COBA vs METC vs REEMF Stock Comparison

Chilean Cobalt, Ramaco Resources and Rare Element Resources Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COBA Chilean Cobalt Corp.
$2.15 -6.5% 1M +465.8% 1Y
Market cap
$122.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
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Copper Basic Materials
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Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Rare Element Resources leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Rare Element Resources 3, Chilean Cobalt 1, Ramaco Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCOBAMETCREEMFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $122.91M $441.14M $496.02M REEMF
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -36.7x -7.1x -79.8x –
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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +465.8% -74.6% -31.3% COBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -16.9%/yr -13.8%/yr REEMF
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 153.8% 83.1% 114.7% METC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 45/100 60/100 REEMF

Percentile Scorecard

COBAMETCREEMF

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

AxisCOBAMETCREEMF
Valuation 33 #110 of 163 41 #14 of 23 27 #119 of 163
Growth 13 #129 of 148 10 #19 of 21 56 #66 of 148
Profitability 9 #112 of 123 59 #8 of 18 –
Financial Health 98 #5 of 164 14 #19 of 22 97 #6 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 100 #1 of 10 –
Overall 38 45 60
  • COBA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • METC ranked among 25 companies in Coal and Uranium
  • REEMF 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

PeriodCOBAMETCREEMFSPY
1 month -6.5%-12.3%-2.5% +0.7%
3 months -17.0%-24.8%+83.7% +3.7%
6 months +5.4%-50.5%+16.2% +7.1%
Year to date -12.6%-59.2%+11.3% +12.8%
1 year +465.8%-74.6%-31.3% +11.9%
3 years —-38.6%+79.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year —-15.0%+21.6% +22.8%
5 years —-60.5%-52.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year —-16.9%-13.8% +10.9%
10 years ——+1,480.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year ——+31.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCOBAMETCREEMFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 153.8%83.1%114.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 149.9%88.1%98.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.021.360.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 3.03-0.90-0.27 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -89.5%-87.3%-92.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-75.8%-50.6% -1.2%
52-week high $3.01$30.36$1.60 $779.14
52-week low $0.30$6.91$0.38 $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.

MultipleCOBAMETCREEMF
P/E now vs peer median -36.7xmedian 13.2x -7.7xmedian 27.1x -79.3xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 0.9xmedian 7.3x —median 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x 62.9xmedian 29.1x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -96.3xmedian 15.2x -4.1xmedian 10.3x -51.4xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 26.7xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 10.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.36median 0.30 0.20median 50.94 -2.23median 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 monthsCOBAMETCREEMF
Revenue – $515.42M –
Gross profit – $69.82M –
Operating income -$1.54M -$72.64M –
Net income -$3.35M -$61.75M -$6.22M
Free cash flow -$1.29M -$114.19M -$9.92M
R&D $101.94K – $4.89M
EPS (diluted) $-0.06 $-0.96 $-0.01
Cash & equivalents $3.02M $282.54M $26.81M
Total debt – $452.81M $368.00K
Shares (diluted) 57.17M 64.59M 623.92M
Enterprise value $115.05M -$830.80M $379.29M

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
MetricCOBAMETCREEMF
P/E -36.7x -7.7x -79.3x
P/FCF -96.3x -4.1x -51.4x
P/Operating cash flow -96.3x -11.0x -52.2x
P/S – 0.9x –
P/B 26.7x 1.2x 10.6x
P/Tangible book 26.7x 1.2x 10.6x
EV/EBITDA – 62.9x –
EV/EBIT -78.8x -8.8x –
EV/Revenue – 1.2x –
EV/FCF -93.9x -5.6x -48.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -93.9x -15.1x -49.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.36 0.20 -2.23

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCOBAMETCREEMF
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% -305.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -7.8% -40.1% –
Net income growth (1Y) -217.7% -211.7% 49.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.9% -41.5% 13.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -141.7% -152.3% 57.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -27.0% -38.3% 35.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -44.0% -156.4% -66.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% -32.6% -0.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -44.0% -772.6% -32.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -14.2% -131.8% -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCOBAMETCREEMF
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% -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 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 3.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCOBAMETCREEMF
Debt / assets – 44.2% 0.2%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 16.8x –
Debt / FCF – -4.0x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 2.7% 63.3% 3.3%
Equity / assets 97.3% 36.7% 96.7%
Interest coverage – -185.8x –
Current ratio 24.8x 4.2x 23.0x
Quick ratio 23.4x 3.2x 22.5x
Cash ratio 23.4x 2.6x 20.8x
Altman Z-score – 1.07 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCOBAMETCREEMF
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.

ConsensusCOBAMETCREEMF
EPS, next fiscal year – $-0.91FY2026 –
Revenue, next fiscal year – $535.87MFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY – -0.1%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after – +37.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCOBAMETCREEMF
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.

COBAMETCREEMF
COBA 1.00 0.09 0.00
METC 0.09 1.00 0.17
REEMF 0.00 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, COBA, METC and REEMF?

Rare Element Resources (REEMF) is the largest by market capitalisation: Chilean Cobalt (COBA) $122.91M, Ramaco Resources (METC) $441.14M, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) $496.02M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chilean Cobalt (COBA) returned the most: Chilean Cobalt (COBA) +465.8%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -74.6%, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -31.3%. Over five years, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) compounded fastest (Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.9%/yr, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) -13.8%/yr). 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%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.1%, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) 114.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Rare Element Resources (REEMF) leads on 3. 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.