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Data last updated: Aug 31, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 31, 2026): Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) pays a $0.60 annual dividend ($0.15 quarterly), yielding 0.78% at $76.46/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-07-15. 5 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 0.78%
Annual Dividend: $0.60 per share
Payout Ratio: 7.7%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-07-15
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 the Grasberg district in Indonesia, Morenci in Arizona, and Cerro Verde in Peru. The current yield stands at 0.78%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $0.60 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is July 15, 2026. At a beta of 1.379, FCX stock carries above-average price volatility, which means income-focused investors who prioritize steady payouts over price swings will want to weigh that carefully.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. pays out 7.7% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as conservative (below 40%). That figure leaves substantial room between current earnings and the dividend obligation, which is the primary support for the payout at its current level. Freeport-McMoRan Inc. dividend safety is further shaped by the cyclical nature of copper and gold mining, where commodity price swings can compress earnings quickly, and the data shows the dividend has been cut before when conditions deteriorated.
Freeport-McMoRan Inc. dividend history shows a CAGR of 1.5% per year from 1996 to 2025. Per-share, that means growth from $0.3940 to $0.6000 over the full window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 200.0% in 2022, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which reflects how sharply FCX has adjusted its dividend in response to commodity cycles.
| 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 stock fits dividend investors who want exposure to copper and gold mining and can accept a low-income yield in exchange for a very conservative payout structure. The yield is low (below 2%), currently at 0.78%, which sits only modestly above the 5-year average of 0.68%. Growth over nearly three decades has been slow at 1.5% per year, and the dividend has been cut in the past. What an investor gets here is a deeply covered payout with minimal earnings pressure, paired with a cyclical business where the dividend has historically moved with commodity markets rather than growing steadily.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2024-04-12 | $0.1500 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.4500 |
| 2025 | $0.6000 |
| 2024 | $0.6000 |
| 2023 | $0.6000 |
| 2022 | $0.6000 |
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