FCX vs IE vs LCU Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Ivanhoe Electric and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$66.61 -7.4% 1M +61.8% 1Y
Market cap
$95.65B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.44B
Div. yield
0.54%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$8.82 -17.5% 1M -39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.41B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.64 -9.0% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$74.11M
P/E
277.9x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Freeport-Mcmoran leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Freeport-Mcmoran 6, Lion Copper 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXIELCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.65B $1.41B $74.11M FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.8x -40.6x 277.9x FCX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.3x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% -20.6% — FCX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -1,138.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -13.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.54% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +61.8% -39.3% +71.9% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.1%/yr — +4.2%/yr FCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 77.0% 153.2% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 45/100 45/100 FCX

Percentile Scorecard

FCXIELCU

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

AxisFCXIELCU
Valuation 57 #70 of 162 26 #121 of 162 63 #60 of 162
Growth 52 #71 of 147 63 #55 of 147 81 #29 of 147
Profitability 74 #32 of 122 36 #78 of 122 15 #104 of 122
Financial Health – 86 #24 of 164 42 #96 of 164
Shareholder Returns 37 #68 of 107 16 #90 of 107 26 #80 of 107
Overall 55 45 45
  • FCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LCU 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

PeriodFCXIELCUSPY
1 month -7.4%-17.5%-9.0% +0.9%
3 months +11.0%+1.0%-9.6% +5.9%
6 months +17.0%-28.4%-25.3% +8.5%
Year to date +31.1%-44.8%+22.8% +13.3%
1 year +61.8%-39.3%+71.9% +12.4%
3 years +97.8%-16.9%+145.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.6%-6.0%+34.9% +23.5%
5 years +76.6%—+22.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +12.1%—+4.2% +11.0%
10 years +509.4%—+243.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.8%—+13.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFCXIELCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%77.0%153.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%81.0%186.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.213.34-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.29-0.510.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-71.1%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.6%-55.7%-46.5% -0.9%
52-week high $79.91$19.92$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$7.68$2.43 $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.

MultipleFCXIELCU
P/E now vs peer median 27.8xmedian 13.4x -40.6xmedian 13.4x 277.9xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.2x 465.7xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 69.8xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.7xmedian 14.8x -16.9xmedian 14.8x 5.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.3x 2.7xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 1.65median 0.31 -0.82median 0.31 5.49median 0.31

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 monthsFCXIELCU
Revenue $26.44B $3.02M –
Gross profit – $1.78M –
Operating income $7.30B $14.34M -$14.76M
Net income $5.03B -$5.89M -$2.10M
Free cash flow – -$83.11M $12.93M
R&D $198.00M $78.04M –
EPS (diluted) $2.39 $-0.22 $0.02
Cash & equivalents – $256.88M –
Total debt – $214.09M $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 158.35M 430.24M
Enterprise value $95.65B $622.99M $74.11M

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
MetricFCXIELCU
P/E 27.8x -40.6x 277.9x
P/FCF 57.7x -16.9x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.4x -13.3x 5.7x
P/S 3.6x 465.7x –
P/B – 2.7x 3.6x
P/Tangible book – 2.7x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 69.8x –
EV/EBIT – 82.7x -5.2x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 392.3x –
EV/FCF – -14.3x 5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.4x -11.2x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.65 -0.82 5.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXIELCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% -20.6% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -4.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – -28.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 56.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% 111.6% -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 27.7% -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.8% 93.6% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 67.4% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 66.3% 64.3% 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 49.2% 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.1% 6.2% 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 8.3% 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 28.4% 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.1% 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXIELCU
Gross margin – 58.7% –
EBITDA margin – 562.4% –
Operating margin – 474.5% –
Pretax margin – 207.3% –
Net margin – -1,139% –
FCF margin – -2,749% –
Operating cash flow margin 23.5% -3,507% –
Return on equity – -1.1% -66.5%
Return on assets – -1.0% -29.7%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed – 2.7% -55.8%
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 18.0x -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 365.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXIELCU
Debt / assets – 6.0% 6.0%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -13.0x –
Debt / FCF – -0.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets – 9.3% 53.0%
Equity / assets – 90.7% 47.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 5.0x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 5.2x –
Cash ratio – 4.8x –
Altman Z-score – 14.62 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXIELCU
Dividend yield 0.5% – –
Net buyback yield – -18.4% -5.6%
Shareholder yield 0.5% -18.4% -5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.2% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
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.

ConsensusFCXIELCU
Forward P/E 21.3xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $-0.06FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 $3.16MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% -6.5% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXIELCU
Held by institutions 86.6% 74.0% –
Institutions holding 1,880 203 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +2.3% –
Institutions buying 1,029 126 –
Institutions selling 601 56 –
Buyers to sellers 1.71 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.

FCXIELCU
FCX 1.00 0.75 -0.02
IE 0.75 1.00 -0.03
LCU -0.02 -0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, IE and LCU?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $95.65B, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.41B, Lion Copper (LCU) $74.11M.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, IE and LCU?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 27.8x, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -40.6x, Lion Copper (LCU) 277.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +1.7%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +61.8%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -39.3%, Lion Copper (LCU) +71.9%. Over five years, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +12.1%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +4.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.54%. Ivanhoe Electric (IE) and Lion Copper (LCU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.0%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.0%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 6. 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.