Best Performing Iron Stocks 2025 USA: FKnol.com

Iron has been the fundamental metal since the start of life. It is widely used across all metallic needs, uses and applications. It is also a key ingredient which is mixed with other metals or minerals to form useful alloys and compounds. Iron is available in earth in the form of iron ore which contains iron plus vast quantities of impurities like such as sand and clay. Iron ore mined from earth goes through the purification process to extract iron, which is then ready for use as required.
Many companies are in the business of iron ore mining, iron ore purification, manufacturing various forms or iron and related alloys and compounds, manufacturing finished and semi-finished products using iron, and working in the services of iron-based sector, like maintenance of facilities that are build with iron. Since iron is a key ingredient of steel which is widely used, there are many steel stocks that can be explored for investments in addition to considering iron-based stock investments.
This article presents a list of iron stocks - that is, stocks of the companies which operate in the iron metal related industry. List is presented in the year-to-date (YTD) performance as achieved by the stocks. The stock that generated maximum returns from December of the previous year till date of writing holds a higher rank. See related: List of best perfoming Steel Stocks.

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Top Iron Stocks With Highest Returns

The following list presents stocks of the companies which belong to the broader Iron sector or the stock market index, their corresponding prices as of given date, and the percentage gains realized:

1) China Natural Resources, Inc. (CHNR)

Price Gain: 449.25% 2025 year-to-date
Current Price: $3.68
Market Capitalization: $4.54 million
52-week Price Range: $3.57 - $8.96
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2) ZVZZT Iron Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)

Price Gain: 15.22% 2025 year-to-date
Current Price: $21.43
Market Capitalization: $1111.11 billion
52-week Price Range: $6.45 - $18.08
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3) Ferroglobe PLC (GSM)

Price Gain: 14.74% 2025 year-to-date
Current Price: $4.36
Market Capitalization: $816.83 million
52-week Price Range: $2.97 - $6.11
ETFs holding GSM - No Recent Candlestick Patterns

4) ZVZZT Iron Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)

Price Gain: 8.68% 2025 year-to-date
Current Price: $21.43
Market Capitalization: $1111.11 billion
52-week Price Range: $1.82 - $5.43
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5) BHP Billiton Limited (BHP)

Price Gain: 3.46% 2025 year-to-date
Current Price: $50.52
Market Capitalization: $196.31 billion
52-week Price Range: $39.73 - $63.21
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6) ZVZZT Iron Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)

Price Gain: 0.36% 2025 year-to-date
Current Price: $21.43
Market Capitalization: $1111.11 billion
52-week Price Range: $41.34 - $108.12
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7) Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP)

Price Gain: -1.27% 2025 year-to-date
Current Price: $8.56
Market Capitalization: $4.67 billion
52-week Price Range: $7.27 - $17.93
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8) ZVZZT Iron Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)

Price Gain: -6.17% 2025 year-to-date
Current Price: $21.43
Market Capitalization: $1111.11 billion
52-week Price Range: $4.5 - $24.71
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9) Mesabi Trust (MSB)

Price Gain: -11.06% 2025 year-to-date
Current Price: $25.00
Market Capitalization: $328 million
52-week Price Range: $15.93 - $37
ETFs holding MSB - No Recent Candlestick Patterns

There's more... See price performance, YTD-gains, market-cap and other details of all the 9 Iron stocks with sorting features in a tabular format. Alternatively, one can also explore the List of Top Iron ETFs.

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Performance of Top Iron Stocks

Here's a look at the basic details and how the above mentioned stocks fared during the period:

1) China Natural Resources

China Natural Resources, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration of metal properties in the People's Republic of China. The company primarily explores for lead, silver, copper, and ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of China Natural Resources.
Rank number two in the coveted list is held by China Natural Resources, Inc. (CHNR) for being among the top performing stocks of 2025. Headquartered in , the sector company is categorized under the industrial sub-sector of . Since the start of the year 2025, stock of China Natural Resources has so far gained 449.25 percentage, based on the previous year's closing price of $0.67 per share and year-to-date price of $3.68 per share. During the same period, the market capitalization of the company changed from $13.06 million to $4.54 million.

2) ZVZZT Iron Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)

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3) Ferroglobe

Ferroglobe PLC, formerly VeloNewco Limited, is engaged in silicon and specialty metals industry. The Company produces silicon metal and silicon- and manganese-based alloy, which serves customers in the chemical, aluminum, ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Ferroglobe.
At number four in the list of top stocks stands Ferroglobe PLC (GSM), which saw a change in its stock price from the level of $3.8 apiece during previous year December end to the price of $4.36 per share as of Jul 3, 2025. It translates to a change of 14.74 percentage. The -headquartered sector company also saw its market value change from $1.22 billion to $816.83 million.

4) ZVZZT Iron Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)

5) BHP Billiton

BHP Group discovers, acquires, develops, and markets natural resources worldwide. The company engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas properties; and mining of copper, s ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of BHP Billiton.
The -headquartered company BHP Billiton Limited (BHP) is ranked number six among the best performing stocks of Iron of 2025. The sector business falls under the industrial sub-sector. Since the start of the year 2025, the stock price of BHP Billiton has changed by 3.46 percent, which is calculated based on the previous year's closing price of $48.83 per share and year-to-date closing price of $50.52 per share as of writing. The market value of the company as indicated by its market-cap changed from $174.26 billion to $196.31 billion during the same period.

6) ZVZZT Iron Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)

7) Icahn Enterprises

Icahn Enterprises L.P. (Icahn Enterprises), incorporated on February 17, 1987, is a holding company. The Companys segments include Investment, Automotive, Energy, Metals, Railcar, Gaming, Food Packaging, Mining, Real Estate and ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Icahn Enterprises.
At number eight in the list of top stocks stands Icahn Enterprises L.P. (IEP), which saw a change in its stock price from the level of $8.67 apiece during previous year December end to the price of $8.56 per share as of Jul 3, 2025. It translates to a change of -1.27 percentage. The -headquartered sector company also saw its market value change from $7.06 billion to $4.67 billion.

8) ZVZZT Iron Corp Ltd. (ZVZZT)

9) Mesabi Trust

Mesabi Trust, a royalty trust, engages in iron ore mining business in the United States. The company was founded in 1919 and is based in New York, New York. ... see Detailed Company Profile, full Dividend History, and List of ETFs holding the stock of Mesabi Trust.
Rank number ten in the coveted list is held by Mesabi Trust (MSB) for being among the top performing stocks of 2025. Headquartered in , the sector company is categorized under the industrial sub-sector of . Since the start of the year 2025, stock of Mesabi Trust has so far gained -11.06 percentage, based on the previous year's closing price of $28.11 per share and year-to-date price of $25 per share. During the same period, the market capitalization of the company changed from $268.57 million to $328 million.

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