CRML vs IPX vs MP Stock Comparison

Critical Metals, Iperionx and MP Materials Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$12.44 -37.1% 1M -74.6% 1Y
Market cap
$436.97M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$38.30 -21.7% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

MP Materials leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (MP Materials 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCRMLIPXMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $779.70M $436.97M $6.67B MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -3.4x -6.3x -110.0x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +26.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -19.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -2.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 98.0x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -53.4% -74.6% -44.0% MP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +1.0%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 128.6% 83.8% 70.0% MP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 30/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

CRMLIPXMP

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

AxisCRMLIPXMP
Valuation 39 #99 of 162 6 #152 of 162 27 #119 of 162
Growth – – 21 #117 of 147
Profitability – – 26 #90 of 122
Financial Health 33 #111 of 166 55 #75 of 166 47 #88 of 166
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall – – 30
  • CRML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • MP 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

PeriodCRMLIPXMPSPY
1 month -17.6%-37.1%-21.7% -1.0%
3 months +9.5%-42.3%-7.2% +2.9%
6 months -44.7%-57.7%-36.9% +6.4%
Year to date -8.4%-65.6%-24.2% +11.4%
1 year -53.4%-74.6%-44.0% +13.1%
3 years -41.5%+59.7%+120.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year -16.4%+16.9%+30.2% +21.5%
5 years ——+4.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year ——+1.0% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCRMLIPXMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 128.6%83.8%70.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 107.3%91.1%69.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.153.492.49 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.89-0.63 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.9%-79.3%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -69.2%-79.3%-47.3% -2.5%
52-week high $20.62$60.11$72.65 $779.14
52-week low $5.13$12.44$38.10 $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.

MultipleCRMLIPXMP
P/E now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 12.7x -6.3xmedian 12.7x -112.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x -264.9xmedian 3.1x 22.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x —median 6.9x -1,193xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -18.3xmedian 15.1x -6.6xmedian 15.1x -13.5xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.1x 4.8xmedian 2.1x 3.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.27 —median 0.27 3.43median 0.27

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 monthsCRMLIPXMP
Revenue – – $305.38M
Gross profit – – $65.31M
Operating income – – -$126.87M
Net income – – -$60.62M
Free cash flow – – -$504.58M
EPS (diluted) – – $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $102.48M $35.24M $429.08M
Total debt – $37.59M $934.58M
Shares (diluted) – 33.57M 178.41M
Enterprise value $588.85M $203.96M $5.21B

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
MetricCRMLIPXMP
P/E -3.4x -6.3x -112.7x
P/FCF -18.3x -6.6x -13.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – -81.2x
P/S – -264.9x 22.3x
P/B 2.1x 4.8x 3.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 5.6x 3.5x
EV/EBITDA – – -1,193x
EV/EBIT – – -49.7x
EV/Revenue – – 20.6x
EV/FCF – – -12.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -75.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 3.43

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCRMLIPXMP
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 139.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -38.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 21.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) – – 40.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – -32.9%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 45.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – -32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -94.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -164.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -51.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCRMLIPXMP
Gross margin – – 21.4%
EBITDA margin – – -1.7%
Operating margin – – -41.5%
Pretax margin – – -29.8%
Net margin – – -19.9%
FCF margin – – -165.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – -27.5%
Return on equity – – -3.1%
Return on assets – – -1.6%
Return on invested capital – – -2.9%
Return on capital employed – – -3.5%
Asset turnover – – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 13.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCRMLIPXMP
Debt / assets – 30.7% 25.1%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 98.0x
Debt / FCF – – -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 27.0% 16.5% 47.5%
Equity / assets 73.0% 83.5% 52.5%
Interest coverage – – -3.3x
Current ratio 0.9x 3.2x 9.5x
Quick ratio 0.9x 2.8x 8.4x
Cash ratio 0.9x 2.6x 7.9x
Altman Z-score – – 2.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCRMLIPXMP
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.

ConsensusCRMLIPXMP
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.20FY2027 $-0.17FY2027 $-0.01FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $0.00FY2027 $22.33MFY2027 $422.57MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +88.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +331.3% +76.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCRMLIPXMP
Held by institutions 20.3% 13.9% 82.4%
Institutions holding 170 59 755
Change in shares held, QoQ +31.4% +9.4% +11.3%
Institutions buying 101 46 417
Institutions selling 46 7 205
Buyers to sellers 2.20 6.57 2.03

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.

CRMLIPXMP
CRML 1.00 0.52 0.64
IPX 0.52 1.00 0.54
MP 0.64 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CRML, IPX and MP?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Critical Metals (CRML) $779.70M, Iperionx (IPX) $436.97M, MP Materials (MP) $6.67B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MP Materials (MP) returned the most: Critical Metals (CRML) -53.4%, Iperionx (IPX) -74.6%, MP Materials (MP) -44.0%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MP Materials (MP) has been the steadiest (Critical Metals (CRML) 128.6%, Iperionx (IPX) 83.8%, MP Materials (MP) 70.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CRML, IPX and MP?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, MP Materials (MP) leads on 3. 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.