FCX Freeport-McMoRan

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About the company

Freeport-McMoRan is a copper producer based in Phoenix. The company operates mines in Indonesia (Grasberg, which also yields a lot of gold) and in North and South America, and it also produces molybdenum. As of Oct 13, 2026

Fact sheet (from the annual report) Metal ore mining · Phoenix, USA

The FCX group is an international metals company that mines copper, gold and molybdenum. Its sites include the Grasberg mining district in Indonesia, the Morenci district in Arizona and the Cerro Verde mine in Peru. Other copper mines are in Arizona, New Mexico and Chile, and molybdenum also comes from the Henderson and Climax mines in Colorado. Its products are copper concentrate, cathodes and copper rod; the ore is generally either smelted and refined or processed by solvent extraction and electrowinning. In Indonesia the subsidiary PTFI completed its own copper smelter and a precious metals refinery in Gresik in 2025 and has since produced refined copper and gold.

Automatically summarized from SEC annual report (10-K, filed Feb 13, 2026) (website of the US Securities and Exchange Commission) · reviewed Oct 14, 2026

Price performance at a glance

Last 30 trading days
  • Today +1.2%
  • 7 days −4.2%
  • 30 days −8.8%
  • 1 year +60.5%
Day range (last trading day)
−2.7%Price at 75% of the range+0.9%
52-week range
−41.6%Price at 66% of the range+21.7%
Distance from the all-time high
−17.8%

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Fundamental analysis

Freeport-McMoRan · Sector Materials · amounts in USD

Information only – does not affect the other analysis methods, not investment advice. Source: SEC filings, As of Feb 13, 2026.

Quality checks

Four angles on the annual figures. Each check counts how many disclosed criteria are met – criteria without data do not count. The bars show where the company ranks on each figure among the stocks we cover and within its sector.

Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025

Quality Profitability, consistency, balance sheet 4 of 8 criteria met Growth Revenue and earnings per share 5 of 7 criteria met Dividend Level, consistency, coverage · 1 without data 6 of 6 criteria met Financial strength Piotroski, debt, liquidity 5 of 6 criteria met

Quality 4 of 8 met

  • not met: Gross margin above 40% 28.2%
  • met: Operating margin above 15% 25.2%
  • not met: Net margin above 10% 8.5%
  • not met: Return on equity above 15% 11.7%
  • not met: Free cash flow margin above 10% 4.3%
  • met: Profit in each of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
  • met: Free cash flow positive in each of the last 3 fiscal years 3 of 3
  • met: Equity ratio above 30% 32.5%
Gross margin

28.2% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 16 of 100: higher than 16% of 153 peers (All). weak.

Rank 10 of 100: higher than 10% of 5 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Materials: 48.8%

Share of revenue left after the direct cost of the products sold.

Operating margin

25.2% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 69 of 100: higher than 69% of 192 peers (All). strong.

Sector: too few peers

Operating income divided by revenue: what the core business earns before interest and taxes.

Net margin

8.5% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 34 of 100: higher than 34% of 237 peers (All). medium.

Rank 10 of 100: higher than 10% of 5 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Materials: 12.9%

Profit after all costs, interest and taxes divided by revenue.

Return on equity

11.7% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 37 of 100: higher than 37% of 218 peers (All). medium.

Rank 10 of 100: higher than 10% of 5 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Materials: 20.9%

Net income divided by equity at fiscal year end.

Return on assets

3.8% Fiscal year 2025 (total assets at year end)

Rank 34 of 100: higher than 34% of 238 peers (All). medium.

Rank 10 of 100: higher than 10% of 5 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Materials: 8.4%

Net income divided by total assets at fiscal year end.

Equity ratio

32.5% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 239 peers (All). medium.

Rank 30 of 100: higher than 30% of 5 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Materials: 39.6%

Equity as a share of total assets. Usually low for banks.

Free cash flow margin

4.3% Fiscal year 2025

Rank 26 of 100: higher than 26% of 213 peers (All). weak.

Rank 10 of 100: higher than 10% of 5 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Materials: 11.8%

Free cash flow divided by revenue.

Free cash flow

1.1B USD Fiscal year 2025

Operating cash flow minus capital expenditure on property and equipment.

