Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield 0.29% · Shareholder yield (TTM) 0.29%.
TTM buyback yield
0.29%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.29%
5Y share count change
-1.2%
TTM buyback spend
$214.00M
SBC coverage (TTM)
1.77x
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: 1.77x (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $107.00M | $0.00 | $107.00M | 1.44B | -0.1% | 0.15% |
| 2024 | $59.00M | $109.00M | −$50.00M | 1.45B | 0.1% | 0.11% |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $109.00M | −$109.00M | 1.44B | -0.6% | — |
| 2022 | $1.35B | $95.00M | $1.25B | 1.45B | -2.1% | 2.48% |
| 2021 | $488.00M | $98.00M | $390.00M | 1.48B | 1.4% | 0.80% |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $99.00M | −$99.00M | 1.46B | 0.7% | — |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $63.00M | −$63.00M | 1.45B | -0.5% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $76.00M | −$76.00M | 1.46B | 0.3% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $71.00M | −$71.00M | 1.45B | 10.3% | — |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $86.00M | −$86.00M | 1.32B | 21.8% | — |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $85.00M | −$85.00M | 1.08B | 4.1% | — |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $106.00M | −$106.00M | 1.04B | 3.3% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $173.00M | −$173.00M | 1.01B | 5.5% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $100.00M | −$100.00M | 0.95B | -0.1% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $117.00M | −$117.00M | 0.95B | 0.7% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $121.00M | −$121.00M | 0.95B | 1.1% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $102.00M | −$102.00M | 0.94B | 22.8% | — |
| 2008 | $500.00M | $98.00M | $402.00M | 0.76B | -3.8% | 5.11% |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $214.00M | −$214.00M | 0.79B | 79.6% | — |
| 2006 | $100.00M | $4.78M | $95.22M | 0.44B | 0.2% | 0.83% |
| 2005 | $80.00M | $0.00 | $80.00M | 0.44B | 19.2% | 0.80% |
| 2004 | $995.02M | $13.00M | $982.02M | 0.37B | 16.2% | 14.56% |
| 2003 | $227.08M | $0.00 | $227.08M | 0.32B | 8.7% | 2.72% |
| 2002 | $11.67M | $0.00 | $11.67M | 0.29B | 1.0% | 0.48% |
| 2001 | $13.82M | $0.00 | $13.82M | 0.29B | -6.2% | 0.72% |
| 2000 | $211.84M | $0.00 | $211.84M | 0.31B | -6.1% | — |
| 1999 | $19.80M | $0.00 | $19.80M | 0.33B | -6.2% | — |
| 1998 | $259.20M | $0.00 | $259.20M | 0.35B | -10.9% | — |
| 1997 | $438.40M | $0.00 | $438.40M | 0.39B | 0.3% | — |
| 1996 | $221.00M | $0.00 | $221.00M | 0.39B | — | — |
| 1995 | $177.80M | $0.00 | $177.80M | — | — | — |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1993 | $141.60M | $0.00 | $141.60M | — | — | — |
| 1992 | $111.40M | $0.00 | $111.40M | — | — | — |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)5% of headroom
Headroom $4.31B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Freeport-McMoRan buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
How much does Freeport-McMoRan spend on share buybacks?
- Trailing twelve months (TTM) buyback spend is about $214.00M (sum of the last four quarterly cash-flow periods in our data). Figures are illustrative; verify in filings.
What is Freeport-McMoRan's buyback yield?
- TTM buyback yield is about 0.29% (TTM buyback spend divided by market cap at the latest quarter-end in our data).
What is Freeport-McMoRan's shareholder yield?
- Shareholder yield combines dividend yield and buyback yield. For the latest period we show approximately 0.29% combined (TTM-based where available).
Is Freeport-McMoRan diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Freeport-McMoRan's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about -1.2% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).