Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
Materials · copper mining · NYSE
A global mining leader and one of the world's largest producers of copper, essential for the global energy transition and industrial infrastructure.
What Freeport-McMoRan does
Freeport-McMoRan is a leading international mining company with significant assets in the Americas and Indonesia. The company primarily produces copper, gold, and molybdenum, and manages large-scale open-pit and underground mining operations. It focuses on the exploration, development, and production of these critical mineral resources.
Themes: copper mining, gold production, molybdenum extraction, industrial metals, energy transition supply chain
Fundamentals
- Price$76.66 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$110.1B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return+83.7% 2025-08-21 close $41.72 → 2026-08-21 close $76.66
- P/E33.30 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+11.4% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+27.1% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+15.3% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity0.47 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)-24.2% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+4.4% SEC XBRL
- Beta1.39 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-23 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +0.8%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How FCX compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 94 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 142 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 141 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitymiddle range 151 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 127 covered Materials peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 95 covered Materials peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 124 covered Materials peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Materials companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
FCX is in the Materials Short-term Top 10.
Materials Short-term Top 10 — since 18 Aug 2026
Long-term score
53.8 #363 of 987 scored · #14 of 66 in Materials
Long-term trend 87th (it is at or near its highest point of the past year) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is growth (24th, revenue growth year over year -24.2%, 3-year revenue CAGR 4.4%).
Short-term score
52.0 #665 of 1,704 scored · #36 of 83 in Materials
Volume and participation 89th: trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.2× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest; trend 85th: the price is 14% above the average price paid over the period covered, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain; weakest is setup 22nd: no Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings. Its score is docked 10 points for overextended (RSI above 75 or stochastic above 90).
In this list since 18 Aug 2026 — currently 7th in the list (3 days)
- Entered 18 Aug 2026: first selection for this list at rank 10, score 60.4.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, FCX's dividend was covered by reported results (earnings payout 21%, free-cash-flow payout 78%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payout21% dividends / net income
- Free-cash-flow payout78% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How Freeport-McMoRan looks technically
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) is trading 30.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend. Its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 278 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend. Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 69, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It just made a new 20-day high, pushing above its recent trading range. It is 0.9% below its all-time high. Trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.2× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest.
Trend
8
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 30.1% above its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a longer-term uptrend | +30.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $64.68 | $64.68 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $58.93 | $58.93 |
| Swing structure | each recent peak has been higher than the one before it and each dip has been shallower — the pattern chart-watchers call an uptrend, which describes where price has already been and not where it goes next | higher highs and higher lows |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 7 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 7 sessions |
| Wave structure | its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 5 of five; the labelling fails if price closes below 65.57. It is the only labelling that fits, and it describes the swings already printed, not what comes next. | possible upward five-wave sequence, in wave 5 |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed above its 200-day average about 278 trading days ago — a "golden cross", a bullish long-term signal | 278 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 17, below the 25 that marks a real trend), though buyers have been pushing harder than sellers lately — pressure, not a trend | 16.8 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 69, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 69.3 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($65.57 to $77.33) — its "stochastic" reading is 94 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been climbing within that range over the last few sessions. | 94.3 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 24 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $77.33 | $77.33 |
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| From the 52-week high | it is 0.9% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -0.9% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 118.1% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +118.1% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is at or near its highest point of the past year | 0.9% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it just made a new 20-day high, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it just made a new 55-day high, pushing above its recent trading range | 1 session |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $77.33 (set on 2026-08-21) | $77.33 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($35.34 to $76.66), and it has given back essentially none of its rise from last year’s low — 0% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $49.80 to $51.12. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 0.0% |
