Basic Materials
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.(FQVLF)
Live Price
Offline$30.61
-2.48% today
1Y Change
+87.22%
Window
Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $20.19B
- Revenue Growth
- +11.0%
- EPS Growth
- -1468.0%
- Dividend Yield
- 0.0%
Coverage: 247 bars ยท Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
First Quantum Minerals Ltd. (FQVLF) is a Basic Materials stock with a market cap of $20.19B and listed on OTC. The stock last traded around $30.61 and up 87.2% across the available one-year price window (Jun 25, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +11.0%, EPS growth of -1468.0%, a dividend yield of 0.0%. What stands out right now is revenue +11.0%, EPS -1468.0%, free cash flow +26.8% with operating margin 18.9% and ROIC -3.3%. Valuation is more restrained than many high-expectation growth names at price/sales 3.7. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines FQVLF price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Basic Materials peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+11.0% vs 0.0% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+18.9% vs +10.5% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on Apr 22, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +11.0% and EPS is at -1468.0%, with operating margin around 18.9%.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -11.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 0 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 Apr 22, 2026 | โ | -2.0% | -14.9% | -7.0% |
2026 Feb 10, 2026 | -83.3% | -2.7% | -6.1% | -13.2% |
2025 Oct 28, 2025 | -125.0% | -2.4% | -12.4% | -6.3% |
Benchmark Edge
FQVLF vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
FQVLF
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
FQVLF Max Drawdown
-31.37%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for FQVLF and SPY.
Company Overview
First Quantum Minerals Ltd.
Other OTC
First Quantum Minerals Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. It primarily explores for copper, nickel, pyrite, gold, silver, and zinc ores, as well as produces acid. The company has operating mines located in Zambia, Panama, Finland, Turkey, Spain, Australia, and Mauritania, as well as a development project in Zambia. It is exploring the Taca Taca copper-gold-molybdenum project in Argentina, as well as the Haquira copper deposit in Peru. The company was formerly known as First Quantum Ventures Ltd. and changed its name to First Quantum Minerals Ltd. in July 1996. First Quantum Minerals Ltd. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
- Leadership
- Anthony Tristan Pascall
- IPO Date
- Feb 13, 2009
- Employees
- 26.9k
- Street Address
- 330 Bay Street
- Mailing
- Toronto, ON, M5H 2S8
- Region
- Toronto, ON, CA
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 416 361 6400
- Last Updated
- Apr 29, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- โ
- EV/EBITDA
- 14.9
- Price/Sales
- 3.7
- Price/Book
- 1.8
Growth
- Revenue
- +11.0%
- EPS
- -1468.0%
- Free Cash Flow
- +26.8%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 25.5%
- Operating Margin
- 18.9%
- Net Margin
- -3.7%
- ROE
- -1.8%
- ROIC
- -3.3%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 0.55
- Current Ratio
- 1.76
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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