Amcor vs Freeport-McMoRan
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I put Amcor and Freeport-McMoRan side by side, using each one’s latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Freeport-McMoRan is the larger business, with $25.9B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $23.5B for Amcor.
- Amcor grew revenue faster (56.6%, against 1.8%).
- Freeport-McMoRan kept more of each dollar of sales as operating profit (25.2% operating margin, against 8.1%).
- Amcor turned more of its sales into free cash flow (5.2% FCF margin, against 4.3%).
- Freeport-McMoRan earned a higher return on the capital invested in it (12.1%, against 6.6%).
Who comes out ahead
Of the 11 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Amcor
AMCR
3/11
Revenue growth5-year growthFCF margin
Freeport-McMoRan
FCX
7/11
Gross marginOperating marginNet marginReturn on capitalReturn on equityNet debt / EBITDAShare count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | AMCR FY26 | FCX FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $21.4B | $94.0B |
| Revenue | $23.5B | $25.9B |
| Free cash flow | $1.2B | $1.1B |
| Net income | $1.1B | $2.2B |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 56.6% | 1.8% |
| 5-year growth | 12.8% | 12.8% |
| Share count change | 45.6% | −0.1% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 20.0% | 28.2% |
| Operating margin | 8.1% | 25.2% |
| Net margin | 4.7% | 8.5% |
| FCF margin | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Return on capital | 6.6% | 12.1% |
| Return on equity | 9.4% | 12.1% |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $12.9B | $5.6B |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 3.8x | 0.6x |
| Dividends and buybacks | $1.2B | $972M |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | — | — |
| Piotroski F-score | 6 | 6 |
Ten years
Revenue
Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.