Southern Copper Balance Sheet Health
Financial Health criteria checks 6/6
Southern Copper has a total shareholder equity of $11.1B and total debt of $6.8B, which brings its debt-to-equity ratio to 60.8%. Its total assets and total liabilities are $21.4B and $10.3B respectively. Southern Copper's EBIT is $7.0B making its interest coverage ratio 41.3. It has cash and short-term investments of $4.9B.
Key information
60.79%
Debt to equity ratio
US$6.75b
Debt
| Interest coverage ratio | 41.3x |
| Cash | US$4.91b |
| Equity | US$11.10b |
| Total liabilities | US$10.28b |
| Total assets | US$21.38b |
Recent financial health updates
Recent updates
Southern Copper: Record Copper Prices Driven By Logistics, Not Fundamental Supercycle
Feb 06Analysts Just Made A Notable Upgrade To Their Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) Forecasts
Feb 03
Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $1.00
Jan 29Southern Copper Corporation's (NYSE:SCCO) 26% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Earnings
Jan 27Southern Copper Corporation Just Recorded A 10% EPS Beat: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next
Oct 31Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Increasing Its Dividend To $0.90
Oct 29Southern Copper Corporation's (NYSE:SCCO) Shares Climb 26% But Its Business Is Yet to Catch Up
Sep 30Is Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Using Too Much Debt?
Sep 01Southern Copper (NYSE:SCCO) Is Investing Its Capital With Increasing Efficiency
Jul 13
Does This Valuation Of Southern Copper Corporation (NYSE:SCCO) Imply Investors Are Overpaying?
May 15Copper Is Shining Bright And Southern Copper Should Follow Suit
Mar 29Southern Copper: Good For Holding In Long-Term, Not Enough For Buying Right Now
Feb 21Southern Copper Corporation: Weak Short-Term Industry Outlook And Bearish Trend, Hold
Dec 17Southern Copper Corrects: The Compelling Case For It And Copper
Oct 03Southern Copper: P/E Concerns, Shares Near Key Support After A Strong Q2
Sep 16Southern Copper: Miners Are Unlikely To Benefit From Electric Vehicles
Jul 02Southern Copper Corporation: Positioned For Growth But Valuation Stretched
Jun 24Southern Copper Corporation Stock Almost Tripled - Now What?
May 31Southern Copper: 2024E Update Calls For A Rating Change (Downgrade)
Mar 30Southern Copper Is An Ideal Copper Miner, And Mr. Market Knows It
Jan 12Financial Position Analysis
Short Term Liabilities: SCCO's short term assets ($8.4B) exceed its short term liabilities ($2.1B).
Long Term Liabilities: SCCO's short term assets ($8.4B) exceed its long term liabilities ($8.1B).
Debt to Equity History and Analysis
Debt Level: SCCO's net debt to equity ratio (16.6%) is considered satisfactory.
Reducing Debt: SCCO's debt to equity ratio has reduced from 89.9% to 60.8% over the past 5 years.
Debt Coverage: SCCO's debt is well covered by operating cash flow (70.4%).
Interest Coverage: SCCO's interest payments on its debt are well covered by EBIT (41.3x coverage).
Balance Sheet
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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
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| Company Analysis | 2026/02/22 13:08 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2026/02/20 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2025/12/31 |
Data Sources
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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Analyst Sources
Southern Copper Corporation is covered by 29 analysts. 12 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
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| Leonardo Correa | Barclays |
| Fawzi Hanano | Berenberg |
| David Radclyffe | BMO Capital Markets Equity Research |