FCX vs IE vs NRGV Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Ivanhoe Electric and Energy Vault Holdings Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.03 -32.2% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.19M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionFCXIENRGVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.33B $1.21B $573.49M FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.0x -25.4x -5.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% -13.4% +336.8% NRGV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% -1,497.7% -48.6% FCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 1.7% -32.8% FCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -15.4x -2.2x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.0% -45.9% -17.2% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.4%/yr — -22.5%/yr FCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.8% 77.1% 104.2% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 42/100 33/100 FCX

Percentile Scorecard

FCXIENRGV

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

AxisFCXIENRGV
Valuation 60 #68 of 169 23 #130 of 169 21 #50 of 63
Growth 50 #77 of 153 59 #63 of 153 56 #27 of 60
Profitability 66 #42 of 123 30 #87 of 123 36 #37 of 57
Financial Health 24 #125 of 165 85 #25 of 165 18 #59 of 72
Shareholder Returns 37 #73 of 116 12 #102 of 116 35 #20 of 30
Overall 48 42 33
  • FCX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IE ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NRGV ranked among 72 companies in Clean Energy Equipment

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodFCXIENRGVSPY
1 month -20.2%-32.2%-28.1% -5.9%
3 months -15.1%-34.2%-5.4% -4.6%
6 months -4.5%-48.8%-32.8% +0.2%
Year to date +14.0%-56.0%-39.5% +7.5%
1 year +44.0%-45.9%-17.2% +8.2%
3 years +63.7%-33.8%+18.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +17.9%-12.9%+5.9% +19.0%
5 years +56.3%—-72.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +9.4%—-22.5% +9.4%
10 years +424.0%—— +251.5%
10 years, per year +18.0%—— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureFCXIENRGVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.8%77.1%104.2% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 52.0%81.3%108.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.153.223.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.90-0.60-0.17 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-71.1%-97.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.5%-64.7%-57.0% -5.9%
52-week high $79.91$19.92$6.49 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$7.03$2.51 $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.

MultipleFCXIENRGV
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 12.9x -23.5xmedian 12.9x -4.5xmedian 25.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.1x 352.2xmedian 3.1x 2.2xmedian 2.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 7.6x 80.9xmedian 7.6x -9.7xmedian 18.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.2xmedian 12.2x -12.9xmedian 12.2x -3.5xmedian 28.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x 73.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.40median 0.19 -0.52median 0.19 -0.64median 0.65

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 monthsFCXIENRGV
Revenue $25.87B $3.19M $225.87M
Gross profit $7.00B $1.88M $50.76M
Operating income $6.92B $9.11M -$74.19M
Net income $4.59B -$15.91M -$109.74M
Free cash flow $1.76B -$86.97M -$144.74M
R&D $198.00M $84.22M $11.87M
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $-0.30 $-0.62
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $214.84M $93.04M
Total debt $9.39B $35.90M $243.01M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 159.61M 178.39M
Enterprise value $69.37B $277.42M $334.25M

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
MetricFCXIENRGV
P/E 28.3x -23.5x -4.5x
P/FCF 47.2x -12.9x -3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 14.1x -9.7x -4.9x
P/S 3.2x 352.2x 2.2x
P/B 2.6x 2.2x 73.2x
P/Tangible book 2.6x 2.2x -1,485x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 80.9x -9.7x
EV/EBIT 12.8x 103.5x -8.8x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 296.0x 2.9x
EV/FCF 50.2x -10.8x -4.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x -8.1x -6.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.40 -0.52 -0.64

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXIENRGV
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% -13.4% 336.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% 8.4% 13.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% -20.3% 385.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 50.9% 31.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 108.6% 41.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 27.1% 15.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 76.0% 24.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 57.7% -0.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 27.7% 33.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 45.3% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% -23.4% -227.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% 6.9% -5.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% 10.4% -71.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% 17.1% -9.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXIENRGV
Gross margin 27.1% 59.0% 22.5%
EBITDA margin 35.1% 365.8% -29.8%
Operating margin 26.8% 285.9% -32.8%
Pretax margin 25.7% -115.6% -45.9%
Net margin 11.4% -1,498% -48.6%
FCF margin 6.8% -2,730% -64.1%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% -3,648% -45.4%
Return on equity 14.4% -3.1% -588.1%
Return on assets 7.7% -2.8% -32.8%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 1.7% -32.8%
Return on capital employed 13.2% 1.8% -40.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.0x 0.7x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 7.3x 0.9x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 329.7% 13.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXIENRGV
Debt / assets 15.7% 6.5% 65.6%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 35.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -15.4x -2.2x
Debt / FCF 5.3x -0.4x -1.7x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 9.8% 98.1%
Equity / assets 53.9% 90.2% 1.9%
Interest coverage – – -5.5x
Current ratio 2.1x 4.4x 1.2x
Quick ratio 0.7x 4.5x 0.8x
Cash ratio 0.6x 4.2x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 2.84 11.16 -1.20

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXIENRGV
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% -22.9% -2.2%
Shareholder yield 0.8% -22.9% -2.2%
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.

ConsensusFCXIENRGV
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.09FY2026 $-0.06FY2026 $-0.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.6%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +46.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.40BFY2026 $3.16MFY2026 $309.42MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 +51.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.4% -6.5% +56.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXIENRGV
Held by institutions 86.6% 74.0% 58.6%
Institutions holding 1,883 203 174
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +2.3% +31.6%
Institutions buying 1,029 126 120
Institutions selling 604 56 30
Buyers to sellers 1.70 2.25 4.00

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.

FCXIENRGV
FCX 1.00 0.76 0.45
IE 0.76 1.00 0.45
NRGV 0.45 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, IE and NRGV?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $85.33B, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.21B, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) $573.49M.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -13.4%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) +336.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has the highest net margin (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,497.7%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -48.6%). On return on invested capital, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) leads (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 1.7%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -32.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +44.0%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -45.9%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -17.2%. Over five years, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +9.4%/yr, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) -22.5%/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%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 0.00%. Ivanhoe Electric (IE) and Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.8%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.1%, Energy Vault Holdings (NRGV) 104.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.