Business Segments · CapEx
Molybdenum — CapEx
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Molybdenum — CapEx increased by 21.4% to $34.00M in Q4 2025 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 17.2%, from $29.00M to $34.00M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Molybdenum — CapEx shows an upward trend with a 106.0% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityModerate
First reportedQ1 2014
Last reportedQ4 2025
How to read this metric
An increase suggests capital-intensive expansion or maintenance, while a decrease may indicate reduced investment or the completion of major projects.
Detailed definition
This metric represents the total cash outflows used by the molybdenum mining segment to acquire, upgrade, and maintain p...
Peer comparison
Comparable to sustaining and growth capital expenditure metrics reported by other diversified mining companies for specific commodity segments.
Metric ID:
fcx_segment_molybdenum_capital_expendituresHistorical Data
19 periods
| 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 | Q4 '25 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.00M | $1.00M | $2.00M | $1.00M | $8.00M | $7.00M | $17.00M | $9.00M | $13.00M | $21.00M | $41.00M | $27.00M | $36.00M | $25.00M | $29.00M | $19.00M | $27.00M | $28.00M | $34.00M |
| QoQ Change | — | -50.0% | +100.0% | -50.0% | +700.0% | -12.5% | +142.9% | -47.1% | +44.4% | +61.5% | +95.2% | -34.1% | +33.3% | -30.6% | +16.0% | -34.5% | +42.1% | +3.7% | +21.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | +300.0% | +600.0% | +750.0% | +800.0% | +62.5% | +200.0% | +141.2% | +200.0% | +176.9% | +19.0% | -29.3% | -29.6% | -25.0% | +12.0% | +17.2% |
Range$1.00M – $41.00M
CAGR+87.7%
Avg YoY Growth+213.0%
Median YoY Growth+141.2%
Current Streak3 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s molybdenum — capex?
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) reported molybdenum — capex of $34.00M in Q4 2025.
- How has Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s molybdenum — capex changed year-over-year?
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s molybdenum — capex increased by 17.2% year-over-year, from $29.00M to $34.00M.
- What is the long-term trend for Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s molybdenum — capex?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s molybdenum — capex has grown at a 106.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $6.00M to $108.00M.
- What does molybdenum — capex mean?
- The amount of money spent by the molybdenum business segment on physical assets and infrastructure projects.