Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) reported Free Cash Flow of $522.0 million for Q1 2026, up 557.89% year-over-year from $79.3 million in Q1 2025, and up 267.31% quarter-over-quarter from -$312.0 million in Q4 2025.

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $522.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $522.0 million, up 557.89% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.8 billion (up 9.77% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.1 billion, down 52.55% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow grew to $522.0 million in Q1 2026 per FCX's latest filing, from -$312.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $968.0 million in Q1 2022 and troughed at -$312.0 million in Q4 2025.
  • A 5-year average of $359.7 million and a median of $510.0 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2024: Free Cash Flow plunged 290.91% in 2023, then jumped 1060.34% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $22.0 million in 2022, then sank by 290.91% to -$42.0 million in 2023, then soared by 569.05% to $197.0 million in 2024, then sank by 258.38% to -$312.0 million in 2025, then surged by 267.31% to $522.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows FCX's Free Cash Flow at $522.0 million in Q1 2026, -$312.0 million in Q4 2025, and $608.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Southern Copper 142.13 Bn 136.85 Bn 2.75 Bn 1.25 Bn
2 Freeport-Mcmoran 91.19 Bn 99.46 Bn 6.22 Bn 522.00 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 -42.91 Mn
6 Taseko Mines 3.95 Mn -119.02 Mn 83.54 Mn 84.75 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 522.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 522.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -312.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -312.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 608.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 608.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 934.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 934.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -114.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -114.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 197.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 197.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 673.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 673.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 840.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 840.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 642.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 642.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -42.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -42.00 Mn