FCX vs LCU vs RBTK Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Lion Copper and Zhen Ding 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
$90.38B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.57%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.63 -3.7% 1M +90.5% 1Y
Market cap
$73.95M
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Freeport-Mcmoran leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Freeport-Mcmoran 3, Zhen Ding Resources 2, Lion Copper 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXLCURBTKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.38B $73.95M $885.52M FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 10.3x -1,831x LCU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 20.1x — — –
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 0.57% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.9% +90.5% +682.4% RBTK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +4.1%/yr +21.6%/yr RBTK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.4% 153.3% 513.5% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 48/100 — FCX

Percentile Scorecard

FCXLCURBTK

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

AxisFCXLCURBTK
Valuation 57 #71 of 165 76 #41 of 165 –
Growth 50 #76 of 150 81 #30 of 150 35 #98 of 150
Profitability 66 #42 of 122 16 #103 of 122 –
Financial Health 26 #123 of 166 42 #96 of 166 3 #161 of 166
Shareholder Returns 39 #66 of 107 24 #82 of 107 –
Overall 48 48 –
  • FCX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LCU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • RBTK 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

PeriodFCXLCURBTKSPY
1 month -12.6%-3.7%0.0% -2.3%
3 months -1.1%-14.3%+27.7% -0.7%
6 months +13.3%-28.5%+27.7% +4.8%
Year to date +23.9%+22.5%-34.7% +10.3%
1 year +50.9%+90.5%+682.4% +10.3%
3 years +79.1%+185.8%+283.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +21.4%+41.9%+56.6% +20.1%
5 years +64.6%+22.5%+166.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +10.5%+4.1%+21.6% +10.1%
10 years +492.7%+243.0%+470.0% +258.6%
10 years, per year +19.5%+13.1%+19.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFCXLCURBTKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.4%153.3%513.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.2%184.8%1,959.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.240.010.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.050.591.33 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-73.3%-97.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.2%-46.7%-68.9% -3.5%
52-week high $79.91$8.68$25.68 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$2.43$0.55 $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.

MultipleFCXLCURBTK
P/E now vs peer median 30.7xmedian 12.5x 10.3xmedian 12.5x -1,831xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.5xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x —median 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.3xmedian 14.6x 5.7xmedian 14.6x —median 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.1x 3.6xmedian 2.1x -75.6xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.61median 0.28 0.20median 0.28 388.06median 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 monthsFCXLCURBTK
Revenue $25.87B – –
Gross profit $7.00B – –
Operating income $6.92B -$14.76M -$110.25K
Net income $4.59B -$2.10M -$610.72K
Free cash flow $1.76B $12.93M –
R&D $198.00M – –
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $0.45 $0.00
Cash & equivalents $4.08B – $25.97K
Total debt $9.39B $2.61M $154.50K
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 15.93M 110.97M
Enterprise value $86.54B $73.95M $881.92M

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
MetricFCXLCURBTK
P/E 30.7x 10.3x -1,831x
P/FCF 51.3x 5.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 5.7x –
P/S 3.5x – –
P/B 2.8x 3.6x -75.6x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 3.6x -75.6x
EV/EBITDA 10.6x – –
EV/EBIT 13.8x -5.2x -8,033x
EV/Revenue 3.7x – –
EV/FCF 54.3x 5.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow 16.2x 5.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.61 0.20 388.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXLCURBTK
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% 81.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% -60.5% -21.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 59.0% -172.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 19.2% -2.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 290.3% -38.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% 50.6% -4.7%
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
MetricFCXLCURBTK
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% -2,641%
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
MetricFCXLCURBTK
Debt / assets 15.7% 6.0% 595.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – –
Debt / FCF 5.3x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 53.0% 45,184%
Equity / assets 53.9% 47.0% -45,084%
Interest coverage – – -0.2x
Current ratio 2.1x 1.1x 0.0x
Quick ratio 0.7x – 0.0x
Cash ratio 0.6x – 0.0x
Altman Z-score 3.00 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXLCURBTK
Dividend yield 0.6% – –
Net buyback yield 0.2% -5.6% –
Shareholder yield 0.8% -5.6% –
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.

ConsensusFCXLCURBTK
Forward P/E 20.1xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% – –

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

FCXLCURBTK
FCX 1.00 -0.01 0.05
LCU -0.01 1.00 0.01
RBTK 0.05 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, LCU and RBTK?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $90.38B, Lion Copper (LCU) $73.95M, Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) $885.52M.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, LCU and RBTK?

Lion Copper (LCU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 30.7x, Lion Copper (LCU) 10.3x, Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) -1,831x). 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 Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +50.9%, Lion Copper (LCU) +90.5%, Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) +682.4%. Over five years, Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +10.5%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +4.1%/yr, Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) +21.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.57%. Lion Copper (LCU) and Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.4%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.3%, Zhen Ding Resources (RBTK) 513.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 3. 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.