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The closing price of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE: FCX) was $42.85 for the day, up 5.31% from the previous closing price of $40.69. In other words, the price has increased by $5.31 from its previous closing price. On the day, 25.42 million shares were traded. FCX stock price reached its highest trading level at $43.03 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $41.87.
Ratios:
Our analysis of FCX’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.03 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 36.40. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.21 and its Current Ratio is at 2.47. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.51 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.49.
On October 08, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $47.
UBS Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on October 03, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $48.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 02 ’25 when Mikes Ellie L. sold 8,584 shares for $40.02 per share. The transaction valued at 343,520 led to the insider holds 48,333 shares of the business.
Mikes Ellie L. bought 8,584 shares of FCX for $343,519 on Jun 02 ’25. On Nov 11 ’24, another insider, Robertson Maree E., who serves as the EVP & CFO of the company, sold 13,000 shares for $44.91 each. As a result, the insider received 583,878 and left with 68,198 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, FCX now has a Market Capitalization of 61522915328 and an Enterprise Value of 78071922688. As of this moment, Freeport-McMoRan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 32.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.79. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.52. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 3.024 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.117.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FCX is 1.63, which has changed by -0.13504237 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16845357 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FCX has reached a high of $49.91, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.61. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.24%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.61%.
Shares Statistics:
FCX traded an average of 18.97M shares per day over the past three months and 34628570 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 1.44B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.43B. Insiders hold about 0.58% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 87.00% stake in the company. Shares short for FCX as of 1757894400 were 21394508 with a Short Ratio of 1.13, compared to 1755216000 on 26703202. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 21394508 and a Short% of Float of 1.5.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.6, FCX has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.30. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014745639. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.73. The current Payout Ratio is 46.04% for FCX, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-07-15 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-10-15. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2011-02-02 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
. The current market rating for Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) reflects the collective analysis of 10.0 analysts closely monitoring its performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.19, with high estimates of $0.31 and low estimates of $0.06.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.75 and $1.29 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.46. EPS for the following year is $2.02, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $2.95 and $1.16.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 9 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $7.21B to a low estimate of $5.8B. As of. The current estimate, Freeport-McMoRan Inc’s year-ago sales were $6.79BFor the next quarter, 9 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.27B. There is a high estimate of $6.98B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $4.19B.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FCX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $27.35B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $23.3B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $25.24B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $25.45BBased on 17 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $27.28B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $30.93B and the low estimate is $24.41B.
