IPX vs HBM vs NEXA Stock Comparison

Iperionx, Hudbay Minerals and Nexa Resources Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$13.06 -33.4% 1M -73.7% 1Y
Market cap
$480.11M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
HBM Hudbay Minerals Inc.
$22.16 -16.8% 1M +40.0% 1Y
Market cap
$9.17B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.47B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.65 -6.4% 1M +105.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionIPXHBMNEXALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $480.11M $9.17B $1.57B HBM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -6.6x 13.4x 6.7x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.0x 4.1x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +12.1% +24.3% NEXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 27.7% 6.8% HBM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x -0.3x NEXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -73.7% +40.0% +105.5% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +26.0%/yr +4.7%/yr HBM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.9% 62.6% 74.2% HBM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 77/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

IPXHBMNEXA

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

AxisIPXHBMNEXA
Valuation 6 #152 of 162 83 #29 of 162 100 #1 of 162
Growth – 89 #17 of 147 76 #36 of 147
Profitability – 87 #17 of 122 65 #44 of 122
Financial Health 56 #74 of 165 49 #85 of 165 75 #42 of 165
Shareholder Returns – 43 #62 of 107 71 #32 of 107
Overall – 70 77
  • IPX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • HBM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA 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

PeriodIPXHBMNEXASPY
1 month -33.4%-16.8%-6.4% -0.8%
3 months -43.1%-1.0%-9.7% +3.5%
6 months -60.0%-9.2%-19.8% +7.0%
Year to date -63.9%+11.6%+31.6% +12.2%
1 year -73.7%+40.0%+105.5% +13.0%
3 years +64.9%+405.9%+110.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.2%+71.7%+28.2% +23.1%
5 years —+217.9%+25.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year —+26.0%+4.7% +11.0%
10 years —+475.6%— +258.0%
10 years, per year —+19.1%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureIPXHBMNEXASPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.9%62.6%74.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.0%67.5%76.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.572.752.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.880.641.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.3%-63.3%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -78.3%-30.5%-30.3% -1.8%
52-week high $60.11$31.87$16.72 $779.14
52-week low $12.44$14.58$5.25 $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.

MultipleIPXHBMNEXA
P/E now vs peer median -6.6xmedian 12.8x 12.8xmedian 12.8x 6.6xmedian 12.8x
P/S now vs peer median -278.1xmedian 3.1x 3.6xmedian 3.1x 0.4xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.0x 5.9xmedian 7.0x 1.2xmedian 7.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.9xmedian 15.2x 10.0xmedian 15.2x 1.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 2.1x 1.8xmedian 2.1x —median 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.29 0.04median 0.29 0.15median 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 monthsIPXHBMNEXA
Revenue – $2.47B $3.46B
Gross profit – $972.40M $983.10M
Operating income – $1.10B $767.60M
Net income – $680.00M -$177.00M
Free cash flow – $880.20M $1.24B
R&D – $58.40M $82.60M
EPS (diluted) – $1.72 $1.78
Cash & equivalents $35.24M $890.90M $379.74M
Total debt $37.59M $3.67B $122.12M
Shares (diluted) 33.57M 396.65M 132.44M
Enterprise value $247.10M $6.02B -$255.85M

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
MetricIPXHBMNEXA
P/E -6.6x 12.8x 6.6x
P/FCF -6.9x 10.0x 1.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.0x 1.8x
P/S -278.1x 3.6x 0.4x
P/B 5.0x 1.8x –
P/Tangible book 5.8x 1.8x –
EV/EBITDA – 5.9x 1.2x
EV/EBIT – 8.1x 1.7x
EV/Revenue – 3.6x 0.4x
EV/FCF – 10.2x 1.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.04 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPXHBMNEXA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 12.1% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 24.6% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 32.8% 85.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 71.9% 43.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 89.3% 139.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 126.5% 130.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 139.9% -60.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 410.6% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) – 122.6% 287.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 346.8% 43.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 1.5% 2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 64.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 2,912% 119.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 115.3% 90.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIPXHBMNEXA
Gross margin – 39.4% 28.4%
EBITDA margin – 61.9% 31.1%
Operating margin – 44.7% 22.2%
Pretax margin – 47.3% 30.5%
Net margin – 27.7% 6.8%
FCF margin – 35.7% 35.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 35.6% 25.0%
Return on equity – 16.3% –
Return on assets – 43.1% -3.3%
Return on invested capital – 12.6% –
Return on capital employed – – 14.4%
Asset turnover – 1.6x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x -4.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPXHBMNEXA
Debt / assets 30.7% 78.4% 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x -0.3x
Debt / FCF – 1.3x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 16.5% -231.7% 71.9%
Equity / assets 83.5% 331.7% –
Interest coverage – 14.9x 2.6x
Current ratio 3.2x – –
Quick ratio 2.8x – 75.7x
Cash ratio 2.6x – 51.6x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPXHBMNEXA
Dividend yield – 0.1% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – -0.4% –
Shareholder yield 0.0% -0.2% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 1.3% -3.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 1.0% 0.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -260.4% -1.2%
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.

ConsensusIPXHBMNEXA
Forward P/E – 15.0xFY2026 4.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2027 $1.48FY2026 $2.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +120.9%FY2026 +186.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +27.7% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.33MFY2027 $3.05BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +37.8%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +331.3% +18.9% -1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPXHBMNEXA
Held by institutions 13.9% 83.1% 11.3%
Institutions holding 59 319 109
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +10.9% -6.6%
Institutions buying 46 200 85
Institutions selling 7 82 19
Buyers to sellers 6.57 2.44 4.47

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.

IPXHBMNEXA
IPX 1.00 0.57 0.40
HBM 0.57 1.00 0.60
NEXA 0.40 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IPX, HBM and NEXA?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iperionx (IPX) $480.11M, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) $9.17B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, IPX, HBM and NEXA?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Iperionx (IPX) -6.6x, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 13.4x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 15.0x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +12.1%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hudbay Minerals (HBM) has the highest net margin (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 27.7%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Iperionx (IPX) -73.7%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +40.0%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +105.5%. Over five years, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) compounded fastest (Hudbay Minerals (HBM) +26.0%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +4.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Iperionx (IPX) 0.00%, Hudbay Minerals (HBM) 0.00%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 0.00%. Iperionx (IPX) and Hudbay Minerals (HBM) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IPX, HBM and NEXA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 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.