AEM vs ERO vs FCX Stock Comparison

Agnico Eagle Mines, Ero Copper and Freeport-Mcmoran Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AEM Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd
$188.49 +1.3% 1M +18.0% 1Y
Market cap
$94.64B
P/E
15.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.05B
Div. yield
–
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$28.03 -26.1% 1M +35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
7.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$57.90 -20.2% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$85.59B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Agnico Eagle Mines leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Agnico Eagle Mines 5, Ero Copper 4, Freeport-Mcmoran 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAEMEROFCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.64B $2.96B $85.59B AEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.3x 7.5x 29.1x ERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.3x 6.8x 18.7x ERO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +42.4% +106.7% +0.2% ERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.0% 32.4% 11.4% AEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 27.3% 11.6% ERO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.5x 0.6x AEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.0% +35.7% +44.0% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +28.6%/yr +9.1%/yr +9.4%/yr AEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 49.6% 63.9% 48.8% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 68/100 48/100 AEM

Percentile Scorecard

AEMEROFCX

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAEMEROFCX
Valuation 62 #65 of 169 69 #53 of 169 60 #68 of 169
Growth 74 #40 of 153 90 #16 of 153 50 #77 of 153
Profitability 96 #6 of 123 80 #25 of 123 66 #42 of 123
Financial Health 79 #35 of 165 35 #108 of 165 24 #125 of 165
Shareholder Returns 77 #28 of 116 66 #40 of 116 37 #73 of 116
Overall 78 68 48
  • AEM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ERO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • FCX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAEMEROFCXSPY
1 month +1.3%-26.1%-20.2% -5.9%
3 months +12.2%-9.9%-15.1% -4.6%
6 months +0.4%+3.4%-4.5% +0.2%
Year to date +11.2%-0.9%+14.0% +7.5%
1 year +18.0%+35.7%+44.0% +8.2%
3 years +283.4%+110.1%+63.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +56.6%+28.1%+17.9% +19.0%
5 years +251.7%+54.3%+56.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +28.6%+9.1%+9.4% +9.4%
10 years +264.7%—+424.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +13.8%—+18.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureAEMEROFCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 49.6%63.9%48.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.0%66.0%52.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.582.412.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.360.560.90 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.9%-59.8%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.3%-30.6%-27.5% -5.9%
52-week high $252.19$40.40$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $136.36$20.66$38.65 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAEMEROFCX
P/E now vs peer median 15.3xmedian 12.9x 7.4xmedian 12.9x 28.3xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 3.1x 2.4xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 7.6x 5.1xmedian 7.6x 9.8xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 12.2x -10.7xmedian 12.2x 47.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 0.19 0.12median 0.19 2.40median 0.19

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAEMEROFCX
Revenue $15.05B $1.22B $25.87B
Gross profit $9.92B $561.32M $7.00B
Operating income $9.42B $486.90M $6.92B
Net income $6.17B $396.75M $4.59B
Free cash flow $5.65B -$271.76M $1.76B
R&D $244.35M – $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $12.26 $3.78 $2.04
Cash & equivalents $3.61B $114.05M $4.08B
Total debt $197.10M $467.51M $9.39B
Shares (diluted) 503.43M 104.13M 1.44B
Enterprise value $81.58B $2.55B $69.63B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAEMEROFCX
P/E 15.3x 7.4x 28.3x
P/FCF 16.7x -10.7x 47.2x
P/Operating cash flow 12.8x – 14.1x
P/S 6.3x 2.4x 3.2x
P/B 3.2x 2.2x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 3.2x 2.2x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.1x 5.1x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 9.6x 6.7x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 6.0x 2.7x 3.4x
EV/FCF 16.1x -12.0x 50.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x – 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 0.12 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAEMEROFCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 42.4% 106.7% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 34.0% 41.6% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 60.0% 141.3% -8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.5% 49.6% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 28.9% 179.2% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 40.0% 62.5% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 79.0% 184.9% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 35.0% 70.7% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 78.1% 185.1% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.9% 64.1% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% – -10.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 48.3% – 9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.9% 32.3% 4.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% -17.2% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAEMEROFCX
Gross margin 65.9% 46.2% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 74.1% 53.3% 35.1%
Operating margin 62.6% 40.1% 26.8%
Pretax margin 60.9% 39.7% 25.7%
Net margin 41.0% 32.4% 11.4%
FCF margin 37.5% -22.4% 6.8%
Operating cash flow margin 48.9% – 22.8%
Return on equity 21.2% 37.9% 14.4%
Return on assets 16.0% 22.2% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 21.6% 27.3% 11.6%
Return on capital employed 26.0% – 13.2%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 1.7% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAEMEROFCX
Debt / assets 0.5% 21.2% 15.7%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.5x 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.0x -1.7x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 24.3% 39.5% 46.1%
Equity / assets 75.7% 60.5% 53.9%
Interest coverage 147.4x 10.8x –
Current ratio 2.7x – 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.6x – 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.6x – 0.6x
Altman Z-score 7.57 – 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAEMEROFCX
Dividend yield 0.9% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield 0.1% -0.2% 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.1% -0.2% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 49.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAEMEROFCX
Forward P/E 17.3xFY2026 6.8xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.88FY2026 $4.15FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +32.4%FY2026 +95.8%FY2026 +74.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.7% +19.8% +46.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.36BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $28.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +21.5%FY2026 +57.4%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2.8% +6.3% +36.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAEMEROFCX
Held by institutions 62.5% 67.3% 86.6%
Institutions holding 1,055 209 1,883
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.6% +1.2% +1.3%
Institutions buying 467 125 1,029
Institutions selling 397 60 604
Buyers to sellers 1.18 2.08 1.70

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AEMEROFCX
AEM 1.00 0.63 0.66
ERO 0.63 1.00 0.80
FCX 0.66 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AEM, ERO and FCX?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) $94.64B, Ero Copper (ERO) $2.96B, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $85.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, AEM, ERO and FCX?

Ero Copper (ERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 15.3x, Ero Copper (ERO) 7.5x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 29.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ero Copper (ERO) is cheapest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 17.3x, Ero Copper (ERO) 6.8x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ero Copper (ERO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +42.4%, Ero Copper (ERO) +106.7%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) has the highest net margin (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 41.0%, Ero Copper (ERO) 32.4%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Ero Copper (ERO) leads (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 21.6%, Ero Copper (ERO) 27.3%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +18.0%, Ero Copper (ERO) +35.7%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +44.0%. Over five years, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) compounded fastest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) +28.6%/yr, Ero Copper (ERO) +9.1%/yr, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 0.00%, Ero Copper (ERO) 0.00%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%. Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) and Ero Copper (ERO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) 49.6%, Ero Copper (ERO) 63.9%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AEM, ERO and FCX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.