EMAT vs COBA vs CRML Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, Chilean Cobalt and Critical Metals Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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COBA Chilean Cobalt Corp.
$2.15 -4.4% 1M +437.5% 1Y
Market cap
$124.64M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
CRML Critical Metals Corp.
$6.78 -3.6% 1M -47.6% 1Y
Market cap
$762.58M
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.

QuestionEMATCOBACRMLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.15B $124.64M $762.58M EMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -21.5x -36.7x -3.3x –
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 0.00% — 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -87.3% +437.5% -47.6% COBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 190.3% 153.7% 128.8% CRML
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 39/100 — COBA

Percentile Scorecard

EMATCOBACRML

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

AxisEMATCOBACRML
Valuation 17 #137 of 165 35 #108 of 165 37 #104 of 165
Growth 32 #102 of 150 13 #130 of 150 –
Profitability – 10 #110 of 122 –
Financial Health 12 #146 of 166 98 #5 of 166 32 #114 of 166
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 20 39 –
  • EMAT ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • COBA ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • CRML ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodEMATCOBACRMLSPY
1 month -25.0%-4.4%-3.6% -2.3%
3 months -48.1%-24.6%+6.3% -0.7%
6 months -84.0%+5.9%-47.5% +4.8%
Year to date -86.1%-12.6%-2.3% +10.3%
1 year -87.3%+437.5%-47.6% +10.3%
3 years -85.7%—-37.8% +73.0%
3 years, per year -47.7%—-14.6% +20.1%

Risk

MeasureEMATCOBACRMLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 190.3%153.7%128.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 158.6%149.9%104.2% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.48-1.004.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.462.85-0.37 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-89.5%-93.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -92.8%-28.6%-67.1% -3.5%
52-week high $21.29$3.01$20.62 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$0.30$5.13 $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.

MultipleEMATCOBACRML
P/E now vs peer median -17.8xmedian 12.5x -36.7xmedian 12.5x -3.6xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 581.5xmedian 2.9x —median 2.9x —median 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.6x -96.3xmedian 14.6x -19.5xmedian 14.6x
P/B now vs peer median -50.4xmedian 2.1x 26.7xmedian 2.1x 2.3xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.51median 0.28 1.36median 0.28 —median 0.28

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 monthsEMATCOBACRML
Operating income -$15.92M -$1.54M –
Net income -$53.55M -$3.35M –
Free cash flow – -$1.29M –
R&D – $101.94K –
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 $-0.06 –
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $3.02M $102.48M
Total debt $6.18M – –
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 57.17M –
Enterprise value $1.13B $116.79M $571.73M

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
MetricEMATCOBACRML
P/E -17.8x -36.7x -3.6x
P/FCF – -96.3x -19.5x
P/Operating cash flow – -96.3x –
P/S 581.5x – –
P/B -50.4x 26.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -37.7x 26.7x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -59.8x -78.8x –
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – -93.9x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -93.9x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.51 1.36 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATCOBACRML
Revenue growth (1Y) – – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% -44.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -7.8% –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% -217.7% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% -39.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% -141.7% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% -27.0% –
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
MetricEMATCOBACRML
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – -93.1% –
Return on assets -91.1% -90.7% –
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
MetricEMATCOBACRML
Debt / assets 6.5% – –
Debt / equity -0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 2.7% 27.0%
Equity / assets -19.8% 97.3% 73.0%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 24.8x 0.9x
Quick ratio 0.2x 23.4x 0.9x
Cash ratio 0.1x 23.4x 0.9x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATCOBACRML
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

EMATCOBACRML
EMAT 1.00 0.09 0.21
COBA 0.09 1.00 0.07
CRML 0.21 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, COBA and CRML?

Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $1.15B, Chilean Cobalt (COBA) $124.64M, Critical Metals (CRML) $762.58M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chilean Cobalt (COBA) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -87.3%, Chilean Cobalt (COBA) +437.5%, Critical Metals (CRML) -47.6%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Critical Metals (CRML) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 190.3%, Chilean Cobalt (COBA) 153.7%, Critical Metals (CRML) 128.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.