Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026)
Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) reported Capital Expenditures of $973.0 million for Q1 2026, down 16.98% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025, and down 3.18% quarter-over-quarter from $1.0 billion in Q4 2025.
Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Capital Expenditures (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has 18 years of Capital Expenditures data on file, last reported at $973.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Capital Expenditures for Q1 2026 came in at $973.0 million, down 16.98% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.3 billion (down 9.12% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $4.5 billion, down 6.53% from the prior year.
- Capital Expenditures fell to $973.0 million in Q1 2026 per FCX's latest filing, from $1.0 billion in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Capital Expenditures peaked at $1.4 billion in Q4 2023 and troughed at $723.0 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $1.1 billion and a median of $1.1 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Capital Expenditures.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Capital Expenditures soared 99.31% in 2022, then dropped 18.89% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Capital Expenditures shows it stood at $1.0 billion in 2022, then surged by 30.09% to $1.4 billion in 2023, then dropped by 9.03% to $1.2 billion in 2024, then decreased by 18.89% to $1.0 billion in 2025, then fell by 3.18% to $973.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows FCX's Capital Expenditures at $973.0 million in Q1 2026, $1.0 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.1 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Capital Expenditures (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Southern Copper | 142.13 Bn | 136.85 Bn | 2.75 Bn | 441.90 Mn |
| 2 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 91.19 Bn | 99.46 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 973.00 Mn |
| 3 | Hudbay Minerals | 10.19 Bn | 9.65 Bn | 368.00 Mn | -140.20 Mn |
| 4 | Ero Copper | 2.69 Bn | 2.58 Bn | 105.91 Mn | - |
| 5 | Ivanhoe Electric | 1.75 Bn | 1.46 Bn | 505,000.00 | 597,000.00 |
| 6 | Taseko Mines | 3.95 Mn | -119.02 Mn | 83.54 Mn | -16.31 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 973.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 973.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.01 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.06 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.26 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.17 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.17 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.24 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.20 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 1.12 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.25 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.36 Bn |