The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Thursday, August 13, 2026

Subject of the day

FM.TO

Concerning the House

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. It primarily explores for copper, gold, nickel, silver, and zinc products. Its flagship project is the 100% owned Kansanshi project located in the northwestern Province of Zambia. The company was formerly known as First Quantum Ventures Ltd. and changed its name to First Quantum Minerals Ltd. in July 1996. The company was incorporated in 1983 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Canada · www.first-quantum.com

The Ledger
LineMar 2025Jun 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026
Revenue$1.19B$1.23B$1.48B$1.40B
Gross profit$331.00M$351.00M$416.00M$278.00M
Operating income$243.00M$255.00M$337.00M$190.00M
Net income-$23.00M$18.00M$25.00M-$196.00M
Diluted EPS-0.030.020.03-0.24
Free cash flow-$100.00M$470.00M-$337.00M$154.00M
CapEx-$243.00M-$310.00M-$301.00M-$266.00M
Quotation

$43.24

-0.94 (-2.1%)

52w hi$46.13
52w lo$22.41
Vol1.87M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Hold

Our score -0.05

Short+0.09
Medium-0.12
Long-0.19

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

First Quantum Minerals Ltd.

Basic Materials · Copper

Market cap$36.07B
Enterprise value$43.74B
Trailing P/E
Forward P/E15.51x
EV / EBITDA26.85x
P / S (ttm)6.28x
Profit margin-1.4%
Return on equity-1.2%
Revenue growth+24.1%
Earnings growth+700.0%
Debt / equity66.09
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.73
Corr SPX0.54
Annual vol52.5%
Annual ret+55.7%
Sharpe1.06
Max DD-34.9%

Window: 504 trading days (493 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.17
Sector+0.03
Technical+0.08
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.00

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$43.85$44.20$42.90$43.241.87M
Aug 12$44.95$45.08$44.06$44.182.20M
Aug 11$44.53$44.81$43.57$44.141.99M
Aug 10$43.57$44.79$43.31$44.421.91M
Aug 7$42.60$43.75$41.96$43.672.87M