IPX vs SCCO vs UUUU Stock Comparison

Iperionx, Southern Copper and Energy Fuels Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$15.59 -16.9% 1M -66.3% 1Y
Market cap
$569.08M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
SCCO Southern Copper Corp/
$194.02 -4.3% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$158.52B
P/E
28.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$15.79B
Div. yield
0.02%
Copper Basic Materials
7 wins
UUUU Energy Fuels Inc
$8.40 -23.9% 1M -58.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.05B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$105.76M
Div. yield
–
Uranium Energy
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

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

QuestionIPXSCCOUUUULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $569.08M $158.52B $2.05B SCCO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -7.8x 28.0x -25.1x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 25.8x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +32.8% +62.5% UUUU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 35.9% -77.3% SCCO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.1x 2.9x SCCO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -66.3% +44.0% -58.1% SCCO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +28.4%/yr +1.4%/yr SCCO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 84.8% 52.0% 84.4% SCCO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 62/100 43/100 SCCO

Percentile Scorecard

IPXSCCOUUUU

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

AxisIPXSCCOUUUU
Valuation 6 #153 of 162 43 #93 of 162 14 #20 of 23
Growth – 68 #48 of 147 75 #6 of 21
Profitability – 98 #4 of 122 47 #10 of 18
Financial Health 55 #74 of 164 46 #89 of 164 57 #10 of 22
Shareholder Returns – 56 #48 of 107 22 #8 of 10
Overall – 62 43
  • IPX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SCCO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • UUUU ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIPXSCCOUUUUSPY
1 month -16.9%-4.3%-23.9% +0.9%
3 months -23.0%+10.5%-21.8% +5.9%
6 months -46.3%+16.3%-57.1% +8.5%
Year to date -56.9%+37.7%-42.2% +13.3%
1 year -66.3%+44.0%-58.1% +12.4%
3 years +96.8%+192.7%+11.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.3%+43.1%+3.8% +23.5%
5 years —+249.0%+7.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+28.4%+1.4% +11.0%
10 years —+652.9%+483.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+22.4%+19.3% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIPXSCCOUUUUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 84.8%52.0%84.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 91.4%52.5%83.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.622.383.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.780.85-0.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -79.3%-45.2%-72.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -74.1%-11.7%-69.7% -0.9%
52-week high $60.11$219.70$27.72 $779.14
52-week low $12.44$117.83$7.52 $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.

MultipleIPXSCCOUUUU
P/E now vs peer median -7.8xmedian 13.4x 28.4xmedian 13.4x -25.6xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median -331.9xmedian 3.2x 10.3xmedian 3.2x 19.9xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 16.5xmedian 7.3x -20.4xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -8.3xmedian 14.8x 31.7xmedian 14.8x -25.4xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.3x 12.7xmedian 2.3x 2.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.31 1.15median 0.31 0.67median 51.60

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 monthsIPXSCCOUUUU
Revenue – $15.79B $105.76M
Gross profit – $10.07B $43.20M
Operating income – $8.98B -$96.29M
Net income – $5.68B -$82.51M
Free cash flow – $5.10B -$82.50M
R&D – $53.10M $39.87M
EPS (diluted) – $6.83 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $35.24M $5.67B $58.42M
Total debt $37.59M $28.24B $2.03B
Shares (diluted) 33.57M 829.10M 249.32M
Enterprise value $336.07M $137.30B -$893.86M

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
MetricIPXSCCOUUUU
P/E -7.8x 28.4x -25.6x
P/FCF -8.3x 31.7x -25.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 24.0x -33.6x
P/S -331.9x 10.3x 19.9x
P/B 6.0x 12.7x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 7.0x 12.7x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 16.5x -20.4x
EV/EBIT – 18.1x -19.1x
EV/Revenue – 10.3x 17.4x
EV/FCF – 31.9x -22.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 24.1x -29.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.15 0.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIPXSCCOUUUU
Revenue growth (1Y) – 32.8% 62.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 16.2% 52.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 45.5% 1,943%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 23.2% 41.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 52.8% -3.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% -35.1%
Net income growth (1Y) – 56.8% 11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.7% -44.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 52.8% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 24.7% -38.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.8% 29.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 22.6% -24.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 47.3% 17.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 24.5% -10.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIPXSCCOUUUU
Gross margin – 63.8% 40.9%
EBITDA margin – 62.5% -85.5%
Operating margin – 56.9% -91.0%
Pretax margin – 55.8% -77.8%
Net margin – 35.9% -77.3%
FCF margin – 32.3% -78.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 42.7% -59.1%
Return on equity – 46.2% -10.8%
Return on assets – 24.7% -5.5%
Return on invested capital – – -6.7%
Return on capital employed – 43.0% -6.6%
Asset turnover – 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 13.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIPXSCCOUUUU
Debt / assets 30.7% 33.1% 44.2%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.1x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – 1.6x -8.2x
Liabilities / assets 16.5% 47.3% 48.0%
Equity / assets 83.5% 52.7% 52.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 3.2x 5.1x 27.9x
Quick ratio 2.8x 4.4x 25.7x
Cash ratio 2.6x 3.4x 25.3x
Altman Z-score – 11.09 1.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIPXSCCOUUUU
Dividend yield – 1.5% –
Net buyback yield – – -13.2%
Shareholder yield 0.0% 1.5% -13.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 53.2% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 59.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 41.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.3% –

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.

ConsensusIPXSCCOUUUU
Forward P/E – 25.8xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.17FY2027 $7.51FY2026 $-0.27FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +47.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +7.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $22.33MFY2027 $16.86BFY2026 $140.99MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.6%FY2026 +113.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +331.3% +3.9% +90.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIPXSCCOUUUU
Held by institutions 13.9% 9.2% 72.3%
Institutions holding 59 856 349
Change in shares held, QoQ +9.4% +0.7% +8.7%
Institutions buying 46 599 203
Institutions selling 7 219 93
Buyers to sellers 6.57 2.74 2.18

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.

IPXSCCOUUUU
IPX 1.00 0.58 0.58
SCCO 0.58 1.00 0.56
UUUU 0.58 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IPX, SCCO and UUUU?

Southern Copper (SCCO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Iperionx (IPX) $569.08M, Southern Copper (SCCO) $158.52B, Energy Fuels (UUUU) $2.05B.

Which company is growing faster?

Energy Fuels (UUUU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Southern Copper (SCCO) +32.8%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +62.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Southern Copper (SCCO) has the highest net margin (Southern Copper (SCCO) 35.9%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -77.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Southern Copper (SCCO) returned the most: Iperionx (IPX) -66.3%, Southern Copper (SCCO) +44.0%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) -58.1%. Over five years, Southern Copper (SCCO) compounded fastest (Southern Copper (SCCO) +28.4%/yr, Energy Fuels (UUUU) +1.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Iperionx (IPX) 0.00%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 0.02%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 0.00%. Iperionx (IPX) and Energy Fuels (UUUU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Southern Copper (SCCO) has been the steadiest (Iperionx (IPX) 84.8%, Southern Copper (SCCO) 52.0%, Energy Fuels (UUUU) 84.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IPX, SCCO and UUUU?

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.