Growth 5 of 7 met

  • not met: Over 3 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +4.4%
  • met: Over 5 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +12.8%
  • met: Over 10 years, revenue grew by more than 5% per year +5.9%
  • not met: Over 3 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year −14.0%
  • met: Over 5 years, EPS grew by more than 5% per year +30.0%
  • met: Revenue rose in at least 4 of the last 5 fiscal years 4 of 5
  • met: Revenue rose in the last fiscal year +1.8%
Revenue growth 3 years

+4.4% per year

Rank 34 of 100: higher than 34% of 230 peers (All). medium.

Rank 70 of 100: higher than 70% of 5 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Materials: +4.3%

Average growth per year over 3 fiscal years.

Revenue growth 5 years

+12.8% per year

Rank 55 of 100: higher than 55% of 217 peers (All). medium.

Rank 70 of 100: higher than 70% of 5 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Materials: +6.4%

Average growth per year over 5 fiscal years.

Revenue growth 10 years

+5.9% per year

Rank 42 of 100: higher than 42% of 157 peers (All). medium.

Sector: too few peers

Average growth per year over 10 fiscal years.

EPS growth 3 years

−14.0% per year

Rank 14 of 100: higher than 14% of 157 peers (All). weak.

Sector: too few peers

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

EPS growth 5 years

+30.0% per year

Rank 87 of 100: higher than 87% of 146 peers (All). strong.

Sector: too few peers

Growth of earnings per share per year, adjusted for stock splits.

Dividend 6 of 6 met · 1 without data

  • met: Pays a dividend 0.60 USD
  • met: Payout ratio at most 60% of earnings 39%
  • met: Dividend paid in each of the last 5 fiscal years 5 of 5
  • met: Dividend per share never lowered in the last 5 fiscal years Dividend per share as filed with the SEC, including special dividends; a one-off higher prior year does not count as a cut. never
  • no data: Dividend per share higher than 5 years ago no comparable dividend 5 years ago
  • met: Free cash flow per share covers the dividend 1.3x
  • met: Dividends paid over the last 5 years covered by free cash flow 34% of free cash flow
Payout ratio

39% Fiscal year 2025

Dividend per share divided by earnings per share.

Free cash flow coverage

1.3x Fiscal year 2025

Free cash flow per share divided by dividend per share. From 1x the dividend is covered.

Financial strength 5 of 6 met

  • not met: Piotroski F-Score at least 7 of 9 6 of 9
  • met: Long-term debt no higher than equity 0.47
  • met: Current assets cover current liabilities 2.29
  • met: Positive equity 18.9B USD
  • met: In 5 years, share count up by at most 5% −1.2%
  • met: Free cash flow positive in the last fiscal year 1.1B USD
Piotroski F-Score

6 of 9 Fiscal year 2025

Rank 45 of 100: higher than 45% of 134 peers (All). medium.

Rank 30 of 100: higher than 30% of 5 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Materials: 6.0 of 9

Nine yes/no tests on profit, cash flow, debt, liquidity and efficiency compared with the prior year.

Debt / equity

0.47 at fiscal year end

Rank 59 of 100: lower than 59% of 199 peers (All). medium.

Rank 70 of 100: lower than 70% of 5 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Materials: 0.59

Long-term financial debt divided by equity.

Liquidity (current ratio)

2.29 at fiscal year end

Rank 74 of 100: higher than 74% of 215 peers (All). strong.

Rank 90 of 100: higher than 90% of 5 peers (Sector). strong.

Median Materials: 1.08

Current assets divided by current liabilities.

Change in share count

−1.2% in 5 years

Rank 47 of 100: lower than 47% of 199 peers (All). medium.

Rank 30 of 100: lower than 30% of 5 peers (Sector). weak.

Median Materials: −1.8%

Change in diluted share count. Negative = share buybacks, positive = new shares.

The 9 criteria of the Piotroski F-Score
  • met: Profit in the last fiscal year (positive return on assets)
  • met: Positive operating cash flow
  • met: Return on assets higher than the prior year
  • met: Operating cash flow higher than net income
  • met: Long-term debt relative to total assets fell
  • not met: Liquidity (current assets / current liabilities) rose
  • met: No additional shares (diluted share count did not rise)
  • not met: Gross margin higher than the prior year
  • not met: Revenue relative to total assets higher than the prior year

Last fiscal year compared with the one before. Returns and revenue per total assets use total assets at the start of the year; leverage = long-term financial debt divided by total assets at year end; new shares via the average diluted share count.

