FCX (Freeport-McMoRan) Shiller PE Ratio: (As of Sep. 21, 2026)

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FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX
85 GF Score
Price $71.54
GF Value $48.73
Valuation Significantly Overvalued
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What is Freeport-McMoRan Shiller PE Ratio?

Shiller PE for Stocks: The True Measure of Stock Valuation


Freeport-McMoRan  (NYSE:FCX) Shiller PE Ratio Explanation

Compared with the regular PE Ratio, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Shiller PE Ratio smoothed out the fluctuations of profit margins during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Shiller PE Ratio should give similar results to regular PE Ratio.

Compared with the PS Ratio, the Shiller PE Ratio makes the comparison between different industries more meaningful.


Be Aware

Shiller PE Ratio assumes that over the long term, businesses and profitability revert to their means. If a company's business model does not work in the future compared with the past, Shiller PE Ratio and PS Ratio will give false valuations.


Freeport-McMoRan Shiller PE Ratio Related Terms


Freeport-McMoRan Shiller PE Ratio Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Freeport-McMoRan's Shiller PE Ratio can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Freeport-McMoRan Shiller PE Ratio Chart

Freeport-McMoRan Annual Data
Trend Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Shiller PE Ratio
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Freeport-McMoRan Quarterly Data
Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26 Jun26
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FCX vs SCCO, IE, COPR: Shiller PE Ratio Comparison

For the Copper subindustry, Freeport-McMoRan's Shiller PE Ratio, along with its competitors' market caps and Shiller PE Ratio data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Freeport-McMoRan Shiller PE Ratio vs Metals & Mining Industry

For the Metals & Mining industry and Basic Materials sector, Freeport-McMoRan's Shiller PE Ratio distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Freeport-McMoRan's Shiller PE Ratio falls into.


FCX
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Freeport-McMoRan Shiller PE Ratio Calculation

For Shiller PE Ratio, the earnings of the past 10 years are inflation-adjusted and averaged. The result is used for P/E calculation. Since it looks at the average over the last 10 years, the Shiller PE Ratio is also called PE10.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The same calculation is applied here to individual companies.

Freeport-McMoRan's E10 for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is calculated as:

For example, Freeport-McMoRan's adjusted earnings per share data for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was:

Adj_EPS=Earnings per Share (Diluted)/CPI of Jun. 2026 (Change)*Current CPI (Jun. 2026)
=0.6764/333.9520*333.9520
=0.676

Current CPI (Jun. 2026) = 333.9520.

Freeport-McMoRan Quarterly Data

Earnings per Share (Diluted) CPI Adj_EPS
201609 0.162 241.428 0.224
201612 0.218 241.432 0.302
201703 0.133 243.801 0.182
201706 0.178 244.955 0.243
201709 0.188 246.819 0.255
201712 0.704 246.524 0.953
201803 0.479 249.554 0.642
201806 0.597 251.989 0.791
201809 0.381 252.439 0.504
201812 0.094 251.233 0.125
201903 0.019 254.202 0.024
201906 -0.052 256.143 -0.067
201909 -0.145 256.759 -0.189
201912 0.006 256.974 0.007
202003 -0.340 258.115 -0.440
202006 0.034 257.797 0.044
202009 0.223 260.280 0.286
202012 0.482 260.474 0.618
202103 0.483 264.877 0.609
202106 0.728 271.696 0.894
202109 0.940 274.310 1.144
202112 0.746 278.802 0.894
202203 1.036 287.504 1.203
202206 0.574 296.311 0.647
202209 0.277 296.808 0.312
202212 0.483 296.797 0.544
202303 0.456 301.836 0.505
202306 0.234 305.109 0.257
202309 0.311 307.789 0.338
202312 0.268 306.746 0.292
202403 0.324 312.332 0.347
202406 0.422 314.175 0.449
202409 0.360 315.301 0.381
202412 0.190 315.605 0.201
202503 0.240 319.799 0.250
202506 0.531 322.561 0.550
202509 0.462 324.800 0.475
202512 0.281 324.054 0.290
202603 0.605 330.213 0.612
202606 0.676 333.952 0.676

Add all the adjusted EPS together and divide 10 will get our E10.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.

Is Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Freeport-McMoRan stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $71.54 is trading 46.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $48.73. GuruFocus considers Freeport-McMoRan to be Significantly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for FCX:

  • Shiller PE Ratio:
  • GF Value™: $48.73 vs. price of $71.54 (46.8% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 85/100 with 6 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the FCX stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Freeport-McMoRan Business Description

Address 4340 East. Cotton Center boulevard, Suite 110, Phoenix, AZ, USA, 85040-8852
Freeport-McMoRan owns stakes in 10 copper mines, led by its 49% ownership of the Grasberg copper and gold operations in Indonesia, 55% of the Cerro Verde mine in Peru, and 72% of Morenci in Arizona. It sold around 1.1 million metric tons of copper (its share) in 2025, making it the one of the world's largest copper miners by volume. It also sold about 530,000 ounces of gold, mostly from Grasberg, and 74 million pounds of molybdenum. It had about 25 years of copper reserves at the end of December 2025. We expect it to sell about 1.3 million metric tons of copper and 610,000 ounces of gold midcycle in 2030.
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$71.54
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