Buyback yield (TTM)
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
2.09%
5Y share count change
8.4%
Buyback spend (TTM)
N/A
Cumulative buybacks
$3B
Key takeaways
- Diluted share count is up 8.4% over the last ~5 fiscal years — equity issuance and stock-based compensation are outpacing repurchases.
- TTM repurchases used about 0% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Southern Copper (SCCO)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Southern Copper (SCCO)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Southern Copper (SCCO)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Southern Copper (SCCO)
Latest: $0.00
Overview
2025's annual buyback spend for Southern Copper (SCCO) came in at $0.00.
Through 2015–2025 (10 years), Southern Copper buyback spend delivered a -100.0% annualised rate; with a net decline across the window.
Southern Copper buyback spend peaked at $1B in 2015; the latest annual figure is $0.00 in 2025 (100.0% below peak).
2015 marks the peak buyback spend at $1B, with the historical low of $0.00 recorded in 2006.
Southern Copper Buyback Spend 2025: $0.00
Southern Copper buyback spend in 2025 was $0.00.
Southern Copper Buyback Spend 2024: $0.00
Southern Copper buyback spend in 2024 was $0.00.
Southern Copper Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Southern Copper buyback spend in 2023 was $0.00.
Southern Copper Buyback Spend 2022: $0.00
Southern Copper buyback spend in 2022 was $0.00.
Southern Copper Buyback Spend 2021: $0.00
Southern Copper buyback spend in 2021 was $0.00.
See more financial history for Southern Copper (SCCO).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 838M | +6.6% | |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 786M | +0.1% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 786M | +1.6% | |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $1.6M | -$1.6M | — | 773M | 0.0% | |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $1.3M | -$1.3M | — | 773M | 0.0% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $1.3M | -$1.3M | — | 773M | 0.0% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $1.3M | -$1.3M | — | 773M | +0.0% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $600K | -$600K | — | 773M | 0.0% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $600K | -$600K | — | 773M | -0.1% | |
| 2016 | $71.7M | $1.2M | $70.5M | 0.31% | 774M | -2.7% | |
| 2015 | $1B | $1M | $1B | 5.17% | 795M | -4.0% | |
| 2014 | $683M | $600K | $682M | 3.12% | 828M | -1.7% | |
| 2013 | $281M | $600K | $281M | 1.23% | 843M | -0.7% | |
| 2012 | $147M | $2.7M | $145M | 0.48% | 848M | -0.7% | |
| 2011 | $274M | $0.00 | $274M | 1.13% | 855M | -0.5% | |
| 2010 | $500K | $0.00 | $500K | 0.00% | 859M | -0.1% | |
| 2009 | $71.9M | $0.00 | $71.9M | 0.27% | 860M | -3.2% | |
| 2008 | $385M | $0.00 | $385M | 2.95% | 888M | -0.5% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 893M | +0.0% | |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | 893M | +0.0% | |
| 2005 | $37.7M | $0.00 | $37.7M | 0.40% | 893M | +0.0% | |
| 2004 | $1.32M | $0.00 | $1.32M | 0.02% | 893M | +84.0% | |
| 2003 | $526K | $0.00 | $526K | 0.01% | 485M | +0.0% | |
| 2002 | $8.75M | $0.00 | $8.75M | 0.80% | 485M | +0.0% | |
| 2001 | $851K | $0.00 | $851K | 0.09% | 485M | +0.0% | |
| 2000 | $1.51M | $0.00 | $1.51M | — | 485M | +0.1% | |
| 1999 | $3.4M | $0.00 | $3.4M | — | 484M | -0.0% | |
| 1998 | $6.5M | $0.00 | $6.5M | — | 484M | -0.4% | |
| 1997 | $10.6M | $0.00 | $10.6M | — | 486M | -0.1% | |
| 1996 | $7.9M | $0.00 | $7.9M | — | 487M | — |
- 2025$0.00
- 2024$0.00
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$0.00
- 2021$0.00
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$71.7M
- 2015$1B
- 2014$683M
- 2013$281M
- 2012$147M
- 2011$274M
- 2010$500K
- 2009$71.9M
- 2008$385M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$0.00
- 2005$37.7M
- 2004$1.32M
- 2003$526K
- 2002$8.75M
- 2001$851K
- 2000$1.51M
- 1999$3.4M
- 1998$6.5M
- 1997$10.6M
- 1996$7.9M
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Southern Copper (SCCO)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: N/A.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Southern Copper (SCCO)
How Southern Copper splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Southern Copper, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $5.99B | |
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $2.95B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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