FCX vs TECK vs LCU Stock Comparison

Freeport-Mcmoran, Teck Resources and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$65.22 -10.2% 1M +58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$93.79B
P/E
31.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
TECK Teck Resources Ltd
$59.07 -11.6% 1M +39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$29.75B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.13B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
9 wins
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.01 -20.6% 1M +65.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.00B
P/E
278.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Teck Resources leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Teck Resources 9, Freeport-Mcmoran 1, Lion Copper 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFCXTECKLCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.79B $29.75B $2.00B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.8x 16.4x 278.5x TECK
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.1x 13.2x — TECK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.2% +41.8% — TECK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 11.4% 17.8% — TECK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.6% 20.5% — TECK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.9x — TECK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.2% +39.1% +65.0% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.6%/yr +16.3%/yr +8.2%/yr TECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 48.0% 46.3% 153.0% TECK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 76/100 49/100 TECK

Percentile Scorecard

FCXTECKLCU

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

AxisFCXTECKLCU
Valuation 57 #71 of 162 85 #25 of 162 35 #106 of 162
Growth 50 #74 of 147 72 #42 of 147 82 #28 of 147
Profitability 69 #39 of 122 74 #32 of 122 15 #104 of 122
Financial Health 29 #119 of 166 68 #54 of 166 43 #95 of 166
Shareholder Returns 39 #66 of 107 83 #19 of 107 69 #34 of 107
Overall 48 76 49
  • FCX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TECK 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

PeriodFCXTECKLCUSPY
1 month -10.2%-11.6%-20.6% -1.0%
3 months +4.2%-1.9%-17.5% +2.9%
6 months +6.8%-1.8%-40.6% +6.4%
Year to date +28.4%+23.3%+6.1% +11.4%
1 year +58.2%+39.1%+65.0% +13.1%
3 years +89.5%+67.3%+112.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +23.8%+18.7%+28.5% +21.5%
5 years +73.1%+112.3%+48.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +11.6%+16.3%+8.2% +10.9%
10 years +549.6%+188.1%+197.0% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.6%+11.2%+11.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFCXTECKLCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 48.0%46.3%153.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 50.4%44.9%187.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.192.17-0.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.210.840.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.7%-47.0%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-17.9%-53.8% -2.5%
52-week high $79.91$71.97$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $38.65$38.23$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.

MultipleFCXTECKLCU
P/E now vs peer median 31.8xmedian 12.7x 16.1xmedian 12.7x 240.2xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.1x 2.8xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.9xmedian 6.9x 4.5xmedian 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.2xmedian 15.1x 12.3xmedian 15.1x 133.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x 84.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median 2.70median 0.27 -26.97median 0.27 4.75median 0.27

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 monthsFCXTECKLCU
Revenue $25.87B $10.13B –
Gross profit $7.00B $3.65B –
Operating income $6.92B $4.02B -$14.76M
Net income $4.59B $1.69B -$2.10M
Free cash flow $1.76B $2.35B $12.93M
R&D $198.00M $60.80M –
EPS (diluted) $2.04 $3.65 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $4.08B $4.26B –
Total debt $9.39B $432.82M $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 1.44B 495.40M 430.24M
Enterprise value $77.83B $11.48B $2.00B

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
MetricFCXTECKLCU
P/E 31.8x 16.1x 240.2x
P/FCF 53.2x 12.3x 133.7x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x – 133.3x
P/S 3.6x 2.8x –
P/B 2.9x 1.5x 84.3x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.5x 84.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.9x 4.5x –
EV/EBIT 14.3x 6.0x -117.3x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 2.4x –
EV/FCF 56.2x 10.3x 133.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 16.8x – 133.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.70 -26.97 4.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFCXTECKLCU
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.2% 41.8% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.7% -2.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -8.8% 151.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.5% -6.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 0.1% 260.5% -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 1.2% -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 6.8% 626.9% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.4% 10.5% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 53.1% 4,327% 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 11.8% -0.6% 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% 11,938% 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 66.3% -23.4% 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFCXTECKLCU
Gross margin 27.1% 36.0% –
EBITDA margin 35.1% 53.4% –
Operating margin 26.8% 39.6% –
Pretax margin 25.7% 32.8% –
Net margin 11.4% 17.8% –
FCF margin 6.8% 23.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.8% – –
Return on equity 14.4% 8.9% -66.5%
Return on assets 7.7% 5.1% -29.7%
Return on invested capital 11.6% 20.5% –
Return on capital employed 13.2% 13.0% -55.8%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 0.6% 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFCXTECKLCU
Debt / assets 15.7% 1.3% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.9x –
Debt / FCF 5.3x 0.2x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 46.1% 42.6% 53.0%
Equity / assets 53.9% 57.4% 47.0%
Interest coverage – 6.2x –
Current ratio 2.1x 3.1x 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.7x 2.4x –
Cash ratio 0.6x 1.8x –
Altman Z-score 3.07 2.66 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFCXTECKLCU
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.9% –
Net buyback yield 0.2% 3.2% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 4.1% -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.

ConsensusFCXTECKLCU
Forward P/E 21.1xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $3.09FY2026 $4.47FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +74.6%FY2026 +98.7%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +46.0% -14.3% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.46BFY2026 $10.40BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +9.8%FY2026 +32.8%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +35.9% +10.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFCXTECKLCU
Held by institutions 86.6% 69.3% –
Institutions holding 1,880 521 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.3% +3.2% –
Institutions buying 1,029 255 –
Institutions selling 601 169 –
Buyers to sellers 1.71 1.51 –

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.

FCXTECKLCU
FCX 1.00 0.77 -0.02
TECK 0.77 1.00 -0.01
LCU -0.02 -0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FCX, TECK and LCU?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $93.79B, Teck Resources (TECK) $29.75B, Lion Copper (LCU) $2.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, FCX, TECK and LCU?

Teck Resources (TECK) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 31.8x, Teck Resources (TECK) 16.4x, Lion Copper (LCU) 278.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Teck Resources (TECK) is cheapest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 21.1x, Teck Resources (TECK) 13.2x). 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) +41.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teck Resources (TECK) has the highest net margin (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Teck Resources (TECK) 17.8%). On return on invested capital, Teck Resources (TECK) leads (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Teck Resources (TECK) 20.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +58.2%, Teck Resources (TECK) +39.1%, Lion Copper (LCU) +65.0%. Over five years, Teck Resources (TECK) compounded fastest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +11.6%/yr, Teck Resources (TECK) +16.3%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +8.2%/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%, Teck Resources (TECK) 0.00%, Lion Copper (LCU) 0.00%. Teck Resources (TECK) and Lion Copper (LCU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teck Resources (TECK) has been the steadiest (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.0%, Teck Resources (TECK) 46.3%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FCX, TECK 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, Teck Resources (TECK) leads on 9. 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.