Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Thursday

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) is expected to release its Q4 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, January 22nd. Analysts expect Freeport-McMoRan to post earnings of $0.20 per share and revenue of $5.4192 billion for the quarter. Individuals may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q4 2025 earning report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 23rd. The natural resource company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.41 by $0.09. Freeport-McMoRan had a return on equity of 7.84% and a net margin of 7.97%.The firm had revenue of $6.97 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $6.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.38 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 2.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts expect Freeport-McMoRan to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Freeport-McMoRan Trading Down 2.1%

NYSE FCX opened at $58.73 on Tuesday. Freeport-McMoRan has a twelve month low of $27.66 and a twelve month high of $60.71. The company has a quick ratio of 1.19, a current ratio of 2.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.29. The business’s fifty day moving average is $48.25 and its 200 day moving average is $44.60. The company has a market cap of $84.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.70 and a beta of 1.45.

Freeport-McMoRan Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, February 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, January 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.075 per share. This represents a $0.30 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 15th. Freeport-McMoRan’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 21.13%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Freeport-McMoRan news, CAO Stephen T. Higgins sold 28,423 shares of Freeport-McMoRan stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.99, for a total transaction of $1,364,019.77. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 105,294 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,053,059.06. The trade was a 21.26% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Ellie L. Mikes sold 9,572 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $47.66, for a total transaction of $456,201.52. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 38,761 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,847,349.26. This trade represents a 19.80% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Corporate insiders own 0.79% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Freeport-McMoRan

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. WealthCollab LLC increased its stake in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 17.1% in the second quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 1,820 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $79,000 after acquiring an additional 266 shares during the period. L2 Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 4.8% during the 3rd quarter. L2 Asset Management LLC now owns 6,716 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $263,000 after purchasing an additional 308 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 3.0% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 11,933 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $517,000 after acquiring an additional 345 shares during the last quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA raised its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 7.4% in the third quarter. Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych PZU SA now owns 5,050 shares of the natural resource company’s stock valued at $198,000 after buying an additional 350 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFG Advisors raised its holdings in Freeport-McMoRan by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 6,586 shares of the natural resource company’s stock valued at $258,000 after acquiring an additional 375 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.77% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on FCX. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Freeport-McMoRan from $55.00 to $64.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Hsbc Global Res upgraded shares of Freeport-McMoRan from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 16th. CICC Research reduced their price target on shares of Freeport-McMoRan from $51.60 to $42.30 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 26th. BNP Paribas Exane cut their target price on Freeport-McMoRan from $58.00 to $56.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Freeport-McMoRan from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, December 12th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $54.30.

About Freeport-McMoRan

Freeport-McMoRan Inc is a U.S.-based natural resources company primarily engaged in the exploration, mining and processing of copper, gold and molybdenum. Its operations encompass large-scale open-pit and underground mining as well as associated concentrator and milling facilities. The company produces copper in the form of concentrates and cathodes, and also recovers gold and molybdenum as co-products; its business model includes exploration, development, mining, beneficiation and the sale of bulk commodities to smelters and industrial customers.

Freeport-McMoRan conducts operations and development activities across multiple geographies, with substantial assets in the Americas and Indonesia.