KEY FINANCIAL DATA
Selected financial and statistical data for the last five years
Selected five-year historical financial data presented below includes certain information derived from our consolidated financial statements. (In million, less amounts per stock, shares and financial ratios).
| As of December 31, | |||||
| Statement of Earnings Data | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Net sales | $13,420.0 | $11,433.4 | $9,895.8 | $10,047.9 | $10,934.1 |
| Operating income | $7,001.7 | $5,553.7 | $4,192.3 | $4,435.7 | $6,065.1 |
| Net income attributable to SCC | $4,334.9 | $3,376.8 | $2,425.2 | $2,638.50 | $3,397.1 |
| Per share amount | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Earnings basic and diluted | $5.24 | $4.21 | $3.14 | $3.41 | $4.39 |
| Dividends paid | $6.60 | $4.60 | $4.00 | $3.50 | $3.20 |
| Balance Sheet Data | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash and cash equivalents | $4,304.6 | $3,258.1 | $1,151.5 | $2,069.7 | $3,002.0 |
| Total assets | $21,381.4 | $18,713.5 | $16,725.3 | $17,277.4 | $18,297.6 |
| Total long-term debt, including current portion | $6,750.7 | $6,258.3 | $6,254.6 | $6,251.2 | $6,547.7 |
| Total liabilities | $10,276.5 | $9,475.4 | $9,244.1 | $9,130.5 | $10,089.8 |
| Total stockholders equity | $11,104.9 | $9,238.1 | $7,481.2 | $8,146.9 | $8,207.8 |
| Statement of Cash Flows | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Cash provided from operating activities | $4,752.1 | $4,421.7 | $3,573.1 | $2,802.5 | $4,292.4 |
| Depreciation, amortization and depletion | $868.4 | $845.9 | $833.6 | $796.3 | $806.00 |
| Cash used for investing activities | $(1,684.6) | $(673.3) | $(1,398.4) | $(666.8) | $(972.9) |
| Capital expenditures | $(1,325.3) | $(1,027.3) | $(1,008.6) | $(948.5) | $(892.3) |
| Cash used for financing activities | $(2,007.2) | $(1,645.2) | $(3,101.2) | $(3,011.0) | $(2,480.3) |
| Net debt | $1,841.4 | $2,754.9 | $4,503.8 | $3,973.1 | $3,058.7 |
| Dividends paid | $(2,485.1) | $(1,637.2) | $(3,092.4) | $(2,705.8) | $(2,473.8) |
| Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents | $1,046.5 | $2,106.6 | $(918.2) | $(932.2) | $818.4 |
| Financial Ratios | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
| Gross margin | 60.1% | 57.7% | 52.6% | 53.7% | 57.0% |
| Operating income margin | 52.2% | 48.6% | 42.4% | 44.1% | 55.5% |
| Net margin | 32.3% | 29.5% | 24.6% | 26.3% | 31.1% |
| Cash Cost (per lb) before by-products credit | $2.17 | $2.13 | $2.18 | $2.04 | $1.64 |
| By-products credits | $(1.59) | $(1.25) | $(1.16) | $(1.59) | $(0.97) |
| Cash Cost (per lb) with by-products credit | $0.58 | $0.89 | $1.02 | $0.45 | $0.67 |
| Current assets to current liabilities | 3.9 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| Net debt / total capitalization | 0.173 | 0.232 | 0.392 | 0.328 | 0.271 |
| EBITDA | $7,822.4 | $6,406.1 | $5,029.5 | $5,349.8 | $6,852.7 |
| EBITDA margin | 58.3% | 56.0% | 50.8% | 53.2% | 62.7% |
| Net Debt/EBITDA | 0.47 | 0.68 | 1.31 | 1.06 | 0.96 |