MP vs IPX vs METC Stock Comparison

MP Materials, Iperionx and Ramaco Resources Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MP MP Materials Corp. / DE
$41.06 -11.5% 1M -36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$7.31B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$305.38M
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
6 wins
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$15.59 -16.9% 1M -66.3% 1Y
Market cap
$529.10M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

MP Materials leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (MP Materials 6, Ramaco Resources 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMPIPXMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $7.31B $529.10M $475.09M MP
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -120.8x -7.8x -7.8x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.1% — -17.7% MP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -19.9% — -12.0% METC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -2.9% — -6.9% MP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 98.0x — 16.8x METC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -36.8% -66.3% -73.4% MP
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr — -16.6%/yr MP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 70.1% 84.8% 83.2% MP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 30/100 — 45/100 METC

Percentile Scorecard

MPIPXMETC

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

AxisMPIPXMETC
Valuation 26 #120 of 162 6 #153 of 162 41 #14 of 23
Growth 19 #119 of 147 – 10 #19 of 21
Profitability 26 #90 of 122 – 59 #8 of 18
Financial Health 48 #86 of 164 55 #74 of 164 14 #19 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 100 #1 of 10
Overall 30 – 45
  • MP ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • METC 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

PeriodMPIPXMETCSPY
1 month -11.5%-16.9%-16.5% +0.9%
3 months +7.8%-23.0%-22.1% +5.9%
6 months -33.0%-46.3%-48.5% +8.5%
Year to date -18.7%-56.9%-58.3% +13.3%
1 year -36.8%-66.3%-73.4% +12.4%
3 years +148.8%+96.8%-37.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +35.5%+25.3%-14.4% +23.5%
5 years +21.3%—-59.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.9%—-16.6% +11.0%

Risk

MeasureMPIPXMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 70.1%84.8%83.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 68.5%91.4%88.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.563.621.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.52-0.78-0.88 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -82.0%-79.3%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -43.5%-74.1%-75.3% -0.9%
52-week high $72.65$60.11$30.36 $779.14
52-week low $37.45$12.44$6.91 $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.

MultipleMPIPXMETC
P/E now vs peer median -120.8xmedian 13.4x -7.8xmedian 13.4x -7.8xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 23.9xmedian 3.2x -331.9xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1,286xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x 63.9xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.5xmedian 14.8x -8.3xmedian 14.8x -4.2xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.3x 6.0xmedian 2.3x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.68median 0.31 —median 0.31 0.20median 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 monthsMPIPXMETC
Revenue $305.38M – $515.42M
Gross profit $65.31M – $69.82M
Operating income -$126.87M – -$72.64M
Net income -$60.62M – -$61.75M
Free cash flow -$504.58M – -$114.19M
EPS (diluted) $-0.34 – $-0.96
Cash & equivalents $429.08M $35.24M $282.54M
Total debt $934.58M $37.59M $452.81M
Shares (diluted) 178.41M 33.57M 64.59M
Enterprise value $5.86B $296.09M -$796.84M

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
MetricMPIPXMETC
P/E -120.8x -7.8x -7.8x
P/FCF -14.5x -8.3x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow -87.1x – -11.2x
P/S 23.9x -331.9x 0.9x
P/B 3.7x 6.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.7x 7.0x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA -1,286x – 63.9x
EV/EBIT -53.5x – -8.9x
EV/Revenue 22.2x – 1.3x
EV/FCF -13.5x – -5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -80.9x – -15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.68 – 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMPIPXMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.1% – -17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.8% – -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 139.0% – -34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) -38.7% – -28.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 21.8% – -305.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -41.7% – -40.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 40.2% – -211.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -32.9% – -41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 45.1% – -152.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.9% – -38.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -94.3% – -156.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -34.7% – -32.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -164.5% – -772.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -51.5% – -131.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMPIPXMETC
Gross margin 21.4% – 13.5%
EBITDA margin -1.7% – 2.0%
Operating margin -41.5% – -14.1%
Pretax margin -29.8% – -14.8%
Net margin -19.9% – -12.0%
FCF margin -165.2% – -22.2%
Operating cash flow margin -27.5% – -8.2%
Return on equity -3.1% – -15.2%
Return on assets -1.6% – -5.8%
Return on invested capital -2.9% – -6.9%
Return on capital employed -3.5% – -7.7%
Asset turnover 0.1x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue 13.6% – 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMPIPXMETC
Debt / assets 25.1% 30.7% 44.2%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 98.0x – 16.8x
Debt / FCF -1.9x – -4.0x
Liabilities / assets 47.5% 16.5% 63.3%
Equity / assets 52.5% 83.5% 36.7%
Interest coverage -3.3x – -185.8x
Current ratio 9.5x 3.2x 4.2x
Quick ratio 8.4x 2.8x 3.2x
Cash ratio 7.9x 2.6x 2.6x
Altman Z-score 3.03 – 1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMPIPXMETC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 13.9%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 13.9%
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.

ConsensusMPIPXMETC
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $-0.17FY2027 $-0.91FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $421.40MFY2026 $22.33MFY2027 $535.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +87.8%FY2026 – -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +76.7% +331.3% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMPIPXMETC
Held by institutions 82.4% 13.9% 87.4%
Institutions holding 755 59 200
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% +9.4% -5.7%
Institutions buying 417 46 106
Institutions selling 205 7 48
Buyers to sellers 2.03 6.57 2.21

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.

MPIPXMETC
MP 1.00 0.54 0.49
IPX 0.54 1.00 0.35
METC 0.49 0.35 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MP, IPX and METC?

MP Materials (MP) is the largest by market capitalisation: MP Materials (MP) $7.31B, Iperionx (IPX) $529.10M, Ramaco Resources (METC) $475.09M.

Which company is growing faster?

MP Materials (MP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: MP Materials (MP) +26.1%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ramaco Resources (METC) has the highest net margin (MP Materials (MP) -19.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -12.0%). On return on invested capital, MP Materials (MP) leads (MP Materials (MP) -2.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -6.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year MP Materials (MP) returned the most: MP Materials (MP) -36.8%, Iperionx (IPX) -66.3%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.4%. Over five years, MP Materials (MP) compounded fastest (MP Materials (MP) +3.9%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, MP Materials (MP) has been the steadiest (MP Materials (MP) 70.1%, Iperionx (IPX) 84.8%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MP, IPX and METC?

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