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Southern Copper Corporation

Strong FundamentalsStrong FundamentalsRevenue growing 36% YoY at strong marginsCatalyst pendingConsistent chatter on X (634/wk), no spike
$SCCO·$147B·Copper·Basic Materials
$181.54-0.5%YTD+24.4%1Y+84.3%
Mentions · last 7 days
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SCSCCO
$SCCOSouthern Copper Corporation
$181.54-0.46%634 posts+23%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $SCCO, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersEvent coming upAI verdict · as of 2026-07-14

A known event soon (earnings, a ruling, etc.) will likely decide the next move.

Southern Copper up 76% in 12 months on the copper-AI-bottleneck cycle — Q2 in 15 days with a $1.25B bond offering funding growth.

Southern Copper Corporation is the Grupo Mexico-controlled integrated copper producer (Peru, Mexico) sitting at the heart of the copper-plus-AI-power buildout thesis. Up 76% over twelve months at 64% of the 52-week range, this is a real-business setup coiling into the July 29 print.

  • The reported mechanics are cycle-perfect: revenue grew 36% YoY last quarter to $4.25B with 65% gross margin and 58% operating margin — the copper cycle is delivering the operating leverage a well-positioned miner should show.
  • Consensus is walking numbers up: FY26 EPS at $7.53 rising to $6.99 in FY27 (slight normalization) on revenue moving from ~$16.6B to $15.8B — the FY27 dip reflects analyst caution on the copper cycle rolling.
  • The $1.25B bond offering is the growth capex funding: SCCO's Southern Peru Copper Corporation branch raised $1.25B in 5.350% notes due 2036 to fund development — real long-dated capital for the multi-year Peru project pipeline.
  • The technical setup is corpus-flagged: +112% 1-year return, double-bottom breakout, breaking above April and May highs, and SCCO + FCX + COPX moving higher together — the copper cohort trade is confirming.

The path if it works is the July 29 Q2 print landing above $1.93 EPS with production reaffirmed, copper realized prices continuing to support, and a firm Peru project timeline update — that supports the coiling into a run toward $200. A copper cycle roll, a Peru operational or permitting delay, or a Chinese consumption soft print is what keeps this at $175.

Agrees with X sentimentAgrees with the copper-AI-bottleneck framing — the SCCO + FCX + COPX cohort double-bottom breakout, +112% 1-year return, and the $1.25B bond funding growth capex all check out. The 'fake breakout' bear voice is a thin contrarian caution, not a coherent thesis.

What to watch: July 29 Q2 earnings: EPS above $1.93, production reaffirmed, copper realized prices supporting, and firm Peru project timeline update supports coil into a run toward $200. Copper cycle roll, Peru operational/permitting delay, or Chinese consumption soft print keeps this at $175.

On the calendar: 2026-07-29 — Q2 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment7 posts analyzed · as of 2026-06-08

Southern Copper is being framed as a strong copper-AI-bottleneck winner: +112% 1Y, double-bottom breakout, breaking above April and May highs, and SCCO + FCX + COPX moving higher together on big bases. The bear voice is essentially the 'fake breakout' contrarian caution.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Large copper and molybdenum miner operating in Peru and Mexico, with one of the world's largest copper reserve bases.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Copper sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $SCCO.

Copper · Basic Materials

No material change from last week — EV powertrains, grid infrastructure buildout, and AI data center wiring create compounding demand that the copper mining supply pipeline cannot easily match.

What this means for $SCCO

Direct beneficiary — Large copper and molybdenum miner operating in Peru and Mexico, with one of the world's largest copper reserve bases; core operations sit in the path of the EV powertrains, grid buildout, and AI data center wiring compounding demand.

Top industry ETF

$COPXGlobal X Copper Miners ETF
+7.0%YTD
+75.2%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
28.6How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
25.3%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
54.6%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
3.0%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
9.9Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
46.0%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
60.4%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026Apr 28, 2026$1.90$1.82+4.4%
Q4 2025Jan 27, 2026$1.58$1.54+2.6%
Q3 2025Oct 28, 2025$1.35$1.25+8.0%
Q2 2025Jul 29, 2025$1.22$1.11+9.9%
Next earningsWed, Jul 29·consensus EPS $1.93

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$4.3B+36.2%64.7%58.3%$1.92$1.3B
Q4 FY25$3.9B+39.0%62.0%54.5%$1.56$1.1B
Q3 FY25$3.4B+15.2%59.8%52.4%$1.34$1.2B
Q2 FY25$3.1B-2.2%53.1%52.0%$1.19$741.1M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 11 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$16.6B$16.2B – $16.9B$7.53$7.22 – $7.759
FY27$15.8B$15.5B – $16.1B$6.99$6.03 – $8.139
FY28$16.4B$16.2B – $16.5B$6.96$5.45 – $9.3611
FY29$19.7B$18.7B – $20.8B$8.11$7.58 – $8.725
FY30$19.2B$18.3B – $20.4B$8.89$8.31 – $9.575

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.69%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+1.1%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+9.7%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatMid float · 91.9M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.125-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.FilingActive offeringA shelf registration (S-3 / S-3ASR / S-1) or prospectus supplement (424B*) was filed in the last 90 days — the company is registered to (or actively) issuing new shares. Dilution risk.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 5Palomino Bonilla Luis MiguelDirector4 sh$724SellJun 2Palomino Bonilla Luis MiguelDirector100 sh$20KSellMay 21Palomino Bonilla Luis MiguelDirector200 sh$36KSellMay 15Palomino Bonilla Luis MiguelDirector100 sh$18KSellMar 13Palomino Bonilla Luis MiguelDirector193 sh$34KSellMar 12Palomino Bonilla Luis MiguelDirector7 sh$1KSellMar 2Castillo Sanchez Mejorada EnriqueDirector4.6K sh$997KSellFeb 3Lerdo De ContrerasDirector9.2K sh$2.0M
+ 16 other (16 awards) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KMaterial agreementJun 258-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.03: Material debt obligation · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Southern Copper Corporation completed a $1.25 billion public debt offering on June 24, 2026, issuing 5.350% notes due 2036 at a price of 100% of par. Net proceeds after underwriting discounts of ~$2.5M were approximately $1.241 billion, to be deployed by its Peruvian branch (SPCC) for the Tia Maria copper project development, SPCC's capital expenditure program, and general corporate purposes. BofA Securities, Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Santander were the underwriters. A significant project-financing raise for a major copper expansion — materially relevant to SCCO's growth capex.

S-3ASRAuto-shelf registrationJun 15S-3ASR
AI summary

Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) filed an automatic shelf registration statement (S-3ASR) on June 15, 2026, registering securities for potential future issuance. Body unavailable — excerpt cuts off before the total registered dollar amount or security types are disclosed.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 298-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

SCCO (SCCO) filed an 8-K under Item 5.02 disclosing a change in its executive leadership or board composition. The filing reports both a departure and an appointment in Chief Executive Officer. Individuals named in the filing include Other Jurisdiction, Employer Identification. Leadership changes at the C-suite and board level are material events requiring 8-K disclosure within four business days, as they can affect company strategy, investor confidence, and operational continuity.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 178-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change
AI summary

SCCO (SCCO) filed an 8-K under Item 5.02 disclosing a change in its executive leadership or board composition. The filing reports both a departure and an appointment in Chief Executive Officer. Individuals named in the filing include Other Jurisdiction, Employer Identification. Leadership changes at the C-suite and board level are material events requiring 8-K disclosure within four business days, as they can affect company strategy, investor confidence, and operational continuity.

+ 10 other (3 routine 8-Ks · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys · 1 10-Q) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

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