FCX vs LBSR vs TECK Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals and Teck Resources Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$62.94 -12.6% 1M +50.9% 1Y
Market cap
$92.06B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
TECK Teck Resources Ltd
$62.71 -8.5% 1M +46.1% 1Y
Market cap
$31.58B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.90B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teck Resources leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Teck Resources 8, Freeport-Mcmoran 2, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXLBSRTECKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $92.06B $1.56M $31.58B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.3x -1.4x 11.5x TECK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x — 13.3x TECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% — +45.2% TECK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% — 25.2% TECK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% — 25.6% TECK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.9x -0.4x LBSR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.9% -71.4% +46.1% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr -46.8%/yr +17.9%/yr TECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 244.8% 46.8% TECK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 7/100 77/100 TECK

Percentile Scorecard

FCXLBSRTECK

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

AxisFCXLBSRTECK
Valuation 57 #71 of 165 0 #165 of 165 82 #30 of 165
Growth 50 #76 of 150 20 #120 of 150 81 #29 of 150
Profitability 66 #42 of 122 – 86 #18 of 122
Financial Health 26 #123 of 166 4 #160 of 166 55 #75 of 166
Shareholder Returns 39 #66 of 107 5 #102 of 107 82 #20 of 107
Overall 48 7 77
  • FCX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LBSR ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TECK 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

PeriodFCXLBSRTECKSPY
1 month -12.6%0.0%-8.5% -2.3%
3 months -1.1%0.0%+4.2% -0.7%
6 months +13.3%0.0%+10.5% +4.8%
Year to date +23.9%-60.0%+30.9% +10.3%
1 year +50.9%-71.4%+46.1% +10.3%
3 years +79.1%-50.0%+68.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +21.4%-20.6%+19.0% +20.1%
5 years +64.6%-95.7%+128.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +10.5%-46.8%+17.9% +10.1%
10 years +492.7%-97.8%+204.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.5%-31.7%+11.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFCXLBSRTECKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%244.8%46.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.2%553.6%45.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.240.972.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.05-0.290.98 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-98.8%-47.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-71.4%-12.9% -3.5%
52-week high $79.91$0.07$71.97 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$0.01$38.23 $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.

MultipleFCXLBSRTECK
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 12.5x -2.0xmedian 12.5x 11.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 7.3x -6.1xmedian 7.3x 3.9xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.3xmedian 14.6x -2.8xmedian 14.6x 11.0xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x -4.4xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.61median 0.28 -0.09median 0.28 0.52median 0.28

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 monthsFCXLBSRTECK
Revenue $25.87B – $10.90B
Gross profit $7.00B – $4.37B
Operating income $6.92B -$1.09M $5.77B
Net income $4.59B -$1.09M $2.73B
Free cash flow $1.76B -$844.33K $2.78B
R&D $198.00M $174.76K $61.23M
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $-0.01 $5.55
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $42.27K $4.71B
Total debt $9.39B $441.55K $2.59B
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 111.24M 495.40M
Enterprise value $76.10B $736.45K $11.89B

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
MetricFCXLBSRTECK
P/E 30.7x -2.0x 11.3x
P/FCF 51.3x -2.8x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x -2.8x –
P/S 3.5x – 2.8x
P/B 2.8x -4.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.8x -4.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x -6.1x 3.9x
EV/EBIT 13.8x -2.5x 4.8x
EV/Revenue 3.7x – 2.5x
EV/FCF 54.3x -3.2x 10.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x -3.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.61 -0.09 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXLBSRTECK
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% – 45.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% – 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% – 176.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – 9.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 4.9% 149.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -18.1% 30.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% -1,123% 590.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% -28.7% 245.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% -711.2% 336.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 22.8% 21.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -10.1% -19.5% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 9.0% -19.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 4.3% -19.5% 530.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% -19.2% -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXLBSRTECK
Gross margin 27.1% – 40.1%
EBITDA margin 35.1% – 65.8%
Operating margin 26.8% – 53.0%
Pretax margin 25.7% – 43.5%
Net margin 11.4% – 25.2%
FCF margin 6.8% – 25.5%
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% – –
Return on equity 14.4% – 13.7%
Return on assets 7.7% -1,789% 7.9%
Return on invested capital 11.6% – 25.6%
Return on capital employed 13.2% – 18.5%
Asset turnover 0.4x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXLBSRTECK
Debt / assets 15.7% 486.9% 7.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x -0.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.9x -0.4x
Debt / FCF 5.3x -0.5x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 691.1% 42.0%
Equity / assets 53.9% -591.1% 58.0%
Interest coverage – -1.4x 9.2x
Current ratio 2.1x 0.2x 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.7x 0.1x 2.3x
Cash ratio 0.6x 0.1x 1.6x
Altman Z-score 3.00 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXLBSRTECK
Dividend yield 0.6% – 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.2% -41.2% 2.7%
Shareholder yield 0.8% -41.2% 3.5%
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.

ConsensusFCXLBSRTECK
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 – 13.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 – $4.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 – +107.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% – -14.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 – $10.56BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 – +34.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% – +11.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXLBSRTECK
Held by institutions 86.6% – 69.3%
Institutions holding 1,882 – 523
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% – +3.2%
Institutions buying 1,029 – 257
Institutions selling 603 – 169
Buyers to sellers 1.71 – 1.52

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.

FCXLBSRTECK
FCX 1.00 0.12 0.77
LBSR 0.12 1.00 0.04
TECK 0.77 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, LBSR and TECK?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $92.06B, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $1.56M, Teck Resources (TECK) $31.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, LBSR and TECK?

Teck Resources (TECK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 31.3x, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -1.4x, Teck Resources (TECK) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teck Resources (TECK) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 19.7x, Teck Resources (TECK) 13.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Teck Resources (TECK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%, Teck Resources (TECK) +45.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teck Resources (TECK) has the highest net margin (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Teck Resources (TECK) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Teck Resources (TECK) leads (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Teck Resources (TECK) 25.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +50.9%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -71.4%, Teck Resources (TECK) +46.1%. Over five years, Teck Resources (TECK) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +10.5%/yr, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -46.8%/yr, Teck Resources (TECK) +17.9%/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%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 0.00%, Teck Resources (TECK) 0.00%. Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) and Teck Resources (TECK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teck Resources (TECK) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.4%, Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 244.8%, Teck Resources (TECK) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCX, LBSR and TECK?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Teck Resources (TECK) leads on 8. 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.