Basis: Latest reported fiscal year. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 25.99 as of Saturday, August 8, 2026.
Forward PE Ratio (25.99) = Close Price ($199.06) / Consensus Forward EPS ($7.66)
FORWARD PE RATIO
25.99
SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS
21.21
median of 38 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+22.51%
vs the sector median at left
Southern Copper Corporation
Market Cap
$166.08B
Forward PE Ratio
25.99
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) | $166.08B | 25.99 |
| Rio Tinto Group (RIO)vs › | $164.29B | 12.12 |
| Newmont Corporation (NEM)vs › | $119.05B | 11.89 |
| Linde plc (LIN)vs › | $226.66B | 27.38 |
| BHP Group Limited (BHP)vs › | $229.67B | 18.02 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX)vs › | $100.08B | 23.88 |
| Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)vs › | $92.20B | 30.34 |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs › | $89.75B | 30.65 |
| Ecolab Inc. (ECL)vs › | $80.26B | 34.96 |
| Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs › | $73.20B | 11.88 |
Trailing P/E
29.1
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
26.0
consensus next-FY EPS
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $7.66 implies +12.2% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $6.83.
At today's $199.06 close, each upcoming fiscal year's consensus EPS implies a different multiple — how quickly the price is "paid down" by expected earnings if the estimates hold.
| Fiscal year end | Consensus EPS | Estimate range | Analysts | Implied P/E |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-12-31 | $7.66 | $7.32 – $7.80 | 8 | 26.0x |
| 2027-12-31 | $7.18 | $6.01 – $8.40 | 9 | 27.7x |
| 2028-12-31 | $7.04 | $5.31 – $9.51 | 8 | 28.3x |
Source: FMP analyst consensus estimates, refreshed with the daily precompute. "n/m" = the consensus EPS is not positive, so a multiple is undefined. There is no forward P/E history chart here because charting one would require the estimates as they stood in the past, which we do not store — see the trailing P/E history for how the realized multiple has moved.
PE Ratio = Share Price / Diluted EPS (TTM)
The price-to-earnings ratio measures how much investors pay for each dollar of trailing earnings. A lower PE can indicate a cheaper valuation; a higher PE implies higher growth expectations.
Expanded definitions: Investopedia, Wikipedia, Corporate Finance Institute
