IPX vs HBM vs LCU Stock Comparison

Iperionx, Hudbay Minerals and Lion Copper Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$13.06 -33.4% 1M -73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$463.66M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$22.16 -16.8% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$8.89B
P/E
13.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.34 -18.3% 1M +78.6% 1Y
Market cap
$1.90B
P/E
264.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Hudbay Minerals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hudbay Minerals 5, Lion Copper 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIPXHBMLCULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $463.66M $8.89B $1.90B HBM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.6x 13.0x 264.7x HBM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.0x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.1% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 27.7% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -73.7% +40.0% +78.6% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +26.0%/yr +6.0%/yr HBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.9% 62.6% 153.2% HBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 48/100 HBM

Percentile Scorecard

IPXHBMLCU

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

AxisIPXHBMLCU
Valuation 6 #152 of 162 83 #29 of 162 35 #106 of 162
Growth – 89 #17 of 147 82 #27 of 147
Profitability – 87 #17 of 122 15 #104 of 122
Financial Health 56 #74 of 165 49 #85 of 165 43 #95 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 43 #62 of 107 67 #36 of 107
Overall – 70 48
  • IPX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HBM 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

PeriodIPXHBMLCUSPY
1 month -33.4%-16.8%-18.3% -0.8%
3 months -43.1%-1.0%-19.6% +3.5%
6 months -60.0%-9.2%-30.1% +7.0%
Year to date -63.9%+11.6%+14.8% +12.2%
1 year -73.7%+40.0%+78.6% +13.0%
3 years +64.9%+405.9%+129.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.2%+71.7%+32.0% +23.1%
5 years —+217.9%+34.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+26.0%+6.0% +11.0%
10 years —+475.6%+221.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+19.1%+12.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIPXHBMLCUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.9%62.6%153.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.0%67.5%187.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.572.75-0.08 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.880.640.51 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.3%-63.3%-73.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -78.3%-30.5%-50.0% -1.8%
52-week high $60.11$31.87$8.68 $779.14
52-week low $12.44$14.58$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.

MultipleIPXHBMLCU
P/E now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 12.8x 12.8xmedian 12.8x 260.0xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median -278.1xmedian 3.1x 3.6xmedian 3.1x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 5.9xmedian 7.0x —median 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 15.2x 10.0xmedian 15.2x 144.8xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x 91.2xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 0.04median 0.29 5.14median 0.29

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 monthsIPXHBMLCU
Revenue – $2.47B –
Gross profit – $972.40M –
Operating income – $1.10B -$14.76M
Net income – $680.00M -$2.10M
Free cash flow – $880.20M $12.93M
R&D – $58.40M –
EPS (diluted) – $1.72 $0.02
Cash & equivalents $35.24M $890.90M –
Total debt $37.59M $3.67B $11.38M
Shares (diluted) 33.57M 396.65M 430.24M
Enterprise value $230.65M $5.74B $1.90B

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
MetricIPXHBMLCU
P/E -6.6x 12.8x 260.0x
P/FCF -6.9x 10.0x 144.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.0x 144.3x
P/S -278.1x 3.6x –
P/B 5.0x 1.8x 91.2x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 1.8x 91.2x
EV/EBITDA – 5.9x –
EV/EBIT – 8.1x -127.0x
EV/Revenue – 3.6x –
EV/FCF – 10.2x 145.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 144.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.04 5.14

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPXHBMLCU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.1% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.6% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 32.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 71.9% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 89.3% -273.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 126.5% -60.5%
Net income growth (1Y) – 139.9% 59.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 410.6% 19.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 122.6% 290.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 346.8% 50.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.5% 327.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 197.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2,912% 326.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 115.3% 197.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIPXHBMLCU
Gross margin – 39.4% –
EBITDA margin – 61.9% –
Operating margin – 44.7% –
Pretax margin – 47.3% –
Net margin – 27.7% –
FCF margin – 35.7% –
Operating cash flow margin – 35.6% –
Return on equity – 16.3% -66.5%
Return on assets – 43.1% -29.7%
Return on invested capital – 12.6% –
Return on capital employed – – -55.8%
Asset turnover – 1.6x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x -6.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPXHBMLCU
Debt / assets 30.7% 78.4% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x –
Debt / FCF – 1.3x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 16.5% -231.7% 53.0%
Equity / assets 83.5% 331.7% 47.0%
Interest coverage – 14.9x –
Current ratio 3.2x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 2.8x – –
Cash ratio 2.6x – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPXHBMLCU
Dividend yield – 0.1% –
Net buyback yield – -0.4% -0.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.2% -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.

ConsensusIPXHBMLCU
Forward P/E – 15.0xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2027 $1.48FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY – +120.9%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +27.7% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.33MFY2027 $3.04BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – +37.3%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +331.3% +19.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPXHBMLCU
Held by institutions 13.9% 83.1% –
Institutions holding 59 319 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +10.9% –
Institutions buying 46 200 –
Institutions selling 7 82 –
Buyers to sellers 6.57 2.44 –

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.

IPXHBMLCU
IPX 1.00 0.57 0.03
HBM 0.57 1.00 -0.02
LCU 0.03 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IPX, HBM and LCU?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iperionx (IPX) $463.66M, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $8.89B, Lion Copper (LCU) $1.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, IPX, HBM and LCU?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Iperionx (IPX) -6.6x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 13.0x, Lion Copper (LCU) 264.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Iperionx (IPX) -73.7%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +40.0%, Lion Copper (LCU) +78.6%. Over five years, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) compounded fastest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +26.0%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +6.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has been the steadiest (Iperionx (IPX) 83.9%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 62.6%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IPX, HBM 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, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) leads on 5. 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.