NEXA vs NEXM vs FCX Stock Comparison

Nexa Resources, NexMetals Mining and Freeport-Mcmoran 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
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.20 -34.4% 1M -69.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
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
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Nexa Resources leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Nexa Resources 5, Freeport-Mcmoran 4, NexMetals Mining 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionNEXANEXMFCXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.51B $44.20M $85.33B FCX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.0x -1.2x 29.0x 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% +280.5% +0.2% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.6% -11,801.7% 11.4% FCX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 11.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.1x — 0.6x NEXA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +109.5% -69.0% +44.0% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +5.8%/yr -48.5%/yr +9.4%/yr FCX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 74.5% 69.9% 48.8% FCX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 39/100 48/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

NEXANEXMFCX

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

AxisNEXANEXMFCX
Valuation 100 #1 of 169 10 #152 of 169 60 #68 of 169
Growth 84 #26 of 153 59 #64 of 153 50 #77 of 153
Profitability 65 #44 of 123 3 #119 of 123 66 #42 of 123
Financial Health 48 #86 of 165 85 #26 of 165 24 #125 of 165
Shareholder Returns 67 #39 of 116 – 37 #73 of 116
Overall 73 39 48
  • NEXA ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • FCX 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

PeriodNEXANEXMFCXSPY
1 month -9.3%-34.4%-20.2% -5.9%
3 months -21.1%-47.1%-15.1% -4.6%
6 months -19.0%-58.3%-4.5% +0.2%
Year to date +27.6%-69.3%+14.0% +7.5%
1 year +109.5%-69.0%+44.0% +8.2%
3 years +97.4%-94.4%+63.7% +68.3%
3 years, per year +25.5%-61.7%+17.9% +19.0%
5 years +32.7%-96.4%+56.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +5.8%-48.5%+9.4% +9.4%
10 years —-98.9%+424.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-36.2%+18.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureNEXANEXMFCXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 74.5%69.9%48.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 77.5%72.4%52.0% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.251.572.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.47-0.990.90 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.3%-97.6%-51.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -32.5%-73.6%-27.5% -5.9%
52-week high $16.72$4.54$79.91 $779.14
52-week low $5.25$1.20$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.

MultipleNEXANEXMFCX
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 12.9x -1.2xmedian 12.9x 28.3xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.1x 136.1xmedian 3.1x 3.2xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 9.8xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 12.2x -0.7xmedian 12.2x 47.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.11median 0.19 -0.05median 0.19 2.40median 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 monthsNEXANEXMFCX
Revenue $5.43B $314.41K $25.87B
Gross profit $1.60B – $7.00B
Operating income $992.90M – $6.92B
Net income -$204.70M -$37.11M $4.59B
Free cash flow $977.40M -$60.22M $1.76B
R&D $116.30M $26.75M $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $2.29 $-1.04 $2.04
Cash & equivalents – $11.93M $4.08B
Total debt $130.36M $859.17K $9.39B
Shares (diluted) 132.44M 35.65M 1.44B
Enterprise value $151.92M -$25.75M $69.37B

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
MetricNEXANEXMFCX
P/E 4.9x -1.2x 28.3x
P/FCF 1.5x -0.7x 47.2x
P/Operating cash flow 2.6x -1.3x 14.1x
P/S 0.3x 136.1x 3.2x
P/B – 1.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book – 1.0x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x – 9.8x
EV/EBIT 1.6x – 12.8x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 100.8x 3.4x
EV/FCF 1.6x -0.5x 50.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 2.8x -0.9x 15.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.11 -0.05 2.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricNEXANEXMFCX
Revenue growth (1Y) 30.1% 280.5% 0.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 48.4% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.6% – -8.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 72.3% – 3.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) 88.3% – 0.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 118.9% – 8.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 12.2% 3.3% 6.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 8.0% 11.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 900.8% 41.8% 53.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.6% 22.0% 11.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.0% -11.0% -10.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.2% -5.8% 9.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 176.5% -90.2% 4.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.0% -35.7% 66.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricNEXANEXMFCX
Gross margin 29.5% – 27.1%
EBITDA margin 24.1% – 35.1%
Operating margin 18.3% – 26.8%
Pretax margin 32.0% – 25.7%
Net margin 5.6% -11,802% 11.4%
FCF margin 18.0% -19,155% 6.8%
Operating cash flow margin 10.6% -10,819% 22.8%
Return on equity – – 14.4%
Return on assets -3.7% – 7.7%
Return on invested capital – – 11.6%
Return on capital employed 18.2% – 13.2%
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.8x 0.9x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 669.6% 0.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricNEXANEXMFCX
Debt / assets 2.4% 1.7% 15.7%
Debt / equity – 0.0x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.1x – 0.6x
Debt / FCF 0.1x 0.0x 5.3x
Liabilities / assets 73.8% 12.7% 46.1%
Equity / assets – 87.3% 53.9%
Interest coverage 2.6x – –
Current ratio – 5.2x 2.1x
Quick ratio 1.4x 4.7x 0.7x
Cash ratio 1.4x 4.7x 0.6x
Altman Z-score – – 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricNEXANEXMFCX
Dividend yield 1.2% – 0.6%
Net buyback yield – – 0.2%
Shareholder yield 1.2% – 0.8%
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.

ConsensusNEXANEXMFCX
Forward P/E 3.9xFY2026 – 18.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.90FY2026 – $3.09FY2026
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
Revenue growth, next FY +18.7%FY2026 – +9.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.3% – +36.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersNEXANEXMFCX
Held by institutions 11.3% 18.4% 86.6%
Institutions holding 109 16 1,883
Change in shares held, QoQ -6.6% -6.0% +1.3%
Institutions buying 85 8 1,029
Institutions selling 19 4 604
Buyers to sellers 4.47 2.00 1.70

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.

NEXANEXMFCX
NEXA 1.00 0.35 0.62
NEXM 0.35 1.00 0.43
FCX 0.62 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, NEXA, NEXM and FCX?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.51B, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $44.20M, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) $85.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, NEXA, NEXM and FCX?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.0x, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -1.2x, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 29.0x). 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?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Nexa Resources (NEXA) +30.1%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +0.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) has the highest net margin (Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.6%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 11.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Nexa Resources (NEXA) +109.5%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -69.0%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) +44.0%. Over five years, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) compounded fastest (Nexa Resources (NEXA) +5.8%/yr, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -48.5%/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%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 0.00%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 0.01%. Nexa Resources (NEXA) and NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 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%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 69.9%, Freeport-Mcmoran (FCX) 48.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, NEXA, NEXM 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.