Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX)

NYSE · Basic Materials · Copper · USA

Freeport-McMoRan Inc is a large cap company (market value between $10 billion and $200 billion) in the Copper industry.

Freeport-McMoRan is an international metals company that operates copper, gold, and molybdenum mines. The company produces copper concentrate, cathode, and rod, along with gold and molybdenum byproducts, through operations in the United States, South America, and Indonesia, including the Grasberg minerals district and Morenci copper mine. Its products are sold to smelters, refineries, wire and cable manufacturers, and other industrial customers globally.

From its FY2025 annual report (Form 10-K)

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Freeport-McMoRan Inc stock.

Our verdict on FCX

Overvalued: intrinsic value $26.18 per share, market price $69.75, margin of safety -166.4% (as of 2026-10-19).

Discounting its cash flows at 10.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $26.18; the price of $69.75 is 166% above that value, and 70% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score: 37/100 on 12 of 12 signals (On Watch).

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Is FCX undervalued or overvalued?

FCX is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-19 close). Discounting its cash flows at 10.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $26.18; the price of $69.75 is 166% above that value, and 70% of that value comes from beyond year five.

What is the intrinsic value of FCX?

$26.18 per share (as of the 2026-10-19 close), against a market price of $69.75. That is a margin of safety of -166.4%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.

What growth is priced into FCX stock?

The price needs faster growth than we project for any company. It is betting on an exception. Yearly sales growth the price needs: 36.9%. Yearly sales growth it has sustained: 1.8%.

What is Freeport-McMoRan Inc's Leak Score?

37 out of 100, which we rate "On Watch", on 12 of 12 value investing signals.