IE vs IPX vs LCU Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, Iperionx and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$8.82 -17.5% 1M -39.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.33B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$15.59 -16.9% 1M -66.3% 1Y
Market cap
$569.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.64 -9.0% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
263.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Lion Copper leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Lion Copper 2, Ivanhoe Electric 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIEIPXLCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.33B $569.08M $1.89B LCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -38.6x -7.8x 263.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.6% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,138.7% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -13.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -39.3% -66.3% +71.9% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — +4.2%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.0% 84.8% 153.2% IE
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 — 45/100 IE

Percentile Scorecard

IEIPXLCU

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

AxisIEIPXLCU
Valuation 26 #121 of 162 6 #153 of 162 63 #60 of 162
Growth 63 #55 of 147 – 81 #29 of 147
Profitability 36 #78 of 122 – 15 #104 of 122
Financial Health 86 #24 of 164 55 #74 of 164 42 #96 of 164
Shareholder Returns 16 #90 of 107 – 26 #80 of 107
Overall 45 – 45
  • IE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX 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

PeriodIEIPXLCUSPY
1 month -17.5%-16.9%-9.0% +0.9%
3 months +1.0%-23.0%-9.6% +5.9%
6 months -28.4%-46.3%-25.3% +8.5%
Year to date -44.8%-56.9%+22.8% +13.3%
1 year -39.3%-66.3%+71.9% +12.4%
3 years -16.9%+96.8%+145.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year -6.0%+25.3%+34.9% +23.5%
5 years ——+22.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year ——+4.2% +11.0%
10 years ——+243.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year ——+13.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIEIPXLCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.0%84.8%153.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.0%91.4%186.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.343.62-0.05 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.780.47 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-79.3%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -55.7%-74.1%-46.5% -0.9%
52-week high $19.92$60.11$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $7.68$12.44$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.

MultipleIEIPXLCU
P/E now vs peer median -40.6xmedian 13.4x -7.8xmedian 13.4x 277.9xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 465.7xmedian 3.2x -331.9xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 69.8xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.9xmedian 14.8x -8.3xmedian 14.8x 5.7xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 2.3x 6.0xmedian 2.3x 3.6xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median -0.82median 0.31 —median 0.31 5.49median 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 monthsIEIPXLCU
Revenue $3.02M – –
Gross profit $1.78M – –
Operating income $14.34M – -$14.76M
Net income -$5.89M – -$2.10M
Free cash flow -$83.11M – $12.93M
R&D $78.04M – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.22 – $0.02
Cash & equivalents $256.88M $35.24M –
Total debt $214.09M $37.59M $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 158.35M 33.57M 430.24M
Enterprise value $539.14M $336.07M $1.89B

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
MetricIEIPXLCU
P/E -40.6x -7.8x 277.9x
P/FCF -16.9x -8.3x 5.7x
P/Operating cash flow -13.3x – 5.7x
P/S 465.7x -331.9x –
P/B 2.7x 6.0x 3.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 7.0x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA 69.8x – –
EV/EBIT 82.7x – -5.2x
EV/Revenue 392.3x – –
EV/FCF -14.3x – 5.9x
EV/Operating cash flow -11.2x – 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.82 – 5.49

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIEIPXLCU
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.6% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.6% – -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 93.6% – 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.4% – 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.3% – 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.2% – 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% – 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% – 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% – 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIEIPXLCU
Gross margin 58.7% – –
EBITDA margin 562.4% – –
Operating margin 474.5% – –
Pretax margin 207.3% – –
Net margin -1,139% – –
FCF margin -2,749% – –
Operating cash flow margin -3,507% – –
Return on equity -1.1% – -66.5%
Return on assets -1.0% – -29.7%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed 2.7% – -55.8%
Asset turnover 0.0x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 18.0x – -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 365.3% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIEIPXLCU
Debt / assets 6.0% 30.7% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -13.0x – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 9.3% 16.5% 53.0%
Equity / assets 90.7% 83.5% 47.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.0x 3.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 5.2x 2.8x –
Cash ratio 4.8x 2.6x –
Altman Z-score 14.62 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIEIPXLCU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -18.4% – -5.6%
Shareholder yield -18.4% 0.0% -5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusIEIPXLCU
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $-0.17FY2027 –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 $22.33MFY2027 –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +331.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIEIPXLCU
Held by institutions 74.0% 13.9% –
Institutions holding 203 59 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +9.4% –
Institutions buying 126 46 –
Institutions selling 56 7 –
Buyers to sellers 2.25 6.57 –

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.

IEIPXLCU
IE 1.00 0.58 -0.03
IPX 0.58 1.00 0.03
LCU -0.03 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, IPX and LCU?

Lion Copper (LCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.33B, Iperionx (IPX) $569.08M, Lion Copper (LCU) $1.89B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -39.3%, Iperionx (IPX) -66.3%, Lion Copper (LCU) +71.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) has been the steadiest (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.0%, Iperionx (IPX) 84.8%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IE, IPX 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, Lion Copper (LCU) leads on 2. 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.