Freeport-Mcmoran FCX
NYSE FCX
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At close: Sep 25, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)

Freeport-Mcmoran's (FCX) quarterly Capital Expenditures came in at -$1.0 million in Q2 2026, down 100.08% year-over-year from $1.3 billion in Q2 2025, and down 100.1% quarter-over-quarter from $973.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has reported Capital Expenditures for 18 consecutive years, with -$1.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Capital Expenditures fell 100.08% year-over-year to -$1.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $3.0 billion, a 37.73% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $4.5 billion, down 6.53% from the prior year.
  • Capital Expenditures was -$1.0 million for Q2 2026 at Freeport-Mcmoran, down from $973.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $1.4 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at -$1.0 million in Q2 2026.
  • A 5-year average of $1.0 billion and a median of $1.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
  • Across the five-year window, Capital Expenditures surged 99.31% in 2022 and sank 100.08% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Capital Expenditures stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then jumped by 30.09% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then slipped by 9.03% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then retreated by 18.89% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then slumped by 100.1% to -$1.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Capital Expenditures figures came in at -$1.0 million (Q2 2026), $973.0 million (Q1 2026), and $1.0 billion (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Capex (Qtr)
1 Rio Tinto 186.21 Bn 152.34 Bn - -
2 Southern Copper 170.20 Bn 149.06 Bn 2.90 Bn 422.80 Mn
3 Newmont 127.93 Bn 96.10 Bn 4.03 Bn 719.00 Mn
4 Ternium 111.02 Bn 76.07 Bn 941.02 Mn -431.28 Mn
5 Freeport-Mcmoran 103.81 Bn 99.96 Bn 2.19 Bn 1.10 Bn
6 Agnico Eagle Mines 97.22 Bn 97.22 Bn 2.43 Bn -
7 Barrick Mining 71.84 Bn 56.58 Bn 2.90 Bn -1.19 Bn
8 Nucor 56.10 Bn 46.64 Bn 2.03 Bn 571.00 Mn
9 ArcelorMittal 53.80 Bn 34.82 Bn - -1.10 Bn
10 AngloGold Ashanti 50.01 Bn 39.68 Bn 1.70 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 1.10 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 973.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 1.01 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.06 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.26 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 1.20 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.12 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 1.25 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 1.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 1.18 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 1.16 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 1.12 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 1.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 836.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 863.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 723.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 771.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 541.00 Mn
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