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Data last updated: Oct 16, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 16, 2026): Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) pays a $0.60 annual dividend ($0.15 quarterly), yielding 0.83% at $70.06/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-10-15. 5 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.83%
Annual Dividend: $0.60 per share
Payout Ratio: 29.6%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-10-15
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Basic Materials
Years of Dividend History: 25
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. dividend investors are buying into one of the world's largest copper miners, with operations spanning Arizona, Peru, Indonesia, and beyond. FCX currently pays $0.60 per share annually, a 0.81% yield, with dividends paid quarterly and the next ex-dividend date on October 15, 2026. The trailing twelve-month dividend rate matches that forward figure at $0.60 per share. Given a beta of 1.389, FCX stock carries above-average price volatility, which shapes the experience for income-focused holders more than the yield itself.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. pays out 29.6% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That low payout leaves meaningful room to sustain the dividend even if earnings from copper, gold, and molybdenum mining fluctuate with commodity prices. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. dividend safety is supported by that earnings cushion, but the company's revenue is tied directly to metal prices, which are cyclical by nature, and the dividend history shows multiple cuts and suspensions in prior years.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 1.5% per year from 1996 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.3940 to $0.6000 over that span (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 200.0% in 2022, but the history also contains multiple year-over-year declines exceeding 5%, which means growth has been anything but linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | 0.0% | $0.60 (2022) | $0.60 (2025) |
| 10-Year | -13.5% | $2.56 (2013) | $0.60 (2025) |
FCX fits dividend investors who want exposure to copper and metals mining and can tolerate income that is low-yielding and cyclically interrupted. The current yield of 0.81% sits well below the 5-year average of 1.2%, meaning today's buyers are getting less income than the historical norm. The yield classification is low (below 2%), and the 1.5% annual CAGR over nearly three decades confirms that growth is slow. What FCX offers is a conservative 29.6% payout ratio that keeps the dividend from being stretched, paired with a business whose earnings swing with commodity cycles. The trade-off is clear: limited income today, with no guarantee the payout holds through a prolonged metals downturn.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-07-15 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-04-15 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-01-15 | $0.1500 |
| 2025-10-15 | $0.1500 |
| 2025-07-15 | $0.1500 |
| 2025-04-15 | $0.1500 |
| 2025-01-15 | $0.1500 |
| 2024-10-15 | $0.1500 |
| 2024-07-15 | $0.1500 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.6000 |
| 2025 | $0.6000 |
| 2024 | $0.6000 |
| 2023 | $0.6000 |
| 2022 | $0.6000 |
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