Freeport-Mcmoran FCX
NYSE FCX
$72.58 -1.35 (-1.83%)
As of: Sep 3, 2026 · 12:29 PM EDT

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026)

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) posted quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 0.43 for Q1 2026, up 122.54% year-over-year from 0.19 in Q1 2025, and up 508.41% quarter-over-quarter from 0.11 in Q4 2025.

Analysis

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) FCF Payout Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 17 consecutive years, with 0.43 the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 122.54% year-over-year to 0.43; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.33 (up 31.13% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.28, up 26.07% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio improved to 0.43 in Q1 2026 per FCX's latest filing, from 0.11 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 5.72 in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 10.86 in Q4 2023.
  • Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 0.27 across 5 years, with a median of 0.28 in 2022.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio soared 583.24% — and 2023, when it plunged 22659.45%.
  • Freeport-Mcmoran's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.05 in 2022, then slumped by 22659.45% to 10.86 in 2023, then jumped by 98.43% to 0.17 in 2024, then soared by 38.18% to 0.11 in 2025, then jumped by 508.41% to 0.43 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCX's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.43 in Q1 2026, 0.11 in Q4 2025, and 0.04 in Q3 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Southern Copper 167.28 Bn 159.95 Bn 2.90 Bn 0.53
2 Freeport-Mcmoran 104.41 Bn 100.33 Bn 2.19 Bn 0.10
3 Trekor Metals 54.15 Bn 54.02 Bn 111.31 Mn -
4 Hudbay Minerals 10.86 Bn 9.82 Bn 269.00 Mn -0.02
5 Ero Copper 3.62 Bn 3.52 Bn 121.42 Mn -
6 Ivanhoe Electric 1.56 Bn 1.56 Bn 368,000.00 -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.10
Mar 31, 2026 0.43
Sep 30, 2025 1.07
Jun 30, 2025 0.44
Mar 31, 2025 -1.91
Dec 31, 2024 2.86
Sep 30, 2024 1.19
Jun 30, 2024 0.56
Mar 31, 2024 0.34
Dec 31, 2023 4.60
Sep 30, 2023 5.72
Jun 30, 2023 0.42
Mar 31, 2023 -3.06
Dec 31, 2022 9.73
Sep 30, 2022 -1.78
Jun 30, 2022 0.39
Mar 31, 2022 0.23
Dec 31, 2021 0.52
Sep 30, 2021 0.08
Jun 30, 2021 0.06