FCX vs NEM vs NEXA Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Newmont and Nexa Resources Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$66.12 -6.6% 1M +56.7% 1Y
Market cap
$89.32B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.44B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
NEM NEWMONT Corp /DE/
$111.81 -4.5% 1M +40.3% 1Y
Market cap
$110.97B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.61B
Div. yield
0.01%
Gold Basic Materials
5 wins
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$12.00 -3.2% 1M +115.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
4.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Newmont leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Newmont 5, Nexa Resources 5, Freeport-Mcmoran 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXNEMNEXALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.32B $110.97B $1.46B NEM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 25.9x 12.0x 4.8x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 11.7x 4.2x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1.7% +23.7% +30.1% NEXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 34.7% 5.6% NEM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x -0.2x NEM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.00% NEM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +56.7% +40.3% +115.4% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.9%/yr +15.7%/yr +7.3%/yr NEM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 48.0% 74.1% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 72/100 77/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

FCXNEMNEXA

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

AxisFCXNEMNEXA
Valuation 57 #70 of 163 74 #44 of 163 100 #1 of 163
Growth 52 #72 of 148 83 #26 of 148 81 #29 of 148
Profitability 75 #32 of 123 85 #19 of 123 64 #45 of 123
Financial Health – 53 #78 of 164 73 #45 of 164
Shareholder Returns 37 #68 of 108 65 #38 of 108 68 #35 of 108
Overall 55 72 77
  • FCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA 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

PeriodFCXNEMNEXASPY
1 month -6.6%-4.5%-3.2% +0.7%
3 months +4.2%+16.7%-8.7% +3.7%
6 months +14.4%+0.6%-20.6% +7.1%
Year to date +30.2%+12.0%+35.6% +12.8%
1 year +56.7%+40.3%+115.4% +11.9%
3 years +94.2%+188.9%+118.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +24.8%+42.5%+29.8% +22.8%
5 years +75.3%+107.1%+42.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +11.9%+15.7%+7.3% +10.9%
10 years +504.9%+216.0%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +19.7%+12.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFCXNEMNEXASPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%48.0%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.2%51.2%75.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.211.802.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.180.841.56 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-65.0%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.3%-17.3%-28.2% -1.2%
52-week high $79.91$135.14$16.72 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$78.90$5.25 $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.

MultipleFCXNEMNEXA
P/E now vs peer median 27.6xmedian 13.2x 12.7xmedian 13.2x 5.2xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x 4.4xmedian 3.1x 0.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x 13.8xmedian 7.2x 1.0xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.7xmedian 15.2x 11.5xmedian 15.2x 1.6xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 3.2xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.63median 0.30 0.11median 0.30 0.11median 0.30

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 monthsFCXNEMNEXA
Revenue $26.44B $26.61B $5.43B
Gross profit – $18.41B $1.60B
Operating income $7.30B $5.60B $992.90M
Net income $5.03B $9.44B -$204.70M
Free cash flow – $10.07B $977.40M
R&D $198.00M $193.00M $116.30M
EPS (diluted) $2.39 $8.79 $2.29
Cash & equivalents – $8.83B $404.50M
Total debt – $5.09B $130.36M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 1.05B 132.44M
Enterprise value $89.32B $76.12B -$302.91M

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
MetricFCXNEMNEXA
P/E 27.6x 12.7x 5.2x
P/FCF 57.7x 11.5x 1.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.3x 8.9x 2.8x
P/S 3.6x 4.4x 0.3x
P/B – 3.2x –
P/Tangible book – 3.2x –
EV/EBITDA – 13.8x 1.0x
EV/EBIT – 20.1x 1.3x
EV/Revenue 3.6x 4.2x 0.2x
EV/FCF – 11.2x 1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.3x 8.6x 2.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.63 0.11 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXNEMNEXA
Revenue growth (1Y) 1.7% 23.7% 30.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.2% 34.0% 25.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 41.0% 96.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 55.7% 72.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.1% 298.7% 88.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 45.7% 118.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 16.8% 30.4% 12.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.6% 136.8% 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 66.3% 34.6% 900.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.9% 119.7% 45.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.1% 42.0% -3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 60.7% 27.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 64.6% 176.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 136.1% 98.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXNEMNEXA
Gross margin – 69.2% 29.5%
EBITDA margin – 30.6% 24.1%
Operating margin – 21.0% 18.3%
Pretax margin – 52.8% 32.0%
Net margin – 34.7% 5.6%
FCF margin – 37.9% 18.0%
Operating cash flow margin 23.5% 49.2% 10.6%
Return on equity – 26.5% –
Return on assets – 16.3% -3.7%
Return on invested capital – 8.6% –
Return on capital employed – 10.7% 18.2%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXNEMNEXA
Debt / assets – 8.7% 2.4%
Debt / equity – 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 0.5x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets – 38.4% 73.8%
Equity / assets – 61.6% –
Interest coverage – – 2.6x
Current ratio – 2.5x –
Quick ratio – 1.9x 49.0x
Cash ratio – 1.6x 32.6x
Altman Z-score – 4.22 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXNEMNEXA
Dividend yield 0.5% 0.9% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – 4.9% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% 5.8% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 17.2% 11.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.1% -1.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 0.2% -7.4% –

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.

ConsensusFCXNEMNEXA
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.13FY2026 $9.57FY2026 $2.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +76.8%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026 +186.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +45.4% +10.1% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.47BFY2026 $24.82BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.9%FY2026 +9.5%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +36.0% +20.0% -1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXNEMNEXA
Held by institutions 86.6% 77.2% 11.3%
Institutions holding 1,881 1,788 109
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +1.5% -6.6%
Institutions buying 1,029 843 85
Institutions selling 602 719 19
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.17 4.47

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.

FCXNEMNEXA
FCX 1.00 0.66 0.61
NEM 0.66 1.00 0.54
NEXA 0.61 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, NEM and NEXA?

Newmont (NEM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $89.32B, Newmont (NEM) $110.97B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, NEM and NEXA?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 25.9x, Newmont (NEM) 12.0x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 21.1x, Newmont (NEM) 11.7x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +1.7%, Newmont (NEM) +23.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +30.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest net margin (Newmont (NEM) 34.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +56.7%, Newmont (NEM) +40.3%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +115.4%. Over five years, Newmont (NEM) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +11.9%/yr, Newmont (NEM) +15.7%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Newmont (NEM) has the highest dividend yield: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%, Newmont (NEM) 0.01%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 0.00%. Nexa Resources (NEXA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.0%, Newmont (NEM) 48.0%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCX, NEM and NEXA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Newmont (NEM) leads on 5. 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.