For the quarter ended December 2024, Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) reported revenue of $5.72 billion, down 3.1% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $0.31, compared to $0.27 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -3.41% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $5.92 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.24, the EPS surprise was +29.17%.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how Freeport-McMoRan performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts: