LBSR vs ERO vs IE Stock Comparison

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals, Ero Copper and Ivanhoe Electric Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$31.11 -16.3% 1M +45.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.99B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
8 wins
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$8.42 -20.8% 1M -39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.22B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Ero Copper leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Ero Copper 8, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLBSREROIELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.95M $2.99B $1.22B ERO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.8x 9.6x -35.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.5x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +94.9% -20.6% ERO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 30.0% -1,138.7% ERO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 22.0% 0.0% ERO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.9x -13.0x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -85.7% +45.1% -39.9% ERO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -55.3%/yr +10.8%/yr — ERO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 235.4% 62.9% 77.0% ERO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 6/100 63/100 45/100 ERO

Percentile Scorecard

LBSREROIE

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

AxisLBSREROIE
Valuation 0 #163 of 163 58 #69 of 163 25 #122 of 163
Growth 19 #120 of 148 82 #28 of 148 63 #56 of 148
Profitability – 77 #29 of 123 38 #77 of 123
Financial Health 5 #156 of 164 29 #116 of 164 87 #23 of 164
Shareholder Returns 2 #106 of 108 70 #33 of 108 14 #93 of 108
Overall 6 63 45
  • LBSR ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ERO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IE 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

PeriodLBSREROIESPY
1 month -50.0%-16.3%-20.8% +0.7%
3 months -50.0%+15.0%-9.9% +3.7%
6 months -50.0%+20.3%-34.4% +7.1%
Year to date -80.0%+10.0%-47.3% +12.8%
1 year -85.7%+45.1%-39.9% +11.9%
3 years -75.0%+129.8%-15.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year -37.0%+32.0%-5.4% +22.8%
5 years -98.2%+66.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -55.3%+10.8%— +10.9%
10 years -99.0%—— +262.0%
10 years, per year -37.2%—— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLBSREROIESPY
Volatility, 1Y 235.4%62.9%77.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 536.9%63.9%81.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.922.433.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.360.72-0.52 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-59.8%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -85.7%-23.0%-57.7% -1.2%
52-week high $0.07$40.40$19.92 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$19.89$7.68 $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.

MultipleLBSREROIE
P/E now vs peer median -1.0xmedian 13.2x 10.3xmedian 13.2x -38.7xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 3.1xmedian 3.1x 444.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 7.2x 7.0xmedian 7.2x 66.0xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.4xmedian 15.2x -12.1xmedian 15.2x -16.2xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median -2.2xmedian 2.2x 2.7xmedian 2.2x 2.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.04median 0.30 0.20median 0.30 -0.79median 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 monthsLBSREROIE
Revenue – $1.04B $3.02M
Gross profit – $449.15M $1.78M
Operating income -$1.09M $379.69M $14.34M
Net income -$1.09M $315.31M -$5.89M
Free cash flow -$844.33K -$268.65M -$83.11M
R&D $174.76K – $78.04M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $3.01 $-0.22
Cash & equivalents $42.27K $101.74M $256.88M
Total debt $1.98M $2.38B $214.09M
Shares (diluted) 111.24M 104.13M 158.35M
Enterprise value $1.13M $2.63B $430.66M

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
MetricLBSREROIE
P/E -1.0x 10.3x -38.7x
P/FCF -1.4x -12.1x -16.2x
P/Operating cash flow -1.4x – -12.7x
P/S – 3.1x 444.5x
P/B -2.2x 2.7x 2.5x
P/Tangible book -2.2x 2.7x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA -3.5x 7.0x 66.0x
EV/EBIT -1.4x 9.7x 78.2x
EV/Revenue – 3.5x 371.2x
EV/FCF -1.9x -13.8x -13.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.9x – -10.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.04 0.20 -0.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBSREROIE
Revenue growth (1Y) – 94.9% -20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 36.8% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 96.2% -28.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.6% 56.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% 120.6% 111.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.1% 54.3% 27.7%
Net income growth (1Y) -1,123% 118.8% 93.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% 57.4% 67.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -711.2% 118.9% 64.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 51.3% 49.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% – 6.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% – 8.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% 32.3% 28.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% -11.3% 17.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBSREROIE
Gross margin – 43.0% 58.7%
EBITDA margin – 50.6% 562.4%
Operating margin – 36.3% 474.5%
Pretax margin – 37.2% 207.3%
Net margin – 30.0% -1,139%
FCF margin – -25.7% -2,749%
Operating cash flow margin – – -3,507%
Return on equity – 38.3% -1.1%
Return on assets -1,789% 21.0% -1.0%
Return on invested capital – 22.0% 0.0%
Return on capital employed – – 2.7%
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 18.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% 365.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBSREROIE
Debt / assets 486.9% 25.7% 6.0%
Debt / equity -0.8x 0.5x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x 0.9x -13.0x
Debt / FCF -0.5x -2.1x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 691.1% 43.7% 9.3%
Equity / assets -591.1% 56.3% 90.7%
Interest coverage -1.4x 8.2x –
Current ratio 0.2x – 5.0x
Quick ratio 0.1x – 5.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 4.8x
Altman Z-score – – 13.91

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBSREROIE
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -82.5% -0.3% -19.2%
Shareholder yield -82.5% -0.3% -19.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusLBSREROIE
Forward P/E – 7.5xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.16FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +96.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +20.4% –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.24BFY2026 $3.16MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +57.4%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.5% -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLBSREROIE
Held by institutions – 67.3% 74.0%
Institutions holding – 209 203
Change in shares held, QoQ – +1.2% +2.3%
Institutions buying – 125 126
Institutions selling – 60 56
Buyers to sellers – 2.08 2.25

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.

LBSREROIE
LBSR 1.00 0.15 0.14
ERO 0.15 1.00 0.70
IE 0.14 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBSR, ERO and IE?

Ero Copper (ERO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $1.95M, Ero Copper (ERO) $2.99B, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.22B.

Which company is growing faster?

Ero Copper (ERO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ero Copper (ERO) +94.9%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ero Copper (ERO) has the highest net margin (Ero Copper (ERO) 30.0%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%). On return on invested capital, Ero Copper (ERO) leads (Ero Copper (ERO) 22.0%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 0.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ero Copper (ERO) returned the most: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -85.7%, Ero Copper (ERO) +45.1%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -39.9%. Over five years, Ero Copper (ERO) compounded fastest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -55.3%/yr, Ero Copper (ERO) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ero Copper (ERO) has been the steadiest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 235.4%, Ero Copper (ERO) 62.9%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBSR, ERO and IE?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ero Copper (ERO) leads on 8. 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.