IPX vs NEXA vs FCX Stock Comparison

Iperionx, Nexa Resources and Freeport-Mcmoran Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$17.04 -6.9% 1M -62.3% 1Y
Market cap
$501.93M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$12.00 -3.2% 1M +115.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.46B
P/E
4.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$66.12 -6.6% 1M +56.7% 1Y
Market cap
$89.32B
P/E
25.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.44B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Nexa Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nexa Resources 5, Freeport-Mcmoran 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIPXNEXAFCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $501.93M $1.46B $89.32B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -8.6x 4.8x 25.9x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 4.2x 21.1x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +30.1% +1.7% NEXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 5.6% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -62.3% +115.4% +56.7% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +7.3%/yr +11.9%/yr FCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 85.3% 74.1% 48.0% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 77/100 55/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

IPXNEXAFCX

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

AxisIPXNEXAFCX
Valuation 4 #157 of 163 100 #1 of 163 57 #70 of 163
Growth – 81 #29 of 148 52 #72 of 148
Profitability – 64 #45 of 123 75 #32 of 123
Financial Health 55 #74 of 164 73 #45 of 164 –
Shareholder Returns – 68 #35 of 108 37 #68 of 108
Overall – 77 55
  • IPX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • FCX 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

PeriodIPXNEXAFCXSPY
1 month -6.9%-3.2%-6.6% +0.7%
3 months -20.9%-8.7%+4.2% +3.7%
6 months -49.1%-20.6%+14.4% +7.1%
Year to date -52.9%+35.6%+30.2% +12.8%
1 year -62.3%+115.4%+56.7% +11.9%
3 years +115.2%+118.6%+94.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year +29.1%+29.8%+24.8% +22.8%
5 years —+42.0%+75.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year —+7.3%+11.9% +10.9%
10 years ——+504.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+19.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIPXNEXAFCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 85.3%74.1%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.7%75.8%50.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.592.362.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.731.561.18 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.3%-59.3%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.7%-28.2%-17.3% -1.2%
52-week high $60.11$16.72$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $12.44$5.25$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.

MultipleIPXNEXAFCX
P/E now vs peer median -8.6xmedian 13.2x 5.2xmedian 13.2x 27.6xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median -362.8xmedian 3.1x 0.3xmedian 3.1x 3.6xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x 1.0xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -9.0xmedian 15.2x 1.6xmedian 15.2x 57.7xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.30 0.11median 0.30 1.63median 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 monthsIPXNEXAFCX
Revenue – $5.43B $26.44B
Gross profit – $1.60B –
Operating income – $992.90M $7.30B
Net income – -$204.70M $5.03B
Free cash flow – $977.40M –
R&D – $116.30M $198.00M
EPS (diluted) – $2.29 $2.39
Cash & equivalents $35.24M $404.50M –
Total debt $32.45M $130.36M –
Shares (diluted) 33.57M 132.44M 1.44B
Enterprise value $268.92M -$302.91M $89.32B

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
MetricIPXNEXAFCX
P/E -8.6x 5.2x 27.6x
P/FCF -9.0x 1.6x 57.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 2.8x 15.3x
P/S -362.8x 0.3x 3.6x
P/B 6.5x – –
P/Tangible book 7.6x – –
EV/EBITDA – 1.0x –
EV/EBIT – 1.3x –
EV/Revenue – 0.2x 3.6x
EV/FCF – 1.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 2.3x 15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.11 1.63

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPXNEXAFCX
Revenue growth (1Y) – 30.1% 1.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 25.9% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 96.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 72.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 88.3% 5.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 118.9% 6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 12.2% 16.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 0.6% 10.6%
EPS growth (1Y) – 900.8% 66.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 45.6% 16.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -3.0% -2.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.2% 7.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 176.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 98.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIPXNEXAFCX
Gross margin – 29.5% –
EBITDA margin – 24.1% –
Operating margin – 18.3% –
Pretax margin – 32.0% –
Net margin – 5.6% –
FCF margin – 18.0% –
Operating cash flow margin – 10.6% 23.5%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – -3.7% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – 18.2% –
Asset turnover – 1.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPXNEXAFCX
Debt / assets 30.7% 2.4% –
Debt / equity 0.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.1x –
Liabilities / assets 16.5% 73.8% –
Equity / assets 83.5% – –
Interest coverage – 2.6x –
Current ratio 3.2x – –
Quick ratio 2.8x 49.0x –
Cash ratio 2.6x 32.6x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPXNEXAFCX
Dividend yield – 1.1% 0.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.1% 0.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 17.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusIPXNEXAFCX
Forward P/E – 4.2xFY2026 21.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2027 $2.86FY2026 $3.13FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +186.0%FY2026 +76.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +17.5% +45.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.33MFY2027 $3.54BFY2026 $28.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +18.1%FY2026 +9.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +331.3% -1.8% +36.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPXNEXAFCX
Held by institutions 13.9% 11.3% 86.6%
Institutions holding 59 109 1,881
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% -6.6% +1.3%
Institutions buying 46 85 1,029
Institutions selling 7 19 602
Buyers to sellers 6.57 4.47 1.71

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.

IPXNEXAFCX
IPX 1.00 0.40 0.56
NEXA 0.40 1.00 0.61
FCX 0.56 0.61 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IPX, NEXA and FCX?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iperionx (IPX) $501.93M, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.46B, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $89.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, IPX, NEXA and FCX?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Iperionx (IPX) -8.6x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.8x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 25.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.2x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 21.1x). 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: Nexa Resources (NEXA) +30.1%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +1.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Iperionx (IPX) -62.3%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +115.4%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +56.7%. Over five years, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) compounded fastest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) +7.3%/yr, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Iperionx (IPX) 0.00%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 0.00%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%. Iperionx (IPX) and Nexa Resources (NEXA) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Iperionx (IPX) 85.3%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.1%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IPX, NEXA 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, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 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.