Freeport-McMoRan 10-Q 2026-03-31

United States

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark one)

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2026

OR

For the transition period from to

Commission file number: 001-11307-01

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(602) 366-8100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☑ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). ☑ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). ☐ Yes ☑ No

On April 30, 2026, there were issued and outstanding 1,437,559,865 shares of the registrant’s common stock, par value $0.10 per share.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I.FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Unaudited)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

Freeport-McMoRan Inc.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited)

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In Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A), “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FCX) and its consolidated subsidiaries. You should read this discussion in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements, the related MD&A and the discussion of our Business and Properties in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2025 (2025 Form 10-K), filed with the United States (U.S.) Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The results of operations reported and summarized below include forward-looking statements that are not guarantees of future performance and are not necessarily indicative of future operating results (refer to “Cautionary Statement” for further discussion). References to “Notes” are Notes included in our Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited). Throughout MD&A, all references to income or losses per share are on a diluted basis. Any references to our website are for information only and the contents of our website or information connected thereto are not incorporated in, or otherwise to be regarded as part of, this Form 10-Q.

OVERVIEW

We are a leading international metals company with the objective of being foremost in copper. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, we operate large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable mineral reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum. We are one of the world’s largest publicly traded copper producers. Our portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia, one of the world’s largest copper and gold deposits; and significant operations in the U.S. and South America, including the large-scale Morenci minerals district in Arizona and the Cerro Verde operation in Peru.

We are focused on restoring operations in the Grasberg Block Cave underground mine safely and sustainably, driving new technologies and efficiency programs to increase the profitability of our U.S. and South America operations and pursuing our highly attractive portfolio of organic growth options to generate value for common stockholders.

We believe fundamentals for copper are favorable with growing demand supported by copper’s critical role in electrification initiatives, continued urbanization in developing countries, data centers and artificial intelligence (AI) growth and growing connectivity globally.

We continue to progress organic copper growth projects in the U.S. and South America. Across our U.S. and South America operations, we are incorporating new applications, technologies and data analytics into our leaching processes. We are targeting annual production of approximately 300 million pounds of copper from these initiatives in 2026 and believe there is potential for further significant increases in recoverable metal in future years. Additionally, in March 2026, an environmental impact study was submitted to Chile regulatory authorities for a potential major expansion at our El Abra mine in Chile. Refer to “Operations – United States” and “Operations – South America” for further discussion.

Our first-quarter 2026 operations and results were impacted by the September 2025 mud rush incident (Mud Rush Incident) at the Grasberg minerals district in Central Papua, Indonesia. During first-quarter 2026, PT Freeport Indonesia (PTFI) progressed a series of activities to address the Mud Rush Incident and advance preparation for a safe and sustainable restoration of operations in the Grasberg Block Cave underground mine. In March 2026, PTFI commenced a phased ramp-up of the Grasberg Block Cave underground mine, and the projected ramp-up schedule has been adjusted to incorporate modifications to material handling systems. Refer to “Operations – Indonesia” for further discussion.

Net income attributable to common stockholders totaled $881 million in first-quarter 2026, compared with $352 million in first-quarter 2025, primarily reflecting higher average realized copper and gold prices and the recognition of a gain for the insurance settlement related to the Mud Rush Incident, partly offset by lower copper sales volumes from PTFI. Refer to “Consolidated Results” for further discussion.

At March 31, 2026, we had consolidated debt of $9.4 billion and consolidated cash and cash equivalents of $3.7 billion. Net debt totaled $2.4 billion, excluding $3.2 billion of debt for PTFI’s smelter and precious metals refinery (PMR) (collectively, PTFI’s downstream processing facilities). Refer to “Net Debt” for a reconciliation of consolidated debt and consolidated cash and cash equivalents to net debt.

At March 31, 2026, we had $3.0 billion of availability under our revolving credit facility, and PTFI and Cerro Verde had $1.5 billion and $350 million, respectively, of availability under their revolving credit facilities.

During first-quarter 2026, we acquired 1.7 million shares of our common stock for a total cost of $93 million ($54.25 average cost per share). At April 30, 2026, we have acquired a total of 53.7 million shares ($39.01 average cost per share) and have $2.9 billion available under our $5.0 billion share repurchase program.

Refer to Note 4 and “Capital Resources and Liquidity” for further discussion.

OUTLOOK

Our financial results vary as a result of fluctuations in metals market prices primarily for copper, gold and, to a lesser extent, molybdenum, as well as other factors. World market prices for these commodities have fluctuated historically and are affected by numerous factors beyond our control. Refer to “Markets” below, and “Risk Factors” in Part I, Item 1A. of our 2025 Form 10-K and Part II, Item 1A. herein for further discussion. Because we cannot control the prices of our products, the key measures that management focuses on in operating our business are sales volumes, unit net cash costs, operating cash flows and capital expenditures. References to previous estimates refer to guidance provided in our 2025 Form 10-K.

The forward-looking statements below and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q are based on current market conditions, are as of the filing date of this Form 10-Q, are based on several assumptions and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Refer to “Cautionary Statement” below.

