{"schemaVersion":1,"research":true,"symbol":"fcx","name":"Freeport-Mcmoran","topic":"moat","path":"/stock/fcx/moat","status":"stale","version":8,"updatedAt":"2026-10-19T15:48:06.851Z","locked":false,"publicFairValue":false,"fairValue":null,"moat":{"verdict":"uncertain","summary":"FCX owns substantial mineral reserves, mining rights and established infrastructure, but the passages do not demonstrate a durable company-wide cost advantage over competing producers. Leaching has delivered additional copper; larger efficiency benefits remain prospective. Pricing outcomes have improved with commodity benchmarks, while contractual pricing authority remains weak. Actual operating disruptions, recovery costs and conditional mining-right extensions constrain durability.","advantages":[{"mechanism":"intangible_assets","claim":"Existing mineral rights and established mine infrastructure provide protected access to substantial deposits. These are current assets and potential barriers to replication, but their size and longevity alone do not establish durable economic superiority.","durability":"Morenci's long operating history and substantial reserves support continued productive capacity. Indonesia's longer-term rights remain conditional; the February 2026 MOU and subsequent application do not establish a completed extension.","risks":"Reserve depletion, water availability, operating disruption, environmental obligations and government conditions can reduce economically recoverable value. Some reported reserves depend on a potential El Abra project.","invalidation":"The asset-based advantage would weaken if mining or water rights were curtailed, material reserves became uneconomic, or persistent recovery and development costs prevented competitive production. Definitive license issuance and sustained competitive operating results would strengthen the currently unproven moat case.","competitors":[],"evidenceIds":["e1","e2","e3","e4","e5"],"counterEvidenceIds":["e6","e7","e8","e9","e10"]},{"mechanism":"cost_advantage","claim":"Leaching initiatives have produced incremental copper using FCX's existing asset base. This demonstrates an operating benefit, but a durable relative cost advantage is unestablished. The description of normalized Grasberg operations as among the world's lowest cost is an issuer assertion.","durability":"Continued recoveries could improve resource utilization, but larger production targets, additive deployment benefits and normalized Grasberg economics remain conditional.","risks":"Input inflation, lower utilization, changing by-product credits and excluded restoration expenses can offset process improvements. The passages provide no comparable producer cost curve or demonstrated protection against imitation.","invalidation":"The cost-advantage thesis would fail if incremental recoveries did not persist, their full incremental costs eliminated the benefit, or normalized production failed to generate a sustained cost advantage over other producers.","competitors":[],"evidenceIds":["e11","e12","e13"],"counterEvidenceIds":["e9","e14","e15","e16"]}],"evidence":[{"id":"e1","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"Mineral Reserves / December 31, 2025 reserve quantities","excerpt":"42.5 0.6 2.6 South America 45.6 b 0.1 0.9 Indonesiac 24.2 20.0 — Consolidated basisd,e 112.3 20.6 3.5 Net equity interestf 78.6 10.4 3.1 a.Estimated consolidated recoverable copper reserves include 1.4 billion pounds in leach stockpiles and 0.2 billion pounds in mill stockpiles (refer to “Mill and Leach Stockpiles” for further discussion)."},{"id":"e2","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"Operations / U.S. land ownership and mining claims","excerpt":"In the U.S., most of the land occupied by our copper and molybdenum mines, concentrators, SX/EW facilities, smelter, refinery, rod mills, molybdenum roasters and processing facilities is owned by us or is located on unpatented mining claims owned by us."},{"id":"e3","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"Operations / Morenci operating history","excerpt":"Morenci is an open-pit copper and molybdenum mining complex that has been in continuous operation since 1939 and previously was mined through underground workings."},{"id":"e4","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Indonesia / February 2026 mining-rights MOU","excerpt":"Long-Term Mining Rights. In February 2026, we and PTFI entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Indonesia government for a life of resource extension of operating rights in the Grasberg minerals district beyond the current expiration in 2041."