FCX vs HBM vs IE Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Hudbay Minerals and Ivanhoe Electric Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$62.94 -12.6% 1M +50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$89.57B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$21.70 -20.2% 1M +35.6% 1Y
Market cap
$8.77B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
7 wins
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.55 -27.8% 1M -49.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hudbay Minerals leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hudbay Minerals 7, Freeport-Mcmoran 3, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXHBMIELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.57B $8.77B $1.23B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.4x 12.8x -35.7x HBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 14.5x — HBM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +12.1% -20.6% HBM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 27.7% -1,138.7% HBM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 12.6% 0.0% HBM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.1x -13.0x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.9% +35.6% -49.0% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +26.7%/yr — HBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 63.1% 77.0% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 73/100 44/100 HBM

Percentile Scorecard

FCXHBMIE

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

AxisFCXHBMIE
Valuation 57 #71 of 165 84 #27 of 165 25 #124 of 165
Growth 50 #76 of 150 91 #15 of 150 62 #57 of 150
Profitability 66 #42 of 122 88 #16 of 122 37 #77 of 122
Financial Health 26 #123 of 166 52 #81 of 166 86 #24 of 166
Shareholder Returns 39 #66 of 107 50 #54 of 107 10 #96 of 107
Overall 48 73 44
  • FCX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HBM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IE 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

PeriodFCXHBMIESPY
1 month -12.6%-20.2%-27.8% -2.3%
3 months -1.1%-7.3%-22.2% -0.7%
6 months +13.3%-0.3%-39.1% +4.8%
Year to date +23.9%+9.3%-52.8% +10.3%
1 year +50.9%+35.6%-49.0% +10.3%
3 years +79.1%+364.7%-30.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +21.4%+66.9%-11.5% +20.1%
5 years +64.6%+226.8%— +61.9%
5 years, per year +10.5%+26.7%— +10.1%
10 years +492.7%+404.7%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.5%+17.6%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFCXHBMIESPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%63.1%77.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.2%68.3%80.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.242.793.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.050.56-0.64 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-63.3%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-31.9%-62.1% -3.5%
52-week high $79.91$31.87$19.92 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$14.58$7.55 $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.

MultipleFCXHBMIE
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 12.5x 12.5xmedian 12.5x -34.7xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x 3.5xmedian 2.9x 398.6xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 7.3x 5.7xmedian 7.3x 57.8xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.3xmedian 14.6x 9.8xmedian 14.6x -14.5xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.61median 0.28 0.04median 0.28 -0.71median 0.28

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 monthsFCXHBMIE
Revenue $25.87B $2.47B $3.02M
Gross profit $7.00B $972.40M $1.78M
Operating income $6.92B $1.10B $14.34M
Net income $4.59B $680.00M -$5.89M
Free cash flow $1.76B $880.20M -$83.11M
R&D $198.00M $58.40M $78.04M
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $1.72 $-0.22
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $890.90M $256.88M
Total debt $9.39B $1.13B $35.19M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 396.65M 158.35M
Enterprise value $73.61B $5.62B $440.17M

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
MetricFCXHBMIE
P/E 30.7x 12.5x -34.7x
P/FCF 51.3x 9.8x -14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 9.8x -11.4x
P/S 3.5x 3.5x 398.6x
P/B 2.8x 1.8x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x 5.7x 57.8x
EV/EBIT 13.8x 8.0x 68.6x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 3.6x 325.3x
EV/FCF 54.3x 10.0x -11.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 10.0x -9.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.61 0.04 -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXHBMIE
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 12.1% -20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 24.6% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% 32.8% -28.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 71.9% 56.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 89.3% 111.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 126.5% 27.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 139.9% 93.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 410.6% 67.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 122.6% 64.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 346.8% 49.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% 1.5% 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – 8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 2,912% 28.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 115.3% 17.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXHBMIE
Gross margin 27.1% 39.4% 58.7%
EBITDA margin 35.1% 61.9% 562.4%
Operating margin 26.8% 44.7% 474.5%
Pretax margin 25.7% 47.3% 207.3%
Net margin 11.4% 27.7% -1,139%
FCF margin 6.8% 35.7% -2,749%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% 35.6% -3,507%
Return on equity 14.4% 16.3% -1.1%
Return on assets 7.7% 43.1% -1.0%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 12.6% 0.0%
Return on capital employed 13.2% – 2.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 1.6x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.3x 18.0x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 3.3% 365.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXHBMIE
Debt / assets 15.7% 78.4% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 0.1x -13.0x
Debt / FCF 5.3x 1.3x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% -231.7% 9.3%
Equity / assets 53.9% 331.7% 90.7%
Interest coverage – 14.9x –
Current ratio 2.1x – 5.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 5.2x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 4.8x
Altman Z-score 3.00 – 12.38

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXHBMIE
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.1% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% -0.4% -21.5%
Shareholder yield 0.8% -0.2% -21.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.9% 1.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 49.1% 1.0% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% -260.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -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.

ConsensusFCXHBMIE
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $1.48FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 +120.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% +27.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 $3.05BFY2026 $3.16MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +37.8%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% +18.9% -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXHBMIE
Held by institutions 86.6% 83.1% 74.0%
Institutions holding 1,882 319 203
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +10.9% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,029 200 126
Institutions selling 603 82 56
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.44 2.25

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.

FCXHBMIE
FCX 1.00 0.84 0.76
HBM 0.84 1.00 0.77
IE 0.76 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, HBM and IE?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $89.57B, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $8.77B, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, HBM and IE?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 30.4x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.8x, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -35.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 19.7x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has the highest net margin (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%). On return on invested capital, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) leads (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.6%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +50.9%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +35.6%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -49.0%. Over five years, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +10.5%/yr, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 0.00%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.00%. Hudbay Minerals (HBM) and Ivanhoe Electric (IE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.4%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 63.1%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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