| From the all-time high | it is 0.9% below its all-time high | -0.9% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 6.5% above a support level at $71.64 — a price it turned at four times since 2026-04-20, most recently on 2026-08-10. Since 2024-08-21 it has 18 such levels below the current price and 0 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -6.5% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $3.52 (set on 2016-01-20) | $3.52 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 2077.8% above its all-time low | +2,078% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are about average versus its own recent 6-month history | 61st percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $2.99 between its high and its low — about 3.9% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $2.99 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $59.47 and $74.75 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $59.47 – $67.11 – $74.75 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 3.9% in a typical session — about typical for the companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 3.9% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 5.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average price (30.1% above it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 5.9 daily ranges above its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is running unusually high — about 2.2× its 30-day average, a sign of heightened interest | 2.21× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts' average price target is unchanged from the prior reading | 0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
2
| Since a doji | 2 sessions ago it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | 2 sessions ago |
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| Since a bearish engulfing | 8 sessions ago it opened above the previous session's close and finished below that session's open — a "bearish engulfing" pair, where one down day more than undid the up day before it | 8 sessions ago |
Price gaps
3
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 4.6% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and had not traded back through that level by the close | +4.5% |
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| Open gap | it gapped 4.6% above the previous close today and has not traded back through the level it left behind at 71.22 — an "unfilled gap", which describes a price range no trade has since crossed and is not a forecast that it will be crossed | +4.5% |
| Gap filled | a 2.6% gap up opened on 2026-08-07 has been "filled" 6 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 4 sessions to close | 6 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 3 sessions in a row, a +15.59% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 3 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 20.2 percentage points (the stock gained 22.5% while the market gained 2.3%) | +20.2% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock beat the market by 19.9 percentage points (the stock gained 23.0% while the market gained 3.1%) | +19.9% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock beat the market by 8.1 percentage points (the stock gained 19.1% while the market gained 11.1%) | +8.1% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock beat the market by 63.3 percentage points (the stock gained 83.7% while the market gained 20.5%) | +63.3% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 6 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bullish state: a "golden cross" — its 50-day average is above its 200-day, trading above its 200-day average, a fresh 20-day high, MACD momentum is positive, outperforming the market over 6 months, trading above the Ichimoku cloud — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 6 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bearish state: near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading 20% above the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the side traders read as an established uptrend, with the band below acting as the level that would have to give way. The band itself is moderate, spanning 2.7% of the share price. | +20.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 23% above the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $62.46 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +22.7% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 14% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-23 (its 8-K), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $67.15 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 22 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +14.2% |
Price levels it has turned at before
FCX last closed at $76.66 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 18 prices below its last close and 0 above; the 3 nearest below are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $71.64 | Support | 6.5% below the last close | turned there four times · 2026-04-20 to 2026-08-10 |
| $69.18 | Support | 9.8% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-29 to 2026-05-13 |
| $65.66 | Support | 14.3% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-02-12 to 2026-08-14 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
Its recent swings can be read as a five-part upward sequence — what Elliott-wave chartists call an impulse — now in leg 5 of five.
This labelling fails — stops being a possible reading at all — if it closes below $65.57.
It is the only labelling that fits these swings, though its proportions are not the textbook ones. It was chosen from 3 labellings that survived the rules, counting shorter readings of the same bars.
On past moves of this shape the leg has usually ended somewhere between $71.40 and $80.83 — that is where it has tended to end if the count holds, not a forecast of where the price goes.
