Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026)
Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) posted Return on Assets [ROA] of 7.74% for Q2 2026, up 0.10 percentage points from 7.64% a year earlier but down 0.37 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Return on Assets [ROA] (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Freeport-Mcmoran's Return on Assets [ROA] came in at 7.35%, down 0.85 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Assets [ROA] shows a five-year change of +5.26 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Freeport-Mcmoran's Return on Assets [ROA] was 8.20% in FY2024 (+0.95 pp), 7.24% in FY2023 (-1.80 pp), 9.04% in FY2022 (-2.86 pp) and 11.90% in FY2021 (+9.81 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Assets [ROA] has run from a low of 6.52% in Q2 2023 to a high of 13.04% in Q1 2022 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Assets [ROA] increased in five of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.11 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Assets [ROA] in the past five years was Q3 2021, with a gain of 10.41 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2023, with a drop of 5.94 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Assets [ROA] for the three prior quarters was 8.11% (Q1 2026), 7.22% (Q4 2025) and 7.60% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROA (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rio Tinto | 170.99 Bn | 133.79 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Southern Copper | 138.52 Bn | 113.25 Bn | 3.10 Bn | 25.64% |
| 3 | Rio Tinto | 135.90 Bn | 96.73 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Newmont | 126.75 Bn | 91.89 Bn | 4.22 Bn | 16.30% |
| 5 | Ternium | 96.55 Bn | 64.81 Bn | 1.04 Bn | 5.53% |
| 6 | Agnico Eagle Mines | 96.18 Bn | 83.12 Bn | 2.15 Bn | 16.05% |
| 7 | Freeport-Mcmoran | 85.33 Bn | 69.37 Bn | 2.19 Bn | 7.74% |
| 8 | Barrick Mining | 69.13 Bn | 44.33 Bn | 2.90 Bn | 18.09% |
| 9 | Nucor | 55.83 Bn | 45.21 Bn | 2.03 Bn | 8.97% |
| 10 | AngloGold Ashanti | 47.25 Bn | 34.55 Bn | 1.30 Bn | 28.90% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 7.74% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 8.11% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 7.22% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 7.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 7.64% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 7.27% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 7.98% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 8.11% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 7.24% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 7.20% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.52% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 7.11% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.87% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.72% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 12.17% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 13.04% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 11.30% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 10.54% |
API Access
Freeport-Mcmoran Return on Assets [ROA] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FCX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-assets-[roa]", "ticker": "FCX", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-assets-%5Broa%5D&ticker=FCX&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();