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Freeport-McMoRan

FPMB.DE
59
Copper · Basic Materials
Exchange
Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Winston Score
59
Winston is curious
A decent business — some strong pillars, some weaker.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Strong
Growth
Good
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Strong
Valuation
Good
Dividends
Weak

Winston Score History

The full picture

Freeport-McMoRan is one of the world's largest copper mining companies. It digs copper, gold, and molybdenum out of the ground at massive mines and sells those raw materials to manufacturers who turn them into wiring, electronics, pipes, and other products. Its biggest asset is the Grasberg mine in Indonesia, one of the largest copper and gold deposits on Earth.

The company makes money by selling the metals it mines, so its revenue rises and falls with commodity prices — especially copper. It operates mines across the Americas, including large sites in Arizona and Peru, as well as Indonesia, making it a truly global producer. Freeport's scale and ownership of world-class, low-cost deposits give it a cost advantage over smaller rivals. The key growth driver is rising copper demand tied to electric vehicles and power grid upgrades, but the main risk is that a drop in copper prices can quickly squeeze profits since the company has limited control over what it charges.

Score breakdown

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
30.3%
Modest — 30.3% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
28.2%
Excellent — 28.2% operating margin
Return on the money invested
ROCE
20.9%
Exceptional — 20.9% return on capital

ROIC between 15% and 25%. Every dollar invested in the business earns 15 to 25 cents back per year.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
+0.1%
Nearly flat sales (+0.1% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
+54.1%
Earnings growing fast (+54.1% YoY)

Earnings growing 25%+ a year. The compounder zone.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
6/8 quarters
Earnings grew in most of the last 8 quarters

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
200%
Turns 200% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
6.8%
Modest free cash flow (6.8%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.47
Conservative — low debt load (0.47)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
14.47x
Comfortably covers interest (14.5x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
34.0x
no trend
Pricey — P/E 34.0

P/E above the market average. People are paying up for expected growth.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+18.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (34.0 → 15.4)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
0.96%
no trend
Small dividend — 0.96% yield

Modest yield. The bulk of any return needs to come from price appreciation.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
-0.7%
no trend
Dividend cut (-0.7% YoY) — warning sign

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