As of today (2024-04-24), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of Southern Copper is 3.50%.
Warning Sign:
Southern Copper Corp stock dividend yield is close to 2-year low.
The historical rank and industry rank for Southern Copper's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:
SCCO'
s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.47 Med: 2.94 Max: 13.61
Current: 3.5
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of Southern Copper was 13.61%. The lowest was 0.47%. And the median was 2.94%.
SCCO's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than 62.87% of 307
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: 2.33
vs SCCO: 3.50
Southern Copper's Dividend Payout Ratio for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was 1.72.
Warning Sign:
If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of Southern Copper Corp is 1.27, which seems too high.
During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of Southern Copper was 1.27. The lowest was 0.18. And the median was 0.71.
Southern Copper's Dividends per Share for the
three
months ended in Dec. 2023 was $1.00.
During the past 12 months, Southern Copper's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 14.30% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 38.70% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 27.00% per year.
During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 30.10% per year.
During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of Southern Copper was 162.90% per year. The lowest was -54.90% per year. And the median was 22.30% per year.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.
Southern Copper Dividend Yield % Historical Data
The historical data trend for Southern Copper's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
For the Copper subindustry, Southern Copper's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
Southern Copper Dividend Yield % Distribution
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Southern Copper's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Southern Copper's Dividend Yield % falls into.
Southern Copper Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
Southern Copper Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.800
2024-02-12
2024-02-13
2024-02-29
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.000
2023-11-07
2023-11-08
2023-11-22
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.000
2023-08-08
2023-08-09
2023-08-23
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 1.000
2023-05-08
2023-05-09
2023-05-23
Cash Dividend
quarterly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
Southern Copper's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield
=
Most Recent Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
3.8
/
108.82
=
3.49 %
Current Share Price is $108.82.
Southern Copper's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $3.8.
Southern Copper's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as
Forward Annual Dividend Yield
=
Forward Full Year Dividend
/
Current Share Price
=
3.2
/
108.82
=
2.94 %
Current Share Price is $108.82.
Southern Copper's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.8 * 4 = $3.2.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
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Southern Copper (Southern Copper) Business Description
Southern Copper Corp is an integrated producer of copper and other minerals and operates the mining, smelting, and refining facilities in Peru and Mexico. Its production includes copper, molybdenum, zinc, and silver. The company operates through the following segments: Peruvian operations, Mexican open-pit operations, and Mexican underground mining operations. Southern Copper generates the majority of its revenue from the sale of copper and the rest from the sale of non-copper products, such as molybdenum, silver, zinc, lead, and gold. Its geographical segments are The Americas, Europe, and Asia.
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