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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) pays a $3.91 annual dividend ($1.10 quarterly), yielding 1.97% at $198.76/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-08-11. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.97%
Annual Dividend: $3.91 per share
Payout Ratio: 53.3%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-08-11
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 31
Southern Copper Corporation dividend investors are dealing with a miner that spans copper, molybdenum, zinc, silver, and gold across Mexico, Peru, and beyond. The current yield sits at 1.97%, with trailing annual payments of $3.9142 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is August 11, 2026. SCCO's beta of 1.151 reflects meaningful price volatility, which shapes the experience for income-focused holders more than the yield alone does.
Southern Copper Corporation pays out 53.3% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as moderate (40–60%). That level leaves a meaningful buffer, supported by a diversified mining operation that produces copper cathodes, molybdenum concentrates, refined silver, and sulfuric acid across multiple countries and mine types. The most significant pressure on Southern Copper Corporation dividend safety is commodity price exposure: copper and other metals are cyclically priced, and the dividend history shows year-over-year declines in past periods, confirming that payouts have moved with the business cycle.
Southern Copper Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.8% per year from 2002 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.3588 to $3.1000 over that span (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation, Southern Copper Corporation dividend 2026 data remains incomplete). The largest annual increase in the window was 321.9% in 2004, which reflects how sharply commodity-driven payouts can swing in either direction.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -4.0% | $3.50 (2022) | $3.10 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +15.6% | $1.50 (2020) | $3.10 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +24.7% | $0.34 (2015) | $3.10 (2025) |
SCCO fits growth-and-income investors who prioritize dividend growth over current yield, particularly those comfortable with commodity-cycle volatility. The yield is low (below 2%), and at 1.97% it sits above the 5-year average of 1.6%, so current pricing offers a modestly better entry yield than the recent norm. The 9.8% annualized growth rate over more than two decades is the real draw here, not the income level today. The trade-off is clear: Southern Copper Corporation's dividend has declined in past years alongside copper prices, and with only one consecutive year of increases, income predictability is not this stock's defining characteristic.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | $1.1000 |
| 2026-05-13 | $1.0000 |
| 2026-02-10 | $1.0000 |
| 2025-11-12 | $0.9000 |
| 2025-08-15 | $0.8000 |
| 2025-05-02 | $0.7000 |
| 2025-02-11 | $0.7000 |
| 2024-11-06 | $0.7000 |
| 2024-08-09 | $0.6000 |
| 2024-02-12 | $0.8000 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.1000 |
| 2025 | $3.1000 |
| 2024 | $2.1000 |
| 2023 | $4.0000 |
| 2022 | $3.5000 |
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