Freeport-McMoRan Inc (FCX) company profile
Close on Nov 12, 2026Market cap $86.81BP/E 25.3Yield 0.99%
About Freeport-McMoRan
Metal Mining, SIC 1000
Freeport-McMoRan is an international mining company focused on mineral exploration, extraction, smelting, and refining. Its primary operations center on copper, gold, and molybdenum production. The company organizes its business into key operating segments, including North America copper mines, South America mining operations, Indonesia mining through PT Freeport Indonesia at Grasberg, and Atlantic Copper smelting and refining. It produces refined copper products, copper concentrate, and related mineral byproducts for industrial manufacturers, smelters, and global commodity markets.
The company conducts large-scale mining, smelting, and processing activities across multiple countries, primarily operating in the United States, Indonesia, Peru, Chile, and Spain. Its major global assets include the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, the Morenci and other North American copper and molybdenum mines, and the Cerro Verde and El Abra operations in South America, alongside downstream smelting facilities in Europe and Asia. Corporate administrative activities are coordinated from its principal executive offices in the United States.
Summary of the business section of Freeport-McMoRan's latest annual report, written by StockData.
Company profile
Company
- Legal name
- Freeport-McMoRan Inc
- Founded
- 1912
- Headquarters
- Phoenix, AZ
- Address
- 4340 E. Cotton Center Blvd., Suite 110 85040
- Phone
- (602) 366-8100
- Website
- fcx.com
- Employees
- 29,000, Dec 31, 2025
- Industry
- Metal Mining
- Incorporated in
- Delaware
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Auditor
- Ernst & Young LLP, Phoenix, Arizona
Stock & identifiers
- Ticker
- FCX
- Exchange
- NYSE
- IPO date
- Jul 10, 1995
- Shares outstanding
- 1.44B, Jul 31, 2026
- Public float
- $61.90B, Jun 30, 2025
- Filer category
- Large accelerated filer
- Stock splits
- 2-for-1, Feb 2, 2011
- SEC CIK
- 831259
- CUSIP
- 35671D857
- ISIN
- US35671D8570
- FIGI
- BBG000BJDB15
- Share class FIGI
- BBG001S5R3F3
- LEI
- 549300IRDTHJQ1PVET45
- EIN
- 74-2480931
Executives and directors
Officers and directors who filed ownership reports (Forms 3, 4, 5) in the last two years
| Name | Position | Shares owned |
|---|---|---|
| Richard C. Adkerson | Chairman of the Board, Director | 5,138,429 |
| Kathleen L. Quirk | President & CEO, Director | 2,251,243 |
| Douglas N. Currault II | EVP & General Counsel | 291,016 |
| Stephen T. Higgins | EVP & CAO | 112,712 |
| Ellie L. Mikes | Chief Accounting Officer | 36,000 |
| Maree E. Robertson | EVP & CFO | 69,540 |
| Hugh Grant | Director | 50,332 |
| John Joseph Stephens | Director | 116,798 |
| Lydia H. Kennard | Director | 122,702 |
| David P. Abney | Director | 25,200 |
| Sara Grootwassink Lewis | Director | 34,000 |
| Frances F. Townsend | Director | 127,570 |
| Dustan E. McCoy | Director | 155,100 |
| Ryan Michael Lance | Director | 55,622 |
| Marcela E. Donadio | Director | 24,500 |
| Robert W. Dudley | Director | 22,400 |
CEO pay and shareholder return
Pay versus performance table from the proxy statement
| Fiscal year | CEO total pay | CEO pay actually paid | Other executives (avg) | Value of $100 invested | Peer group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 Kathleen LQuirk | $14.81M | $24.36M | $7.31M | $209 | $331 |
| FY2025 Richard CAdkerson | $0 | $0 | $7.31M | $209 | $331 |
| FY2024 Kathleen LQuirk | $13.29M | $10.94M | $3.65M | $154 | $179 |
| FY2024 Richard CAdkerson | $23.74M | $16.45M | $3.65M | $154 | $179 |
| FY2023 Kathleen LQuirk | $0 | $0 | $5.12M | $170 | $187 |
| FY2023 Richard CAdkerson | $24.02M | $25.28M | $5.12M | $170 | $187 |
“Actually paid” adjusts reported pay for changes in the value of equity awards. Shareholder return assumes $100 invested at the start of the measurement period, as disclosed by the company.
Executive compensation, fiscal 2025
Summary compensation table from the latest proxy statement
| Executive | Salary | Stock awards | Incentive pay | Other | Total | vs. prior year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen L. Quirk President and Chief Executive Officer | $1.40M | $11.63M | $1.40M | $375.84K | $14.81M | +11% |
| Richard C. Adkerson Chairman of the Board | $1.20M | $8.58M | $800.40K | $7.56M | $18.14M | -24% |
| Maree E. Robertson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | $665.00K | $2.64M | $897.75K | $133.13K | $4.33M | +2% |
| Stephen T. Higgins Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer | $560.00K | $1.94M | $756.00K | $371.72K | $3.63M | +4% |
| Douglas N. Currault II Executive Vice President and General Counsel | $510.00K | $1.77M | $688.50K | $160.93K | $3.13M | -2% |
Stock and option awards are grant-date fair values, not realized pay. “Other” includes pension value changes and all other compensation. Source proxy statement.
Employees
Headcount reported in annual reports
“At December 31, 2025, we had approximately 29,000 employees (13,900 in the U.S., 7,300 in South America, 6,600 in Indonesia and 1,200 in Europe and other locations).”
Corporate history
Events identified from SEC filings
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