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STOCKHOLDERS'EQUITY: (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
STOCKHOLDERS'EQUITY:  
Schedule of activity in treasury stock

Activity in treasury stock in the six-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 was as follows (in millions):

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Southern Copper common shares

Balance as of January 1,

$

1,625.4

$

2,337.3

Dividends paid in common stock

 

(377.8)

 

(338.8)

Used for corporate purposes

 

(0.2)

 

(0.2)

Balance as of June 30, 

 

1,247.4

 

1,998.4

Parent Company (Grupo Mexico) common shares

Balance as of January 1,

 

408.8

 

363.4

Other activity, including dividend, interest and foreign currency translation effect

 

25.9

 

10.2

Balance as of June 30, 

 

434.7

 

373.5

Treasury stock balance as of June 30, 

$

1,682.1

$

2,371.9

Schedule of Stock dividend activity

Total

Effect in

Common stock

Average

Number of

Additional

Effect in

dividend

Market price

Shares Paid

Paid-in capital

Treasury Stock

Date of payment

per share

per share

as Dividends

($ in millions)

($ in millions)

February 27, 2026

 

0.0085

$

179.93

 

6,961,959

 

$

1,079.9

 

$

172.8

May 29, 2026

 

0.0100

$

187.45

 

8,260,265

 

1,343.4

 

205.0

Total

 

0.0185

 

15,222,224

 

$

2,423.3

$

377.8

Schedule of activity in Directors' Stock Award Plan

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Total SCC shares reserved for the plan

 

600,000

 

600,000

Total shares granted at January 1,

 

(457,200)

 

(444,400)

Granted in the period

 

(8,000)

 

(6,400)

Total shares granted at June 30, 

 

(465,200)

 

(450,800)

Remaining shares reserved

 

134,800

 

149,200

Summary of non-controlling interest activity

The following table presents the non-controlling interest activity for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 (in millions):

  ​ ​ ​

2026

  ​ ​ ​

2025

Balance as of January 1,

 

$

66.8

 

$

66.6

Net earnings

 

9.6

 

6.4

Dividend paid

 

 

(4.4)

Balance as of June 30, 

 

$

76.4

 

$

68.6

Employee Stock Purchase 2018 Plan  
STOCKHOLDERS'EQUITY:  
Schedule of stock based compensation expense and unrecognized compensation expense

The stock based compensation expense for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 and the unrecognized compensation expense under this plan were as follows (in millions):

  ​ ​ ​

2026

2025

Stock based compensation expense

$

0.3

 

$

0.3

Unrecognized compensation expense

$

 

$

0.7

Schedule of stock award activity

Unit Weighted Average

  ​ ​ ​

Shares

Grant Date Fair Value

Outstanding shares at January 1, 2026

 

1,202,943

$

1.86

Granted

 

Exercised

 

(20,302)

$

1.86

Forfeited

 

Outstanding shares at June 30, 2026

 

1,182,641

$

1.86

Outstanding shares at January 1, 2025

1,901,089

$

1.86

Granted

Exercised

(602,500)

$

1.86

Forfeited

Outstanding shares at June 30, 2025

 

1,298,589

$

1.86

Employee Stock Purchase 2025 Plan  
STOCKHOLDERS'EQUITY:  
Schedule of stock based compensation expense and unrecognized compensation expense

The stock-based compensation expense and the unrecognized compensation expense under this plan for the six-month periods ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 were as follows (in millions):

  ​ ​ ​

2026

2025

Stock based compensation expense

$

0.3

 

$

Unrecognized compensation expense

$

3.8

 

$

Schedule of stock award activity

Unit Weighted Average

  ​ ​ ​

Shares

Grant Date Fair Value

Outstanding shares at January 1, 2026

 

2,496,658

$

4.51

Granted

 

Exercised

 

 

Forfeited

 

(79,443)

4.51

Outstanding shares at June 30, 2026

 

2,417,215

$

4.51

Outstanding shares at January 1, 2025

$

Granted

2,372,449

$

4.51

Exercised

Forfeited

Outstanding shares at June 30, 2025

 

2,372,449

$

4.51