Price-based criteria (P/E, dividend yield) are shown to signed-in users.

Computed automatically from SEC annual reports – not investment advice. Describes the reported figures; points are not a rating of the stock. Rank 0–100 against the 239 stocks we cover and against the sector (from 5 peers); the stronger side is always on the right.

In short

  • Light green: Revenue grew over 5 years (+12.8% per year), at least as fast as the sector median.
  • Light green: Net income (total) grew over 5 years (+36.9% per year), at least as fast as the sector median; per share +30.0% per year.
  • Light green: Net margin 16.0%, above the sector median (7.4%).
  • Light green: Debt not higher than usual in the sector.
  • Light red: Profit in 8 of 10 fiscal years.

Summarized from the lights below. Describes the reported figures – not a recommendation to buy or sell.

RevenueNet income Net margin (below) in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016 (Jan 1, 2016 – Dec 31, 2016): Revenue 14.8B USD · Net income −4.0B USD · Net margin −27.1%
  2. Fiscal year 2017 (Jan 1, 2017 – Dec 31, 2017): Revenue 16.4B USD · Net income 2.1B USD · Net margin 12.8%
  3. Fiscal year 2018 (Jan 1, 2018 – Dec 31, 2018): Revenue 18.6B USD · Net income 2.9B USD · Net margin 15.5%
  4. Fiscal year 2019 (Jan 1, 2019 – Dec 31, 2019): Revenue 14.4B USD · Net income −189.0M USD · Net margin −1.3%
  5. Fiscal year 2020 (Jan 1, 2020 – Dec 31, 2020): Revenue 14.2B USD · Net income 865.0M USD · Net margin 6.1%
  6. Fiscal year 2021 (Jan 1, 2021 – Dec 31, 2021): Revenue 22.8B USD · Net income 5.4B USD · Net margin 23.5%
  7. Fiscal year 2022 (Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2022): Revenue 22.8B USD · Net income 4.5B USD · Net margin 19.7%
  8. Fiscal year 2023 (Jan 1, 2023 – Dec 31, 2023): Revenue 22.9B USD · Net income 3.8B USD · Net margin 16.4%
  9. Fiscal year 2024 (Jan 1, 2024 – Dec 31, 2024): Revenue 25.5B USD · Net income 4.4B USD · Net margin 17.3%
  10. Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 25.9B USD · Net income 4.2B USD · Net margin 16.0%

Fiscal year 2025 (Jan 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025): Revenue 25.9B USD · Net income 4.2B USD · Net margin 16.0%

Figures over time

Where the money of a fiscal year goes and how margins, returns, balance sheet, cash flow and share count developed over up to 10 years. Each chart has one sentence saying what the trend shows.

Money flow in fiscal year 2025

Of 100 USD of revenue, 28.2 USD gross profit, 25.2 USD operating income and 8.5 USD net income remained.

Money flow as a table
Fiscal year 2025, amounts in USD, share of revenue
ItemAmountof revenue
Revenue25.9B USD100.0%
Gross profit7.3B USD28.2%
Cost of revenue18.6B USD71.8%
Operating income6.5B USD25.2%
Operating expenses779.0M USD3.0%
Net income2.2B USD8.5%
Taxes2.2B USD8.6%
Interest & other2.1B USD8.1%

Taxes, interest and other items are not available separately in the SEC data; they are combined as the difference.

Margins

The operating margin rose in 5 years from 17.2% to 25.2%.

