Basic Materials
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.(FCX)
Live Price
Offline$68.41
+3.12% today
1Y Change
+55.67%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
- Market Cap
- $87.51B
- Revenue Growth
- +1.1%
- EPS Growth
- +16.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 1.0%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $87.51B and listed on NYSE. The stock last traded around $68.41 and up 55.7% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 22, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +1.1%, EPS growth of +16.8%, a dividend yield of 1.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +1.1%, EPS +16.8%, free cash flow -52.6% with operating margin 27.8% and ROIC 9.1%. The dividend is present but secondary, with a yield around 1.0%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 32.2 and price/sales 3.3. Stock Foundry combines FCX price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Near sector median
+1.1% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+27.8% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 23, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating story is still moving forward
Revenue is running at +1.1% and EPS at +16.8%, with operating margin around 27.8%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 1.0%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged +2.0% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 2 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 23, 2026 | โ | -0.7% | -6.0% | +1.4% |
2026 Jan 22, 2026 | +64.8% | +2.7% | +10.7% | +9.3% |
2025 Oct 23, 2025 | +18.7% | +0.3% | +1.2% | -3.9% |
Benchmark Edge
FCX vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
FCX
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
FCX Max Drawdown
-25.14%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for FCX and SPY.
Company Overview
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.
New York Stock Exchange
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals, as well as oil and gas. Its assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Tyrone and Chino in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile. The company also operates a portfolio of oil and gas properties primarily located in offshore California and the Gulf of Mexico. As of December 31, 2021, it operated approximately 135 wells. The company was formerly known as Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. and changed its name to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. in July 2014. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.
- Leadership
- Kathleen Lynne Quirk
- IPO Date
- Jul 10, 1995
- Employees
- 28.5k
- Street Address
- 4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd.
- Mailing
- Phoenix, AZ, 85040-8852
- Region
- Phoenix, AZ, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 602 366 8100
- Last Updated
- Apr 28, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 32.2
- EV/EBITDA
- 9.8
- Price/Sales
- 3.3
- Price/Book
- 4.5
Growth
- Revenue
- +1.1%
- EPS
- +16.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- -52.6%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 27.8%
- Operating Margin
- 27.8%
- Net Margin
- 10.3%
- ROE
- 14.5%
- ROIC
- 9.1%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.53
- Current Ratio
- 2.39
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
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