
Key information
8.92%
Earnings growth rate
8.93%
EPS growth rate
Metals and Mining Industry Growth
24.25%
Revenue growth rate
5.90%
Return on equity
42.00%
Net Margin
34.13%
Last Earnings Update
31 Mar 2026
Recent past performance updates
Recent updates
Revenue & Expenses Breakdown
How Southern Copper makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.
Earnings and Revenue History
BUL:PCU Revenue, expenses and earnings (USD Millions)
Date
Revenue
Earnings
G+A Expenses
R&D Expenses
31 Mar 26
14,550
4,966
307
0
31 Dec 25
13,420
4,335
303
0
30 Sep 25
12,335
3,821
297
0
30 Jun 25
11,888
3,610
300
0
31 Mar 25
11,956
3,587
298
0
31 Dec 24
11,433
3,377
297
0
30 Sep 24
10,945
3,028
295
0
30 Jun 24
10,519
2,751
299
0
31 Mar 24
9,702
2,348
298
0
31 Dec 23
9,896
2,425
298
0
30 Sep 23
10,421
2,883
294
0
30 Jun 23
10,072
2,782
286
0
31 Mar 23
10,078
2,667
285
0
31 Dec 22
10,048
2,639
282
0
30 Sep 22
10,051
2,569
280
0
30 Jun 22
10,575
2,918
282
0
31 Mar 22
11,165
3,418
280
0
31 Dec 21
10,934
3,397
277
0
30 Sep 21
10,461
3,154
276
0
30 Jun 21
9,909
2,793
275
0
31 Mar 21
8,798
2,119
272
0
31 Dec 20
7,985
1,570
273
0
30 Sep 20
7,489
1,286
280
0
30 Jun 20
7,219
1,170
279
0
31 Mar 20
7,252
1,312
280
0
31 Dec 19
7,286
1,486
276
0
30 Sep 19
7,126
1,473
233
0
30 Jun 19
6,990
1,453
198
0
31 Mar 19
7,009
1,461
166
0
31 Dec 18
7,097
1,543
132
0
30 Sep 18
7,266
962
131
0
30 Jun 18
7,219
995
132
0
31 Mar 18
6,912
885
125
0
31 Dec 17
6,655
729
122
0
30 Sep 17
6,189
1,188
119
0
30 Jun 17
5,914
984
118
0
31 Mar 17
5,719
906
124
0
31 Dec 16
5,380
777
134
0
30 Sep 16
5,235
665
141
0
30 Jun 16
4,968
566
146
0
31 Mar 16
5,016
639
149
0
31 Dec 15
5,046
736
148
0
30 Sep 15
5,263
1,024
154
0
Quality Earnings: PCU has high quality earnings.
Growing Profit Margin: PCU's current net profit margins (34.1%) are higher than last year (30%).
Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis
Past Earnings Growth Analysis
Earnings Trend: PCU's earnings have grown by 8.9% per year over the past 5 years.
Accelerating Growth: PCU's earnings growth over the past year (38.5%) exceeds its 5-year average (8.9% per year).
Earnings vs Industry: PCU earnings growth over the past year (38.5%) exceeded the Metals and Mining industry 19.2%.
Return on Equity
High ROE: PCU's Return on Equity (42%) is considered outstanding.
Return on Assets
Return on Capital Employed
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
Data
Last Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis
2026/07/06 22:06
End of Day Share Price
2026/06/02 00:00
Earnings
2026/03/31
Annual Earnings
2025/12/31
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Analyst Sources
Southern Copper Corporation is covered by 29 analysts. 13 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.