BHP vs Freeport-McMoRan
BHP and FCX side by side, both in materials. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BHP and FCX compare
BHP grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (14.6% versus 0.19% for Freeport-McMoRan).
Freeport-McMoRan pays a dividend yielding 0.96%; BHP does not pay one.
BHP scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 5 for Freeport-McMoRan), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BHP | FCX |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $89.7B |
| Share price | $81.82 | $62.47 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.2% | 48.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 53.2% | 68.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.90 | 1.45 |
| Employees | 632K | 29K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 8 (better) | 5 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 1 |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 30.8× |
| P/S | – | 3.5× |
| P/B | – | 4.5× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 11.8× |
| Fair value | – | $48.63 |
| Margin of safety | – | −28.5% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 14.6% (better) | 0.19% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 0.64% | 12.8% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 9.0% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 8.9% | 53.8% (better) |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | −2.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 27.1% |
| Operating margin | 40.6% (better) | 26.8% |
| Net margin | 16.7% | – |
| FCF margin | 20.3% | – |
| Return on equity | 19.9% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 40.7% (better) | 19.9% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.47 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.59 |
| Interest coverage | 11.6× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.88 | 2.07 (better) |
| Altman Z-score | – | 2.99 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 0.96% |
| Payout ratio | 92.7% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −3.1% | – |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.23% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 1.2% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 2.3% | 86.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.02% | 0.60% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$315K (better) | −$46.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 1.8% |
Go deeper
- BHP stock overview
- BHP income statement
- BHP valuation and score
- FCX stock overview
- FCX income statement
- FCX valuation and score
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