},{"id":"e5","sourceId":"filing-8","location":"Long-Term Mining Rights / June 2026 extension application","excerpt":"In June 2026, PTFI submitted its application for extension of its IUPK, and FCX and PTFI are working with the Indonesia government to complete the formal license process."},{"id":"e6","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"Mineral Reserves / potential El Abra mill project","excerpt":"b.Includes 17.5 billion pounds of recoverable copper associated with a potential mill project at El Abra (refer to “Operations – El Abra” for further discussion)."},{"id":"e7","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"Mineral Reserves / conditional 2031–2041 extension","excerpt":"As a result, PTFI’s current long-term mine plan and planned operations are based on the assumption that PTFI will abide by the terms and conditions of the IUPK and will be granted the 10-year extension from 2031 through 2041 (refer to Note 11 for further discussion)."},{"id":"e8","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"Risk Factors / potential Arizona water curtailment","excerpt":"If we are not able to satisfactorily resolve the issues being addressed in the adjudications, our water uses could be diminished or curtailed, and our operations and any future expansions at Morenci, Safford (including Lone Star) and Sierrita could be adversely affected unless we are able to acquire alternative water sources."},{"id":"e9","sourceId":"filing-7","location":"October 2, 2026 operational update / third-quarter Grasberg throughput","excerpt":"During third-quarter 2026, mill throughput averaged approximately 140,000 metric tons of ore per day (approximating 67% of normalized rates prior to the September 2025 incident), including approximately 70,000 metric tons of ore per day from the Grasberg Block Cave."},{"id":"e10","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"Risk Factors / economic recoverability of reserves","excerpt":"In addition, if the market prices for the commodities we produce decline from assumed levels, if production costs increase or recovery rates decrease, or if applicable laws and regulations are adversely changed, there can be no assurance that the indicated level of recovery will be realized or that mineral reserves can be mined or processed profitably."},{"id":"e11","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Leaching and Technology Innovation Initiatives / realized incremental production","excerpt":"Incremental copper production from these initiatives totaled 47 million pounds in second-quarter 2026 and 101 million pounds for the first six months of 2026."},{"id":"e12","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Leaching and Technology Innovation Initiatives / year-end run-rate target","excerpt":"We are targeting reaching an annual run rate of 300 million pounds of copper from these initiatives by the end of 2026, with potential for further significant increases in recoverable metal in future years."},{"id":"e13","sourceId":"filing-8","location":"Indonesia / issuer description of normalized output and cost position","excerpt":"At normal operating rates, PTFI’s underground operations produce approximately 1.7 billion pounds of copper and 1.3 million ounces of gold per year and are among the lowest cost operations in the world."},{"id":"e14","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Product Revenues and Production Costs / U.S. second-quarter 2026","excerpt":"52 Table of Contents U.S. Copper Mines Product Revenues, Production Costs and Unit Net Cash Costs Three Months Ended June 30, 2026 (In millions) By-Product Co-Product Method Method Copper Molybdenuma Otherb Total Revenues, excluding adjustments $ 1,946 $ 1,946 $ 268 $ 62 $ 2,276 Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below 1,152 979 177 41 1,197 By-product credits (285) — — — — Treatment charges 47 44 — 3 47 Net cash costs 914 1,023 177 44 1,244 DD&A 135 121 12 2 135 Noncash and other costs, net 45 c 41 4 — 45 Total costs 1,094 1,185 193 46 1,424 Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales 6 6 — — 6 Gross profit $ 858 $ 767 $ 75 $ 16 $ 858 Copper sales (millions of recoverable pounds) 311 311 Molybdenum sales (millions of recoverable pounds)a 10 Gross profit per pound of copper/molybdenum: Revenues, excluding adjustments $ 6.25 $ 6.25 $ 28.18 Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below 3.71 3.15 18.60 By-product credits (0.92) — — Treatment charges 0.15 0.14 — Unit net cash costs 2.94 3.29 18.60 DD&A 0.43 0.39 1.26 Noncash and other costs, net 0.15 c 0.13 0.47 Total unit costs 3.52 3.81 20.33 Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales 0.03 0.03 — Gross profit per pound $ 2.76 $ 2.47 $ 7.85 Reconciliation to Amounts Reported Revenues Production and Delivery DD&A Totals presented above $ 2,276 $ 1,197 $ 135 Treatment charges — 47 — Noncash and other costs, net — 45 — Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales 6 — — Eliminations and other (1) 3 — U.S."