FCX vs EOG vs HBM Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Eog Resources and Hudbay Minerals Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$65.22 -10.2% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$93.79B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
EOG Eog Resources Inc
$163.02 +14.9% 1M +50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$86.06B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.03B
Div. yield
0.03%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
7 wins
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$21.98 -18.0% 1M +42.4% 1Y
Market cap
$8.76B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Eog Resources leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Eog Resources 7, Hudbay Minerals 3, Freeport-Mcmoran 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXEOGHBMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.79B $86.06B $8.76B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 12.5x 12.8x EOG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 9.8x 14.8x EOG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +19.1% +12.1% EOG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 25.4% 27.7% HBM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 17.7% 12.6% EOG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.2x 0.1x HBM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.03% 0.00% EOG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.2% +50.8% +42.4% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.6%/yr +12.1%/yr +25.0%/yr HBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 28.6% 62.6% EOG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 71/100 71/100 EOG

Percentile Scorecard

FCXEOGHBM

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

AxisFCXEOGHBM
Valuation 57 #71 of 162 49 #51 of 99 84 #27 of 162
Growth 50 #74 of 147 77 #23 of 97 89 #17 of 147
Profitability 69 #39 of 122 94 #7 of 96 87 #17 of 122
Financial Health 29 #119 of 166 86 #15 of 102 51 #82 of 166
Shareholder Returns 39 #66 of 107 51 #38 of 76 43 #61 of 107
Overall 48 71 71
  • FCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EOG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • HBM 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

PeriodFCXEOGHBMSPY
1 month -10.2%+14.9%-18.0% -1.0%
3 months +4.2%+11.3%-1.7% +2.9%
6 months +6.8%+22.5%-9.7% +6.4%
Year to date +28.4%+55.2%+10.7% +11.4%
1 year +58.2%+50.8%+42.4% +13.1%
3 years +89.5%+25.5%+411.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.8%+7.9%+72.3% +21.5%
5 years +73.1%+77.2%+204.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.6%+12.1%+25.0% +10.9%
10 years +549.6%+73.6%+442.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.6%+5.7%+18.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFCXEOGHBMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%28.6%62.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%29.2%67.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.19-0.742.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.211.780.68 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-34.8%-63.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%0.0%-31.0% -2.5%
52-week high $79.91$163.02$31.87 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$101.78$14.58 $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.

MultipleFCXEOGHBM
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 12.7x 12.5xmedian 13.1x 12.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 2.0x 3.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 6.9x 6.4xmedian 5.7x 5.8xmedian 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 15.1x 13.5xmedian 11.1x 9.9xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 2.7xmedian 1.5x 1.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.70median 0.27 -2.79median 2.24 0.04median 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 monthsFCXEOGHBM
Revenue $25.87B $27.03B $2.47B
Gross profit $7.00B – $972.40M
Operating income $6.92B $8.91B $1.10B
Net income $4.59B $6.88B $680.00M
Free cash flow $1.76B $6.35B $880.20M
R&D $198.00M $213.00M $58.40M
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $13.00 $1.72
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $4.91B $890.90M
Total debt $9.39B $31.49B $3.67B
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 529.00M 396.65M
Enterprise value $77.83B $70.38B $5.61B

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
MetricFCXEOGHBM
P/E 31.8x 12.5x 12.7x
P/FCF 53.2x 13.5x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 6.4x 9.9x
P/S 3.6x 3.2x 3.5x
P/B 2.9x 2.7x 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 2.7x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 6.4x 5.8x
EV/EBIT 14.3x 9.9x 8.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 3.3x 3.6x
EV/FCF 56.2x 14.0x 10.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x 6.6x 10.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.70 -2.79 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXEOGHBM
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 19.1% 12.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 1.4% 24.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% – 32.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – 71.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 22.2% 89.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -7.0% 126.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 20.0% 139.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -7.6% 410.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 23.8% 122.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% -4.5% 346.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% 25.2% 1.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -1.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 44.8% 2,912%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% -5.5% 115.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXEOGHBM
Gross margin 27.1% – 39.4%
EBITDA margin 35.1% 50.9% 61.9%
Operating margin 26.8% 32.9% 44.7%
Pretax margin 25.7% 32.5% 47.3%
Net margin 11.4% 25.4% 27.7%
FCF margin 6.8% 23.5% 35.7%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 49.4% 35.6%
Return on equity 14.4% 21.9% 16.3%
Return on assets 7.7% 12.7% 43.1%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 17.7% 12.6%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 18.3% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.5x 1.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.9% 3.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXEOGHBM
Debt / assets 15.7% 14.5% 78.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.2x 0.1x
Debt / FCF 5.3x 1.2x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 41.8% -231.7%
Equity / assets 53.9% 58.2% 331.7%
Interest coverage – 33.0x 14.9x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.9x –
Quick ratio 0.7x 1.6x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.9x –
Altman Z-score 3.07 4.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXEOGHBM
Dividend yield 0.6% 2.5% 0.1%
Net buyback yield 0.2% 3.3% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 5.8% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% 31.7% 1.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 49.1% 34.3% 1.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% 3.4% -260.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -19.6% -59.0%

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.

ConsensusFCXEOGHBM
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 9.8xFY2026 14.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.09FY2026 $16.60FY2026 $1.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.6%FY2026 +63.4%FY2026 +122.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +46.0% -8.1% +26.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.46BFY2026 $29.40BFY2026 $3.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +29.9%FY2026 +38.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% -6.2% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXEOGHBM
Held by institutions 86.6% 95.8% 83.1%
Institutions holding 1,880 1,628 319
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% -0.6% +10.9%
Institutions buying 1,029 837 200
Institutions selling 601 578 82
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.45 2.44

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.

FCXEOGHBM
FCX 1.00 -0.19 0.84
EOG -0.19 1.00 -0.21
HBM 0.84 -0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, EOG and HBM?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $93.79B, Eog Resources (EOG) $86.06B, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $8.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, EOG and HBM?

Eog Resources (EOG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 31.8x, Eog Resources (EOG) 12.5x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Eog Resources (EOG) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 21.1x, Eog Resources (EOG) 9.8x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 14.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Eog Resources (EOG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%, Eog Resources (EOG) +19.1%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has the highest net margin (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Eog Resources (EOG) 25.4%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%). On return on invested capital, Eog Resources (EOG) leads (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Eog Resources (EOG) 17.7%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +58.2%, Eog Resources (EOG) +50.8%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +42.4%. Over five years, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +11.6%/yr, Eog Resources (EOG) +12.1%/yr, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Eog Resources (EOG) has the highest dividend yield: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%, Eog Resources (EOG) 0.03%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 0.00%. Hudbay Minerals (HBM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Eog Resources (EOG) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.0%, Eog Resources (EOG) 28.6%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 62.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCX, EOG and HBM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Eog Resources (EOG) leads on 7. 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.