Buyback yield (TTM)
0.30%
Shareholder yield (TTM)
0.30%
5Y share count change
-1.2%
Buyback spend (TTM)
$252.00M
Cumulative buybacks
$5.51B
Key takeaways
- Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) repurchased about $252.00M 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 1.33× — repurchases more than cover SBC dilution.
- TTM repurchases used about 4% 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: $107.00M
Overview
As of the 2025 fiscal year, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) reported buyback spend of $107.00M – surged 81.4% year-over-year.
Between 2022 and 2025, Freeport-McMoRan buyback spend plunged 92.1%, falling from $1.35B to $107.00M.
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: $107.00M
Freeport-McMoRan buyback spend in 2025 was $107.00M, surged 81.4% from 2024.
Freeport-McMoRan Buyback Spend 2024: $59.00M
Freeport-McMoRan buyback spend in 2024 was $59.00M.
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: $488.00M
Freeport-McMoRan buyback spend in 2021 was $488.00M.
See more financial history for Freeport-McMoRan (FCX).
Buyback, SBC & dilution history
Buyback spend, SBC, net dilution effect, and share count.
| 2025 | $107.00M | $0.00 | $107.00M | 0.15% | 1.44B | -0.1% | |
| 2024 | $59.00M | $109.00M | −$50.00M | 0.11% | 1.45B | +0.1% | |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $109.00M | −$109.00M | — | 1.44B | -0.6% | |
| 2022 | $1.35B | $95.00M | $1.25B | 2.48% | 1.45B | -2.1% | |
| 2021 | $488.00M | $98.00M | $390.00M | 0.80% | 1.48B | +1.4% | |
| 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 | 5.11% | 0.76B | -3.8% | |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $214.00M | −$214.00M | — | 0.79B | +79.6% | |
| 2006 | $100.00M | $4.78M | $95.22M | 0.83% | 0.44B | +0.2% | |
| 2005 | $80.00M | $0.00 | $80.00M | 0.80% | 0.44B | +19.2% | |
| 2004 | $995.02M | $13.00M | $982.02M | 14.56% | 0.37B | +16.2% | |
| 2003 | $227.08M | $0.00 | $227.08M | 2.72% | 0.32B | +8.7% | |
| 2002 | $11.67M | $0.00 | $11.67M | 0.48% | 0.29B | +1.0% | |
| 2001 | $13.82M | $0.00 | $13.82M | 0.72% | 0.29B | -6.2% | |
| 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 | — | — | — |
- 2025$107.00M
- 2024$59.00M
- 2023$0.00
- 2022$1.35B
- 2021$488.00M
- 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$500.00M
- 2007$0.00
- 2006$100.00M
- 2005$80.00M
- 2004$995.02M
- 2003$227.08M
- 2002$11.67M
- 2001$13.82M
- 2000$211.84M
- 1999$19.80M
- 1998$259.20M
- 1997$438.40M
- 1996$221.00M
- 1995$177.80M
- 1994$0.00
- 1993$141.60M
- 1992$111.40M
- 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: 1.33×.
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.
| $4.60B | |
| $2.30B | |
| $1.66B | |
| $1.18B | |
| $783.80M | |
| $682.89M | |
| $0.00 | |
| $0.00 |
- $4.60B
- $2.30B
- $1.66B
- $1.18B
- $783.80M
- $682.89M
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 $6.25B (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
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