EMAT vs IPX vs ATCX Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, Iperionx and Atlas Critical Minerals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$13.06 -33.4% 1M -73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$465.34M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
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Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

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

QuestionEMATIPXATCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $895.34M $465.34M $6.76M EMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.7x -6.6x — –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -90.5% -73.7% -89.9% IPX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 189.9% 83.9% 148.9% IPX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

EMATIPXATCX

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

AxisEMATIPXATCX
Valuation 17 #135 of 162 6 #152 of 162 –
Growth 31 #102 of 147 – –
Profitability – – –
Financial Health 12 #145 of 165 56 #74 of 165 93 #13 of 165
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 20 – –
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ATCX 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

PeriodEMATIPXATCXSPY
1 month -55.9%-33.4%-32.3% -0.8%
3 months -71.9%-43.1%-30.2% +3.5%
6 months -84.6%-60.0%-58.7% +7.0%
Year to date -87.2%-63.9%-80.0% +12.2%
1 year -90.5%-73.7%-89.9% +13.0%
3 years -86.9%+64.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year -49.2%+18.2%— +23.1%

Risk

MeasureEMATIPXATCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 189.9%83.9%148.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 158.3%91.0%155.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.453.571.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.48-0.88-0.60 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-79.3%-95.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -93.4%-78.3%-94.6% -1.8%
52-week high $21.29$60.11$39.00 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$12.44$2.02 $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.

MultipleEMATIPXATCX
P/E now vs peer median -16.4xmedian 12.8x -6.6xmedian 12.8x —median 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 535.9xmedian 3.1x -278.1xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x —median 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.2x -6.9xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median -46.5xmedian 2.1x 5.0xmedian 2.1x 0.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.47median 0.29 —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 monthsEMATIPXATCX
Operating income -$15.92M – –
Net income -$53.55M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 – –
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $35.24M $5.54M
Total debt $6.18M $37.59M –
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 33.57M 3.20M
Enterprise value $876.78M $232.33M $705.09K

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
MetricEMATIPXATCX
P/E -16.4x -6.6x –
P/FCF – -6.9x –
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 535.9x -278.1x –
P/B -46.5x 5.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book -34.8x 5.8x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -55.1x – –
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.47 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATIPXATCX
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMATIPXATCX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets -91.1% – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMATIPXATCX
Debt / assets 6.5% 30.7% –
Debt / equity -0.3x 0.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 16.5% 6.6%
Equity / assets -19.8% 83.5% 93.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 3.2x 11.7x
Quick ratio 0.2x 2.8x 10.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 2.6x 10.5x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATIPXATCX
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.

ConsensusEMATIPXATCX
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $-0.17FY2027 $-1.24FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 $22.33MFY2027 $850.23KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +124.4%FY2026 – +795.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2,427.0% +331.3% +144.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMATIPXATCX
Held by institutions – 13.9% –
Institutions holding – 59 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +9.4% –
Institutions buying – 46 –
Institutions selling – 7 –
Buyers to sellers – 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.

EMATIPXATCX
EMAT 1.00 0.11 0.14
IPX 0.11 1.00 0.17
ATCX 0.14 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, IPX and ATCX?

Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $895.34M, Iperionx (IPX) $465.34M, Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) $6.76M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Iperionx (IPX) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -90.5%, Iperionx (IPX) -73.7%, Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) -89.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Iperionx (IPX) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 189.9%, Iperionx (IPX) 83.9%, Atlas Critical Minerals (ATCX) 148.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMAT, IPX and ATCX?

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