},{"id":"e15","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Product Revenues and Production Costs / U.S. second-quarter 2025","excerpt":"53 Table of Contents U.S. Copper Mines Product Revenues, Production Costs and Unit Net Cash Costs Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 (In millions) By-Product Co-Product Method Method Copper Molybdenuma Otherb Total Revenues, excluding adjustments $ 1,485 $ 1,485 $ 171 $ 51 $ 1,707 Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below 1,063 942 131 40 1,113 By-product credits (171) — — — — Treatment charges 47 45 — 2 47 Net cash costs 939 987 131 42 1,160 DD&A 118 105 10 3 118 Noncash and other costs, net 50 c 46 4 — 50 Total costs 1,107 1,138 145 45 1,328 Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales 2 2 — (1) 1 Gross profit $ 380 $ 349 $ 26 $ 5 $ 380 Copper sales (millions of recoverable pounds) 309 309 Molybdenum sales (millions of recoverable pounds)a 9 Gross profit per pound of copper/molybdenum: Revenues, excluding adjustments $ 4.81 $ 4.81 $ 19.87 Site production and delivery, before net noncash and other costs shown below 3.44 3.05 15.24 By-product credits (0.55) — — Treatment charges 0.15 0.15 — Unit net cash costs 3.04 3.20 15.24 DD&A 0.38 0.34 1.16 Noncash and other costs, net 0.16 c 0.15 0.45 Total unit costs 3.58 3.69 16.85 Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales 0.01 0.01 — Gross profit per pound $ 1.24 $ 1.13 $ 3.02 Reconciliation to Amounts Reported Revenues Production and Delivery DD&A Totals presented above $ 1,707 $ 1,113 $ 118 Treatment charges (3) 44 — Noncash and other costs, net — 50 — Other revenue adjustments, primarily for pricing on prior period open sales 1 — — Eliminations and other 9 7 — U.S."},{"id":"e16","sourceId":"filing-8","location":"Results / actual idle facility and restoration costs excluded from net cash costs","excerpt":"Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding\n1,443 \n1,443\nIdle facility and restoration costs totaled $284 million in second-quarter 2026 and $690 million for the first half of 2026, which were excluded from consolidated net cash costs."},{"id":"e17","sourceId":"filing-8","location":"Derivative Instruments / second-quarter realized copper price and LME benchmark","excerpt":"FCX’s average realized copper price was $6.17 per pound in second-quarter 2026, reflecting copper sales from South America and Indonesia operations that are generally based on quoted LME monthly average settlement copper prices, which averaged $6.05 per pound in second-quarter 2026, and copper sales from U.S."},{"id":"e18","sourceId":"filing-10","location":"Derivative Instruments / first-quarter realized copper price and LME benchmark","excerpt":"FCX’s average realized copper price was $5.78 per pound in first-quarter 2026, reflecting copper sales from South America and Indonesia operations, which are generally based on quoted LME monthly average settlement copper prices, which averaged $5.83 per pound in first-quarter 2026, and copper sales from U.S."},{"id":"e19","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"Sales Contracts / COMEX-linked cathode and rod prices with premiums","excerpt":"Cathode and rod contract prices are generally based on the COMEX monthly average settlement prices for the month of shipment and include a premium."},{"id":"e20","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"South America Sales / annual and multi-year contract duration","excerpt":"dollar-denominated, annual and multi-year contracts."},{"id":"e21","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"South America Sales / benchmark-linked final contract pricing","excerpt":"Substantially all of our South America copper concentrate and cathode sales contracts provide final copper pricing in a specified future month (generally one to four months from the shipment date) primarily based on quoted LME monthly average settlement copper prices."