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Great Southern CopperLSE:GSCU -3.75% 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -49.70 as of Mar. 2026. The stock has 3 warning signs investors should review. Among 2,159 Metals & Mining companies, Great Southern Copper ranks worse than 82.21% on this metric.
Shares Outstanding (EOP) are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them.
3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. A positive ratio may indicate share buybacks over the period, while a zero or negative ratio may reflect no repurchases or potential share issuance. Great Southern Copper's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -49.70%.
The historical rank and industry rank for Great Southern Copper's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio or its related term are showing as below:
LSE:GSCU'
s 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: -49.7 Med: -43.55 Max: -37.4
Current: -49.7
During the past 6 years, Great Southern Copper's highest 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio was -37.40%. The lowest was -49.70%. And the median was -43.55%.
LSE:GSCU's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is ranked worse than 82.21% of 2159
companies
in the Metals & Mining industry
Industry Median: -17.8
vs LSE:GSCU: -49.70
Great Southern Copper (LSE:GSCU) 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Explanation
A negative number means the company might be issuing new shares. A positive number indicates that the company is buying back shares.
Be Aware
Investors usually like share buybacks. But as pointed by Warren Buffett, only if a company buys back shares at the prices below the stock's intrinsic value, it rewards remaining shareholders. If a company buys its overvalued stocks back, it destroys shareholder value.
Great Southern Copper 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Related Terms
LSE:GSCU vs SCCO, FCX: 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Comparison
For the Copper subindustry, Great Southern Copper's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio 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.
Great Southern Copper 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio vs Metals & Mining Industry
For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Great Southern Copper's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Great Southern Copper's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio falls into.
Great Southern Copper 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio Calculation
This is the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. The annualized percentage change is calculated with expontential compound based on the latest four years of annual data on Shares Outstanding (EOP).
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What does a 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -49.70 mean?
Great Southern Copper (LSE:GSCU) has a 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -49.70 as of Mar. 2026. The 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. View historical data for Great Southern Copper and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, Great Southern Copper ranks #1775 out of 2159 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, placing it in the top 82.2%.
Is Great Southern Copper's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio too high?
Great Southern Copper's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -49.70. Based on the distribution chart, Great Southern Copper ranks #1775 out of 2159 companies in the Metals & Mining industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers.
How does Great Southern Copper's 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio compare to SCCO and FCX?
According to the Metals & Mining industry distribution chart, Great Southern Copper ranks #1775 out of 2159 companies for 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio. This places Great Southern Copper in the lower half of its industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio for a Metals & Mining company?
A good 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio depends on the Metals & Mining industry context. However, 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio 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 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio mean?
A high 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio measures the average annual proportion of a company's outstanding shares repurchased over the past three years. It is calculated as the annualized percentage change in shares outstanding from three years ago to the current year. View historical data for Great Southern Copper and its competitors. Great Southern Copper's current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -49.70. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Great Southern Copper stock overvalued right now?
Great Southern Copper (LSE:GSCU) has a current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio of -49.70. The current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -49.70. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio calculated?
3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Great Southern Copper (LSE:GSCU), the current 3-Year Share Buyback Ratio is -49.70 as of Mar. 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.
Great Southern Copper PLC is a mineral exploration company focused on discovering large-scale copper and gold deposits in Chile. Its principal assets are the Especularita and San Lorenzo projects, located in the underexplored coastal copper belt of northern Chile, where it targets porphyry and related copper-gold mineralization. The company also holds the Monti Lithium project. Operations are organized into exploration and corporate segments, with exploration activity concentrated entirely in Chile. As a pre-revenue explorer, Great Southern Copper generates no significant operating income and funds its activities primarily through equity issuances and other financing. Its customers are effectively the downstream metals markets, since any future production would be sold as copper and gold concentrates or related products. The company is listed in the United Kingdom and trades over the counter in the United States under the ticker GSCUF.
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