Southern Copper (PCU) Stock Price & Analysis
PCU Stock Chart & Stats
- Day’s Range
- EUR 162.00 - EUR 166.50
- 52-Week Range
- EUR 98.27 - EUR 189.00
- Previous Close
- EUR 171.90
- Volume
- 0
- Average Volume (3M)
- 69
- Market Cap
- EUR 134.21B
- Enterprise Value
- EUR 170.45B
- Total Cash (Recent Filing)
- EUR 8.06B
- Total Debt (Recent Filing)
- EUR 8.51B
- Price to Earnings (P/E)
- 23.2
- Beta
- 1.15
- Next Earnings
- Feb 02, 2027 (Est.)
- EPS Estimate
- 1.81
- Next Dividend Ex-Date
- N/A
- Dividend Yield
- 2.07%
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls Say
Strong Cash Generation
Robust operating and free cash flow indicate that reported earnings are converting into internally generated funding. This supports capital investment, dividends and debt management while giving Southern Copper greater resilience across the copper cycle, despite expected variability in weaker commodity environments.
High Profitability
Exceptionally high margins provide a substantial earnings buffer and demonstrate strong current pricing and cost economics. That profitability can help fund mine development and processing investments, strengthen financial flexibility and support shareholder returns over the next several quarters.
Diversified Growth Pipeline
A broad project pipeline gives Southern Copper several avenues to expand future copper output beyond existing operations. Geographic diversification across Peru and Mexico, plus multiple development stages, supports longer-term production growth if permitting, construction and access milestones are achieved.
Bears Say
Declining Mine Production
Lower grades and recoveries at key Peruvian mines are reducing current copper output, which can constrain volume growth even when realized prices are favorable. Persistent geological pressure would raise the importance of new projects and operational improvements to sustain production.
Rising Operating Costs
Higher diesel, power, labor, depreciation and other operating costs can compress margins when copper prices or by-product credits weaken. The increase also raises the execution burden for existing mines and new projects, making sustained cost control important to future cash generation.
Project Execution Constraints
Restricted access to the Los Chancas concession prevents key environmental and development work from progressing normally. This creates a durable uncertainty around the project’s schedule and future growth contribution, while potentially increasing the time and resources required before construction can begin.
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Company Description
Southern Copper
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. It operates the Toquepala and Cuajone open-pit mines, smelter, and refinery in Peru; La Caridad, an open-pit copper mine, as well as copper ore concentrator; and SX-EW plant, a smelter, refinery, and rod plant in Mexico. The company also operates Buenavista, an open-pit copper mine, as well as copper concentrators and operating SX-EW plants in Mexico. In addition, it operates underground mines that produce zinc, lead, copper, silver, and gold; coal mine; and zinc refinery. The company has interests in 164,805 hectares and 505,788 hectares of concessions in Peru and Mexico; and 98,634 hectares and 28,453 hectares of exploration concessions in Argentina and Chile. Southern Copper Corporation was formerly known as Southern Peru Copper Corp. and changed its name to Southern Copper Corporation in July 1996. The company was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona. Southern Copper Corporation operates as a subsidiary of Americas Mining Corporation.
- Sector
- Basicmaterials
- Industry
- Copper
- CEO
- Leonardo Contreras Lerdo de Tejada
- Employees
- 16,617
- Website
- www.southerncoppercorp.com
- Address
- 7310 North 16th St, Phoenix, AZ, 85020, US
Southern Copper (PCU) Earnings & Revenues
PCU Company Deck
PCU Earnings Call
Earnings Call SentimentPositive
The call was strongly positive overall. Management reported record sales, adjusted EBITDA and net income, substantial increases in operating cash flow, strong metal prices, very low net cash costs after by-product credits, and continued progress across major growth projects. These strengths outweighed lower mine production, higher operating costs, project timing and CapEx uncertainties, illegal mining at Los Chancas, and the unfavorable TC/RC environment.
View all DE:PCU earnings summariesPCU Stock 12 Month Forecast
Average Price Target
Technical Analysis
Overall Consensus
| Indicator | Bullish | Neutral | Bearish |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall Consensus | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| Technical Analysis | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Moving Averages | 2 | 0 | 10 |