},{"id":"e22","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Financial Instruments / hedging preserves COMEX receipts","excerpt":"FCX hedges this price exposure in a manner that allows it to receive the COMEX average price in the month of shipment while the customers pay the fixed price they requested."},{"id":"e23","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Consolidated Statements of Income / second-quarter and first-half results","excerpt":"CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, June 30, 2026 2025 2026 2025 (In Millions, Except Per Share Amounts) Revenues $ 7,029 $ 7,582 $ 13,263 $ 13,310 Cost of sales: Production and delivery 4,320 4,282 8,385 8,038 Depreciation, depletion and amortization 523 668 1,037 1,134 Total cost of sales 4,843 4,950 9,422 9,172 Selling, general and administrative expenses 135 127 297 281 Exploration and research expenses 53 46 91 85 Environmental obligations and shutdown costs 13 27 30 37 Gain on PTFI mud rush incident insurance settlement — — (699) — Gain on sale of assets (18) — (18) — Total costs and expenses 5,026 5,150 9,123 9,575 Operating income 2,003 2,432 4,140 3,735 Interest expense, net (95) (82) (209) (152) Other income, net 22 41 33 99 Income before income taxes and equity in affiliated companies’ net earnings 1,930 2,391 3,964 3,682 Provision for income taxes (544) (850) (1,197) (1,350) Equity in affiliated companies’ net earnings 5 6 11 8 Net income 1,391 1,547 2,778 2,340 Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests (407) (775) (913) (1,216) Net income attributable to common stockholders $ 984 $ 772 $ 1,865 $ 1,124 Net income per share attributable to common stockholders: Basic $ 0.68 $ 0.53 $ 1.29 $ 0.78 Diluted $ 0.68 $ 0.53 $ 1.29 $ 0.77 Weighted-average shares of common stock outstanding: Basic 1,438 1,437 1,439 1,438 Diluted 1,443 1,443 1,444 1,444 Dividends declared per share of common stock $ 0.15 $ 0.15 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements."},{"id":"e24","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Capital Resources / first-half operating cash flow including insurance","excerpt":"Operating Activities\nFor the first six months of 2026, we generated operating cash flows of $3.5 billion, net of $0.5 billion for working capital and other uses, and including $0.7 billion in pre-tax proceeds collected by PTFI for an insurance settlement associated with the September 2025 external mud rush incident."},{"id":"e25","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Investing Activities / actual first-half capital expenditures","excerpt":"Capital expenditures, including capitalized interest, totaled $2.1 billion for the first six months of 2026 and $2.4 billion for the first six months of 2025, and include amounts for major projects ($1.3 billion for the first six months of 2026 and $1.2 billion for the first six months of 2025), primarily associated with underground development activities and supporting mill and power capital costs in the Grasberg minerals district."},{"id":"e26","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows / debt, distributions and repurchases","excerpt":"copper mines (496) (528) South America operations (285) (177) Indonesia operations (972) (1,444) Molybdenum mines (49) (46) Other (275) (238) Acquisition of additional ownership interest in Cerro Verde (107) — Other, net 7 1 Net cash used in investing activities (2,177) (2,432) Cash flow from financing activities: Proceeds from debt 2,077 1,630 Repayments of debt (2,072) (1,338) Finance lease payments (24) (15) Cash dividends and distributions paid: Common stock (434) (433) Noncontrolling interests (359) (625) Treasury stock purchases (203) (107) Proceeds from exercised stock options 22 2 Payments for withholding of employee taxes related to stock-based awards (44) (22) Debt issuance costs (11) — Net cash used in financing activities (1,048) (908) Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents 318 (87) Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 4,173 4,911 Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 4,491 $ 4,824 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements."},{"id":"e27","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Financial Policy / project debt excluded from stated net debt","excerpt":"At June 30, 2026, our net debt totaled $2.1 billion, which excludes $3.2 billion of debt for PTFI’s downstream processing facilities."