ERO vs IPX Stock Comparison

Ero Copper and Iperionx Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$31.20 -17.6% 1M +50.1% 1Y
Market cap
$3.25B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$13.06 -33.4% 1M -73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$443.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials

Head to Head

3 decided of 12

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

QuestionEROIPXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.25B $443.24M ERO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.3x -6.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +94.9% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.0% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.1% -73.7% ERO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.9% 83.9% ERO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 — –

Percentile Scorecard

EROIPX

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

AxisEROIPX
Valuation 56 #51 of 114 8 #105 of 114
Growth 72 #29 of 102 –
Profitability 70 #25 of 81 –
Financial Health 30 #84 of 120 53 #57 of 120
Shareholder Returns 69 #23 of 73 –
Overall 60 –
  • ERO ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX ranked among 128 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEROIPXSPY
1 month -17.6%-33.4% -0.8%
3 months +19.2%-43.1% +3.5%
6 months +13.3%-60.0% +7.0%
Year to date +10.3%-63.9% +12.2%
1 year +50.1%-73.7% +13.0%
3 years +125.3%+64.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +31.1%+18.2% +23.1%
5 years +66.9%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%— +11.0%

Risk

MeasureEROIPXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.9%83.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.2%91.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.423.57 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.80-0.88 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.8%-79.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-78.3% -1.8%
52-week high $40.40$60.11 $779.14
52-week low $19.89$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.

MultipleEROIPX
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 10.6x -6.6xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x -278.1xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 5.9x —median 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 11.3x -6.9xmedian 11.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 5.0xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.17 —median 0.17

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 monthsEROIPX
Revenue $1.04B –
Gross profit $449.15M –
Operating income $379.69M –
Net income $315.31M –
Free cash flow -$268.65M –
EPS (diluted) $3.01 –
Cash & equivalents $101.74M $35.24M
Total debt $2.38B $37.59M
Shares (diluted) 104.13M 33.57M
Enterprise value $2.89B $210.22M

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
MetricEROIPX
P/E 10.3x -6.6x
P/FCF -12.1x -6.9x
P/Operating cash flow – –
P/S 3.1x -278.1x
P/B 2.7x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x –
EV/EBIT 9.8x –
EV/Revenue 3.5x –
EV/FCF -13.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEROIPX
Revenue growth (1Y) 94.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 118.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 118.9% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEROIPX
Gross margin 43.0% –
EBITDA margin 50.6% –
Operating margin 36.3% –
Pretax margin 37.2% –
Net margin 30.0% –
FCF margin -25.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – –
Return on equity 38.3% –
Return on assets 21.0% –
Return on invested capital 22.0% –
Return on capital employed – –
Asset turnover 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEROIPX
Debt / assets 25.7% 30.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x –
Debt / FCF -2.1x –
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 16.5%
Equity / assets 56.3% 83.5%
Interest coverage 8.2x –
Current ratio – 3.2x
Quick ratio – 2.8x
Cash ratio – 2.6x
Altman Z-score – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEROIPX
Dividend yield – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 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.

ConsensusEROIPX
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.16FY2026 $-0.17FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.24BFY2026 $22.33MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +57.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +331.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEROIPX
Held by institutions 67.3% 13.9%
Institutions holding 208 59
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +9.4%
Institutions buying 125 46
Institutions selling 60 7
Buyers to sellers 2.08 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.

EROIPX
ERO 1.00 0.53
IPX 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERO and IPX?

Ero Copper (ERO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ero Copper (ERO) $3.25B, Iperionx (IPX) $443.24M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ero Copper (ERO) returned the most: Ero Copper (ERO) +50.1%, Iperionx (IPX) -73.7%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ero Copper (ERO) has been the steadiest (Ero Copper (ERO) 62.9%, Iperionx (IPX) 83.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Do ERO 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, ERO 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, Ero Copper (ERO) 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.