FCX vs IPX vs LCU Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Iperionx and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$65.18 -9.8% 1M +57.6% 1Y
Market cap
$94.99B
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
$482.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.34 -18.3% 1M +78.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.07B
P/E
288.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Freeport-Mcmoran leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Freeport-Mcmoran 4, Lion Copper 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXIPXLCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.99B $482.29M $2.07B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 32.3x -6.6x 288.5x FCX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.8x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +57.6% -73.7% +78.6% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr — +6.0%/yr FCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.1% 83.9% 153.2% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 — 48/100 LCU

Percentile Scorecard

FCXIPXLCU

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

AxisFCXIPXLCU
Valuation 57 #71 of 162 6 #152 of 162 35 #106 of 162
Growth 50 #74 of 147 – 82 #27 of 147
Profitability 66 #42 of 122 – 15 #104 of 122
Financial Health 28 #119 of 165 56 #74 of 165 43 #95 of 165
Shareholder Returns 38 #67 of 107 – 67 #36 of 107
Overall 48 – 48
  • FCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX 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

PeriodFCXIPXLCUSPY
1 month -9.8%-33.4%-18.3% -0.8%
3 months +4.0%-43.1%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months +7.6%-60.0%-30.1% +7.0%
Year to date +28.3%-63.9%+14.8% +12.2%
1 year +57.6%-73.7%+78.6% +13.0%
3 years +93.6%+64.9%+129.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +24.6%+18.2%+32.0% +23.1%
5 years +76.2%—+34.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +12.0%—+6.0% +11.0%
10 years +516.1%—+221.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +19.9%—+12.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFCXIPXLCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.1%83.9%153.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%91.0%187.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.213.57-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.20-0.880.51 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-79.3%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-78.3%-50.0% -1.8%
52-week high $79.91$60.11$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$12.44$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.

MultipleFCXIPXLCU
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 12.8x -6.6xmedian 12.8x 260.0xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x -278.1xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.1xmedian 15.2x -6.9xmedian 15.2x 144.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 5.0xmedian 2.1x 91.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.70median 0.29 —median 0.29 5.14median 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 monthsFCXIPXLCU
Revenue $25.87B – –
Gross profit $7.00B – –
Operating income $6.92B – -$14.76M
Net income $4.59B – -$2.10M
Free cash flow $1.76B – $12.93M
R&D $198.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.04 – $0.02
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $35.24M –
Total debt $9.39B $37.59M $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 33.57M 430.24M
Enterprise value $79.03B $249.28M $2.07B

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
MetricFCXIPXLCU
P/E 31.8x -6.6x 260.0x
P/FCF 53.1x -6.9x 144.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x – 144.3x
P/S 3.6x -278.1x –
P/B 2.9x 5.0x 91.2x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 5.8x 91.2x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x – –
EV/EBIT 14.3x – -127.0x
EV/Revenue 3.8x – –
EV/FCF 56.1x – 145.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x – 144.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.70 – 5.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXIPXLCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% – -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% – -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% – 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% – 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% – 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% – 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% – 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% – 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% – 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% – 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXIPXLCU
Gross margin 27.1% – –
EBITDA margin 35.1% – –
Operating margin 26.8% – –
Pretax margin 25.7% – –
Net margin 11.4% – –
FCF margin 6.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% – –
Return on equity 14.4% – -66.5%
Return on assets 7.7% – -29.7%
Return on invested capital 11.6% – –
Return on capital employed 13.2% – -55.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXIPXLCU
Debt / assets 15.7% 30.7% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – –
Debt / FCF 5.3x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 16.5% 53.0%
Equity / assets 53.9% 83.5% 47.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 2.1x 3.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.8x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 2.6x –
Altman Z-score 3.07 – –

Shareholder Returns

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

ConsensusFCXIPXLCU
Forward P/E 20.8xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $-0.17FY2027 –
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 $22.33MFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% +331.3% –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

FCXIPXLCU
FCX 1.00 0.56 -0.02
IPX 0.56 1.00 0.03
LCU -0.02 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, IPX and LCU?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $94.99B, Iperionx (IPX) $482.29M, Lion Copper (LCU) $2.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, IPX and LCU?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 32.3x, Iperionx (IPX) -6.6x, Lion Copper (LCU) 288.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +57.6%, Iperionx (IPX) -73.7%, Lion Copper (LCU) +78.6%. Over five years, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +12.0%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +6.0%/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%, Iperionx (IPX) 0.00%, Lion Copper (LCU) 0.00%. Iperionx (IPX) 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) 48.1%, Iperionx (IPX) 83.9%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCX, IPX 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 4. 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.