Freeport-Mcmoran FCX
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Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2016)

Freeport-Mcmoran's (FCX) quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio came in at 1.92 in Q3 2016, up 107.6% year-over-year from 0.92 in Q4 2015, and up 1990.43% quarter-over-quarter from 0.09 in Q2 2016.

Analysis

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2016) Analysis & Trends

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 8 consecutive years, with 1.92 the latest figure, recorded in Q3 2016.

  • On a quarterly basis, Interest Coverage Ratio rose 107.6% year-over-year to 1.92 in Q3 2016; TTM through Sep 2016 was 9.61, a 55.25% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2015 full-year figure at 20.95, down 4328.78% from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio was 1.92 for Q3 2016 at Freeport-Mcmoran, up from 0.09 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 35.74 in Q4 2012 and troughed at 25.25 in Q3 2015.
  • A 5-year average of 3.94 and a median of 6.9 in 2014 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, Interest Coverage Ratio tumbled 452.41% in 2015 and surged 107.6% in 2016, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 35.74 in 2012, then slumped by 72.35% to 9.88 in 2013, then tumbled by 327.14% to 22.44 in 2014, then climbed by 11.81% to 19.79 in 2015, then soared by 109.7% to 1.92 in 2016.
  • The last three Interest Coverage Ratio figures came in at 1.92 (Q3 2016), 0.09 (Q2 2016), and 19.36 (Q1 2016), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Qtr)
1 Rio Tinto 186.21 Bn 152.34 Bn - -
2 Southern Copper 170.20 Bn 149.06 Bn 2.90 Bn -
3 Newmont 127.93 Bn 96.10 Bn 4.03 Bn -
4 Ternium 111.02 Bn 76.07 Bn 941.02 Mn 10.48
5 Freeport-Mcmoran 103.81 Bn 99.96 Bn 2.19 Bn -
6 Agnico Eagle Mines 97.22 Bn 97.22 Bn 2.43 Bn 237.10
7 Barrick Mining 71.84 Bn 56.58 Bn 2.90 Bn 105.08
8 Nucor 56.10 Bn 46.64 Bn 2.03 Bn 45.25
9 ArcelorMittal 53.80 Bn 34.82 Bn - 7.76
10 AngloGold Ashanti 50.01 Bn 39.68 Bn 1.70 Bn 357.00
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Sep 30, 2016 1.92
Jun 30, 2016 0.09
Mar 31, 2016 -19.36
Dec 31, 2015 -19.79
Sep 30, 2015 -25.25
Jun 30, 2015 -17.05
Mar 31, 2015 -20.75
Dec 31, 2014 -22.44
Sep 30, 2014 7.16
Jun 30, 2014 7.03
Mar 31, 2014 6.90
Dec 31, 2013 9.88
Sep 30, 2013 10.54
Jun 30, 2013 4.84
Mar 31, 2013 23.77
Dec 31, 2012 35.74
Sep 30, 2012 33.60
Jun 30, 2012 30.49
Mar 31, 2012 27.52
Dec 31, 2011 20.92
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