Consolidated Sales Volumes

Following are our projected consolidated sales volumes for the year 2026:

a.Includes 60 million pounds produced by our U.S. copper mines and Cerro Verde mine, and 30 million pounds produced by our primary molybdenum mines.

Projected consolidated sales volumes for second-quarter 2026 are expected to approximate 690 million pounds of copper, 140 thousand ounces of gold and 22 million pounds of molybdenum. Projected sales volumes for the year 2026 are lower than previous estimates of 3.4 billion pounds of copper and 0.8 million ounces of gold, primarily reflecting a projected delay in achieving full ramp-up of the Grasberg Block Cave underground mine pending modifications to ore loading systems.

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There have been no material changes in our market risks during the three-month period ended March 31, 2026. For further discussion on market risks, refer to “Disclosures About Market Risks” included in Part II, Items 7. and 7A. of our 2025 Form 10-K. For projected sensitivities of our operating cash flow to changes in commodity prices, refer to “Outlook” in Part I, Item 2. of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q; for projected sensitivities of our provisionally priced copper sales to changes in commodity prices refer to “Consolidated Results – Revenues” in Part I, Item 2. of this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures.

(a)Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures. Our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, with the participation of management, have evaluated the effectiveness of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Based on their evaluation, they have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at March 31, 2026.

(b)Changes in internal control over financial reporting. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II.OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings.

We are involved in numerous legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of our business or are associated with environmental issues. We are also involved periodically in reviews, inquiries, investigations and other proceedings initiated by or involving government agencies, some of which may result in adverse judgments, settlements, fines, penalties, injunctions or other relief.

Management does not believe, based on currently available information, that the outcome of any legal proceeding reported in Part I, Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” and Note 10 of our 2025 Form 10-K, will have a material adverse effect on our financial condition; although individual or cumulative outcomes could be material to our operating results for a particular period, depending on the nature and magnitude of the outcome and the operating results for the period.

There have been no material changes to legal proceedings previously disclosed in Part I, Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” and Note 10 of our 2025 Form 10-K.

There have been no material changes to our risk factors previously disclosed in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” of our 2025 Form 10-K, except for the following update to the risk factor captioned “Our operations are subject to evolving geopolitical, economic, regulatory and social risks,” which supplements the corresponding risk factor in our 2025 Form 10-K and should be read in conjunction with the full text of that risk factor and the other risk factors set forth in our 2025 Form 10-K.

Our operations are subject to evolving geopolitical, economic, regulatory and social risks.

We are required to comply with a wide range of laws and regulations in the countries where we operate or do business. For example, our international operations must comply with the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and similar anti-corruption and anti-bribery laws of the other jurisdictions in which we operate. We are investigating whether activities of PT Smelting may have violated aspects of the FCPA or other laws, including laws of non-U.S. jurisdictions. PT Smelting is an Indonesian joint venture between PTFI and Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC), and an affiliate of MMC serves as operator of PT Smelting. As previously reported, we voluntarily notified the SEC and U.S. Department of Justice that we had engaged outside counsel to conduct the investigation of PT Smelting’s activities. On March 17, 2026, the SEC notified us that it does not intend to pursue an enforcement action. Any determination that operations or activities are not in compliance with existing laws, including the FCPA, could result in the imposition of fines, penalties and equitable remedies. We cannot currently predict the outcome of our investigation.

Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

There were no unregistered sales of equity securities during the quarter ended March 31, 2026.

The following table sets forth information with respect to shares of FCX common stock purchased by us during the quarter ended March 31, 2026, and the approximate dollar value of shares that may yet be purchased pursuant to our share repurchase program:

a.On November 1, 2021, our Board approved a share repurchase program authorizing repurchases of up to $3.0 billion of our common stock, and on July 19, 2022, our Board authorized an increase in the share repurchase program up to $5.0 billion. The share repurchase program does not obligate us to acquire any specific amount of shares and does not have an expiration date.

Our highest priority is the health, safety and well-being of our workforce. We also work to promote safety with our suppliers and in the communities where we operate. We believe health and safety considerations are integral to, and fundamental for, all other functions in our organization, and we understand the health and safety of our workforce is critical to our operational efficiency and long-term success. Our global health and safety strategy, “Safe Production Matters,” is focused on fatality prevention, eliminating systemic root causes of incidents and continuous improvement through robust management systems, which are supported by leaders empowering our teams to work safely. Our global safety strategy across all levels of the organization is captured in our Fatal Risk Management (FRM) program. The goal of our FRM program is to achieve zero workplace fatalities by strengthening preventive measures and raising awareness of fatal risks and the measures necessary to mitigate them. The information concerning mine safety violations or other regulatory matters required by Section 1503(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall

Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Item 104 of Regulation S-K is included in Exhibit 95.1 to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

During the quarter ended March 31, 2026, no director or officer of FCX adopted or terminated any “Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement” or “non-Rule 10b5-1 trading arrangement,” as such terms are defined in Item 408(a) of Regulation S-K.

• Indicates management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: May 8, 2026

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