Buyback yield (TTM)
0.34%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.34%
5Y share count change
-1.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$310M
Cumulative buybacks
$5.51B
Key takeaways
- Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) repurchased about $310M of stock over the trailing twelve months.
- Diluted share count is down 1.2% over the last ~5 fiscal years — buybacks are net-shrinking the share base.
- TTM buyback ÷ stock-based-comp ratio of 2.07× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 5% of free cash flow remaining after dividends.
Dividend & buyback yield over time for Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
Stacked annual yields — buyback yield (TTM cash repurchases ÷ market cap) plus dividend yield from the same fiscal-year-end key-metrics period — show how total cash return per dollar of equity has evolved.
Diluted vs basic shares (annual) for Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
Diluted weighted-average shares are the EPS denominator — a falling count means buybacks are outpacing SBC dilution.
Year-over-year change in diluted shares for Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year (net repurchase); red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Cash buyback spend over time for Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
Latest: $107M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) reported buyback spend of $107M – surged 81.4% year-over-year.
Between 2022 and 2025, Freeport-McMoRan buyback spend plunged 92.1%, falling from $1.35B to $107M.
Across the available history, buyback spend reached its high of $1.35B in 2022 and its low of $0.00 in 1989.
Freeport-McMoRan Buyback Spend 2025: $107M
Freeport-McMoRan buyback spend in 2025 was $107M, surged 81.4% from 2024.
Freeport-McMoRan Buyback Spend 2024: $59M
Freeport-McMoRan buyback spend in 2024 was $59M.
Freeport-McMoRan Buyback Spend 2023: $0.00
Freeport-McMoRan posted buyback spend of $0.00 in 2023, plunged 100.0% below 2022.
Freeport-McMoRan Buyback Spend 2022: $1.35B
In 2022, Freeport-McMoRan reported buyback spend of $1.35B, surged 176.0% from 2021. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Freeport-McMoRan Buyback Spend 2021: $488M
Freeport-McMoRan buyback spend in 2021 was $488M.
See more financial history for Freeport-McMoRan (FCX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $107M | $0.00 | $107M | 0.15% | 1.44B | -0.1% | |
| 2024 | $59M | $109M | -$50M | 0.11% | 1.45B | +0.1% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $109M | -$109M | — | 1.44B | -0.6% | |
| 2022 | $1.35B | $95M | $1.25B | 2.48% | 1.45B | -2.1% | |
| 2021 | $488M | $98M | $390M | 0.80% | 1.48B | +1.4% | |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $99M | -$99M | — | 1.46B | +0.7% | |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $63M | -$63M | — | 1.45B | -0.5% | |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $76M | -$76M | — | 1.46B | +0.3% | |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $71M | -$71M | — | 1.45B | +10.3% | |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $86M | -$86M | — | 1.32B | +21.8% | |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $85M | -$85M | — | 1.08B | +4.1% | |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $106M | -$106M | — | 1.04B | +3.3% | |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $173M | -$173M | — | 1.01B | +5.5% | |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $100M | -$100M | — | 954M | -0.1% | |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $117M | -$117M | — | 955M | +0.7% | |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $121M | -$121M | — | 948M | +1.1% | |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $102M | -$102M | — | 938M | +22.8% | |
| 2008 | $500M | $98M | $402M | 5.11% | 764M | -3.8% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $214M | -$214M | — | 794M | +79.6% | |
| 2006 | $100M | $4.78M | $95.2M | 0.83% | 442M | +0.2% | |
| 2005 | $80M | $0.00 | $80M | 0.80% | 441M | +19.2% | |
| 2004 | $995M | $13M | $982M | 14.56% | 370M | +16.2% | |
| 2003 | $227M | $0.00 | $227M | 2.72% | 318M | +8.7% | |
| 2002 | $11.7M | $0.00 | $11.7M | 0.48% | 293M | +1.0% | |
| 2001 | $13.8M | $0.00 | $13.8M | 0.72% | 290M | -6.2% | |
| 2000 | $212M | $0.00 | $212M | — | 309M | -6.1% | |
| 1999 | $19.8M | $0.00 | $19.8M | — | 329M | -6.2% | |
| 1998 | $259M | $0.00 | $259M | — | 351M | -10.9% | |
| 1997 | $438M | $0.00 | $438M | — | 393M | +0.3% | |
| 1996 | $221M | $0.00 | $221M | — | 392M | — | |
| 1995 | $178M | $0.00 | $178M | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | $142M | $0.00 | $142M | — | — | — | |
| 1992 | $111M | $0.00 | $111M | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | — | — | — |
- 2025$107M
- 2024$59M
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$1.35B
- 2021$488M
- 2020$0.00
- 2019$0.00
- 2018$0.00
- 2017$0.00
- 2016$0.00
- 2015$0.00
- 2014$0.00
- 2013$0.00
- 2012$0.00
- 2011$0.00
- 2010$0.00
- 2009$0.00
- 2008$500M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$100M
- 2005$80M
- 2004$995M
- 2003$227M
- 2002$11.7M
- 2001$13.8M
- 2000$212M
- 1999$19.8M
- 1998$259M
- 1997$438M
- 1996$221M
- 1995$178M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$142M
- 1992$111M
- 1991$0.00
- 1990$0.00
- 1989$0.00
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation for Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
Annual cash repurchases set against stock-based compensation. Coverage above 1× means buybacks fully offset the equity dilution from SBC. TTM coverage: 2.07×.
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned) for Freeport-McMoRan (FCX)
How Freeport-McMoRan splits cash returned to shareholders between dividends and buybacks.
Sector peers by buyback spend
Companies in the same sector as Freeport-McMoRan, ranked by their latest buyback spend.
| $5.99B | |
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| $0.00 |
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- $2.3B
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Buyback capacity (TTM)
Free cash flow minus dividends paid versus actual TTM repurchases — the headroom bar shows how much of post-dividend FCF is still being deployed elsewhere.
Headroom $5.92B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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