(FCX) Freeport-McMoran Copper - Overview
Sector: Basic Materials | Industry: Copper | Exchange: NYSE (USA) | Market Cap: 94.462m USD | Total Return: 65.6% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 810M
EPS Trend: 30.7%
Qual. Beats: 4
Rev. Trend: 95.0%
Qual. Beats: 1
Warnings
Choppy
Tailwinds
Tailwind, Pullback 52w
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) is a leading international mining company headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, with significant operations across North America, South America, and Indonesia. The company focuses on the extraction of copper, gold, and molybdenum, maintaining a portfolio of large-scale, long-lived assets such as the Grasberg minerals district and the Morenci mine.
As a primary producer in the copper sector, the company’s revenue is heavily influenced by global industrial demand and the transition toward renewable energy technologies, which require high volumes of conductive metals. Unlike many diversified miners, Freeport-McMoRan’s business model is concentrated on industrial metals that are essential for electrical grids and electric vehicle manufacturing. Investors can further analyze these industrial trends and valuation metrics on ValueRay.
- Global electrification demand and supply deficits drive benchmark copper price volatility
- Production volume and export permit stability at Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia
- Input cost inflation for energy and labor impacts copper cash production margins
- Regulatory and fiscal policy shifts in South American mining jurisdictions affect operations
- Gold and molybdenum price fluctuations provide significant secondary revenue and margin support
| Net Income: 2.73b TTM > 0 and > 6% of Revenue |
| FCF/TA: 0.11 > 0.02 and ΔFCF/TA 7.77 > 1.0 |
| NWC/Revenue: 30.98% < 20% (prev 32.10%; Δ -1.12% < -1%) |
| CFO/TA 0.10 > 3% & CFO 6.05b > Net Income 2.73b |
| Net Debt (7.37b) to EBITDA (9.59b): 0.77 < 3 |
| Current Ratio: 2.39 > 1.5 & < 3 |
| Outstanding Shares: last quarter (1.44b) vs 12m ago 0.0% < -2% |
| Gross Margin: 27.80% > 18% (prev 0.27%; Δ 2.75k% > 0.5%) |
| Asset Turnover: 46.00% > 50% (prev 43.70%; Δ 2.30% > 0%) |
| Interest Coverage Ratio: 17.68 > 6 (EBITDA TTM 9.59b / Interest Expense TTM 413.0m) |
| A: 0.14 (Total Current Assets 14.1b - Total Current Liabilities 5.91b) / Total Assets 58.8b |
| B: 0.03 (Retained Earnings 2.05b / Total Assets 58.8b) |
| C: 0.13 (EBIT TTM 7.30b / Avg Total Assets 57.4b) |
| D: 0.07 (Book Value of Equity 1.91b / Total Liabilities 27.3b) |
| Altman-Z'' = 1.95 = BBB |
| DSRI: 1.45 (Receivables 2.05b/1.31b, Revenue 26.4b/24.5b) |
| GMI: 0.98 (GM 27.80% / 27.36%) |
| AQI: 1.15 (AQ_t 0.06 / AQ_t-1 0.05) |
| SGI: 1.08 (Revenue 26.4b / 24.5b) |
| TATA: -0.06 (NI 2.73b - CFO 6.05b) / TA 58.8b) |
| Beneish M = -2.58 (Cap -4..+1) = A |
As of June 01, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 65.71 with a total of 11,357,554 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by +5.46%,
over one month by +13.72%,
over three months by -3.57% and
over the past year by +65.56%.
Freeport-McMoran Copper has received a consensus analysts rating of 4.32. Therefore, it is recommended to buy FCX.
