Latest period
$1.45B
YoY change
+29.0%
5Y CAGR
+17.5%
Peak year (2013)
$1.70B
Cumulative CapEx
$20.28B
CapEx history chart for Southern Copper (SCCO) from 1996 to 2025
Latest: $1.33B
CapEx growth chart for Southern Copper (SCCO) from 1996 to 2025
Latest: +29.0%
CapEx history table for Southern Copper (SCCO) from 1996 to 2025
| 2025 | $1.33B | +29.0% | +$298.00M | ||
| 2024 | $1.03B | +1.9% | +$18.70M | ||
| 2023 | $1.01B | +6.3% | +$60.10M | ||
| 2022 | $948.50M | +6.3% | +$56.20M | ||
| 2021 | $892.30M | +50.7% | +$300.10M | ||
| 2020 | $592.20M | -16.3% | −$115.30M | ||
| 2019 | $707.50M | -36.9% | −$413.90M | ||
| 2018 | $1.12B | +9.6% | +$97.90M | ||
| 2017 | $1.02B | -8.5% | −$95.00M | ||
| 2016 | $1.12B | -2.7% | −$31.10M | ||
| 2015 | $1.15B | -25.1% | −$385.10M | ||
| 2014 | $1.53B | -9.9% | −$168.60M | ||
| 2013 | $1.70B | +61.9% | +$651.40M | ||
| 2012 | $1.05B | +62.8% | +$405.70M | ||
| 2011 | $646.20M | +58.1% | +$237.50M | ||
| 2010 | $408.70M | -1.5% | −$6.12M | ||
| 2009 | $414.82M | -19.7% | −$101.83M | ||
| 2008 | $516.65M | +63.6% | +$200.91M | ||
| 2007 | $315.74M | -30.7% | −$140.08M | ||
| 2006 | $455.82M | -3.1% | −$14.82M | ||
| 2005 | $470.64M | +174.1% | +$298.95M | ||
| 2004 | $171.69M | +244.5% | +$121.85M | ||
| 2003 | $49.83M | -35.2% | −$27.03M | ||
| 2002 | $76.87M | -52.3% | −$84.18M | ||
| 2001 | $161.05M | +22.2% | +$29.30M | ||
| 2000 | $131.75M | -47.4% | −$118.56M | ||
| 1999 | $250.30M | -3.2% | −$8.40M | ||
| 1998 | $258.70M | +40.6% | +$74.70M | ||
| 1997 | $184.00M | +52.3% | +$63.20M | ||
| 1996 | $120.80M | — | — |
- 2025$1.33B+29.0%
- 2024$1.03B+1.9%
- 2023$1.01B+6.3%
- 2022$948.50M+6.3%
- 2021$892.30M+50.7%
- 2020$592.20M-16.3%
- 2019$707.50M-36.9%
- 2018$1.12B+9.6%
- 2017$1.02B-8.5%
- 2016$1.12B-2.7%
- 2015$1.15B-25.1%
- 2014$1.53B-9.9%
- 2013$1.70B+61.9%
- 2012$1.05B+62.8%
- 2011$646.20M+58.1%
- 2010$408.70M-1.5%
- 2009$414.82M-19.7%
- 2008$516.65M+63.6%
- 2007$315.74M-30.7%
- 2006$455.82M-3.1%
- 2005$470.64M+174.1%
- 2004$171.69M+244.5%
- 2003$49.83M-35.2%
- 2002$76.87M-52.3%
- 2001$161.05M+22.2%
- 2000$131.75M-47.4%
- 1999$250.30M-3.2%
- 1998$258.70M+40.6%
- 1997$184.00M+52.3%
- 1996$120.80M—
CapEx values are taken from Southern Copper's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.
About CapEx at Southern Copper (SCCO)
According to Southern Copper's latest reported financial statements, the company's current CapEx (TTM) is $1.45B. Capital expenditures (CapEx) are cash outlays for property, plant, and equipment and other long-lived productive assets — reported on the cash flow statement under investing activities. CapEx funds future capacity (factories, data centers, software, machinery), so rising spend can signal investment in growth, while heavy CapEx reduces free cash flow available to shareholders. We display CapEx as a positive amount (the absolute cash outflow); compare with revenue to gauge capital intensity and with total assets for the asset-base context.
Headline TTM above sums the four reported quarters through (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
In 2025, Southern Copper (SCCO) CapEx totalled $1.33B – grew 29.0% year-over-year.
Across 2020–2025 (5 years), Southern Copper CapEx produced a CAGR of +17.5% – sustaining 5 straight years of year-over-year growth.
Southern Copper CapEx declined from $1.70B in 2013 to $1.33B in 2025, a 22.2% drawdown.
2013 marks the peak CapEx at $1.70B, with the historical low of $49.83M recorded in 2003.
Southern Copper Capital Expenditures by Year
Southern Copper Capital Expenditures 2025: $1.33B
In 2025, Southern Copper reported CapEx of $1.33B, grew 29.0% from 2024.
Southern Copper Capital Expenditures 2024: $1.03B
Southern Copper CapEx in 2024 was $1.03B, edged up 1.9% from 2023.
Southern Copper Capital Expenditures 2023: $1.01B
2023's CapEx for Southern Copper came in at $1.01B, grew 6.3% from 2022.
Southern Copper Capital Expenditures 2022: $948.50M
Southern Copper posted CapEx of $948.50M in 2022, grew 6.3% from 2021.
Southern Copper Capital Expenditures 2021: $892.30M
Southern Copper CapEx in 2021 was $892.30M.
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Basic Materials peers of Southern Copper (SCCO), ranked by their latest CapEx
| $7.02B | |
| $5.26B | |
| $4.49B | |
| $3.04B | |
| $2.71B | |
| $2.56B | |
| $1.05B | |
| $797.60M |
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