HBM vs IE vs ERO Stock Comparison

Hudbay Minerals, Ivanhoe Electric and Ero Copper Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$23.38 -12.2% 1M +50.8% 1Y
Market cap
$9.31B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$8.44 -20.1% 1M -44.7% 1Y
Market cap
$1.38B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$32.54 -14.1% 1M +58.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.32B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ero Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ero Copper 6, Hudbay Minerals 4, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBMIEEROLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.31B $1.38B $3.32B HBM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.6x -40.1x 10.6x ERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 15.8x — 7.8x ERO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.1% -20.6% +94.9% ERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 27.7% -1,138.7% 30.0% ERO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% 0.0% 22.0% ERO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -13.0x 0.9x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.8% -44.7% +58.4% ERO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.0%/yr — +11.7%/yr HBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.7% 76.9% 62.9% HBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 45/100 63/100 HBM

Percentile Scorecard

HBMIEERO

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

AxisHBMIEERO
Valuation 83 #29 of 162 25 #122 of 162 56 #72 of 162
Growth 89 #17 of 147 63 #55 of 147 82 #28 of 147
Profitability 87 #17 of 122 36 #78 of 122 76 #30 of 122
Financial Health 49 #85 of 164 86 #24 of 164 31 #114 of 164
Shareholder Returns 42 #63 of 107 14 #92 of 107 69 #34 of 107
Overall 70 45 63
  • HBM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ERO 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

PeriodHBMIEEROSPY
1 month -12.2%-20.1%-14.1% -0.2%
3 months +7.3%-7.2%+27.1% +3.9%
6 months +1.7%-35.8%+23.3% +8.2%
Year to date +17.8%-47.2%+15.0% +12.9%
1 year +50.8%-44.7%+58.4% +12.3%
3 years +433.8%-20.5%+134.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +74.8%-7.3%+33.0% +23.3%
5 years +230.7%—+73.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +27.0%—+11.7% +10.9%
10 years +484.5%—— +261.1%
10 years, per year +19.3%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHBMIEEROSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.7%76.9%62.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 67.5%81.0%64.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.763.322.43 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.81-0.580.93 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -63.3%-71.1%-59.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.6%-57.6%-19.5% -1.2%
52-week high $31.87$19.92$40.40 $779.14
52-week low $14.58$7.68$19.89 $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.

MultipleHBMIEERO
P/E now vs peer median 13.5xmedian 13.3x -38.8xmedian 13.3x 10.8xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.2x 445.6xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 7.3x 66.2xmedian 7.3x 7.3xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 14.7x -16.2xmedian 14.7x -12.6xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.04median 0.31 -0.79median 0.31 0.21median 0.31

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 monthsHBMIEERO
Revenue $2.47B $3.02M $1.04B
Gross profit $972.40M $1.78M $449.15M
Operating income $1.10B $14.34M $379.69M
Net income $680.00M -$5.89M $315.31M
Free cash flow $880.20M -$83.11M -$268.65M
R&D $58.40M $78.04M –
EPS (diluted) $1.72 $-0.22 $3.01
Cash & equivalents $890.90M $256.88M $101.74M
Total debt $3.67B $214.09M $2.38B
Shares (diluted) 396.65M 158.35M 104.13M
Enterprise value $6.16B $589.81M $2.95B

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
MetricHBMIEERO
P/E 13.5x -38.8x 10.8x
P/FCF 10.5x -16.2x -12.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.5x -12.7x –
P/S 3.7x 445.6x 3.2x
P/B 1.9x 2.5x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 2.5x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x 66.2x 7.3x
EV/EBIT 8.6x 78.5x 10.1x
EV/Revenue 3.8x 372.3x 3.7x
EV/FCF 10.7x -13.5x -14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.7x -10.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.04 -0.79 0.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBMIEERO
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.1% -20.6% 94.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.6% -4.2% 36.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 32.8% -28.8% 96.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 71.9% 56.6% 42.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.3% 111.6% 120.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 126.5% 27.7% 54.3%
Net income growth (1Y) 139.9% 93.6% 118.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 410.6% 67.4% 57.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 122.6% 64.3% 118.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 346.8% 49.2% 51.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 1.5% 6.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 2,912% 28.4% 32.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 115.3% 17.1% -11.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBMIEERO
Gross margin 39.4% 58.7% 43.0%
EBITDA margin 61.9% 562.4% 50.6%
Operating margin 44.7% 474.5% 36.3%
Pretax margin 47.3% 207.3% 37.2%
Net margin 27.7% -1,139% 30.0%
FCF margin 35.7% -2,749% -25.7%
Operating cash flow margin 35.6% -3,507% –
Return on equity 16.3% -1.1% 38.3%
Return on assets 43.1% -1.0% 21.0%
Return on invested capital 12.6% 0.0% 22.0%
Return on capital employed – 2.7% –
Asset turnover 1.6x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 18.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.3% 365.3% 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBMIEERO
Debt / assets 78.4% 6.0% 25.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x -13.0x 0.9x
Debt / FCF 1.3x -0.4x -2.1x
Liabilities / assets -231.7% 9.3% 43.7%
Equity / assets 331.7% 90.7% 56.3%
Interest coverage 14.9x – 8.2x
Current ratio – 5.0x –
Quick ratio – 5.2x –
Cash ratio – 4.8x –
Altman Z-score – 13.95 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBMIEERO
Dividend yield 0.1% – –
Net buyback yield -0.3% -19.2% -0.2%
Shareholder yield -0.2% -19.2% -0.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 1.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 1.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -260.4% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -59.0% – –

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.

ConsensusHBMIEERO
Forward P/E 15.8xFY2026 – 7.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.48FY2026 $-0.06FY2026 $4.16FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +120.9%FY2026 – +96.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +27.7% – +20.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.05BFY2026 $3.16MFY2026 $1.24BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +37.8%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026 +57.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.9% -6.5% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBMIEERO
Held by institutions 83.1% 74.0% 67.3%
Institutions holding 319 203 208
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.9% +2.3% +1.2%
Institutions buying 200 126 125
Institutions selling 82 56 60
Buyers to sellers 2.44 2.25 2.08

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.

HBMIEERO
HBM 1.00 0.76 0.85
IE 0.76 1.00 0.70
ERO 0.85 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBM, IE and ERO?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $9.31B, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.38B, Ero Copper (ERO) $3.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBM, IE and ERO?

Ero Copper (ERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 13.6x, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -40.1x, Ero Copper (ERO) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ero Copper (ERO) is cheapest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 15.8x, Ero Copper (ERO) 7.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ero Copper (ERO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%, Ero Copper (ERO) +94.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ero Copper (ERO) has the highest net margin (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%, Ero Copper (ERO) 30.0%). On return on invested capital, Ero Copper (ERO) leads (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 12.6%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.0%, Ero Copper (ERO) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ero Copper (ERO) returned the most: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +50.8%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -44.7%, Ero Copper (ERO) +58.4%. Over five years, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) compounded fastest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +27.0%/yr, Ero Copper (ERO) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has been the steadiest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 62.7%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 76.9%, Ero Copper (ERO) 62.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HBM, IE and ERO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ero Copper (ERO) leads on 6. 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.