Freeport-Mcmoran FCX
NYSE FCX
$62.15 +1.84 (+3.06%)
As of: Nov 11, 2026 · 3:54 PM EST

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2015)

Updated

Freeport-Mcmoran's Interest Coverage Ratio was 1.92 in Q3 2016, compared with -25.25 a year earlier.

Analysis

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Interest Coverage Ratio (2009 - 2015) Analysis & Trends

On a trailing twelve-month basis, Freeport-Mcmoran's Interest Coverage Ratio was -9.61 through Sep 30, 2016; for FY2015, it was -20.95.

  • In earlier years, Interest Coverage Ratio was -0.47 in FY2014, 10.33 in FY2013 (-67.0%), 31.26 in FY2012 (+6.7%) and 29.29 in FY2011 (+49.3%).
  • The Q3 2016 figure marks the highest quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio since Q3 2014.
  • The best year-over-year quarter for Interest Coverage Ratio over five years was Q4 2012 (growth of 70.8%); the worst was Q2 2013 (a decline of 84.1%).
  • Per Business Quant data, FCX's Interest Coverage Ratio in the three quarters before Q3 2016 was 0.09 (Q2 2016), -19.36 (Q1 2016) and -19.79 (Q4 2015).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Cover (Yr)
1 Nucor 175.24 Bn 165.01 Bn 2.33 Bn 16.11
2 Rio Tinto 166.15 Bn 128.95 Bn - 14.06
3 Southern Copper 143.83 Bn 118.64 Bn 3.10 Bn 16.80
4 Rio Tinto 137.31 Bn 104.37 Bn - 14.06
5 Newmont 124.66 Bn 89.98 Bn 4.22 Bn 12.56
6 Ternium 102.52 Bn 75.29 Bn 1.04 Bn 3.29
7 Agnico Eagle Mines 95.19 Bn 82.13 Bn 2.15 Bn 89.14
8 Freeport-Mcmoran 86.53 Bn 83.18 Bn 2.55 Bn -
9 Barrick Mining 66.50 Bn 50.91 Bn 2.71 Bn 30.75
10 ArcelorMittal 49.98 Bn 33.48 Bn - 5.12
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2015 -20.95
Dec 31, 2014 -0.47
Dec 31, 2013 10.33
Dec 31, 2012 31.26
Dec 31, 2011 29.29
Dec 31, 2010 19.63
Dec 31, 2009 11.10
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