IE vs SCCO vs FCX Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, Southern Copper and Freeport-Mcmoran Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.03 -32.2% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.19M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$165.33 -19.1% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$138.52B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.11B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
7 wins
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$57.90 -20.2% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$85.33B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Southern Copper leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Southern Copper 7, Freeport-Mcmoran 4, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIESCCOFCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.21B $138.52B $85.33B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.4x 21.8x 29.0x SCCO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 22.3x 18.7x FCX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.4% +38.7% +0.2% SCCO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,497.7% 37.2% 11.4% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% — 11.6% FCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -15.4x 0.0x 0.6x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.01% SCCO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.9% +25.0% +44.0% FCX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +24.6%/yr +9.4%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.1% 52.9% 48.8% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 64/100 48/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

IESCCOFCX

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

AxisIESCCOFCX
Valuation 23 #130 of 169 47 #90 of 169 60 #68 of 169
Growth 59 #63 of 153 71 #45 of 153 50 #77 of 153
Profitability 30 #87 of 123 98 #4 of 123 66 #42 of 123
Financial Health 85 #25 of 165 47 #88 of 165 24 #125 of 165
Shareholder Returns 12 #102 of 116 58 #49 of 116 37 #73 of 116
Overall 42 64 48
  • IE ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • FCX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIESCCOFCXSPY
1 month -32.2%-19.1%-20.2% -5.9%
3 months -34.2%-14.4%-15.1% -4.6%
6 months -48.8%-7.0%-4.5% +0.2%
Year to date -56.0%+17.4%+14.0% +7.5%
1 year -45.9%+25.0%+44.0% +8.2%
3 years -33.8%+140.4%+63.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year -12.9%+34.0%+17.9% +19.0%
5 years —+200.4%+56.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+24.6%+9.4% +9.4%
10 years —+552.8%+424.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+20.6%+18.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIESCCOFCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.1%52.9%48.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.3%54.5%52.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.222.282.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.600.470.90 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-45.2%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-24.7%-27.5% -5.9%
52-week high $19.92$219.70$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$117.83$38.65 $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.

MultipleIESCCOFCX
P/E now vs peer median -23.5xmedian 12.9x 21.6xmedian 12.9x 28.3xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 352.2xmedian 3.1x 8.2xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 80.9xmedian 7.6x 12.8xmedian 7.6x 9.8xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 12.2x 24.9xmedian 12.2x 47.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 10.3xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.52median 0.19 0.77median 0.19 2.40median 0.19

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 monthsIESCCOFCX
Revenue $3.19M $17.11B $25.87B
Gross profit $1.88M $11.15B $7.00B
Operating income $9.11M $10.03B $6.92B
Net income -$15.91M $6.38B $4.59B
Free cash flow -$86.97M $5.60B $1.76B
R&D $84.22M $58.60M $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $-0.30 $7.67 $2.04
Cash & equivalents $214.84M $4.82B $4.08B
Total debt $35.90M $8.00B $9.39B
Shares (diluted) 159.61M 829.10M 1.44B
Enterprise value $277.42M $113.25B $69.37B

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
MetricIESCCOFCX
P/E -23.5x 21.6x 28.3x
P/FCF -12.9x 24.9x 47.2x
P/Operating cash flow -9.7x 18.9x 14.1x
P/S 352.2x 8.2x 3.2x
P/B 2.2x 10.3x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 10.3x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 80.9x 12.8x 9.8x
EV/EBIT 103.5x 13.9x 12.8x
EV/Revenue 296.0x 8.2x 3.4x
EV/FCF -10.8x 24.9x 50.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.1x 18.9x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.52 0.77 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIESCCOFCX
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.4% 38.7% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 18.0% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.3% 54.1% -8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 50.9% 25.1% 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 108.6% 61.8% 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.1% 28.8% 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 76.0% 66.3% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.7% 30.1% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% 65.1% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 28.1% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.4% 60.3% -10.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 21.6% 9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% 60.9% 4.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% 22.2% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIESCCOFCX
Gross margin 59.0% 65.2% 27.1%
EBITDA margin 365.8% 64.0% 35.1%
Operating margin 285.9% 58.6% 26.8%
Pretax margin -115.6% 57.6% 25.7%
Net margin -1,498% 37.2% 11.4%
FCF margin -2,730% 32.7% 6.8%
Operating cash flow margin -3,648% 43.3% 22.8%
Return on equity -3.1% 48.5% 14.4%
Return on assets -2.8% 25.6% 7.7%
Return on invested capital 1.7% – 11.6%
Return on capital employed 1.8% 45.3% 13.2%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.7x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.3x 1.2x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 329.7% – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIESCCOFCX
Debt / assets 6.5% 31.2% 15.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -15.4x 0.0x 0.6x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 1.4x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 9.8% 46.9% 46.1%
Equity / assets 90.2% 53.1% 53.9%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 4.4x 4.3x 2.1x
Quick ratio 4.5x 3.8x 0.7x
Cash ratio 4.2x 2.9x 0.6x
Altman Z-score 11.16 9.56 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIESCCOFCX
Dividend yield – 2.6% 0.6%
Net buyback yield -22.9% – 0.2%
Shareholder yield -22.9% 2.6% 0.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 51.7% 18.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 58.8% 49.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 43.0% 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% 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.

ConsensusIESCCOFCX
Forward P/E – 22.3xFY2026 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 $7.43FY2026 $3.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +47.7%FY2026 +74.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.3% +46.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 $16.91BFY2026 $28.40BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 +26.0%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% +4.2% +36.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIESCCOFCX
Held by institutions 74.0% 9.2% 86.6%
Institutions holding 203 859 1,883
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +0.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 126 601 1,029
Institutions selling 56 220 604
Buyers to sellers 2.25 2.73 1.70

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.

IESCCOFCX
IE 1.00 0.72 0.76
SCCO 0.72 1.00 0.88
FCX 0.76 0.88 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, SCCO and FCX?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.21B, Southern Copper (SCCO) $138.52B, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $85.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, IE, SCCO and FCX?

Southern Copper (SCCO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -25.4x, Southern Copper (SCCO) 21.8x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 29.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is cheapest (Southern Copper (SCCO) 22.3x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 18.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Southern Copper (SCCO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -13.4%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +38.7%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,497.7%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 37.2%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%). On return on invested capital, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) leads (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 1.7%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -45.9%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +25.0%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +44.0%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +24.6%/yr, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest dividend yield: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%. Ivanhoe Electric (IE) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.1%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.9%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IE, SCCO and FCX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Southern Copper (SCCO) leads on 7. 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.