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Billionaire mining executive Robert Friedland addressed the USC Marshall Energy Business Summit back in September to outline the severe global copper supply crisis.
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) recently announced its fourth-quarter 2025 earnings, presenting figures that exceeded expectations despite significant operational challenges. The firm reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $0.47, well above analysts' predictions which ranged from $0.28 to $0.29 per share.
After disaster struck copper mining giant Freeport-McMoRan NYSE: FCX in September of 2025, the stock has gone on a massive rally. The company significantly lowered its guidance on September 25, 2025, after assessing the impact of a mudslide at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia.
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Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
FCX posts a 48% Q4 profit jump as copper and gold prices surge, beating EPS estimates despite a 1.5% revenue drop.
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.47 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.28 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.31 per share a year ago.
The copper and gold miner said fourth-quarter production was significantly hurt by the ongoing suspension of operations at one of its mines, though higher prices for precious metals helped boost profit.