Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Atlantic Copper Smelting And Refining — Net Interest Expense decreased by 14.3% to -$8.00M in Q3 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 20.0%, from -$10.00M to -$8.00M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Atlantic Copper Smelting And Refining — Net Interest Expense shows a downward trend with a 81.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — lower values indicate better performance for this metric.
An increase suggests higher debt servicing costs or increased leverage, which may pressure segment margins.
This metric captures the net interest costs incurred by the Atlantic Copper smelting and refining segment, calculated as...
Standard segment-level interest expense reporting is common in capital-intensive industries with decentralized financing.
fcx_segment_atlantic_copper_smelting_and_refining_segment_interest_expense_net| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | |
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| Value | -$2.00M | -$1.00M | -$2.00M | -$2.00M | -$2.00M | -$4.00M | -$7.00M | -$6.00M | -$8.00M | -$8.00M | -$9.00M | -$10.00M | -$8.00M | -$10.00M | -$8.00M | -$11.00M | -$7.00M | -$8.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | +50.0% | -100.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | -100.0% | -75.0% | +14.3% | -33.3% | +0.0% | -12.5% | -11.1% | +20.0% | -25.0% | +20.0% | -37.5% | +36.4% | -14.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +0.0% | -300.0% | -250.0% | -200.0% | -300.0% | -100.0% | -28.6% | -66.7% | +0.0% | -25.0% | +11.1% | -10.0% | +12.5% | +20.0% |