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Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) stock analysis

$68.90+0.04%Data as of Oct 21, 2026
  • FCX lost 7.3% over the past month versus 0.0% for the S&P 500, ranking 430th of 497 S&P 500 stocks.
  • Over 12 months it returned +64.1%, 48.3 points ahead of the S&P 500, and trades 13.8% below its 52-week high.
  • In the last 30 days 6 analysts raised earnings estimates and 1 cut; forward EPS moved +4.3% (+7.5% over 90 days).
  • It sits in the Copper & metals segment of the Energy & Power, where the 1-month median return is −5.6%.
  • The daily chart reads Trend transition · Unresolved structure (since Oct 14, 2026).
Market cap$98.9B
12-month return+64.1%
Forward P/E16.7×
Mean target vs price+11.2%

One-year price with 50- and 200-day averages

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Performance vs the market

Total price return against the S&P 500 (SPY) and the median of US stocks in the same sector.

FCX−7.3%
Sector median−11.6%
S&P 5000.0%
FCX+8.5%
Sector median−3.0%
S&P 500+4.7%
FCX−2.1%
Sector median−15.8%
S&P 500+8.7%
FCX+64.1%
Sector median+2.6%
S&P 500+15.8%
1-month rank in the S&P 500430 / 497
3-month rank in its sector · Basic Materials74 / 246

Chart structure

Read by our daily-bar structure engine from swing highs, swing lows and moving averages.

Trend transition · Unresolved structureAwaiting confirmation

Holding since Oct 14, 2026

  • Price and averages have mixed alignment
  • EMA50 is approximately flat
  • Confirmed swing highs and lows are falling
  • Intermediate and long-term directions differ
  • Neither a stable trend nor a range is confirmed
This pattern on this stock

81 occurrences in 10 years. The median move over the next 20 sessions was +1.3%, positive 57% of the time, against +1.2% for any day in the same period.

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Analyst earnings revisions

Changes to the consensus forward-EPS estimate. Rising estimates mean analysts see more profit ahead.

Forward EPS$4.33
30-day change+4.3%
90-day change+7.5%
Mean target$76.64 +11.2%
Raised (30d) 6Cut (30d) 1

22 analysts cover the stock

Where it sits in the supply chain

Energy & Power · Resources & equipment

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Its segment
Copper & metals−5.6%
FCX−7.3%1 monthSCCO−3.9%1 month

Grids, EVs and data centers use a lot of copper; its price is a gauge of electrification demand.

Sells into
Grid construction−6.4%
PWR−6.4%1 month

Also on: Chemicals & Basic Materials

Figures are each company's 1-month return; the segment shows its median · Doubler daily batch · company chain maps

Risk profile

Max drawdown, 12M−24.3%
Volatility, 60D42.1%
From 52-week high−13.8%
From 52-week low+79.1%
Trailing P/E33.8×
Forward P/E16.7×

Themes

  • Copper3M rank 4 / 7

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