Gross marginOperating marginNet margin
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Gross margin −18.5% · Operating margin −18.8% · Net margin −25.2%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Gross margin 26.7% · Operating margin 22.1% · Net margin 14.5%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Gross margin 27.8% · Operating margin 25.5% · Net margin 14.0%
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Gross margin 9.0% · Operating margin 7.6% · Net margin −1.7%
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Gross margin 17.9% · Operating margin 17.2% · Net margin 4.2%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Gross margin 38.6% · Operating margin 36.6% · Net margin 28.1%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Gross margin 33.8% · Operating margin 30.9% · Net margin 15.2%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Gross margin 31.3% · Operating margin 27.2% · Net margin 8.1%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Gross margin 30.1% · Operating margin 27.0% · Net margin 7.4%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Gross margin 28.2% · Operating margin 25.2% · Net margin 8.5%

Returns

Return on equity rose in 5 years from 5.9% to 11.7%.

Return on equityReturn on assets
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Return on equity −61.7% · Return on assets −10.0%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Return on equity 29.7% · Return on assets 6.4%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Return on equity 26.6% · Return on assets 6.2%
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Return on equity −2.6% · Return on assets −0.6%
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Return on equity 5.9% · Return on assets 1.4%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Return on equity 46.0% · Return on assets 13.4%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Return on equity 22.3% · Return on assets 6.8%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Return on equity 11.1% · Return on assets 3.5%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Return on equity 10.7% · Return on assets 3.4%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Return on equity 11.7% · Return on assets 3.8%

Equity and long-term debt

The equity ratio rose in 5 years from 24.1% to 32.5%.

EquityLong-term debt in USD Long-term debt, depending on the filing, includes the current portion or leases.
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Equity 6.1B USD · Long-term debt 14.8B USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Equity 8.0B USD · Long-term debt 11.7B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Equity 9.8B USD · Long-term debt 11.1B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Equity 9.3B USD · Long-term debt 9.8B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Equity 10.2B USD · Long-term debt 9.7B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Equity 14.0B USD · Long-term debt 9.1B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Equity 15.6B USD · Long-term debt 9.6B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Equity 16.7B USD · Long-term debt 8.7B USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Equity 17.6B USD · Long-term debt 8.9B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Equity 18.9B USD · Long-term debt 8.9B USD

Liquidity (current ratio)

The current ratio fell in 5 years from 2.72 to 2.29.

Current ratio
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Current ratio 2.45
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Current ratio 2.14
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Current ratio 3.22
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Current ratio 2.47
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Current ratio 2.72
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Current ratio 2.52
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Current ratio 2.46
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Current ratio 2.42
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Current ratio 2.42
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Current ratio 2.29

Cash flow

Free cash flow rose in 5 years from 1.1B USD to 1.1B USD.

Operating cash flowCapital expenditureFree cash flow in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Operating cash flow 3.7B USD · Capital expenditure 2.8B USD · Free cash flow 916.0M USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Operating cash flow 4.7B USD · Capital expenditure 1.4B USD · Free cash flow 3.3B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Operating cash flow 3.9B USD · Capital expenditure 2.0B USD · Free cash flow 1.9B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Operating cash flow 1.5B USD · Capital expenditure 2.7B USD · Free cash flow −1.2B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Operating cash flow 3.0B USD · Capital expenditure 2.0B USD · Free cash flow 1.1B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Operating cash flow 7.7B USD · Capital expenditure 2.1B USD · Free cash flow 5.6B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Operating cash flow 5.1B USD · Capital expenditure 3.5B USD · Free cash flow 1.7B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Operating cash flow 5.3B USD · Capital expenditure 4.8B USD · Free cash flow 455.0M USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Operating cash flow 7.2B USD · Capital expenditure 4.8B USD · Free cash flow 2.4B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Operating cash flow 5.6B USD · Capital expenditure 4.5B USD · Free cash flow 1.1B USD

Share count

The share count fell in 5 years by 1.2% (mostly through share repurchases).

Diluted share count
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Diluted share count 1.3B
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Diluted share count 1.5B
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Diluted share count 1.5B
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Diluted share count 1.5B
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Diluted share count 1.5B
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Diluted share count 1.5B
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Diluted share count 1.5B
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Diluted share count 1.4B
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Diluted share count 1.4B
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Diluted share count 1.4B

From annual reports filed with the SEC (10-K, 20-F, 40-F) as first reported, share count adjusted for splits; obvious filing errors (e.g. wrong unit, outliers against both neighbouring years) are hidden. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Dividends and share repurchases

How much the company returns to its shareholders – as dividends or by repurchasing its own shares – and whether free cash flow supports it.

