Southern Copper Corporation · SCCO · FY2025 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2026

Southern Copper: Strong Results, Lower Copper Guidance

Southern Copper's strong results and by-product contribution support the operating case, but lower copper production guidance and execution risks weaken the near-term trajectory.

Reported Before market openNYSEBasic Materials $155.01B market cap
100quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS $1.58 Consensus $1.54
EPS surprise +2.6% Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue $3.87B Consensus $3.71B
Revenue surprise +4.3% Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move +3.4% Event window
SPY move +0.4% Same window
Abnormal move +3.0% Stock minus SPY
Volume 1.3× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift +11.4% Up to 20 sessions
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What changed

The company reported record 2025 results and highlighted strong by-product support, while lowering 2026 copper production guidance. Management also emphasized Tia Maria, cost discipline and continued expansion spending.

Guidance delta

Lowered: 2026 copper production is forecast to decline, while per-pound cost guidance is flat.

Key takeaways

  • Record 2025 sales, adjusted EBITDA and net income were supported by copper prices and by-product volumes.
  • By-product production and credits remain an important support for margins.
  • Tia Maria is the main growth project, while lower ore grades and currency pressure temper the outlook.
  • The central tension is strong near-term economics versus lower copper production guidance and project execution risk.

Management priorities

  • Advance Tia Maria toward second-half 2027 copper production.
  • Focus on zinc and silver production at Buenavista to support by-product credits.
  • Maintain disciplined capital spending while advancing expansion projects and ESG initiatives.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
SCCO EPS earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 11 reported fiscal quarters and 4 future estimate-only quarters. Q3 '24 estimate $1.11 Q3 '24 actual $1.15, beat Q1 '25 estimate $1.14 Q1 '25 actual $1.19, beat Q2 '25 estimate $1.11 Q2 '25 actual $1.22, beat Q3 '25 estimate $1.25 Q3 '25 actual $1.35, beat Q4 '25 estimate $1.54 Q4 '25 actual $1.58, beat Q1 '26 estimate $1.82 Q1 '26 actual $1.90, beat Q2 '26 estimate $1.96 Q2 '26 actual $1.99, beat Q3 '26 estimate $2.02 Q3 '26 actual $2.15, beat Q4 '26 estimate $2.00 Q1 '27 estimate $1.93 Q2 '27 estimate $1.90 Q3 '27 estimate $1.81
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusHold29 ratings
Bullish310.3%
Neutral1448.3%
Bearish1241.4%

1 unmapped firm rating excluded from the percentages.