},{"id":"e28","sourceId":"filing-2","location":"Kucing Liar / incurred development spending and remaining investment estimate","excerpt":"At June 30, 2026, PTFI had incurred approximately $1.4 billion for Kucing Liar development, and capital investments are estimated to approximate an additional $4 billion through 2033 (averaging approximately $0.5 billion per year)."},{"id":"e29","sourceId":"filing-3","location":"Executive Compensation / actual annual and long-term incentive structure","excerpt":"Under our executive compensation program, the primary elements of the performance-based pay are: (1) AIP awards, which use three categories of pre-established performance metrics: (a) financial, (b) operational and (c) sustainability, and (2) LTIP awards, which focus on the company’s achievements with respect to ROI, a key financial metric, as well as relative TSR."},{"id":"e30","sourceId":"filing-3","location":"2025 Compensation Results / discretionary payout reductions","excerpt":"The committee exercised discretion to reduce the payout to 66.7% of target for our CEO and our chairman, and 90% of target for our other NEOs in light of the work-related fatalities during 2025 and the challenges resulting from the Grasberg mud rush incident, as discussed on page 42."},{"id":"e31","sourceId":"filing-3","location":"2025 Compensation Results / performance metrics and realized PSU payout","excerpt":"FINANCIAL § Consolidated adjusted EBITDA OPERATIONAL § Copper sales § Gold sales § Consolidated unit net cash costs § Manyar smelter concentrate feed SUSTAINABILITY § Safety – TRIR (15%) § Sustainability scorecard (10%) § Annual cash awards capped at a multiple of base salary (target awards vary by NEO ranging from 100% to 150% of base salary; maximum for all - 175% of target) LTIP PSUs § Payable in shares of stock after a three-year performance period, all of which are at-risk based on performance measured by a combination of ROI and TSR relative to our performance peers § PSU payout range is 0% to 225% of target depending on achievement against the performance goals § Represent the largest target component of our LTIP awards for our CEO and our Chairman (each 75%) and CFO (60%), and half for our other NEOs (50%) 2023 - 2025 PSUs paid out at 125% of target, as discussed on page 46."},{"id":"e32","sourceId":"filing-3","location":"Board Independence / audit and compensation committee qualifications","excerpt":"The board also has determined that each of the members of the audit and compensation committees satisfies the heightened independence and qualification requirements applicable to members of such committees as set forth in the applicable NYSE listing standards and SEC rules."},{"id":"e33","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"Risk Factors / anti-takeover provisions and director elections","excerpt":"These provisions could also discourage proxy contests and make it more difficult for stockholders to elect directors other than the candidates nominated by the Board."},{"id":"e34","sourceId":"filing-3","location":"2025 Safety Review / achieved incident improvements and actual fatalities","excerpt":"While we performed better than our target on reportable safety incidents and reduced the number of high-risk incidents, our safety performance was overshadowed by the fatalities following the Grasberg mud rush incident and two additional fatalities in 2025."},{"id":"e35","sourceId":"filing-7","location":"October 2, 2026 operational update / actual August smelter restart","excerpt":"PTFI’s smelter in Eastern Java, which was temporarily suspended following the September 2025 Grasberg incident, successfully re-commenced operations in late August 2026."},{"id":"e36","sourceId":"filing-7","location":"October 2, 2026 operational update / prospective capacity recovery milestones","excerpt":"FCX continues to expect to reach 80% of capacity in mid-2027 and approach full capacity by year-end 2027."},{"id":"e37","sourceId":"filing-1","location":"Competition / management's explanation of competitive position","excerpt":"We believe our competitive position is based on the size, quality and grade of our ore bodies and our ability to manage costs compared with other producers."