earnings
confidence high
sentiment positive
materiality 0.75
Freeport Q1 net income $881M ($0.61 EPS); lowers 2026 copper sales guidance due to Grasberg delay
FREEPORT-MCMORAN INC
2026-Q1 EPS reported
$0.61
revenue$6,234,000,000
- Net income $881M ($0.61 diluted EPS); adjusted net income $830M ($0.57). Revenue $6.23B, up 9% YoY.
- Copper sales 657M lbs (below 872M YoY) due to PTFI mud rush; gold sales 121k oz beat 60k oz estimate.
- 2026 copper sales guidance cut to ~3.1B lbs from 3.4B lbs; Grasberg Block Cave ramp-up delayed.
- Average copper price $5.78/lb; unit net cash costs $1.91/lb, favorable vs $2.60 estimate.
- Signed MoU with Indonesia for life-of-resource extension at Grasberg; repurchased 1.7M shares ($93M).