COBA vs EMAT vs METC Stock Comparison

Chilean Cobalt, Evolution Metals & Technologies and Ramaco Resources 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
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Copper Basic Materials
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Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionCOBAEMATMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $124.64M $1.03B $456.64M EMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -36.7x -19.3x -7.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -17.7% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — -12.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -6.9% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 16.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +465.8% -86.6% -74.6% COBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — -16.9%/yr –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 153.8% 190.3% 83.1% METC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 20/100 45/100 METC

Percentile Scorecard

COBAEMATMETC

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

AxisCOBAEMATMETC
Valuation 33 #110 of 163 18 #134 of 163 41 #14 of 23
Growth 13 #129 of 148 31 #103 of 148 10 #19 of 21
Profitability 9 #112 of 123 – 59 #8 of 18
Financial Health 98 #5 of 164 13 #143 of 164 14 #19 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 100 #1 of 10
Overall 38 20 45
  • COBA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCOBAEMATMETCSPY
1 month -6.5%-42.3%-12.3% +0.7%
3 months -17.0%-62.0%-24.8% +3.7%
6 months +5.4%-82.4%-50.5% +7.1%
Year to date -12.6%-84.7%-59.2% +12.8%
1 year +465.8%-86.6%-74.6% +11.9%
3 years —-84.4%-38.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-46.2%-15.0% +22.8%
5 years ——-60.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year ——-16.9% +10.9%

Risk

MeasureCOBAEMATMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 153.8%190.3%83.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 149.9%159.4%88.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.020.461.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.03-0.45-0.90 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-93.7%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-92.1%-75.8% -1.2%
52-week high $3.01$21.29$30.36 $779.14
52-week low $0.30$1.35$6.91 $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.

MultipleCOBAEMATMETC
P/E now vs peer median -36.7xmedian 13.2x -19.5xmedian 13.2x -7.7xmedian 27.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 638.5xmedian 3.1x 0.9xmedian 7.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x —median 7.2x 62.9xmedian 29.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -96.3xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x -4.1xmedian 10.3x
P/B now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 2.2x -55.4xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 0.30 -0.56median 0.30 0.20median 50.94

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 monthsCOBAEMATMETC
Revenue – – $515.42M
Gross profit – – $69.82M
Operating income -$1.54M -$15.92M -$72.64M
Net income -$3.35M -$53.55M -$61.75M
Free cash flow -$1.29M – -$114.19M
R&D $101.94K – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $-0.09 $-0.96
Cash & equivalents $3.02M $5.25M $282.54M
Total debt – $6.18M $452.81M
Shares (diluted) 57.17M 621.76M 64.59M
Enterprise value $116.79M $1.01B -$815.30M

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
MetricCOBAEMATMETC
P/E -36.7x -19.5x -7.7x
P/FCF -96.3x – -4.1x
P/Operating cash flow -96.3x – -11.0x
P/S – 638.5x 0.9x
P/B 26.7x -55.4x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 26.7x -41.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – – 62.9x
EV/EBIT -78.8x -65.7x -8.8x
EV/Revenue – – 1.2x
EV/FCF -93.9x – -5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -93.9x – -15.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 -0.56 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOBAEMATMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -28.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -44.0% -258.6% -305.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.8% – -40.1%
Net income growth (1Y) -217.7% 10.2% -211.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.9% -208.9% -41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -141.7% 34.3% -152.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 34.5% -38.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -44.0% – -156.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% – -32.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.0% – -772.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% – -131.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOBAEMATMETC
Gross margin – – 13.5%
EBITDA margin – – 2.0%
Operating margin – – -14.1%
Pretax margin – – -14.8%
Net margin – – -12.0%
FCF margin – – -22.2%
Operating cash flow margin – – -8.2%
Return on equity -93.1% – -15.2%
Return on assets -90.7% -91.1% -5.8%
Return on invested capital – – -6.9%
Return on capital employed -43.3% – -7.7%
Asset turnover – – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOBAEMATMETC
Debt / assets – 6.5% 44.2%
Debt / equity – -0.3x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 16.8x
Debt / FCF – – -4.0x
Liabilities / assets 2.7% 119.8% 63.3%
Equity / assets 97.3% -19.8% 36.7%
Interest coverage – – -185.8x
Current ratio 24.8x 0.2x 4.2x
Quick ratio 23.4x 0.2x 3.2x
Cash ratio 23.4x 0.1x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – – 1.07

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOBAEMATMETC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 14.2%
Shareholder yield – – 14.2%
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.

ConsensusCOBAEMATMETC
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.43FY2026 $-0.91FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – $15.71MFY2026 $535.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +124.4%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2,427.0% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOBAEMATMETC
Held by institutions – – 70.2%
Institutions holding – – 201
Change in shares held, QoQ – – -5.7%
Institutions buying – – 107
Institutions selling – – 48
Buyers to sellers – – 2.23

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.

COBAEMATMETC
COBA 1.00 0.09 0.07
EMAT 0.09 1.00 0.16
METC 0.07 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COBA, EMAT and METC?

Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chilean Cobalt (COBA) $124.64M, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $1.03B, Ramaco Resources (METC) $456.64M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chilean Cobalt (COBA) returned the most: Chilean Cobalt (COBA) +465.8%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -86.6%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -74.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ramaco Resources (METC) has been the steadiest (Chilean Cobalt (COBA) 153.8%, Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 190.3%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ramaco Resources (METC) 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.