Basis: FMP quote price / unrounded FMP forward EPS in the trading currency, available after its recorded retrieval time. Source: stored company filings and market data; unavailable inputs remain N/A.
The forward PE ratio is 26.01 as of 2026-09-23T15:56:01.524Z.
Consensus retrieved: 2026-09-13T23:41:33.768Z. This records retrieval, including cache reads, rather than vendor publication. The calculation uses the separately dated price and estimate available at its as-of time.
Calculation as of: 2026-09-23T15:56:01.524Z.
Quote observation: 2026-09-23T15:55:06.000Z. Amounts in USD. The price header may show a later quote.
FMP input reference: 5c3e535367a7cb9f860468ca7e276019e9320af4fc72dc323326bdd4da9a8016
Forward PE Ratio (26.01) = Dated Quote Price ($199.39) / Consensus Forward EPS ($7.67)
FORWARD PE RATIO
26.01
SECTOR MEDIAN · BASIC MATERIALS
17.66
median of 48 covered companies
CURRENT VS SECTOR MEDIAN
+47.32%
vs the sector median at left
Southern Copper Corporation
Market Cap
$166.36B
Forward PE Ratio
26.01
| NAME | MARKET CAP | FORWARD PE RATIO |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Copper Corporation (SCCO) | $166.36B | 26.01 |
| Rio Tinto Group (RIO)vs › | $155.32B | 11.45 |
| Newmont Corporation (NEM)vs › | $129.30B | 12.99 |
| BHP Group Limited (BHP)vs › | $216.96B | 17.44 |
| Linde plc (LIN)vs › | $217.23B | 26.26 |
| Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX)vs › | $103.78B | 24.50 |
| Johnson Controls International plc (JCI)vs › | $88.62B | 28.84 |
| The Sherwin-Williams Company (SHW)vs › | $79.08B | 26.91 |
| Ecolab Inc. (ECL)vs › | $77.61B | 33.81 |
| Barrick Mining Corporation (B)vs › | $71.29B | 11.77 |
Trailing P/E
29.2
reported TTM EPS
Forward P/E
26.0
consensus EPS · fiscal year ending 2026-12-31
The gap between the two multiples is the consensus growth expectation: analysts' forward EPS of $7.67 implies +12.3% EPS growth vs the reported trailing $6.83.
At the dated quote price of $199.39, 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 | $7.67 | $7.40 – $8.07 | 9 | 26.0x |
| 2027-12-31 | $7.15 | $6.27 – $7.67 | 9 | 27.9x |
| 2028-12-31 | $6.91 | $5.25 – $9.46 | 8 | 28.9x |
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