- StrongBuy: 13
- Buy: 5
- Hold: 3
- Sell: 0
- StrongSell: 1
| Analysts Target Price | 68 | 3.4% |
P/E Trailing = 34.7672
P/E Forward = 23.5849
P/S = 3.4621
P/B = 4.6897
P/EG = 4.2848
Revenue TTM = 26.4b USD
EBIT TTM = 7.30b USD
EBITDA TTM = 9.59b USD
Long Term Debt = 8.91b USD (from longTermDebt, last quarter)
Short Term Debt = 500.0m USD (from shortTermDebt, last quarter)
Debt = 11.4b USD (from shortLongTermDebtTotal, last quarter) + Leases 987.0m
Net Debt = 7.37b USD (calculated: Debt 11.4b - CCE 4.02b)
Enterprise Value = 102b USD (94.5b + Debt 11.4b - CCE 4.02b)
Interest Coverage Ratio = 17.68 (Ebit TTM 7.30b / Interest Expense TTM 413.0m)
EV/FCF = 16.30x (Enterprise Value 102b / FCF TTM 6.25b)
FCF Yield = 6.13% (FCF TTM 6.25b / Enterprise Value 102b)
FCF Margin = 23.64% (FCF TTM 6.25b / Revenue TTM 26.4b)
Net Margin = 10.34% (Net Income TTM 2.73b / Revenue TTM 26.4b)
Gross Margin = 27.80% ((Revenue TTM 26.4b - Cost of Revenue TTM 19.1b) / Revenue TTM)
Gross Margin QoQ = 26.55% (prev 18.05%)
Tobins Q-Ratio = 1.73 (Enterprise Value 102b / Total Assets 58.8b)
Interest Expense / Debt = 3.63% (Interest Expense 413.0m / Debt 11.4b)
Taxrate = 32.10% (653.0m / 2.03b)
NOPAT = 4.96b (EBIT 7.30b * (1 - 32.10%))
Current Ratio = 2.39 (Total Current Assets 14.1b / Total Current Liabilities 5.91b)
Debt / Equity = 0.58 (Debt 11.4b / totalStockholderEquity, last quarter 19.5b)
Debt / EBITDA = 0.77 (Net Debt 7.37b / EBITDA 9.59b)
Debt / FCF = 1.18 (Net Debt 7.37b / FCF TTM 6.25b)
Total Stockholder Equity = 18.8b (last 4 quarters mean from totalStockholderEquity)
RoA = 4.76% (Net Income 2.73b / Total Assets 58.8b)
RoE = 14.52% (Net Income TTM 2.73b / Total Stockholder Equity 18.8b)
RoCE = 26.32% (EBIT 7.30b / Capital Employed (Equity 18.8b + L.T.Debt 8.91b))
RoIC = 9.43% (NOPAT 4.96b / Invested Capital 52.6b)
WACC = 10.93% (E(94.5b)/V(106b) * Re(11.95%) + D(11.4b)/V(106b) * Rd(3.63%) * (1-Tc(0.32)))
Discount Rate = 11.95% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Shares (quarterly) Correlation: -39.44 | Cagr: 0.0%
[DCF] Terminal Value 70.10% ; FCFF base≈4.39b ; Y1≈5.03b ; Y5≈7.40b
[DCF] Fair Price = 48.03 (EV 76.4b - Net Debt 7.37b = Equity 69.1b / Shares 1.44b; r=10.93% [WACC]; 5y FCF grow 15.0% → 2.50% )
EPS Correlation: 30.67 | EPS CAGR: 4.41% | SUE: 1.99 | # QB: 4
Revenue Correlation: 94.98 | Revenue CAGR: 6.83% | SUE: 0.86 | # QB: 1
EPS current Quarter (2026-06-30): EPS=0.57 | Chg30d=+2.96% | Revisions=-38% | Analysts=13
EPS next Quarter (2026-09-30): EPS=0.74 | Chg30d=+1.51% | Revisions=-54% | Analysts=13
EPS current Year (2026-12-31): EPS=2.63 | Chg30d=+0.91% | Revisions=-58% | GrowthEPS=+48.8% | GrowthRev=+9.8%
EPS next Year (2027-12-31): EPS=3.73 | Chg30d=-1.35% | Revisions=-40% | GrowthEPS=+41.6% | GrowthRev=+19.6%
[Analyst] Revisions Ratio: -58%