FCX vs IE vs ALM Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Ivanhoe Electric and Almonty Industries Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$61.76 -14.3% 1M +50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$89.72B
P/E
30.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.75 -25.9% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$8.69 -35.1% 1M +32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.82B
P/E
32.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Freeport-Mcmoran leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Freeport-Mcmoran 5, Almonty Industries 5, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXIEALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.72B $1.23B $1.82B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.5x -35.7x 32.0x FCX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x — 14.5x ALM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% -20.6% +208.0% ALM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -1,138.7% 91.6% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 0.0% — FCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -13.0x -0.7x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.0% -42.3% +32.9% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr — +40.0%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.3% 76.9% 91.6% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 46/100 63/100 ALM

Percentile Scorecard

FCXIEALM

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

AxisFCXIEALM
Valuation 59 #69 of 168 26 #124 of 168 34 #111 of 168
Growth 48 #79 of 152 62 #58 of 152 93 #11 of 152
Profitability 67 #42 of 124 37 #78 of 124 79 #27 of 124
Financial Health 26 #124 of 166 87 #23 of 166 44 #94 of 166
Shareholder Returns 39 #71 of 115 17 #96 of 115 –
Overall 48 46 63
  • FCX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IE ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM 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

PeriodFCXIEALMSPY
1 month -14.3%-25.9%-35.1% -2.0%
3 months -8.2%-26.6%-34.6% -2.2%
6 months +7.1%-39.4%-56.6% +4.2%
Year to date +21.6%-51.5%-1.4% +10.6%
1 year +50.0%-42.3%+32.9% +10.4%
3 years +75.7%-28.8%+854.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +20.7%-10.7%+112.3% +20.2%
5 years +66.9%—+436.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%—+40.0% +10.1%
10 years +475.6%—+2,248.6% +261.3%
10 years, per year +19.1%—+37.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCXIEALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.3%76.9%91.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.1%80.7%88.7% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.233.433.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.03-0.550.36 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-71.1%-62.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.7%-61.1%-62.9% -3.2%
52-week high $79.91$19.92$23.42 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$7.55$5.59 $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.

MultipleFCXIEALM
P/E now vs peer median 30.2xmedian 12.4x -35.7xmedian 12.4x 31.7xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.9x 409.2xmedian 2.9x 36.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 7.2x 59.7xmedian 7.2x 5.0xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 50.3xmedian 14.8x -14.9xmedian 14.8x —median 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x 5.9xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.56median 0.26 -0.72median 0.26 —median 0.26

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 monthsFCXIEALM
Revenue $25.87B $3.02M $62.16M
Gross profit $7.00B $1.78M $29.80M
Operating income $6.92B $14.34M $30.20M
Net income $4.59B -$5.89M -$73.22B
Free cash flow $1.76B -$83.11M –
R&D $198.00M $78.04M –
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $-0.22 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $256.88M $863.71M
Total debt $9.39B $35.19M $572.28M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 158.35M 208.03M
Enterprise value $73.77B $438.58M $661.67M

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
MetricFCXIEALM
P/E 30.2x -35.7x 31.7x
P/FCF 50.3x -14.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.0x -11.7x –
P/S 3.4x 409.2x 36.7x
P/B 2.8x 2.3x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 2.3x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 10.4x 59.7x 5.0x
EV/EBIT 13.6x 70.8x 66.0x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 335.8x 32.0x
EV/FCF 53.3x -12.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x -9.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.56 -0.72 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXIEALM
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% -20.6% 208.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -4.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% -28.8% 7,264%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 56.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 111.6% 9,134%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 27.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 93.6% -161.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 67.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 64.3% 162.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 49.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% 6.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 8.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 28.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 17.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXIEALM
Gross margin 27.1% 58.7% 47.9%
EBITDA margin 35.1% 562.4% 635.6%
Operating margin 26.8% 474.5% 48.6%
Pretax margin 25.7% 207.3% 234.8%
Net margin 11.4% -1,139% 91.6%
FCF margin 6.8% -2,749% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% -3,507% –
Return on equity 14.4% -1.1% –
Return on assets 7.7% -1.0% –
Return on invested capital 11.6% 0.0% –
Return on capital employed 13.2% 2.7% –
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 18.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 365.3% 7,418%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXIEALM
Debt / assets 15.7% 6.0% 47.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -13.0x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 5.3x -0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 9.3% 67.6%
Equity / assets 53.9% 90.7% 32.4%
Interest coverage – – 4.8x
Current ratio 2.1x 5.0x 9.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 5.2x 9.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 4.8x 9.3x
Altman Z-score 2.96 12.73 2.53

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXIEALM
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% -20.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.8% -20.9% –
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.

ConsensusFCXIEALM
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 – 14.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $-0.06FY2026 $0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% – +115.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 $3.16MFY2026 $228.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 +864.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% -6.5% +190.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXIEALM
Held by institutions 86.6% 74.0% 59.4%
Institutions holding 1,883 203 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +2.3% +27.9%
Institutions buying 1,030 126 140
Institutions selling 603 56 30
Buyers to sellers 1.71 2.25 4.67

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.

FCXIEALM
FCX 1.00 0.76 0.54
IE 0.76 1.00 0.53
ALM 0.54 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, IE and ALM?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $89.72B, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.23B, Almonty Industries (ALM) $1.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, IE and ALM?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 30.5x, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -35.7x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 32.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Almonty Industries (ALM) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 19.7x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 14.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Almonty Industries (ALM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%). On return on invested capital, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) leads (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +50.0%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -42.3%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +32.9%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +10.8%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +40.0%/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%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.00%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 0.00%. Ivanhoe Electric (IE) and Almonty Industries (ALM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.3%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 76.9%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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