Dividend per share
0.60 USD · Fiscal year 2025
Dividend growth per year
3 y 0.0%5 y –10 y +8.7%
Years without a cut
5 in a row up to now
Payout ratio
of earnings 39% of free cash flow 78%
To shareholders (5 years)
5.8B USD 35% through repurchases
Share count over 5 years
−1.2% fewer shares – each share is a larger stake

Dividend per share

The dividend per share rose in 5 years from 0.00 USD to 0.60 USD.

Dividend per share USD per share Per share as filed with the SEC, including special dividends; obvious filing errors are hidden.
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Dividend per share 0.00 USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Dividend per share 0.00 USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Dividend per share 0.20 USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Dividend per share 0.20 USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Dividend per share 0.00 USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Dividend per share 0.38 USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Dividend per share 0.60 USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Dividend per share 0.60 USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Dividend per share 0.60 USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Dividend per share 0.60 USD

Payout ratios

The payout ratio rose in 5 years from 0.0% to 39.5%.

Payout ratio (earnings)Payout ratio (free cash flow)
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Payout ratio (earnings) not available · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 0.7%
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Payout ratio (earnings) 0.0% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 0.1%
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Payout ratio (earnings) 11.2% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 11.5%
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Payout ratio (earnings) not available · Payout ratio (free cash flow) not available
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Payout ratio (earnings) 0.0% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 6.9%
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Payout ratio (earnings) 12.9% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 5.9%
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Payout ratio (earnings) 25.1% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 51.9%
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Payout ratio (earnings) 46.9% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 189.7%
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Payout ratio (earnings) 46.2% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 36.8%
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Payout ratio (earnings) 39.5% · Payout ratio (free cash flow) 77.5%

What goes back to shareholders

Over 5 years, 5.8B USD went back to shareholders, 35% of it through share repurchases. That is 52% of the free cash flow of those years.

Dividends paidShare repurchasesNew shares issued (including employee plans)Free cash flow in USD
  1. Fiscal year 2016: Dividends paid 6.0M USD · Share repurchases not available · New shares issued (including employee plans) 1.5B USD · Free cash flow 916.0M USD
  2. Fiscal year 2017: Dividends paid 2.0M USD · Share repurchases not available · New shares issued (including employee plans) 0.0 USD · Free cash flow 3.3B USD
  3. Fiscal year 2018: Dividends paid 218.0M USD · Share repurchases not available · New shares issued (including employee plans) 0.0 USD · Free cash flow 1.9B USD
  4. Fiscal year 2019: Dividends paid 291.0M USD · Share repurchases 0.0 USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow −1.2B USD
  5. Fiscal year 2020: Dividends paid 73.0M USD · Share repurchases 0.0 USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 1.1B USD
  6. Fiscal year 2021: Dividends paid 331.0M USD · Share repurchases 488.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 5.6B USD
  7. Fiscal year 2022: Dividends paid 866.0M USD · Share repurchases 1.3B USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 1.7B USD
  8. Fiscal year 2023: Dividends paid 863.0M USD · Share repurchases 0.0 USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 455.0M USD
  9. Fiscal year 2024: Dividends paid 865.0M USD · Share repurchases 59.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 2.4B USD
  10. Fiscal year 2025: Dividends paid 865.0M USD · Share repurchases 107.0M USD · New shares issued (including employee plans) not available · Free cash flow 1.1B USD

Dividends paid, repurchases and new shares issued from the cash flow statement of annual reports filed with the SEC (as first reported). Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Valuation over time

Price-based valuation (P/E, P/S, price/free cash flow and dividend yield per fiscal year, compared with its own average) for signed-in users.

Sector comparison

Freeport-McMoRan next to 4 stocks of the sector Materials we cover that are closest in revenue. Click a column header to sort the table.

