Southern Copper (BUE:SCCO) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: ARS2,442.34 (As of Jun. 2026)

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BUE:SCCO Southern Copper Corp BUE:SCCO
87 GF Score
Price ARS145,425.00
GF Value ARS107,440.63
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
! 1 Warning Sign
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What is Southern Copper Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Southern Copper BUE:SCCO -2.14% 87 Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS2,442.34 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates BUE:SCCO with a GF Score™ of 87/100 and a GF Value™ of ARS107,440.63 (Significantly Overvalued). The stock has 1 warning sign investors should review.

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

Southern Copper's adjusted free cash flow per share for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS5,527.965. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide the count will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is ARS2,442.34 for the trailing ten years ended in Jun. 2026.

During the past 12 months, Southern Copper's average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 33.20% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 25.50% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 23.80% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate was 11.80% per year. Please click Growth Rate Calculation Example (GuruFocus) to see how GuruFocus calculates Wal-Mart Stores Inc (WMT)'s revenue growth rate. You can apply the same method to get the Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate using Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share data.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Cyclically Adjusted FCF Growth Rate of Southern Copper was 73.80% per year. The lowest was -16.80% per year. And the median was 16.90% per year.

As of today (2026-08-18), Southern Copper's current stock price is ARS145425.00. Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 was ARS2,442.34. Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is 59.54.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Southern Copper was 80.80. The lowest was 22.46. And the median was 47.54.


Southern Copper  (BUE:SCCO) Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Explanation

If a company grows much fast than inflation, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share may underestimate the company's free cash flow. Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can seem to be too high even the actual Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow is low.

For the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, the free cash flow per share of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/FCF calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is also called CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=145425.00/2442.34
=59.54

* 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.

During the past 13 years, the highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF of Southern Copper was 80.80. The lowest was 22.46. And the median was 47.54.


Be Aware

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF works better for cyclical companies. It gives you a better idea on the company's real free cash flow value.


Southern Copper Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Related Terms


Southern Copper Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share 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.

Southern Copper Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Chart

Southern Copper Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 118.29 227.48 797.91 1,296.57 2,068.05

Southern Copper Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 1,420.41 1,942.02 2,068.05 2,137.58 2,442.34

BUE:SCCO vs FCX, IE, COPR: Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Comparison

For the Copper subindustry, Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF 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 Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


BUE:SCCO
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Southern Copper Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share Calculation

E10 is a concept invented by Prof. Robert Shiller, who uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share and the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years.

What is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share? How do we calculate Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share?

Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share of a company over the past 10 years. Let's use an example to explain.

If we want to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of Wal-Mart (WMT) for Dec. 31, 2010, we need to have the inflation data and the free cash flow per share from 2001 through 2010.

We adjusted the 2001 free cash flow per share data with the total inflation from 2001 through 2010 to the equivalent free cash flow in 2010. If the total inflation from 2001 to 2010 is 40%, and Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 a share in 2001, then the 2001's equivalent free cash flow in 2010 is $1.4 a share. If Wal-Mart's free cash flow is $1 again in 2002, and the total inflation from 2002 through 2010 is 35%, then the equivalent 2002 free cash flow in 2010 is $1.35. So on and so forth, you get the equivalent free cash flow per share of past 10 years. Then you add them together and divided the sum by the count to get Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

For example, Southern Copper's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare= Free Cash Flow per Share /CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=5527.965/333.9520*333.9520
=5,527.965

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Southern Copper Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201609 1.112 241.428 1.538
201612 0.345 241.432 0.477
201703 8.930 243.801 12.232
201706 3.973 244.955 5.416
201709 9.275 246.819 12.549
201712 17.349 246.524 23.502
201803 16.903 249.554 22.620
201806 8.999 251.989 11.926
201809 39.276 252.439 51.958
201812 13.989 251.233 18.595
201903 18.355 254.202 24.113
201906 24.737 256.143 32.251
201909 53.323 256.759 69.354
201912 52.390 256.974 68.084
202003 55.005 258.115 71.166
202006 49.624 257.797 64.283
202009 115.894 260.280 148.698
202012 164.284 260.474 210.627
202103 117.362 264.877 147.968
202106 188.878 271.696 232.157
202109 226.414 274.310 275.642
202112 246.622 278.802 295.406
202203 156.551 287.504 181.843
202206 24.314 296.311 27.403
202209 119.218 296.808 134.138
202212 344.248 296.797 387.343
202303 443.210 301.836 490.368
202306 312.837 305.109 342.411
202309 662.966 307.789 719.320
202312 262.227 306.746 285.485
202403 916.442 312.332 979.879
202406 1,368.433 314.175 1,454.574
202409 2,731.743 315.301 2,893.334
202412 2,720.295 315.605 2,878.433
202503 1,024.686 319.799 1,070.034
202506 2,097.273 322.561 2,171.337
202509 3,843.860 324.800 3,952.170
202512 3,600.752 324.054 3,710.734
202603 4,170.715 330.213 4,217.940
202606 5,527.965 333.952 5,527.965

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

What does a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ARS2,442.34 mean?
Southern Copper (BUE:SCCO) has a Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ARS2,442.34 as of Jun. 2026. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Southern Copper and its competitors.
Is Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share too high?
Southern Copper's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS2,442.34. Overall, Southern Copper has a GF Score™ of 87/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share compare to FCX and IE?
Southern Copper's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share of ARS2,442.34 can be compared against companies in the Metals & Mining industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for a Metals & Mining company?
A good Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share mean?
A high Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share represents the company's inflation-adjusted FCF per share over a 10-year period. View historical data on Southern Copper and its competitors. Southern Copper's current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS2,442.34. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Southern Copper stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Southern Copper (BUE:SCCO) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is ARS107,440.63, compared to a current price of ARS145,425.00 — trading 35.4% above its estimated fair value. The current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS2,442.34. Southern Copper's overall GF Score™ is 87/100 with 1 warning sign to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share calculated?
Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Southern Copper (BUE:SCCO), the current Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is ARS2,442.34 as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Southern Copper (BUE:SCCO) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Southern Copper stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of ARS145,425.00 is trading 35.4% above its estimated GF Value™ of ARS107,440.63. GuruFocus considers Southern Copper to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for BUE:SCCO:

  • Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share: ARS2,442.34
  • GF Value™: ARS107,440.63 vs. price of ARS145,425.00 (35.4% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 1 warning sign

No single metric tells the full story. See the BUE:SCCO stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Southern Copper Business Description

Address 7310 North 16th Street, Suite 135, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85020
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. It 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. The company's geographical segments are The Americas, Europe, and Asia.
87GF Score

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ARS145,425.00
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