ERO vs IPX vs MP Stock Comparison

Ero Copper, Iperionx and MP Materials Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$31.11 -16.3% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.98B
P/E
9.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
8 wins
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$17.04 -6.9% 1M -62.3% 1Y
Market cap
$502.86M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$41.65 -8.3% 1M -35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$6.95B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ero Copper leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ero Copper 8, MP Materials 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEROIPXMPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.98B $502.86M $6.95B MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.5x -8.6x -114.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +94.9% — +26.1% ERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.0% — -19.9% ERO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.0% — -2.9% ERO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — 98.0x ERO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.1% -62.3% -35.2% ERO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr — +4.2%/yr ERO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.9% 85.3% 70.1% ERO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 — 31/100 ERO

Percentile Scorecard

EROIPXMP

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

AxisEROIPXMP
Valuation 58 #69 of 163 4 #157 of 163 27 #120 of 163
Growth 82 #28 of 148 – 22 #116 of 148
Profitability 77 #29 of 123 – 27 #90 of 123
Financial Health 29 #116 of 164 55 #74 of 164 49 #84 of 164
Shareholder Returns 70 #33 of 108 – –
Overall 63 – 31
  • ERO 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

PeriodEROIPXMPSPY
1 month -16.3%-6.9%-8.3% +0.7%
3 months +15.0%-20.9%0.0% +3.7%
6 months +20.3%-49.1%-36.9% +7.1%
Year to date +10.0%-52.9%-17.6% +12.8%
1 year +45.1%-62.3%-35.2% +11.9%
3 years +129.8%+115.2%+151.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +32.0%+29.1%+36.0% +22.8%
5 years +66.7%—+23.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%—+4.2% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureEROIPXMPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.9%85.3%70.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 63.9%91.7%68.7% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.433.592.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.72-0.73-0.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.8%-79.3%-82.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-71.7%-42.7% -1.2%
52-week high $40.40$60.11$72.65 $779.14
52-week low $19.89$12.44$37.45 $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.

MultipleEROIPXMP
P/E now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 13.2x -8.6xmedian 13.2x -122.6xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.1x -362.8xmedian 3.1x 24.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x -1,305xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.1xmedian 15.2x -9.0xmedian 15.2x -14.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 2.2x 3.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.20median 0.30 —median 0.30 3.73median 0.30

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 monthsEROIPXMP
Revenue $1.04B – $305.38M
Gross profit $449.15M – $65.31M
Operating income $379.69M – -$126.87M
Net income $315.31M – -$60.62M
Free cash flow -$268.65M – -$504.58M
EPS (diluted) $3.01 – $-0.34
Cash & equivalents $101.74M $35.24M $429.08M
Total debt $2.38B $32.45M $934.58M
Shares (diluted) 104.13M 33.57M 178.41M
Enterprise value $2.61B $269.85M $5.50B

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
MetricEROIPXMP
P/E 10.3x -8.6x -122.6x
P/FCF -12.1x -9.0x -14.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – -88.3x
P/S 3.1x -362.8x 24.3x
P/B 2.7x 6.5x 3.8x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 7.6x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.0x – -1,305x
EV/EBIT 9.7x – -54.4x
EV/Revenue 3.5x – 22.6x
EV/FCF -13.8x – -13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -82.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.20 – 3.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEROIPXMP
Revenue growth (1Y) 94.9% – 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.8% – -6.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.2% – 139.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.6% – -38.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.6% – 21.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% – -41.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 118.8% – 40.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.4% – -32.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 118.9% – 45.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.3% – -32.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -94.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -34.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% – -164.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.3% – -51.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEROIPXMP
Gross margin 43.0% – 21.4%
EBITDA margin 50.6% – -1.7%
Operating margin 36.3% – -41.5%
Pretax margin 37.2% – -29.8%
Net margin 30.0% – -19.9%
FCF margin -25.7% – -165.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – -27.5%
Return on equity 38.3% – -3.1%
Return on assets 21.0% – -1.6%
Return on invested capital 22.0% – -2.9%
Return on capital employed – – -3.5%
Asset turnover 0.5x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% – 13.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEROIPXMP
Debt / assets 25.7% 30.7% 25.1%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – 98.0x
Debt / FCF -2.1x – -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 16.5% 47.5%
Equity / assets 56.3% 83.5% 52.5%
Interest coverage 8.2x – -3.3x
Current ratio – 3.2x 9.5x
Quick ratio – 2.8x 8.4x
Cash ratio – 2.6x 7.9x
Altman Z-score – – 3.06

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEROIPXMP
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.

ConsensusEROIPXMP
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $4.16FY2026 $-0.17FY2027 $-0.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.24BFY2026 $22.33MFY2027 $421.40MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.4%FY2026 – +87.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% +331.3% +76.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEROIPXMP
Held by institutions 67.3% 13.9% 82.4%
Institutions holding 209 59 756
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +9.4% +11.3%
Institutions buying 125 46 417
Institutions selling 60 7 206
Buyers to sellers 2.08 6.57 2.02

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.

EROIPXMP
ERO 1.00 0.53 0.46
IPX 0.53 1.00 0.54
MP 0.46 0.54 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERO, IPX and MP?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ero Copper (ERO) $2.98B, Iperionx (IPX) $502.86M, MP Materials (MP) $6.95B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ero Copper (ERO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ero Copper (ERO) +94.9%, MP Materials (MP) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ero Copper (ERO) has the highest net margin (Ero Copper (ERO) 30.0%, MP Materials (MP) -19.9%). On return on invested capital, Ero Copper (ERO) leads (Ero Copper (ERO) 22.0%, MP Materials (MP) -2.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ero Copper (ERO) returned the most: Ero Copper (ERO) +45.1%, Iperionx (IPX) -62.3%, MP Materials (MP) -35.2%. Over five years, Ero Copper (ERO) compounded fastest (Ero Copper (ERO) +10.8%/yr, MP Materials (MP) +4.2%/yr). 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) 85.3%, MP Materials (MP) 70.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ERO, 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, Ero Copper (ERO) leads on 8. 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.