Sector comparison FCX, sector Materials; last row: sector median
Symbol Revenue (FY) Growth 5 yrsGross marginOp. marginNet marginROEEquity ratioFCF marginPiotroski
LIN Linde plc 34.0B USD +4.5%48.8%26.3%20.3%18.0%44.1%15.0%7/9
FCX Freeport-McMoRan this stock 25.9B USD +12.8%28.2%25.2%8.5%11.7%32.5%4.3%6/9
SHW Sherwin-Williams 23.6B USD +5.1%48.8%–10.9%55.9%17.8%11.3%6/9
NEM Newmont 22.7B USD +14.5%64.3%–31.3%20.9%59.3%32.2%9/9
ECL Ecolab 16.1B USD +6.4%44.5%17.0%12.9%21.2%39.6%11.8%6/9
Median of the sector 5 symbols 23.6B USD +6.4%48.8%–12.9%20.9%39.6%11.8%6/9

Growth 5 yrs = revenue growth per year over 5 fiscal years · Op. margin = operating margin · ROE = return on equity · FCF = free cash flow · Piotroski = F-Score (only with all 9 criteria).

Figures of the last fiscal year from SEC annual reports (peers as of Oct 28, 2026). Median across all companies of the sector we cover (from 5 stocks; several share classes of one company count once). Signed-in users also see P/E, P/S and dividend yield in the comparison. Describes the reported figures – not investment advice.

Key figures with traffic lights

Each light follows a simple, disclosed rule. The comparison is with the sector median of all 24 symbols in the Materials sector on our list (current members of the S&P 500 and other lists).

Revenue growth

Light green: above sector

+12.8% per year, last 5 years

Sector Materials: median +6.3% (23 symbols)

What does this mean? Revenue: over 5 years it grew by 12.8% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+6.3%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net income (total)

Light green: above sector

+36.9% per year, last 5 years

Sector Materials: median +12.0% (16 symbols)

per share: +30.0% per year (5 years, split-adjusted)

What does this mean? Total net income: over 5 years it grew by 36.9% per year on average – at least as fast as the median company in the sector (+12.0%).

Light rule: Green: grows at least as fast as the sector median (without a sector comparison: grows) · Yellow: grows more slowly · Red: shrinks.

Net margin

Light green: above sector

16.0% last fiscal year

Sector Materials: median 7.4% (24 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 100 USD in revenue, 16.02 USD remained as profit – at least as much as the median company in the sector (7.4%). Five years ago the margin was 6.1%.

Light rule: Green: at least the sector median (without a sector comparison: profit) · Yellow: profit, but below the median · Red: loss.

Debt / equity

Light green: lower than sector

0.47 latest balance sheet

Sector Materials: median 0.66 (24 symbols)

What does this mean? For every 1 USD of equity there is 0.47 USD of financial debt – no more than the median company in the sector (0.66). More debt amplifies good and bad years alike.

Light rule: Green: at most the sector median · Yellow: up to twice the median · Red: more than twice · Gray: without a sector comparison.

Payout ratio

Light green: covered

39% Dividend / earnings per share

Sector Materials: median 34% (18 symbols)

What does this mean? Of every 1 USD of earnings per share, 0.39 USD went to shareholders as a dividend. The rest stays in the company. Median company in the sector: 34%.

Light rule: Green: up to 60% of earnings · Yellow: up to 100% · Red: more than earnings or a dividend despite a loss · Gray for real estate (REITs). The sector median is for comparison only.

Profitable years

Light red: 2 loss years

8 of 10 fiscal years with a profit

What does this mean? In 8 of the last 10 fiscal years the bottom line showed a profit. 2 years ended with a loss.

Light rule: Green: profit in every year · Yellow: one loss year · Red: several loss years (at least 3 years needed).