}],"changes":["The uncertain verdict is unchanged: existing assets and realized leaching production still do not establish durable relative economic superiority.","Replaced all prior evidence references with current catalog citations and retained null moat grades.","Reassessed realized pricing using first- and second-quarter disclosed outcomes. The October third-quarter price estimate is not treated as a finalized result.","Retained the prior pricing and management grades after re-examination. The supplied proxy supports actual incentive arrangements and payout reductions; no proposed vote is treated as an adopted compensation outcome."],"limitations":["The competition passages discuss other producers generically. Named joint-venture partners, suppliers, directors' employers and advisers are not established competitors; competitor arrays are therefore empty.","No comparable producer cost curve, sustained relative return evidence or quantified customer switching friction establishes a durable moat. Insufficient relative evidence is distinct from demonstrated competitive weakness.","Sources are issuer filings and issuer presentations. Operating results and contractual terms support numerical assessments, but management's low-cost and competitive-position assertions do not independently prove durable superiority.","Customer retention is assessed indirectly from contract duration and continuing sales, without same-customer renewal or retention rates.","Executive incentive arrangements are disclosed, but fragmented ownership passages do not support a reliable reconstruction of individual ownership or compliance with ownership guidelines.","All supplied source dates have dateKind filed. The October 2, 2026 update contains preliminary operational results and estimates; full recovery, expansion economics and license extensions remain prospective."],"qualityAssessments":[{"category":"moat","checks":[{"criterion":"structural_advantage","grade":null,"rationale":"Substantial reserves, controlled sites and realized incremental leaching production establish assets and operating benefits. Their durable economic superiority over other producers remains unestablished.","evidenceIds":["e1","e2","e11","e37"]},{"criterion":"durability","grade":null,"rationale":"Long operating history supports asset longevity, but does not establish persistent excess economics. Indonesia extensions remain conditional, including completion of the formal license process.","evidenceIds":["e3","e4","e5","e7"]},{"criterion":"customer_dependency","grade":null,"rationale":"Annual and multi-year contracts demonstrate commercial relationships, but the passages cannot establish customer dependency, switching barriers or a customer-based moat.","evidenceIds":["e20","e21"]},{"criterion":"erosion_resilience","grade":null,"rationale":"Leaching benefits coexist with realized disruption and significant recovery costs. Without an established relative advantage, its resilience to erosion cannot be graded.","evidenceIds":["e9","e11","e16"]}]},{"category":"pricing_power","checks":[{"criterion":"realized_pricing","grade":2,"rationale":"Realized copper prices increased from $5.78 per pound in first-quarter 2026 to $6.17 in the second quarter. These favorable observed outcomes track exchange benchmarks; disclosed premiums do not establish sustained discretionary pricing power.","evidenceIds":["e17","e18","e19"]},{"criterion":"retention","grade":2,"rationale":"Annual and multi-year contracts and U.S. copper sales of 311 million pounds versus 309 million a year earlier support continuing demand indirectly. They do not establish same-customer renewals or switching friction.","evidenceIds":["e14","e15","e20"]},{"criterion":"margin_resilience","grade":2,"rationale":"U.S. gross profit per pound improved from $1.24 to $2.76 as realized prices and by-product credits rose, despite higher site costs. Consolidated second-quarter operating income fell from $2.432 billion to $2.003 billion, and substantial restoration costs persisted. Resilience is mixed and dependent on commodity prices and operating availability.","evidenceIds":["e14","e15","e16","e23"]},{"criterion":"contractual_freedom","grade":1,"rationale":"Principal selling prices are contractually linked to COMEX or LME benchmarks. Premiums offer limited flexibility, while fixed-price customer arrangements are hedged to preserve FCX's benchmark receipts. This is direct evidence of constrained pricing authority.","evidenceIds":["e19","e21","e22"]}]},{"category":"strong_management","checks":[{"criterion":"capital_discipline","grade":2,"rationale":"First-half operating cash flow of $3.5 billion exceeded $2.1 billion of capital expenditure; debt proceeds roughly matched repayments and distributions continued. 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