IE vs NEXM vs LCU Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, NexMetals Mining and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$8.42 -20.8% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.41 -26.6% 1M -65.1% 1Y
Market cap
$47.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.40 -11.5% 1M +63.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.80B
P/E
250.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Lion Copper leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lion Copper 4, NexMetals Mining 2, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIENEXMLCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.22B $47.13M $1.80B LCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -35.4x -1.3x 250.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.6% +280.5% — NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,138.7% -11,801.7% — IE
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 -39.9% -65.1% +63.0% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -46.2%/yr +3.1%/yr LCU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.0% 69.3% 153.3% NEXM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 38/100 46/100 LCU

Percentile Scorecard

IENEXMLCU

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

AxisIENEXMLCU
Valuation 25 #122 of 163 8 #150 of 163 65 #58 of 163
Growth 63 #56 of 148 59 #62 of 148 80 #30 of 148
Profitability 38 #77 of 123 3 #120 of 123 16 #104 of 123
Financial Health 87 #23 of 164 82 #30 of 164 42 #96 of 164
Shareholder Returns 14 #93 of 108 – 25 #81 of 108
Overall 45 38 46
  • IE ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXM 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

PeriodIENEXMLCUSPY
1 month -20.8%-26.6%-11.5% +0.7%
3 months -9.9%-33.8%-14.2% +3.7%
6 months -34.4%-47.8%-34.8% +7.1%
Year to date -47.3%-63.9%+16.4% +12.8%
1 year -39.9%-65.1%+63.0% +11.9%
3 years -15.4%-93.8%+225.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year -5.4%-60.4%+48.3% +22.8%
5 years —-95.5%+16.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-46.2%+3.1% +10.9%
10 years —-97.9%+225.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year —-32.1%+12.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIENEXMLCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.0%69.3%153.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.1%71.4%185.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.341.52-0.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.940.41 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-97.2%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -57.7%-68.9%-49.3% -1.2%
52-week high $19.92$4.54$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $7.68$1.38$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.

MultipleIENEXMLCU
P/E now vs peer median -38.7xmedian 13.2x -1.4xmedian 13.2x 263.5xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median 444.5xmedian 3.1x 159.9xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 66.0xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.2xmedian 15.2x -0.8xmedian 15.2x 5.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.79median 0.30 -0.06median 0.30 5.21median 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 monthsIENEXMLCU
Revenue $3.02M $314.41K –
Gross profit $1.78M – –
Operating income $14.34M – -$14.76M
Net income -$5.89M -$37.11M -$2.10M
Free cash flow -$83.11M -$60.22M $12.93M
R&D $78.04M $26.75M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.22 $-1.04 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $256.88M $11.93M –
Total debt $214.09M $3.73M $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 158.35M 35.65M 430.24M
Enterprise value $430.66M -$22.82M $1.80B

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
MetricIENEXMLCU
P/E -38.7x -1.4x 263.5x
P/FCF -16.2x -0.8x 5.4x
P/Operating cash flow -12.7x -1.5x 5.4x
P/S 444.5x 159.9x –
P/B 2.5x 1.2x 3.4x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 1.2x 3.4x
EV/EBITDA 66.0x – –
EV/EBIT 78.2x – -4.9x
EV/Revenue 371.2x 124.6x –
EV/FCF -13.5x -0.7x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -10.6x -1.2x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.79 -0.06 5.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIENEXMLCU
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.6% 280.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 48.4% –
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% 3.3% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.4% 8.0% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.3% 41.8% 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.2% 22.0% 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% -11.0% 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% -5.8% 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% -90.2% 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -35.7% 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIENEXMLCU
Gross margin 58.7% – –
EBITDA margin 562.4% – –
Operating margin 474.5% – –
Pretax margin 207.3% – –
Net margin -1,139% -11,802% –
FCF margin -2,749% -19,155% –
Operating cash flow margin -3,507% -10,819% –
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 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 18.0x 0.9x -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 365.3% 669.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIENEXMLCU
Debt / assets 6.0% 1.7% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -13.0x – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x 0.0x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 9.3% 12.7% 53.0%
Equity / assets 90.7% 87.3% 47.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.0x 5.2x 1.1x
Quick ratio 5.2x 4.7x –
Cash ratio 4.8x 4.7x –
Altman Z-score 13.91 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIENEXMLCU
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -19.2% – -5.9%
Shareholder yield -19.2% – -5.9%
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.

ConsensusIENEXMLCU
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIENEXMLCU
Held by institutions 74.0% 17.5% –
Institutions holding 203 15 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -7.1% –
Institutions buying 126 7 –
Institutions selling 56 4 –
Buyers to sellers 2.25 1.75 –

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.

IENEXMLCU
IE 1.00 0.43 -0.02
NEXM 0.43 1.00 0.02
LCU -0.02 0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, NEXM and LCU?

Lion Copper (LCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.22B, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $47.13M, Lion Copper (LCU) $1.80B.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ivanhoe Electric (IE) has the highest net margin (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -39.9%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -65.1%, Lion Copper (LCU) +63.0%. Over five years, Lion Copper (LCU) compounded fastest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -46.2%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +3.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) has been the steadiest (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.0%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 69.3%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IE, NEXM 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 4. 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.