Freeport-McMorRan Dividend yield




   USD/share 
 Price  39.91
 Dividend  0.60
 Earnings  2.42
 Cash-flow  3.60
 Book value  10.79
 Equity  10.34

Freeport-McMorRan is part of Industrial Metals and Mining business, which is part of Basic Materials industry. Freeport-McMorRan is a company from USA, and his stocks are publicly traded.

Freeport-McMorRan stock dividend

Freeport-McMorRan paid a total dividend of 860 million USD last year, for a market value of 57,191 millions (Market Cap 56,929 millions). Freeport-McMorRan dividend per share is 0.60 USD, and his stock market price 39.91 USD.

According to the chart below, where dividend yield is displayed, Freeport-McMorRan has a dividend yield of 1.50%, lower than the amount offered by both the market average and companies from USA. It is also lower than average of Basic Materials industry. This low dividend yield might has several explanations: company overpriced, expanding their business,...

In addition, you should compare Freeport-McMorRan stocks dividend with other Industrial Metals and Mining companies or other of the best USA dividend stocks list.

Dividend yield of Freeport-McMorRan

Freeport-McMorRan Dividend Payout

About the ability of Freeport-McMorRan to maintain his current dividend of USD 0.60 per share, an amount that accounts for 1.50%, we should study its payout ratio both on earnings and on cash-flows (see chart below). Freeport-McMorRan payout on ernings is currently 24.79%, which is lower than the market average and companies of Basic Materials industry, which are 39.34% and 38.07% respectively. Both figures lead us to believe that there is confidence that Freeport-McMorRancan maintain his current dividend.

The payout on earnings should be complemented with the payout on cash flow since it is this last amount the one which can be distributed to shareholders. Cash flow per share of Freeport-McMorRan is USD 3.60 per share, which is higher than the dividend per share paid by the company of USD 0.60, so the company generates enough cash to maintain his dividend in the future.

The following figure shows payout ratios over earnings and cashflow of Freeport-McMorRan, compared againt world market average, USA companies, Basic Materials industry and Industrial Metals and Mining sector companies.

Freeport-McMorRan payout

Freeport-McMorRan Dividend History

Below you will find a table with the historical evolution of Freeport-McMorRan's dividend stock, both in percentage and in USD, its Payout on Earnings and the number of shares (in case there is an split, number shares altered the dividend per share).

Year Yield  USD  Paypout  Shares* 
Present1.50%0.6024.79%1,433
20221.58%0.6019.87%1,429
20210.72%0.300.00%1,466
20200.77%0.200.00%1,452
20191.52%0.2011.56%1,451
20181.94%0.2021.28%1,449
20170.00%0.000.00%1,447
20160.00%0.000.00%1,328
20153.80%0.31-27.19%1,156

*In millions

Then you can see the evolution of Freeport-McMorRan dividend stock, and compare it with the average of USA stocks and that of the Industrial Metals and Mining stocks.

Freeport-McMorRan stock dividend history

Freeport-McMorRan Stock performance

Finally, last moth Freeport-McMorRan showed a return of -10.60% compared to a worldwide -2.49% average, and a -3.66% of Basic Materials firms. Over the last year, the company obtained a 34.80% versus a worldwide performance of a 8.71%. More detailed information can be seen in the following graph for USA and Industrial Metals and Mining firms.

Freeport-McMorRan stock and market return