Last fiscal year and 13F

Information, not a trading signal · Source: SEC EDGAR
Revenue (FY)
25.9B USD
Revenue vs. prior year
+1.8%
Net income (FY)
2.2B USD
Net income vs. prior year
+16.7%
EPS (FY)
1.52 USD
13F funds with a position
3 of 9
Funds vs. prior quarter
±0
Shares held vs. prior quarter
−40.9%
Fiscal year to Dec 31, 2025 · 10-K filed Feb 13, 2026 · Balance sheet Jun 30, 2026 (filed Aug 6, 2026) · Price-based figures (P/E, P/S, dividend yield, market cap) only when logged in. · Values as first reported; debt = reported financial debt (US GAAP: long-term). 13F: reporting date Jun 30, 2026, 9 tracked funds have filed (latest Aug 14, 2026), filed with up to 45 days of delay. Stock positions only; comparison with Mar 31, 2026 only across funds that filed for both quarters.
All figures as a table
Fiscal years (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
YearEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
2025Dec 31, 2025 25.9B4.2B 16.0% 1.52 0.60 39%
2024Dec 31, 2024 25.5B4.4B 17.3% 1.30 0.60 46%
2023Dec 31, 2023 22.9B3.8B 16.4% 1.28 0.60 47%
2022Dec 31, 2022 22.8B4.5B 19.7% 2.39 0.60 25%
2021Dec 31, 2021 22.8B5.4B 23.5% 2.90 0.38 13%
2020Dec 31, 2020 14.2B865.0M 6.1% 0.41 0.00 0%
2019Dec 31, 2019 14.4B−189.0M −1.3% −0.17 0.20 –
2018Dec 31, 2018 18.6B2.9B 15.5% 1.78 0.20 11%
2017Dec 31, 2017 16.4B2.1B 12.8% 1.25 0.00 0%
2016Dec 31, 2016 14.8B−4.0B −27.1% −3.16 0.00 –
Quarters (amounts in USD, per share in USD)
QuarterEndRevenueNet income MarginEarnings per shareDividend per sharePayout
Q2/26Jun 30, 2026 7.0B984.0M 14.0% 0.68 0.15 22%
Q1/26Mar 31, 2026 6.2B1.4B 22.2% 0.61 0.15 25%
Q4/25*Dec 31, 2025 5.6B565.0M 10.0% – 0.15 –
Q3/25Sep 30, 2025 7.0B1.2B 17.9% 0.46 0.15 33%
Q2/25Jun 30, 2025 7.6B772.0M 10.2% 0.53 0.15 28%
Q1/25Mar 31, 2025 5.7B793.0M 13.8% 0.24 0.15 63%
Q4/24*Dec 31, 2024 5.7B721.0M 12.6% – 0.15 –
Q3/24Sep 30, 2024 6.8B1.2B 18.2% 0.36 0.15 42%
Q2/24Jun 30, 2024 6.6B1.3B 19.3% 0.42 0.15 36%
Q1/24Mar 31, 2024 6.3B1.2B 18.4% 0.32 0.15 47%
Q4/23*Dec 31, 2023 5.9B1.0B 17.1% – 0.15 –
Q3/23Sep 30, 2023 5.8B964.0M 16.6% 0.31 0.15 48%

* Q4 derived: fiscal year minus the 9-month value (EPS cannot be derived this way); may be distorted by restatements.

How we calculate: values as first reported to the SEC (later corrections are left out), a fixed order of reporting tags per figure, partial sums are never added up. Growth per year over 5 years (otherwise 3 years). Quarters are labeled by the calendar quarter in which they end.

Insiders

All insider transactions
Insider purchases and sales on the market over 3, 6 and 12 months
PeriodPurchasesSalesNet
3 months $00 people $8.4M4 people −$8.4M
6 months $00 people $8.4M4 people −$8.4M
12 months $00 people $46.0M6 people −$46.0M

Latest transactions

  • Aug 27, 2026 Kennard Lydia H Director Open-market sale 3,798 shares · $300.5K · SEC
  • Aug 25, 2026 Currault Douglas N. II Officer Open-market sale 80,000 shares · $6.3M · SEC
  • Aug 5, 2026 Mikes Ellie L. Officer Open-market sale 4,773 shares · $334.1K · SEC
  • Aug 5, 2026 Higgins Stephen T. Officer Open-market sale 14,277 shares · $992.3K · SEC
  • Jul 30, 2026 Higgins Stephen T. Officer Open-market sale 7,550 shares · $475.7K · SEC
  • Feb 20, 2026 Higgins Stephen T. Officer Open-market sale 29,654 shares · $1.9M · SEC

Source: mandatory filings with the SEC (Form 4), open-market purchases and sales only. General information, not investment advice.

Trend score +25

Price vs. EMA 50-15
Price vs. EMA 200+15
EMA 50 vs. EMA 200+20
ADX (trend strength)+0
Highs and lows-10
Relative strength+15

Volatility and trend strength

ADX 14 (trend strength)17.8
Rel. strength 60 d+2.6%

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