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Freeport-McMoRan Inc. FCX Return on assets

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$6.2B+8.8%
Gross profit$1.7B+9.9%
Operating income$2.1B+64.0%
Net income$1.4B+74.9%
EPS (diluted)$0.61+154%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$4.1B-16.1%
Total debt$10.4B+10.6%
Total equity$19.5B+10.3%
Total assets$58.8B+5.0%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$1.5B+41.3%
CapEx$973.0M-17.0%
Free cash flow$522.0M+558%

Valuation

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Market cap$98.73B+55.3%
Enterprise value$104.98B+54.1%
P/E20.8×+5.0×
P/S3.7×+1.2×

Profitability

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Gross margin28.2%-1.1pp
Operating margin27.8%+1.5pp
Net margin18%+1.8pp
FCF margin6.2%-2.2pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity25.5%+2.3pp
Debt / equity0.5×0.0×
Current ratio2.4×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s return on assets?
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) reported return on assets of 8.3% in Q1 2026.
How has Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s return on assets changed year-over-year?
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s return on assets increased by 13.0% year-over-year, from 7.3% to 8.3%.
What is the long-term trend for Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s return on assets?
Over 5 years (2020 to 2025), Freeport-McMoRan Inc.'s return on assets has grown at a 28.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 2.1% to 7.3%.
What does return on assets mean?
How much profit the company squeezes out of everything it owns.
How do you interpret return on assets?
Higher means more productive assets. Unlike ROE, it is unaffected by leverage, so a wide ROE-minus-ROA gap flags a heavily levered balance sheet.
How does return on assets compare across companies?
Best compared within an industry — asset intensity varies enormously across sectors. Not meaningful for banks, whose assets are largely financial.