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$182.43Current
$61Low
$139.59Average
$186High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 23, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
Barclays Underweight UnderweightMaintainOct 19, 2026
UBS Sell SellMaintainOct 8, 2026
Wells Fargo Equal Weight Equal WeightMaintainOct 6, 2026
Morgan Stanley Underweight UnderweightMaintainJul 8, 2026
JP Morgan Underweight UnderweightMaintainJun 17, 2026
Scotiabank Sector Underweight Sector UnderperformMaintainJun 15, 2026
B of A Securities Underperform NeutralDowngradeFeb 26, 2026
Itau BBA Underperform Market PerformDowngradeDec 23, 2025
Goldman Sachs Sell SellMaintainOct 29, 2025
HSBC Hold HoldMaintainOct 17, 2025
Citigroup Sell SellMaintainOct 8, 2025
Jefferies Buy BuyMaintainOct 6, 2025
Deutsche Bank Sell SellMaintainMay 3, 2023
Wolfe Research Peer Perform UnderperformUpgradeJan 11, 2023
BBVA Underperform Market PerformDowngradeOct 14, 2020
Macquarie Underperform UnderperformMaintainJul 11, 2019
Bradesco Corretora Neutral UnderperformUpgradeNov 21, 2018
Bradesco Neutral UnderperformUpgradeNov 21, 2018
B. Riley Securities Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 19, 2018
B. Riley FBR Neutral NeutralMaintainSep 19, 2018
B. Riley Buy BuyMaintainMar 6, 2018
Credit Suisse Neutral UnderperformUpgradeDec 7, 2016
BMO Capital Market Perform OutperformDowngradeMar 23, 2016
Berenberg Sell SellMaintainFeb 29, 2016
FBR Capital Outperform OutperformMaintainJan 28, 2016
Brean Capital Hold HoldMaintainMar 26, 2015
BB&T Capital Hold BuyDowngradeFeb 5, 2015
Bank of America Neutral UnderperformUpgradeOct 9, 2014
Cowen & Co. Market Perform UnderperformUpgradeNov 6, 2013
Santander Hold BuyDowngradeDec 11, 2012
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $182.43. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$168$200.51 -7.9%Oct 19, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$180$200.57 -1.3%Oct 8, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$170$198.54 -6.8%Oct 7, 2026
BarclaysRichard Garchitorena$166$195.48 -9.0%Jul 23, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$160$179.37 -12.3%Jul 15, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$172$167.21 -5.7%Jul 9, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$158$169.75 -13.4%Jul 8, 2026
UBSMyles Allsop$160$172.48 -12.3%Jun 30, 2026
ScotiabankAlfonso Salazar$140$193.84 -23.3%Jun 15, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$148$179.12 -18.9%May 21, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$145$175.28 -20.5%May 21, 2026
ScotiabankAlfonso Salazar$135$174.85 -26.0%May 15, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$171$171.69 -6.3%May 1, 2026
ScotiabankAlfonso Salazar$133$187.74 -27.1%Apr 23, 2026
Wells FargoTimna Tanners$186$193.37 +2.0%Apr 15, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$178$188.05 -2.4%Apr 10, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$160$187.17 -12.3%Apr 8, 2026
UBSMyles Allsop$140$162.07 -23.3%Mar 27, 2026
UBSAnalyst unavailable$150$192.8 -17.8%Feb 3, 2026
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$156$198.2 -14.5%Jan 30, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$192$198.18 +5.2%Jan 29, 2026
ScotiabankAnalyst unavailable$125$191.73 -31.5%Jan 27, 2026
UBSMyles Allsop$148$186.25 -18.9%Jan 21, 2026
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$129$174.37 -29.3%Jan 14, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$182$176 -0.2%Jan 13, 2026
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$144$147.18 -21.1%Dec 23, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$138$143.86 -24.4%Dec 15, 2025
UBSMyles Allsop$143$144.06 -21.6%Dec 12, 2025
Goldman SachsAnalyst unavailable$115$138.36 -37.0%Oct 29, 2025
HSBCJonathan Brandt$118$133.27 -35.3%Oct 17, 2025
Morgan StanleyAnalyst unavailable$132$126.73 -27.6%Oct 8, 2025
Wells FargoAnalyst unavailable$121$126.73 -33.7%Oct 7, 2025
JefferiesAnalyst unavailable$155$128.29 -15.0%Oct 6, 2025
Goldman SachsMarcio Farid$89$106.88 -51.2%Sep 17, 2025
Morgan StanleyCarlos De Alba$99$97.55 -45.7%Jul 15, 2025
ScotiabankAlfonso Salazar$52$117.57 -71.5%Oct 15, 2024
Morgan StanleyCarlos De Alba$100$110.54 -45.2%Jun 20, 2024
JefferiesAlejandro Demichelis$137$116.96 -24.9%May 31, 2024
ScotiabankAlfonso Salazar$54$128.55 -70.4%May 21, 2024
JefferiesAlejandro Demichelis$130$104.36 -28.7%Mar 22, 2024
Morgan StanleyCarlos De Alba$70$79.96 -61.6%Apr 17, 2023
Banco SantanderRafael Barcellos$69$57.93 -62.2%Nov 28, 2022
BarclaysMatthew Murphy$61$64.89 -66.6%Jun 8, 2022
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

Southern Copper Corporation engages in mining, exploring, smelting, and refining copper and other minerals in Mexico, the United States, Peru, Brazil, Chile, and Other American countries. The company is involved in the mining, milling, and flotation of copper ore to produce copper and molybdenum concentrates; smelting of copper concentrates to produce blister and anode copper; refining of anode copper to produce copper cathodes; production of copper-molybdenum concentrates and sulfuric acid; production of refined silver, gold, and other materials; and mining and processing of copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, gold and lead.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-07-26T00:37:12.209961+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-23T13:10:41.818599+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-23T13:10:41.815877+00:00

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-23. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.