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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001558370-25-005526"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "SCCO"
cik: "0001001838"
company_name: "SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/"
filed_at: "2025-04-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-23T05:35:53.990692+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.85
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Southern Copper Q1 net income $945.9M (+28.5% YoY); EPS $1.19; cash cost down 28%

## Summary
- Net sales $3,121.9M (+20.1% YoY); net income $945.9M (+28.5%); EPS $1.19 vs $0.95.
- Adjusted EBITDA $1,745.6M (+23.1% YoY); margin 55.9% vs 54.5%.
- Operating cash cost per pound of copper $0.77, down 28.5% from $1.07 on lower costs and higher by-product credits.
- Quarterly cash dividend $0.70/share plus stock dividend of 0.0099 shares, payable May 19, 2025.
- Capital investments $317.8M (+48.6%); cash from operations $721.3M (+9.3%); Los Chancas land acquired, illegal miner attack reported.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001558370-25-005526
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: SCCO
- cik: 0001001838
- company_name: SOUTHERN COPPER CORP/
- filed_at: 2025-04-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.85
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.85
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001838/000155837025005526/0001558370-25-005526-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1001838/000155837025005526/scco-20250424x8k.htm

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