Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (FCX) — Quality & forensics

As of 2026-10-06 — refreshed nightly. Closelooknet readings from an investment research diary, not ratings or advice.

The Closelooknet module scores

48 /100 composite · 7 modules · general weight set

Valuation 33
Quality 56
Growth 28
Balance sheet 64
Cash quality 37
Capital allocation 50
Momentum 76

Scores are computed nightly across the coverage universe and read relative to it — the methodology lives in the company-scoring explainer.

Financial forensics — the academic screens

3.22 Altman Z-Score

Sits in the safe zone (above 2.99). The Z-Score estimates financial-distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

5/9 Piotroski F-Score

Nine binary fundamental-strength checks across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

-2.24 Beneish M-Score

Screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold. A screen, not an accusation.

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FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-10-06

Quick answers

What is Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc's Closelooknet quality reading?

The composite reads 48/100 across 7 modules, as of 2026-10-06: valuation 33, quality 56, growth 28, balance sheet 64, cash quality 37, capital allocation 50, momentum 76. Closelooknet scores are research diary readings, not ratings or investment advice.

What is Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc's Altman Z-Score?

3.22, which sits in the safe zone (above 2.99) as of 2026-10-06. The Altman Z-Score estimates financial distress risk from five balance-sheet and earnings ratios.

What is Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc's Piotroski F-Score?

5 of 9, as of 2026-10-06. The F-Score counts nine binary fundamental-strength signals across profitability, leverage and operating efficiency.

What does Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc's Beneish M-Score indicate?

-2.24 — below the −1.78 manipulation-risk threshold, as of 2026-10-06. The M-Score screens reported earnings for statistical manipulation patterns; it is a screen, not an accusation.

Mentioned on Closelooknet

Where FCX appears in the diary — 5 pieces, newest first. Every link is our own writing.

Dailies

Chips and Crypto — Arm +14%, Intel +13% and bitcoin at 85,700, with bonds bid and gold soldMidday 10 · 21 Sept 2026
Oil settles at $107.63, the 10-year hits 4.95% and the 30-year 5.36%, its highest since 2007: chips lead a fourth down day, Oracle beats and jumps 4% after hours, Adobe beats and slips — and Asia sells its chipmakers 3% to 7%Morning 10 · 11 Sept 2026
Semis break the 505 line at midday while bitcoin presses 80,000Midday 10 · 24 Aug 2026And the counter-tape is this morning's three ladders, all green at midday: the Bitwise crypto index (BITW) +4.02 percent with IBIT +3.11 and bitcoin at 79,500 pressing 80,000, gold (GLD) +1.29 with the miners holding Friday's run, and…
Three Ladders: Gold, Crypto, MaterialsDaily Pulse · 24 Aug 2026
A chart pick published at 95.10 this morning trades 107.92 by midday — Robinhood's triangle breaks up through the 100 shelf — as the CAC snaps seven straight red sessions and Bitcoin adds another six percent above 77,000Midday 10 · 21 Aug 2026Barchart's large-cap 52-week new-high list, as of 11:59 CDT, carries 31 names and reads like the ex-tech thesis printed as breadth: twelve are health care, biotech or pharma — ARGX, BDX, BIO, CORT, HALO, MRK, REGN, RVTY, THC, TVTX, TXG…

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