FCX vs IPX vs ALM Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Iperionx and Almonty Industries Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$65.18 -9.8% 1M +57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$95.11B
P/E
32.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$13.06 -33.4% 1M -73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$482.45M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.20 -32.9% 1M +32.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.01B
P/E
35.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Almonty Industries leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Almonty Industries 6, Freeport-Mcmoran 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXIPXALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.11B $482.45M $2.01B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x -6.6x 35.2x FCX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x — 15.3x ALM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% — +208.0% ALM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% — 91.6% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — -0.7x ALM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.6% -73.7% +32.4% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr — +42.6%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 83.9% 92.8% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 — 62/100 ALM

Percentile Scorecard

FCXIPXALM

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

AxisFCXIPXALM
Valuation 57 #71 of 162 6 #152 of 162 32 #110 of 162
Growth 50 #74 of 147 – 93 #12 of 147
Profitability 66 #42 of 122 – 79 #26 of 122
Financial Health 28 #119 of 165 56 #74 of 165 45 #91 of 165
Shareholder Returns 38 #67 of 107 – –
Overall 48 – 62
  • FCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM 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

PeriodFCXIPXALMSPY
1 month -9.8%-33.4%-32.9% -0.8%
3 months +4.0%-43.1%-31.1% +3.5%
6 months +7.6%-60.0%-57.2% +7.0%
Year to date +28.3%-63.9%+4.4% +12.2%
1 year +57.6%-73.7%+32.4% +13.0%
3 years +93.6%+64.9%+922.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +24.6%+18.2%+117.1% +23.1%
5 years +76.2%—+489.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.0%—+42.6% +11.0%
10 years +516.1%—+2,090.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.9%—+36.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFCXIPXALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%83.9%92.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%91.0%89.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.213.573.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.20-0.880.35 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-79.3%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-78.3%-60.7% -1.8%
52-week high $79.91$60.11$23.42 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$12.44$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.

MultipleFCXIPXALM
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 12.8x -6.6xmedian 12.8x 33.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x -278.1xmedian 3.1x 38.9xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x 5.4xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.1xmedian 15.2x -6.9xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 5.0xmedian 2.1x 6.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.70median 0.29 —median 0.29 —median 0.29

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 monthsFCXIPXALM
Revenue $25.87B – $62.16M
Gross profit $7.00B – $29.80M
Operating income $6.92B – $30.20M
Net income $4.59B – -$73.22B
Free cash flow $1.76B – –
R&D $198.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.04 – $0.27
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $35.24M $863.71M
Total debt $9.39B $37.59M $887.79M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 33.57M 208.03M
Enterprise value $79.15B $249.44M $848.53M

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
MetricFCXIPXALM
P/E 31.8x -6.6x 33.6x
P/FCF 53.1x -6.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x – –
P/S 3.6x -278.1x 38.9x
P/B 2.9x 5.0x 6.2x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 5.8x 6.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x – 5.4x
EV/EBIT 14.3x – 70.4x
EV/Revenue 3.8x – 34.2x
EV/FCF 56.1x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.70 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXIPXALM
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% – 208.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% – 7,264%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% – 9,134%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% – -161.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% – 162.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXIPXALM
Gross margin 27.1% – 47.9%
EBITDA margin 35.1% – 635.6%
Operating margin 26.8% – 48.6%
Pretax margin 25.7% – 234.8%
Net margin 11.4% – 91.6%
FCF margin 6.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% – –
Return on equity 14.4% – –
Return on assets 7.7% – –
Return on invested capital 11.6% – –
Return on capital employed 13.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.4x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 7,418%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXIPXALM
Debt / assets 15.7% 30.7% 47.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – -0.7x
Debt / FCF 5.3x – –
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 16.5% 67.6%
Equity / assets 53.9% 83.5% 32.4%
Interest coverage – – 4.8x
Current ratio 2.1x 3.2x 9.6x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.8x 9.4x
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.6x 9.3x
Altman Z-score 3.07 – 2.63

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXIPXALM
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% – –
Shareholder yield 0.7% 0.0% –
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.

ConsensusFCXIPXALM
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 – 15.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $-0.17FY2027 $0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% – +115.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 $22.33MFY2027 $228.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 – +864.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% +331.3% +190.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXIPXALM
Held by institutions 86.6% 13.9% 59.4%
Institutions holding 1,880 59 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +9.4% +27.9%
Institutions buying 1,029 46 140
Institutions selling 601 7 30
Buyers to sellers 1.71 6.57 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.

FCXIPXALM
FCX 1.00 0.56 0.53
IPX 0.56 1.00 0.52
ALM 0.53 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, IPX and ALM?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $95.11B, Iperionx (IPX) $482.45M, Almonty Industries (ALM) $2.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, IPX and ALM?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 32.3x, Iperionx (IPX) -6.6x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 35.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Almonty Industries (ALM) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 20.8x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 15.3x). 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%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +57.6%, Iperionx (IPX) -73.7%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +32.4%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +12.0%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +42.6%/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%, Iperionx (IPX) 0.00%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 0.00%. Iperionx (IPX) 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) 48.1%, Iperionx (IPX) 83.9%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCX, IPX 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, Almonty Industries (ALM) 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.