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

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) will likely be releasing its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Thursday, October 23rd. Analysts expect Freeport-McMoRan to post earnings of $0.49 per share and revenue of $6.7423 billion for the quarter. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningresults page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Thursday, October 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM ET.

Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The natural resource company reported $0.54 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.45 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $7.58 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.85 billion. Freeport-McMoRan had a return on equity of 7.37% and a net margin of 7.45%.The firm’s revenue was up 14.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.46 EPS. 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 Stock Up 2.3%

FCX stock opened at $42.14 on Tuesday. The company has a current ratio of 2.47, a quick ratio of 1.21 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.30. The firm has a market capitalization of $60.50 billion, a PE ratio of 31.92, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.58. Freeport-McMoRan has a 1-year low of $27.66 and a 1-year high of $50.12. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $42.65 and its 200 day simple moving average is $40.80.

Freeport-McMoRan Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, November 3rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 15th will be issued a $0.15 dividend. This represents a $0.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, October 15th. Freeport-McMoRan’s dividend payout ratio is currently 22.73%.

Institutional Trading of Freeport-McMoRan

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of FCX. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 205.0% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 4,186,621 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $181,490,000 after buying an additional 2,813,845 shares during the last quarter. Scopus Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 1,473.9% during the 2nd quarter. Scopus Asset Management L.P. now owns 393,483 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $17,057,000 after buying an additional 368,483 shares during the last quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 39.8% during the 2nd quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 1,069,594 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $46,367,000 after buying an additional 304,294 shares during the last quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 48.5% during the 2nd quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 860,323 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $37,294,000 after buying an additional 281,055 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Freeport-McMoRan by 167.1% during the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 393,344 shares of the natural resource company’s stock worth $17,051,000 after buying an additional 246,052 shares during the last quarter. 80.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on FCX shares. UBS Group set a $48.00 price objective on Freeport-McMoRan and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 3rd. Sanford C. Bernstein decreased their price objective on Freeport-McMoRan from $48.50 to $45.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Johnson Rice decreased their price objective on Freeport-McMoRan from $55.00 to $48.00 in a report on Monday, September 29th. Citigroup raised Freeport-McMoRan from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $48.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Dbs Bank decreased their price objective on Freeport-McMoRan from $51.00 to $48.00 in a report on Thursday, October 2nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Freeport-McMoRan currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $46.92.

Freeport-McMoRan Company Profile

Freeport-McMoRan Inc engages in the mining of mineral properties in North America, South America, and Indonesia. It primarily explores for copper, gold, molybdenum, silver, and other metals. The company's assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia; Morenci, Bagdad, Safford, Sierrita, and Miami in Arizona; Chino and Tyrone in New Mexico; and Henderson and Climax in Colorado, North America, as well as Cerro Verde in Peru and El Abra in Chile.