Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) Return on Capital Employed (2009 - 2026)

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has 18 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 13.98% in Q1 2026.

• Return on Capital Employed for Q1 2026 came in at 13.98%, up 78.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 13.98% (up 78.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 12.91%, down 134.0% from the prior year.
• Return on Capital Employed improved to 13.98% in Q1 2026 per FCX's latest filing, from 12.66% in the prior quarter.
• Over five years, Return on Capital Employed peaked at 22.97% in Q1 2022 and troughed at 11.93% in Q2 2023.
• A 5-year average of 14.87% and a median of 13.63% in 2025 frame the typical range for Return on Capital Employed.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Return on Capital Employed jumped 1137 bps in 2022, then plunged 1022 bps in 2023.
• A 5-year view of Return on Capital Employed shows it stood at 15.93% in 2022, then dropped by 16 bps to 13.46% in 2023, then rose by 3 bps to 13.83% in 2024, then dropped by 8 bps to 12.66% in 2025, then climbed by 10 bps to 13.98% in 2026.
• Business Quant data shows FCX's Return on Capital Employed at 13.98% in Q1 2026, 12.66% in Q4 2025, and 13.59% in Q3 2025.