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After finishing at $40.21 in the prior trading day, Freeport-McMoRan Inc (NYSE: FCX) closed at $38.65, down -3.88%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.88 from its previous closing price. On the day, 25.04 million shares were traded. FCX stock price reached its highest trading level at $39.92 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $38.54.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of FCX by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.20 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.15. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.19 and its Current Ratio is at 2.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.50 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.48.
On October 08, 2025, Citigroup Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Neutral but kept the price unchanged to $48.
On October 08, 2025, Wells Fargo started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $47.Wells Fargo initiated its Overweight rating on October 08, 2025, with a $47 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 55492669440 and an Enterprise Value of 70801997824. As of this moment, Freeport-McMoRan’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 27.08, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 17.96. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.05. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.05. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.723 whereas that against EBITDA is 7.329.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for FCX is 1.49, which has changed by -0.13265747 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13355756 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, FCX has reached a high of $48.95, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $27.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.38%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 17.47M shares per day over the past 3-months and 13887950 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. 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 88.00% stake in the company. Shares short for FCX as of 1760486400 were 19786656 with a Short Ratio of 1.13, compared to 1757894400 on 21394508. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19786656 and a Short% of Float of 1.39.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, FCX’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.6, compared to 0.30 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.014921662. 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 2025-10-15 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
At present, 9.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.45, with high estimates of $0.61 and low estimates of $0.32.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $1.65 and $1.32 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $1.52. EPS for the following year is $2.22, with 16.0 analysts recommending between $3.4 and $1.47.
Revenue Estimates
8 analysts predict $5.5B in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $6.63B to a low estimate of $4.87B. As of. The current estimate, Freeport-McMoRan Inc’s year-ago sales were $5.72BFor the next quarter, 8 analysts are estimating revenue of $6.46B. There is a high estimate of $6.9B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.85B.
A total of 14 analysts have provided revenue estimates for FCX’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $26.5B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $24.22B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $25.43B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $25.45BBased on 14 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $27.49B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $30.41B and the low estimate is $20.68B.
