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Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Operating Expenses (2016 - 2025)

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has disclosed Operating Expenses for 17 consecutive years, with $4.8 billion as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 7.71% to $4.8 billion in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $19.4 billion through Dec 2025, up 4.34% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $19.4 billion for FY2025, 4.34% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q4 2025 was $4.8 billion at Freeport-Mcmoran, down from $5.0 billion in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $5.2 billion in Q2 2025, with the low at $3.3 billion in Q1 2021.
  • Average Operating Expenses over 5 years is $4.2 billion, with a median of $4.3 billion recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Expenses skyrocketed 38.51% in 2021, then fell 5.59% in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Expenses stood at $3.9 billion in 2021, then rose by 9.56% to $4.2 billion in 2022, then dropped by 1.06% to $4.2 billion in 2023, then increased by 7.03% to $4.5 billion in 2024, then rose by 7.71% to $4.8 billion in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Expenses over the past three periods came in at $4.8 billion, $5.0 billion, and $5.2 billion for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.