Latest headcount
16,617
YoY change
+3.0%
Headcount CAGR
+5.8%
Revenue / employee
$808K
Employee count history for Southern Copper
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 3,844 |
| 2000 | 3,682 |
| 2001 | 3,726 |
| 2002 | 3,575 |
| 2003 | 3,566 |
| 2004 | 3,544 |
| 2005 | 12,877 |
| 2006 | 12,218 |
| 2007 | 12,134 |
| 2008 | 11,494 |
| 2009 | 11,523 |
| 2010 | 11,126 |
| 2011 | 12,145 |
| 2012 | 12,085 |
| 2013 | 12,665 |
| 2014 | 12,735 |
| 2015 | 13,024 |
| 2016 | 13,414 |
| 2017 | 13,140 |
| 2018 | 13,899 |
| 2019 | 14,301 |
| 2020 | 13,777 |
| 2021 | 14,700 |
| 2022 | 15,018 |
| 2023 | 15,810 |
| 2024 | 16,133 |
| 2025 | 16,617 |
Revenue per employee for Southern Copper
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1999 | $152K |
| 2000 | $193K |
| 2001 | $176K |
| 2002 | $186K |
| 2003 | $224K |
| 2004 | $874K |
| 2005 | $319K |
| 2006 | $447K |
| 2007 | $502K |
| 2008 | $422K |
| 2009 | $324K |
| 2010 | $463K |
| 2011 | $561K |
| 2012 | $552K |
| 2013 | $470K |
| 2014 | $454K |
| 2015 | $387K |
| 2016 | $401K |
| 2017 | $506K |
| 2018 | $511K |
| 2019 | $509K |
| 2020 | $580K |
| 2021 | $744K |
| 2022 | $669K |
| 2023 | $626K |
| 2024 | $709K |
| 2025 | $808K |
Earnings per employee for Southern Copper
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 1999 | $7.65K |
| 2000 | $25.2K |
| 2001 | $12.5K |
| 2002 | $16.9K |
| 2003 | $34.3K |
| 2004 | $277K |
| 2005 | $109K |
| 2006 | $167K |
| 2007 | $183K |
| 2008 | $122K |
| 2009 | $80.7K |
| 2010 | $140K |
| 2011 | $192K |
| 2012 | $160K |
| 2013 | $128K |
| 2014 | $105K |
| 2015 | $56.5K |
| 2016 | $57.9K |
| 2017 | $55.4K |
| 2018 | $111K |
| 2019 | $104K |
| 2020 | $114K |
| 2021 | $231K |
| 2022 | $176K |
| 2023 | $153K |
| 2024 | $209K |
| 2025 | $261K |
Employee count history for Southern Copper (SCCO)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 202516,617+3.0%
- 202416,133+2.0%
- 202315,810+5.3%
- 202215,018+2.2%
- 202114,700+6.7%
- 202013,777-3.7%
- 201914,301+2.9%
- 201813,899+5.8%
- 201713,140-2.0%
- 201613,414+3.0%
- 201513,024+2.3%
- 201412,735+0.6%
- 201312,665+4.8%
- 201212,085-0.5%
- 201112,145+9.2%
- 201011,126-3.4%
- 200911,523+0.3%
- 200811,494-5.3%
- 200712,134-0.7%
- 200612,218-5.1%
- 200512,877+263.3%
- 20043,544-0.6%
- 20033,566-0.3%
- 20023,575-4.1%
- 20013,726+1.2%
- 20003,682-4.2%
- 19993,844—
- 19984,557-5.1%
- 19974,800-2.0%
- 19964,900—
About Southern Copper's employee count
Southern Copper (SCCO) employed 16,617 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +484 (+3.0%) from 16,133 a year earlier.
Across the 1999–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 3,844 to 16,617 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +5.8% per year.
Southern Copper generated about $808K of revenue and $261K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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