How many employees does Southern Copper Corporation have?

Southern Copper Corporation reported 16,617 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 27, 2026. That is up 3.0% from a year earlier.

What is Southern Copper Corporation's revenue per employee?

Southern Copper Corporation brought in $13.4B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $808K per employee. That ranks 19 of 46 companies we track in Basic Materials, where the median is $727K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

Company data

Southern Copper Corporation employees and revenue per employee

SCCO · Copper · $171.5B market cap

Southern Copper Corporation had 16,617 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 3.0% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $13.4B, up 17.4% from a year earlier, or $808K per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

16,617

+3.0% YoY

Revenue

$13.4B

+17.4% YoY

Revenue / employee

$808K

Peer median $727K

Rank in sector

19 of 46

Basic Materials

Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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SCCO employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	16,617	$13.4B	$808K	+3.0%	+17.4%
Dec 2024	16,133	$11.4B	$709K	+2.0%	+15.5%
Dec 2023	15,810	$9.90B	$626K	+5.3%	-1.5%
Dec 2022	15,018	$10.0B	$669K	+2.2%	-8.1%
Dec 2021	14,700	$10.9B	$744K	+6.7%	+36.9%
Dec 2020	13,777	$7.98B	$580K	-3.7%	+9.6%
Dec 2019	14,301	$7.29B	$509K	+2.9%	+2.7%
Dec 2018	13,899	$7.10B	$511K	+5.8%	+6.6%
Dec 2017	13,140	$6.65B	$506K	-2.0%	+23.7%
Dec 2016	13,414	$5.38B	$401K	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Southern Copper Corporation against similar companies

The closest sector peers by revenue, from Basic Materials.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
RS Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.	15,700	$14.3B	$910K	Leaner
MOS The Mosaic Company	13,249	$12.1B	$910K	Leaner
AA Alcoa Corporation	14,900	$12.8B	$861K	Hiring ahead
SCCO Southern Copper Corporation	16,617	$13.4B	$808K	Efficient growth
WLK Westlake Corporation	14,600	$11.2B	$765K	Contracting
APD Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	21,300	$12.0B	$565K	Contracting
BLDR Builders FirstSource, Inc.	28,000	$15.2B	$543K	Contracting
PPG PPG Industries, Inc.	43,500	$15.9B	$365K	Leaner
ECL Ecolab Inc.	48,000	$16.1B	$335K	Leaner

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Questions about Southern Copper Corporation

How many employees does Southern Copper Corporation have?: Southern Copper Corporation reported 16,617 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 27, 2026. That is up 3.0% from a year earlier.
What is Southern Copper Corporation's revenue per employee?: Southern Copper Corporation brought in $13.4B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $808K per employee. That ranks 19 of 46 companies we track in Basic Materials, where the median is $727K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Southern Copper Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 27, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell SCCO.