Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) scored on five pillars from its reported financial statements, and ranked against 77 Materials companies.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) scores 5.1 out of 10 as of , computed from its reported financial statements. That reads as mixed quality. The reading rests on solvency, and growth is what holds it back.
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The Quality Score for FCX stands at 5.1 out of 10 as of October 19, 2026, which puts Freeport-McMoRan Inc. in the mixed quality band. In this band one or two pillars are usually holding the score up while others drag it down, which the breakdown below makes visible. It rolls Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability into one number, each judged against the norms of its sector.
Among the 77 Materials companies with a published score, that ranks at the 59th percentile, above the middle of the group. For reference, the middle of the group scores 4.4 and a company needs 6.2 to reach its top quarter, which leaves Freeport-McMoRan Inc. above the median.
On profitability, Freeport-McMoRan Inc. scores 5.6, an average reading. Its peers have a median of 4.4 across 74 Materials companies, which places it above them, at the 63rd percentile. Profitability in the middle of the range is neither a moat nor a warning: margins and returns look like those of an ordinary business in this line of work.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s solvency score is 7.8 out of 10 (strong). Against a median of 6.7 among 66 Materials companies, that is above the group and the 66th percentile. A high solvency score means leverage is modest relative to earnings and cash flow, which gives management room to act in a bad year.
Growth scores 2.1 out of 10, which reads as weak. The median across 57 Materials companies is 3.2, so Freeport-McMoRan Inc. is below its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 34th percentile. When growth is this low the question is whether it is a pause or a trend, and the history behind the filings is the place to look.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s efficiency score is 3.0 out of 10 (weak). Against a median of 5.2 among 71 Materials companies, that is well below the group and the 19th percentile. A low efficiency score is worth reading alongside profitability: earnings that do not convert into cash are worth less than they look.
Predictability scores 6.6 out of 10, which reads as average. The median across 76 Materials companies is 4.5, so Freeport-McMoRan Inc. is well above its peers on this pillar and ranks at the 85th percentile. Consistency near the median is typical, and it is worth checking whether the swings came from the business itself or from one-off items.
The gap between Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s best and worst pillar is wide: solvency at 7.8 against growth at 2.1, 5.7 points apart. An average of two readings this different deserves a closer look than the headline number. Leading with solvency is a defensive strength: it protects the business more than it grows it. Slow growth limits how fast the business can compound, even when everything else is in order.
Of everything that could lift Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s score, efficiency matters most. Bringing it up to the 5.2 median of Materials companies would take the overall from 5.1 to roughly 5.4. The weights add up to 100 points (profitability 25, solvency 20, growth 20, efficiency 15, predictability 20), and Freeport-McMoRan Inc. has a reading on every pillar.
For a fair comparison, start with companies of a similar size: the Materials companies below are nearest to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. by market value, each scored on the same pillars.
How much profit the company generates from its capital and sales.
The company’s ability to service debt and meet its obligations.
How fast revenue, earnings and cash flow are compounding.
How well assets and earnings convert into cash and output.
How stable and consistent results have been over time.
Each metric is scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks, where higher is better. Metrics roll up into five pillars, and the pillars combine into the overall score using the weights shown. Sector-sensitive metrics are judged relative to peers in the same sector.
This score is a systematic, backward-looking read of reported fundamentals. It does not judge valuation, management quality, competitive moat, or future prospects, and can be distorted by one-off items or unusual accounting. Treat it as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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On this reading Freeport-McMoRan Inc. scores 5.1 out of 10, which reads as mixed quality. Its strongest pillar is solvency, its weakest is growth. Quality is not the same as a good investment: the score says nothing about the price you would pay.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. ranks at the 59th percentile of the 77 Materials companies Lemma publishes a score for. The median there is 4.4 and the top quarter starts at 6.2, against Freeport-McMoRan Inc.’s 5.1.
Five pillars, each scored from 0 to 10 against sector-aware benchmarks and then weighted into one overall reading: profitability, solvency, growth, efficiency and predictability. Everything comes from reported financials, and nothing comes from price, sentiment or forecasts.
This page last changed on October 19, 2026. The score moves with the financial statements, so the page changes when a new filing moves the reading rather than on a schedule. Live figures for FCX are in the app.
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