NEXA vs FCX vs IE Stock Comparison

Nexa Resources, Freeport-Mcmoran and Ivanhoe Electric Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.29 -9.3% 1M +109.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.51B
P/E
5.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
FCX Freeport-Mcmoran Inc
$57.90 -20.2% 1M +44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$85.33B
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$25.87B
Div. yield
0.01%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.03 -32.2% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.19M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Freeport-Mcmoran leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Freeport-Mcmoran 5, Nexa Resources 5, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEXAFCXIELeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.51B $85.33B $1.21B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.0x 29.0x -25.4x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 3.9x 18.7x — NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +30.1% +0.2% -13.4% NEXA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.6% 11.4% -1,497.7% FCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.6% 1.7% FCX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.6x -15.4x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.01% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +109.5% +44.0% -45.9% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr +9.4%/yr — FCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.5% 48.8% 77.1% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 48/100 42/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

NEXAFCXIE

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

AxisNEXAFCXIE
Valuation 100 #1 of 169 60 #68 of 169 23 #130 of 169
Growth 84 #26 of 153 50 #77 of 153 59 #63 of 153
Profitability 65 #44 of 123 66 #42 of 123 30 #87 of 123
Financial Health 48 #86 of 165 24 #125 of 165 85 #25 of 165
Shareholder Returns 67 #39 of 116 37 #73 of 116 12 #102 of 116
Overall 73 48 42
  • NEXA ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • FCX ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IE ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodNEXAFCXIESPY
1 month -9.3%-20.2%-32.2% -5.9%
3 months -21.1%-15.1%-34.2% -4.6%
6 months -19.0%-4.5%-48.8% +0.2%
Year to date +27.6%+14.0%-56.0% +7.5%
1 year +109.5%+44.0%-45.9% +8.2%
3 years +97.4%+63.7%-33.8% +68.3%
3 years, per year +25.5%+17.9%-12.9% +19.0%
5 years +32.7%+56.3%— +56.5%
5 years, per year +5.8%+9.4%— +9.4%
10 years —+424.0%— +251.5%
10 years, per year —+18.0%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNEXAFCXIESPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.5%48.8%77.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.5%52.0%81.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.252.153.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.470.90-0.60 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-51.7%-71.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-27.5%-64.7% -5.9%
52-week high $16.72$79.91$19.92 $779.14
52-week low $5.25$38.65$7.03 $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.

MultipleNEXAFCXIE
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 12.9x 28.3xmedian 12.9x -23.5xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x 352.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 7.6x 9.8xmedian 7.6x 80.9xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 12.2x 47.2xmedian 12.2x -12.9xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x 2.2xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.19 2.40median 0.19 -0.52median 0.19

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 monthsNEXAFCXIE
Revenue $5.43B $25.87B $3.19M
Gross profit $1.60B $7.00B $1.88M
Operating income $992.90M $6.92B $9.11M
Net income -$204.70M $4.59B -$15.91M
Free cash flow $977.40M $1.76B -$86.97M
R&D $116.30M $198.00M $84.22M
EPS (diluted) $2.29 $2.04 $-0.30
Cash & equivalents – $4.08B $214.84M
Total debt $130.36M $9.39B $35.90M
Shares (diluted) 132.44M 1.44B 159.61M
Enterprise value $151.92M $69.37B $277.42M

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
MetricNEXAFCXIE
P/E 4.9x 28.3x -23.5x
P/FCF 1.5x 47.2x -12.9x
P/Operating cash flow 2.6x 14.1x -9.7x
P/S 0.3x 3.2x 352.2x
P/B – 2.6x 2.2x
P/Tangible book – 2.6x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x 9.8x 80.9x
EV/EBIT 1.6x 12.8x 103.5x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 3.4x 296.0x
EV/FCF 1.6x 50.2x -10.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.8x 15.0x -8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 2.40 -0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXAFCXIE
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.1% 0.2% -13.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 5.7% 8.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.6% -8.8% -20.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 72.3% 3.5% 50.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.3% 0.1% 108.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 118.9% 8.0% 27.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.2% 6.8% 76.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 11.4% 57.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 900.8% 53.1% 27.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.6% 11.8% 45.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% -10.1% -23.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.2% 9.0% 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 176.5% 4.3% 10.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.0% 66.3% 17.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXAFCXIE
Gross margin 29.5% 27.1% 59.0%
EBITDA margin 24.1% 35.1% 365.8%
Operating margin 18.3% 26.8% 285.9%
Pretax margin 32.0% 25.7% -115.6%
Net margin 5.6% 11.4% -1,498%
FCF margin 18.0% 6.8% -2,730%
Operating cash flow margin 10.6% 22.8% -3,648%
Return on equity – 14.4% -3.1%
Return on assets -3.7% 7.7% -2.8%
Return on invested capital – 11.6% 1.7%
Return on capital employed 18.2% 13.2% 1.8%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.8x 1.3x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.6% 329.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXAFCXIE
Debt / assets 2.4% 15.7% 6.5%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x 0.6x -15.4x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 5.3x -0.4x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 46.1% 9.8%
Equity / assets – 53.9% 90.2%
Interest coverage 2.6x – –
Current ratio – 2.1x 4.4x
Quick ratio 1.4x 0.7x 4.5x
Cash ratio 1.4x 0.6x 4.2x
Altman Z-score – 2.84 11.16

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXAFCXIE
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.6% –
Net buyback yield – 0.2% -22.9%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 0.8% -22.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 18.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 49.1% –
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.

ConsensusNEXAFCXIE
Forward P/E 3.9xFY2026 18.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.90FY2026 $3.09FY2026 $-0.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +190.0%FY2026 +74.6%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +14.8% +46.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.56BFY2026 $28.40BFY2026 $3.16MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 +9.6%FY2026 -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.3% +36.4% -6.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXAFCXIE
Held by institutions 11.3% 86.6% 74.0%
Institutions holding 109 1,883 203
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% +1.3% +2.3%
Institutions buying 85 1,029 126
Institutions selling 19 604 56
Buyers to sellers 4.47 1.70 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.

NEXAFCXIE
NEXA 1.00 0.62 0.52
FCX 0.62 1.00 0.76
IE 0.52 0.76 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXA, FCX and IE?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.51B, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $85.33B, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.21B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEXA, FCX and IE?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.0x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 29.0x, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -25.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 3.9x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 18.7x). 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) +0.2%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -13.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has the highest net margin (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.6%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,497.7%). On return on invested capital, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) leads (Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.6%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 1.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Nexa Resources (NEXA) +109.5%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +44.0%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -45.9%. Over five years, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) compounded fastest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) +5.8%/yr, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +9.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has been the steadiest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.5%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.8%, Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 77.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEXA, FCX 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, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 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.