Operating Cash Flow
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Operating Cash Flow increased by 115.7% to $1.50B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 41.3%, from $1.06B to $1.50B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Operating Cash Flow shows a downward trend with a -7.7% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Analysis
How to read this metric
Consistently high operating cash flow indicates a healthy, self-sustaining business capable of funding its own growth and returning capital to shareholders.
Detailed definition
Net cash from operating activities measures the total amount of cash generated by a company's core business operations....
Peer comparison
Investors often compare this to capital expenditures to calculate Free Cash Flow, a primary valuation metric for mature tech giants.
net_cash_from_operatingHistorical Data
| 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 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $2.40B | $1.97B | $2.28B | $1.69B | $1.62B | $758.00M | $1.07B | $1.05B | $1.67B | $1.24B | $1.32B | $1.90B | $1.96B | $1.87B | $1.44B | $1.06B | $2.20B | $1.66B | $693.00M | $1.50B |
| QoQ Change | — | -18.0% | +16.0% | -25.8% | -4.1% | -53.2% | +41.0% | -1.8% | +59.3% | -26.1% | +6.8% | +43.6% | +3.2% | -4.3% | -23.3% | -26.3% | +107.5% | -24.2% | -58.4% | +115.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -32.3% | -61.4% | -53.1% | -37.9% | +3.2% | +63.1% | +23.5% | +80.6% | +16.9% | +51.5% | +8.8% | -44.2% | +12.2% | -11.1% | -51.7% | +41.3% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s operating cash flow?
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) reported operating cash flow of $1.50B in Q1 2026.
- How has Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s operating cash flow changed year-over-year?
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s operating cash flow increased by 41.3% year-over-year, from $1.06B to $1.50B.
- What is the long-term trend for Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s operating cash flow?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s operating cash flow has grown at a -7.7% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $7.72B to $5.61B.
- What does operating cash flow mean?
- The actual amount of cash a company brings in from its day-to-day business activities.