ERO vs NEXA vs FCX Stock Comparison

Ero Copper, Nexa Resources and Freeport-Mcmoran Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$28.03 -26.1% 1M +35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.22B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.29 -9.3% 1M +109.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$57.90 -20.2% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$85.33B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Nexa Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nexa Resources 5, Freeport-Mcmoran 3, Ero Copper 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionERONEXAFCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.99B $1.51B $85.33B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x 5.0x 29.0x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.8x 3.9x 18.7x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +106.7% +30.1% +0.2% ERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 32.4% 5.6% 11.4% ERO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.3% — 11.6% ERO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.1x 0.6x NEXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.7% +109.5% +44.0% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.1%/yr +5.8%/yr +9.4%/yr FCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 63.9% 74.5% 48.8% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 73/100 48/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

ERONEXAFCX

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

AxisERONEXAFCX
Valuation 69 #53 of 169 100 #1 of 169 60 #68 of 169
Growth 90 #16 of 153 84 #26 of 153 50 #77 of 153
Profitability 80 #25 of 123 65 #44 of 123 66 #42 of 123
Financial Health 35 #108 of 165 48 #86 of 165 24 #125 of 165
Shareholder Returns 66 #40 of 116 67 #39 of 116 37 #73 of 116
Overall 68 73 48
  • ERO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • FCX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodERONEXAFCXSPY
1 month -26.1%-9.3%-20.2% -5.9%
3 months -9.9%-21.1%-15.1% -4.6%
6 months +3.4%-19.0%-4.5% +0.2%
Year to date -0.9%+27.6%+14.0% +7.5%
1 year +35.7%+109.5%+44.0% +8.2%
3 years +110.1%+97.4%+63.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +28.1%+25.5%+17.9% +19.0%
5 years +54.3%+32.7%+56.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.1%+5.8%+9.4% +9.4%
10 years ——+424.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year ——+18.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureERONEXAFCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 63.9%74.5%48.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 66.0%77.5%52.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.412.252.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.561.470.90 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.8%-59.3%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.6%-32.5%-27.5% -5.9%
52-week high $40.40$16.72$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $20.66$5.25$38.65 $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.

MultipleERONEXAFCX
P/E now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 12.9x 4.9xmedian 12.9x 28.3xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.1x 0.3xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 7.6x 1.2xmedian 7.6x 9.8xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -10.7xmedian 12.2x 1.5xmedian 12.2x 47.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.12median 0.19 0.11median 0.19 2.40median 0.19

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 monthsERONEXAFCX
Revenue $1.22B $5.43B $25.87B
Gross profit $561.32M $1.60B $7.00B
Operating income $486.90M $992.90M $6.92B
Net income $396.75M -$204.70M $4.59B
Free cash flow -$271.76M $977.40M $1.76B
R&D – $116.30M $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $3.78 $2.29 $2.04
Cash & equivalents $114.05M – $4.08B
Total debt $467.51M $130.36M $9.39B
Shares (diluted) 104.13M 132.44M 1.44B
Enterprise value $2.58B $151.92M $69.37B

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
MetricERONEXAFCX
P/E 7.4x 4.9x 28.3x
P/FCF -10.7x 1.5x 47.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 2.6x 14.1x
P/S 2.4x 0.3x 3.2x
P/B 2.2x – 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.2x – 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 5.1x 1.2x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 6.7x 1.6x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 0.3x 3.4x
EV/FCF -12.0x 1.6x 50.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 2.8x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.12 0.11 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERONEXAFCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 106.7% 30.1% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 41.6% 25.9% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 141.3% 96.6% -8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 49.6% 72.3% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 179.2% 88.3% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 62.5% 118.9% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 184.9% 12.2% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 70.7% 0.6% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 185.1% 900.8% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 64.1% 45.6% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.0% -10.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.2% 9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% 176.5% 4.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -17.2% 98.0% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERONEXAFCX
Gross margin 46.2% 29.5% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 53.3% 24.1% 35.1%
Operating margin 40.1% 18.3% 26.8%
Pretax margin 39.7% 32.0% 25.7%
Net margin 32.4% 5.6% 11.4%
FCF margin -22.4% 18.0% 6.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 10.6% 22.8%
Return on equity 37.9% – 14.4%
Return on assets 22.2% -3.7% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 27.3% – 11.6%
Return on capital employed – 18.2% 13.2%
Asset turnover 0.6x 1.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.8x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.7% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERONEXAFCX
Debt / assets 21.2% 2.4% 15.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 0.1x 0.6x
Debt / FCF -1.7x 0.1x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 39.5% 73.8% 46.1%
Equity / assets 60.5% – 53.9%
Interest coverage 10.8x 2.6x –
Current ratio – – 2.1x
Quick ratio – 1.4x 0.7x
Cash ratio – 1.4x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERONEXAFCX
Dividend yield – 1.2% 0.6%
Net buyback yield -0.2% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield -0.2% 1.2% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 49.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 0.2%

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.

ConsensusERONEXAFCX
Forward P/E 6.8xFY2026 3.9xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.15FY2026 $2.90FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +95.8%FY2026 +190.0%FY2026 +74.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.8% +14.8% +46.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.24BFY2026 $3.56BFY2026 $28.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.4%FY2026 +18.7%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.3% -1.3% +36.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERONEXAFCX
Held by institutions 67.3% 11.3% 86.6%
Institutions holding 209 109 1,883
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -6.6% +1.3%
Institutions buying 125 85 1,029
Institutions selling 60 19 604
Buyers to sellers 2.08 4.47 1.70

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.

ERONEXAFCX
ERO 1.00 0.56 0.80
NEXA 0.56 1.00 0.62
FCX 0.80 0.62 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERO, NEXA and FCX?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ero Copper (ERO) $2.99B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.51B, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $85.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, ERO, NEXA and FCX?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ero Copper (ERO) 7.6x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.0x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Ero Copper (ERO) 6.8x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 3.9x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ero Copper (ERO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ero Copper (ERO) +106.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +30.1%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ero Copper (ERO) has the highest net margin (Ero Copper (ERO) 32.4%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.6%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Ero Copper (ERO) leads (Ero Copper (ERO) 27.3%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Ero Copper (ERO) +35.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +109.5%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +44.0%. Over five years, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) compounded fastest (Ero Copper (ERO) +9.1%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +5.8%/yr, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ero Copper (ERO) 0.00%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 0.00%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%. Ero Copper (ERO) and Nexa Resources (NEXA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Ero Copper (ERO) 63.9%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.5%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ERO, NEXA and FCX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nexa Resources (NEXA) leads on 5. 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.