# Freeport-McMoRan - Freeport-McMoRan, Inc. Common Stock (FCX)

Stock code FCX · Yahoo ticker FCX · Sector: Basic Materials

Overall fundamentals score: 58/100 (Okay). Top 38% of scored stocks.

## Pillar scores

| Pillar | Score | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Business Strength | 60/100 | Okay |
| Financial Safety | 83/100 | Strong |
| Cash & Dividends | 63/100 | Okay |
| Price Fairness | 17/100 | Weak |
| Risk | 67/100 | Okay |

## Every measure

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX): Overall score: 58/100 (Okay)

Business Strength: 60/100 (Okay)
Return on Equity (ROE) 17% - Strong
4-Year Revenue Growth +5%/yr - Okay
4-Year Profit Growth +23%/yr - Strong
Net Profit Margin 13% - Okay
Quarterly Momentum +0% - Weak

Financial Safety: 83/100 (Strong)
Debt-to-Equity 0.5× - Okay
Current Ratio 2.1× - Strong
Interest Coverage 18.3× - Strong

Cash & Dividends: 63/100 (Okay)
Dividend Quality 1% - Weak
Operating Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Free Cash Flow Positive & growing - Strong
Cash & Cash Equivalents Partly healthy - Okay

Price Fairness: 17/100 (Weak)
P/E Ratio 26× - Weak
P/B Ratio 4.5× - Weak
PEG Ratio 1.1 - Okay

Risk: 67/100 (Okay)
Earnings Consistency Steady - Strong
Debt Trend (4yr) Stable - Okay
Share Count Trend (4yr) +0%/yr - Strong
Inventory vs Sales (4yr) +4.1 pp/yr vs sales - Okay
Asset Turnover Trend (4yr) +1.7% - Okay
Quarterly Consistency 2 of 4 quarters down - Okay

## Common questions

### What is Freeport-McMoRan's fundamentals score?

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) scores 58/100 (Okay) on Score Your Stock's educational fundamentals model: in the top 38% of 503 scored S&P 500 stocks.

### Which pillar is Freeport-McMoRan strongest and weakest on?

Its strongest pillar is Financial Safety (83/100); its weakest is Price Fairness (17/100).

### How does Freeport-McMoRan rank against its sector?

Freeport-McMoRan ranks #3 of 19 scored Basic Materials stocks on Score Your Stock.

### Does Freeport-McMoRan pay dividends?

Yes. Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) has a dividend yield of 1%, from dividends with an ex-date in the last 12 months. It pays out 25% of its profit as dividends. Its Cash & Dividends pillar scores 63/100.

### How do I buy Freeport-McMoRan shares?

From Malaysia, open an account with a broker that offers US shares (many local and app-based brokers do), convert ringgit to US dollars, then buy FCX. US shares trade one share at a time, not in lots of 100. Check the currency conversion fee and US dividend tax (usually 30% withheld for Malaysians) before you buy.

### How is this score calculated?

The overall score pools every measure across 5 weighted pillars: Business Strength, Financial Safety, Cash & Dividends, Price Fairness, and Risk. It uses the same rules as our Bursa scores. For banks, Financial Safety checks nonaccrual (impaired) loans, loan loss coverage and the CET1 capital ratio, from the FDIC call report of the group's main bank. Full methodology and the default weights: https://scoreyourstock.com/how. This is an educational tool, not investment advice.

### What is Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), in plain English?

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) is a Basic Materials company (Copper). On Score Your Stock's fundamentals check, it scores 58/100, rated Okay. Its biggest strength is Financial Safety (83/100); its main watch-out is Price Fairness (17/100). Shares currently cost about 26 years of its current profit to buy (P/E 26.0×). It also pays back about 1.0% of the share price as dividends each year. Full breakdown and daily-updated score: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/fcx-freeport-mcmoran

Market data as of 31 Oct 2026.
Full page with charts and explanations: https://scoreyourstock.com/stocks/us/fcx-freeport-mcmoran
Educational tool, not investment advice. Data isn't real-time.