Freeport-McMoRan (FCX): Reassessing Valuation After Grasberg Safety Incident and Mounting Legal Risks

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The latest move in Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) shares is being driven by a tragic safety incident at its Grasberg Block Cave mine in Indonesia, which triggered a production halt and a wave of securities ...

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See our latest analysis for Freeport-McMoRan. Even with the legal overhang and the Grasberg disruption in focus, investors have pushed Freeport-McMoRan back toward $44.61. A solid year to date share price return has helped offset the softer 1 year total shareholder return and suggests that sentiment is stabilizing rather than accelerating. If this kind of risk and momentum mix has your attention, it could be a good moment to broaden your search and discover fast growing stocks with high insider ownership. With legal claims mounting, earnings still growing, and the share price sitting below analyst and intrinsic estimates, is Freeport-McMoRan quietly undervalued or already reflecting all the risk and future copper demand upside? AdvertisementMost Popular Narrative: 6.8% Undervalued With Freeport McMoRan last closing at $44.61 against a narrative fair value of $47.87, the current price sits below the story that consensus expects. Brownfield expansions in North and South America (e.g., Bagdad, El Abra, Lone Star) leverage existing infrastructure and Freeport's experience to deliver low risk, high return volume growth. These initiatives are positioned to bring 2.5 billion pounds of new copper supply online in structurally tight markets directly impacting future revenues and earnings growth. Read the complete narrative. Want to see how this supply surge, margin uplift, and earnings ramp supposedly stack up into one price tag for FCX? The narrative leans on layered growth assumptions, expanding profitability, and a punchy future earnings multiple that rivals faster growing sectors. Curious which numbers have to click perfectly into place to hit that fair value? Read on to unpack the full blueprint behind this call. Result: Fair Value of $47.87 (UNDERVALUED) Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts. However, ongoing operational uncertainty at Grasberg and potential policy shifts in Indonesia could quickly challenge these growth assumptions and put pressure on the valuation case. Find out about the key risks to this Freeport-McMoRan narrative. Another Angle on Valuation On earnings, the picture looks very different. FCX trades on about 31 times earnings compared with a fair ratio of 28 times, and peers closer to 22 times. That leaves today’s price looking stretched and raises a harder question: how much Grasberg risk is really in the multiple? See what the numbers say about this price — find out in our valuation breakdown. NYSE:FCX PE Ratio as at Dec 2025 Build Your Own Freeport-McMoRan Narrative If you see the story differently or want to dig into the numbers yourself, you can build a fresh narrative in minutes: Do it your way. A good starting point is our analysis highlighting 2 key rewards investors are optimistic about regarding Freeport-McMoRan. 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