SCCO Stock — Southern Copper Corporation

Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO)

Updated October 16, 2026.

SCCO is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.59%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.96%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 75/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 35375.9% over the past 30.8 years, 33372.3 points ahead of SPY at 2003.6%.

Southern Copper Corporation is a mining and metals processing company that extracts and refines copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, gold, and lead from operations across Peru, Mexico, Argentina, and Chile. The company maintains a modest current distribution rate and distributes quarterly to shareholders. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to base metals and mining operations with regular dividend payments.

SCCO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 35375.9% over the past 30.8 years, 33372.3 points ahead of SPY at 2003.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 57.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 30.2%.

SCCO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

75 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.94%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/05/1996

Distribution rate

2.59%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.96%

5-year average yield

3.21

Last close

$200.51 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$169,299,352,480

Average volume

978100.0

Dividend

$1.30

Ex-dividend date

11/03/2026

Payment date

11/19/2026

Beta

1.125

Payout ratio

57.9%

P/E ratio

29.93

Forward P/E

28.0899

EPS

$6.70

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.59%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (1.96%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

SCCO risks and drawbacks

SCCO's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 30.2%.

Who may consider SCCO — and who may not

SCCO may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (SCCO pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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