This reading has stood for 1 trading day, since 2026-08-21.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading above the 200-day moving average · Near the 52-week high · Unusually heavy trading volume · Broke out to a new 20-day high · Broke out to a new 20-day high on heavy volume · trendless / choppy (low ADX) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · all time high · volume and relative volume
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.70 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 22 analysts
- Mean price target$71.73 range $30.00 – $82.00; median $75.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-21. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for FCX
- Consensus EPS estimate$0.7258 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-21
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["Significant exposure to fluctuations in commodity prices for copper, gold, and molybdenum.","Geopolitical and operational risks related to mining operations, particularly in Indonesia.","Environmental and regulatory compliance requirements associated with large-scale mining activities."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of FCX's 10-Q filed 2026-05-08 against the prior one filed 2025-11-06.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Added reference to 2025 Form 10-K instead of 2024 Form 10-K (newer filing references December 31, 2025 annual report)
- Added discussion of restoring operations in Grasberg Block Cave underground mine safely and sustainably
- Added statement about copper's critical role in electrification initiatives, data centers, AI growth, and connectivity
- Added reference to March 2026 environmental impact study submission to Chile regulatory authorities for El Abra mine expansion
- Added specific details: September 2025 mud rush incident at Grasberg, March 2026 phased ramp-up commencement, modifications to material handling systems
- Added net income figure of $881 million for first-quarter 2026 compared with $352 million for first-quarter 2025
- Added mention of insurance settlement gain related to Mud Rush Incident
- Added debt and cash figures as of March 31, 2026: $9.4 billion consolidated debt, $3.7 billion cash, $2.4 billion net debt
- Added share repurchase activity: 1.7 million shares acquired in Q1 2026 for $93 million at $54.25 average cost
- Added consolidated share repurchase cumulative information: 53.7 million shares at $39.01 average cost with $2.9 billion remaining availability
- Added OUTLOOK section with 2026 projected consolidated sales volumes: 3,078 million pounds copper, 650 thousand ounces gold, 90 million pounds molybdenum
- Added breakdown of 2026 copper volumes by region: U.S. 1,367 million pounds, South America 1,048 million pounds, Indonesia 663 million pounds
- Added Q2 2026 projection: 690 million pounds copper, 140 thousand ounces gold, 22 million pounds molybdenum
- Added statement that 2026 volumes are lower than previous estimates of 3.4 billion pounds copper and 0.8 million ounces gold due to Grasberg ramp-up delay
- Added note about deferrals of 100 million pounds copper and 50 thousand ounces gold in inventory at PTFI smelting operations
- Removed:
- Removed emphasis on tragic loss of seven team members and detailed emotional statement about grieving and commitment to workforce safety
- Removed discussion of GRASBERG MINERALS DISTRICT MUD RUSH INCIDENT as separate dedicated section detailing September 8, 2025 incident specifics
- Removed detailed description of mud rush (800,000 metric tons of wet material entering mine)
- Removed timeline details: recovery efforts completed October 5, 2025; investigation advancing toward completion; damage assessments expected by year-end 2025
- Removed October 2025 restart of Big Gossan and Deep Mill Level Zone operations
- Removed third-quarter 2025 specific charges: $195 million total including $152 million idle facility costs and $43 million recovery efforts
- Removed detailed discussion of smelting operations stand-by status and variability between production and sales
- Removed impairment discussion stating no charges recorded in Q3 2025 due to limited access and assessment inability
- Removed statement about expected write-offs in Q4 2025 upon damage assessments completion
- Removed statement about broader impairment assessment based on reserve life, market outlook, and near-term resumption expectations
- Removed reference to third-quarter 2025 net income figures ($674 million Q3 2025, $1.8 billion nine months 2025) and comparison to 2024
- Removed September 30, 2025 balance sheet figures: $9.3 billion consolidated debt, $4.3 billion cash, $1.75 billion net debt
- Removed older statement about targeting 300 million pounds copper in 2026 with language about 'potential for further significant increases beyond current target run rate'
- Removed reference to 'favorable adjustments in recoverable copper in leach stockpiles' impacting unit costs
- Removed statement about evaluation of PTFI operating plans and expected significant impact on fourth-quarter
- Reworded:
- Changed from 'As a leading global supplier of copper and other metals with large-scale production, significant reserves and resources and an attractive pipeline for future growth, we are focused on the important role we play to provide copper, gold and molybdenum reliably and responsibly to a world with growing demand for metals' to 'We are focused on restoring operations in the Grasberg Block Cave underground mine safely and sustainably, driving new technologies and efficiency programs to increase the profitability of our U.S. and South America operations and pursuing our highly attractive portfolio of organic growth options to generate value for common stockholders'
