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How Southern Copper Corporation stacks up
SCCO · against 1,333 other Basic Materials companies
Profitability
98/ 100
Near the top of its peers.
Ranked #4 of 1,334 · scores higher than 98% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the profitability score140 peers with a profitability score of 90–100, including SCCO · Click a bar to see the companies
Why profitability scores 98?
Weighted metrics compared with all Basic Materials companies.Mainly thanks to its operating margin, return on assets and return on invested capital, which are stronger than most Basic Materials peers.
- a higher return on invested capital: stronger than 96% of peers. Return on invested capital: 47.4% vs peer median 6.7%
- a higher return on assets: stronger than 98% of peers. Return on assets: 23.5% vs peer median 2.5%
- a wider operating margin: stronger than 99% of peers. Operating margin: 56.9% vs peer median 7.6%
Metric by metric
Position: dot = SCCO, ranked from the worst peer (left) to the best (right); tick = middle, shaded = middle half of peers.| Metric | SCCO | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return on invested capitalHigher is better · 1,260 reported | 47.4% | 6.7% | 96% | 33% | |
| Operating marginHigher is better · 1,304 reported | 56.9% | 7.6% | 99% | 33% | |
| Return on assetsHigher is better · 1,270 reported | 23.5% | 2.5% | 98% | 33% | |
| Return on equityHigher is better · 1,254 reported | 49.9% | 5.5% | 98% | Context only | |
| Gross marginHigher is better · 1,372 reported | 64.5% | 21.5% | 95% | Context only |
Ranking by profitability score
Top 5 and the companies ranked around SCCO| Rank | Company | Market cap | Profitability | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 387.1B INR (≈$4.6B) | 100 | 63 | |
| 1 | 2.22T INR (≈$26.7B) | 100 | 74 | |
| 1 | 583.2B INR (≈$7.0B) | 100 | 80 | |
| 4 | 49.8B HKD (≈$6.4B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 4 | 1.9B MYR (≈$416M) | 98 | 81 | |
| 4 | 2.4B AUD (≈$1.6B) | 98 | 74 | |
| 4 | 5.3B USD | 98 | 81 | |
| 4 | 3.5B USD | 98 | 76 | |
| 4 | 4.7B AUD (≈$3.1B) | 98 | 87 | |
| 4 | 149.9B USD | 98 | 76 | |
| 4 | 220M GBP (≈$286M) | 98 | 97 | |
| 4 | 143M GBP (≈$186M) | 98 | 95 | |
| 4 | 3.5B USD | 98 | 76 | |
| 4 | 3.7B AUD (≈$2.4B) | 98 | 84 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score