Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) executive compensation, 2026 proxy

Kathleen L. Quirk, President and Chief Executive Officer, was paid $14.8M in 2025, up 11% from $13.3M the year before. The CEO-to-median-employee pay ratio was 128:1, on median employee pay of $115,935.

Filed
April 23, 2026
Pay year
2025
Named executives
5
CEO total pay
$14.8M+11% vs prior year
CEO to median employee
128:1median $115,935
CEO pay in equity
79%$11.6M in awards
Prior say-on-pay support
95%of votes cast
CEO Total Compensation
$14.8M2025 total compensation for CEO Kathleen Quirk
Pay Ratio
128:1Ratio of CEO to median employee pay
Median Employee Pay
$115,935Annual total compensation for median employee
Say-on-Pay Support
95%Support at 2025 annual meeting

How Quirk was paid

$14.8M in total for 2025, as reported in the Summary Compensation Table. Equity awards are valued at grant, not at what they turned out to be worth.

Salary9%Stock awards79%Non-equity incentive9%Pension and deferred comp1%All other compensation1%

Named executive officers

ExecutiveTotal
Kathleen L. QuirkPresident and Chief Executive Officer$14,808,126
Richard C. AdkersonChairman of the Board$18,143,529
Maree E. RobertsonExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer$4,333,461
Stephen T. HigginsExecutive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer$3,631,560
Douglas N. Currault IIExecutive Vice President and General Counsel$3,131,976

What changed and why

  • $14.8MKathleen L. Quirk received total compensation of $14,808,126 in 2025 as President and Chief Executive Officer.
  • $18.1MRichard C. Adkerson received total compensation of $18,143,529 in 2025 in his role as Chairman of the Board.
  • $116KThe 2025 CEO to median employee pay ratio was estimated at 128 to 1 based on median employee pay of $115,935.
  • 95%Stockholders expressed strong support for executive compensation with approximately 95% voting in favor at the 2025 annual meeting.

About this page

Figures are automated and can be wrong; check the filing for the exact numbers. Totals follow SEC rules, which value stock and option awards at grant. Read the DEF 14A proxy statement for footnotes and the compensation committee's full reasoning.