ALM vs IPX Stock Comparison

Almonty Industries and Iperionx Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.20 -32.9% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.99B
P/E
34.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$13.06 -33.4% 1M -73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$486.82M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

Almonty Industries leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Almonty Industries 2, Iperionx 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionALMIPXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.99B $486.82M ALM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 34.9x -6.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +208.0% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 91.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.4% -73.7% ALM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +42.6%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 92.8% 83.9% IPX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

ALMIPX

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

AxisALMIPX
Valuation 32 #110 of 162 6 #152 of 162
Growth 93 #12 of 147 –
Profitability 79 #26 of 122 –
Financial Health 45 #91 of 165 56 #74 of 165
Shareholder Returns – –
Overall 62 –
  • ALM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodALMIPXSPY
1 month -32.9%-33.4% -0.8%
3 months -31.1%-43.1% +3.5%
6 months -57.2%-60.0% +7.0%
Year to date +4.4%-63.9% +12.2%
1 year +32.4%-73.7% +13.0%
3 years +922.2%+64.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +117.1%+18.2% +23.1%
5 years +489.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +42.6%— +11.0%
10 years +2,090.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +36.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureALMIPXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 92.8%83.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 89.9%91.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.153.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.35-0.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.6%-79.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.7%-78.3% -1.8%
52-week high $23.42$60.11 $779.14
52-week low $5.59$12.44 $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.

MultipleALMIPX
P/E now vs peer median 33.6xmedian 12.8x -6.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 3.1x -278.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x -6.9xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 2.1x 5.0xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsALMIPX
Revenue $62.16M –
Gross profit $29.80M –
Operating income $30.20M –
Net income -$73.22B –
EPS (diluted) $0.27 –
Cash & equivalents $863.71M $35.24M
Total debt $887.79M $37.59M
Shares (diluted) 208.03M 33.57M
Enterprise value $831.88M $253.81M

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
MetricALMIPX
P/E 33.6x -6.6x
P/FCF – -6.9x
P/Operating cash flow – –
P/S 38.9x -278.1x
P/B 6.2x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 6.2x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 5.4x –
EV/EBIT 70.4x –
EV/Revenue 34.2x –
EV/FCF – –
EV/Operating cash flow – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricALMIPX
Revenue growth (1Y) 208.0% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7,264% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 9,134% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – –
Net income growth (1Y) -161.1% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – –
EPS growth (1Y) 162.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricALMIPX
Gross margin 47.9% –
EBITDA margin 635.6% –
Operating margin 48.6% –
Pretax margin 234.8% –
Net margin 91.6% –
FCF margin – –
Operating cash flow margin – –
Return on equity – –
Return on assets – –
Return on invested capital – –
Return on capital employed – –
Asset turnover – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – –
Stock comp / revenue 7,418% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricALMIPX
Debt / assets 47.7% 30.7%
Debt / equity 1.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.7x –
Debt / FCF – –
Liabilities / assets 67.6% 16.5%
Equity / assets 32.4% 83.5%
Interest coverage 4.8x –
Current ratio 9.6x 3.2x
Quick ratio 9.4x 2.8x
Cash ratio 9.3x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 2.63 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricALMIPX
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield – –
Shareholder yield – 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – –

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.

ConsensusALMIPX
Forward P/E 15.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $0.60FY2026 $-0.17FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +115.0% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $228.30MFY2026 $22.33MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +864.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +190.0% +331.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersALMIPX
Held by institutions 59.4% 13.9%
Institutions holding 181 59
Change in shares held, QoQ +27.9% +9.4%
Institutions buying 140 46
Institutions selling 30 7
Buyers to sellers 4.67 6.57

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.

ALMIPX
ALM 1.00 0.53
IPX 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ALM and IPX?

Almonty Industries (ALM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Almonty Industries (ALM) $1.99B, Iperionx (IPX) $486.82M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Almonty Industries (ALM) returned the most: Almonty Industries (ALM) +32.4%, Iperionx (IPX) -73.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Iperionx (IPX) has been the steadiest (Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.8%, Iperionx (IPX) 83.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do ALM and IPX move together?

Their daily returns over the past year have a correlation of 0.53, a moderate positive relationship. Holding both diversifies more than two closely linked stocks would.

Which is the better stock, ALM and IPX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Almonty Industries (ALM) leads on 2. 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.