- Changed description of copper demand drivers from general to specific: added 'electrification initiatives,' 'data centers,' 'artificial intelligence (AI) growth,' and 'connectivity globally'
- Changed from 'We continue to incorporate new applications, technologies and data analytics into our leaching processes, and are applying operational enhancements on a larger scale and advancing testing of innovative technology' to 'Across our U.S. and South America operations, we are incorporating new applications, technologies and data analytics into our leaching processes'
- Changed framing of 300 million pounds copper target from aspirational language to explicit 'annual production of approximately 300 million pounds of copper from these initiatives in 2026'
- Changed context of mud rush incident from third-quarter 2025 results discussion to first-quarter 2026 operations impact discussion
- Changed mud rush reference from 'tragic mud rush incident that occurred on September 8, 2025' to clinical 'September 2025 mud rush incident'
- Changed ramp-up language from 'A phased restart and ramp-up of the Grasberg Block Cave underground mine is anticipated to begin during 2026' to 'In March 2026, PTFI commenced a phased ramp-up of the Grasberg Block Cave underground mine'
- Added detail about modifications: 'the projected ramp-up schedule has been adjusted to incorporate modifications to material handling systems'
- Notes:
- The older filing appears truncated at the end ('we expect the incident to have a significant impact on our fourth-quarter'), limiting completeness of comparison
- The newer filing text is also truncated in the Consolidated Unit Net Cash Costs section ('Based on achie'), affecting completeness of that section's comparison
- Comparison is between Q3 2025 10-Q (older, filed Nov 6, 2025) and Q1 2026 10-Q (newer, filed May 8, 2026), covering different reporting periods with different operational contexts
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 3 sells ($2M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 90 days0 buys · 3 sells ($2M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 3 sells ($2M) — 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-08-05. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about FCX's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 12 matched disclosures for FCX from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Institutional ownership (13F)
5 institutional 13F filers reported holding FCX as of 2026-03-31 (quarter-end position, filed within 45 days).
- Distinct 13F filers 5
- Reported shares held 224,573,678
- Reported value $13,200,453,048
reported quarterly holdings change (2025-12-31 → 2026-03-31): 0 new, 4 increased, 1 decreased, 1 exited. Change counts cover only managers that filed 13F reports in BOTH quarters, derived between two quarter-end snapshots — not same-day trades; a single manager is never said to have "bought" or "sold".
Institutional holdings are quarter-end long positions reported on SEC Form 13F-HR, filed up to 45 days after the quarter ends — they are delayed, are not real-time trades, exclude short positions and most non-US securities, and are not investment advice. Any increase/decrease is a reported change between two quarterly snapshots, not a same-day purchase or sale. These are quarter-end snapshots from the 13F filings on SEC EDGAR, filed within 45 days — not real-time, and any change is a difference between two quarterly reports, not a same-day trade. Informational only — not financial advice.
Short interest (FINRA)
FCX had 27,791,020 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
FCX had 1.94% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 1.84 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 27,791,020
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.94%
- Prior settlement (shares) 28,591,644
- Reported change -2.8%
- Days to cover (reported) 1.84
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Southern Copper (SCCO)
- Rio Tinto
- BHP (BHP)
- Vale (VALE)
- Teck Resources (TECK)
- Glencore
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Frequently asked questions
What does Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) do?
Freeport-McMoRan is a leading international mining company with significant assets in the Americas and Indonesia. The company primarily produces copper, gold, and molybdenum, and manages large-scale open-pit and underground mining operations. It focuses on the exploration, development, and production of these critical mineral resources.
What sector is Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) in?
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) is classified in the Materials sector. Its industry is copper mining. It trades on NYSE.
Does FCX pay a dividend?
Yes — Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 0.81% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are Freeport-McMoRan's (FCX) competitors?
Notable peers of Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) include Southern Copper, Rio Tinto, BHP, Vale and Teck Resources. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in FCX?
Yes — we hold 12 matched STOCK Act disclosures for FCX from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) overbought or oversold right now?
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 69, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on FCX come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.