COBA vs CRML vs EMAT Stock Comparison

Chilean Cobalt, Critical Metals and Evolution Metals & Technologies Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COBA Chilean Cobalt Corp.
$2.15 -6.5% 1M +465.8% 1Y
Market cap
$124.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
CRML Critical Metals Corp.
$7.95 +7.7% 1M -31.4% 1Y
Market cap
$972.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

Chilean Cobalt leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Chilean Cobalt 2, Evolution Metals & Technologies 1, Critical Metals 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOBACRMLEMATLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $124.64M $972.33M $1.04B EMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -36.7x -4.3x -19.5x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +465.8% -31.4% -86.6% COBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 153.8% 129.5% 190.3% CRML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 — 20/100 COBA

Percentile Scorecard

COBACRMLEMAT

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

AxisCOBACRMLEMAT
Valuation 33 #110 of 163 32 #112 of 163 18 #134 of 163
Growth 13 #129 of 148 – 31 #103 of 148
Profitability 9 #112 of 123 – –
Financial Health 98 #5 of 164 33 #111 of 164 13 #143 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 38 – 20
  • COBA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRML ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOBACRMLEMATSPY
1 month -6.5%+7.7%-42.3% +0.7%
3 months -17.0%+43.0%-62.0% +3.7%
6 months +5.4%-37.5%-82.4% +7.1%
Year to date -12.6%+14.6%-84.7% +12.8%
1 year +465.8%-31.4%-86.6% +11.9%
3 years —-26.9%-84.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-9.9%-46.2% +22.8%

Risk

MeasureCOBACRMLEMATSPY
Volatility, 1Y 153.8%129.5%190.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 149.9%105.8%159.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.024.310.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.03-0.24-0.45 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-93.9%-93.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-61.4%-92.1% -1.2%
52-week high $3.01$20.62$21.29 $779.14
52-week low $0.30$5.13$1.35 $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.

MultipleCOBACRMLEMAT
P/E now vs peer median -36.7xmedian 13.2x -4.3xmedian 13.2x -19.5xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x —median 3.1x 638.5xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x —median 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -96.3xmedian 15.2x -22.8xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 2.2x 2.6xmedian 2.2x -55.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 0.30 —median 0.30 -0.56median 0.30

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 monthsCOBACRMLEMAT
Operating income -$1.54M – -$15.92M
Net income -$3.35M – -$53.55M
Free cash flow -$1.29M – –
R&D $101.94K – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 – $-0.09
Cash & equivalents $3.02M $102.48M $5.25M
Total debt – – $6.18M
Shares (diluted) 57.17M – 621.76M
Enterprise value $116.79M $781.48M $1.03B

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
MetricCOBACRMLEMAT
P/E -36.7x -4.3x -19.5x
P/FCF -96.3x -22.8x –
P/Operating cash flow -96.3x – –
P/S – – 638.5x
P/B 26.7x 2.6x -55.4x
P/Tangible book 26.7x 2.6x -41.4x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -78.8x – -65.7x
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF -93.9x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -93.9x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 – -0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOBACRMLEMAT
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.0% – -258.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -217.7% – 10.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.9% – -208.9%
EPS growth (1Y) -141.7% – 34.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.0% – 34.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -44.0% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOBACRMLEMAT
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity -93.1% – –
Return on assets -90.7% – -91.1%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -43.3% – –
Asset turnover – – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOBACRMLEMAT
Debt / assets – – 6.5%
Debt / equity – – -0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 2.7% 27.0% 119.8%
Equity / assets 97.3% 73.0% -19.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 24.8x 0.9x 0.2x
Quick ratio 23.4x 0.9x 0.2x
Cash ratio 23.4x 0.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOBACRMLEMAT
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – –
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.

ConsensusCOBACRMLEMAT
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.20FY2027 $-0.43FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $0.00FY2027 $15.71MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – +124.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – +2,427.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOBACRMLEMAT
Held by institutions – 20.3% –
Institutions holding – 170 –
Change in shares held, QoQ – +31.4% –
Institutions buying – 101 –
Institutions selling – 46 –
Buyers to sellers – 2.20 –

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.

COBACRMLEMAT
COBA 1.00 0.05 0.09
CRML 0.05 1.00 0.21
EMAT 0.09 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COBA, CRML and EMAT?

Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chilean Cobalt (COBA) $124.64M, Critical Metals (CRML) $972.33M, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $1.04B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chilean Cobalt (COBA) returned the most: Chilean Cobalt (COBA) +465.8%, Critical Metals (CRML) -31.4%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -86.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Critical Metals (CRML) has been the steadiest (Chilean Cobalt (COBA) 153.8%, Critical Metals (CRML) 129.5%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 190.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, COBA, CRML and EMAT?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Chilean Cobalt (COBA) leads on 2. 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.