EMAT vs COBA vs IPX Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, Chilean Cobalt and Iperionx Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
COBA Chilean Cobalt Corp.
$1.93 -16.1% 1M +407.9% 1Y
Market cap
$122.91M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
IPX IPERIONX Ltd
$14.50 -26.1% 1M -68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$524.76M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper 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, Iperionx 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMATCOBAIPXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.05B $122.91M $524.76M EMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.6x -36.7x -7.3x –
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% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -88.6% +407.9% -68.9% COBA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — — — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 189.5% 154.0% 84.4% IPX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 38/100 — COBA

Percentile Scorecard

EMATCOBAIPX

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

AxisEMATCOBAIPX
Valuation 14 #139 of 162 30 #113 of 162 6 #152 of 162
Growth 31 #102 of 147 13 #128 of 147 –
Profitability – 9 #111 of 122 –
Financial Health 12 #144 of 164 98 #5 of 164 56 #73 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 19 38 –
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • COBA ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IPX 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

PeriodEMATCOBAIPXSPY
1 month -55.3%-16.1%-26.1% -0.2%
3 months -70.0%-25.5%-34.7% +3.9%
6 months -84.5%-3.5%-52.8% +8.2%
Year to date -87.0%-21.5%-59.9% +12.9%
1 year -88.6%+407.9%-68.9% +12.3%
3 years -86.7%—+83.1% +87.4%
3 years, per year -49.0%—+22.4% +23.3%

Risk

MeasureEMATCOBAIPXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 189.5%154.0%84.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 158.3%149.3%91.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.45-1.063.60 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.472.65-0.82 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-89.5%-79.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -93.3%-35.9%-75.9% -1.2%
52-week high $21.29$3.01$60.11 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$0.30$12.44 $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.

MultipleEMATCOBAIPX
P/E now vs peer median -16.6xmedian 13.3x -32.9xmedian 13.3x -7.3xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 543.5xmedian 3.2x —median 3.2x -308.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.7x -86.4xmedian 14.7x -7.7xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median -47.1xmedian 2.2x 23.9xmedian 2.2x 5.6xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.31 1.22median 0.31 —median 0.31

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 monthsEMATCOBAIPX
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 $35.24M
Total debt $6.18M – $37.59M
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 57.17M 33.57M
Enterprise value $1.03B $115.05M $291.75M

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
MetricEMATCOBAIPX
P/E -16.6x -32.9x -7.3x
P/FCF – -86.4x -7.7x
P/Operating cash flow – -86.4x –
P/S 543.5x – -308.7x
P/B -47.1x 23.9x 5.6x
P/Tangible book -35.3x 23.9x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -55.9x -70.5x –
EV/Revenue – – –
EV/FCF – -84.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -84.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 1.22 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATCOBAIPX
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
MetricEMATCOBAIPX
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
MetricEMATCOBAIPX
Debt / assets 6.5% – 30.7%
Debt / equity -0.3x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 2.7% 16.5%
Equity / assets -19.8% 97.3% 83.5%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 24.8x 3.2x
Quick ratio 0.2x 23.4x 2.8x
Cash ratio 0.1x 23.4x 2.6x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATCOBAIPX
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – – 0.0%
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.

ConsensusEMATCOBAIPX
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 – $-0.17FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 – $22.33MFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +124.4%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +2,427.0% – +331.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMATCOBAIPX
Held by institutions – – 13.9%
Institutions holding – – 59
Change in shares held, QoQ – – +9.4%
Institutions buying – – 46
Institutions selling – – 7
Buyers to sellers – – 6.57

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.

EMATCOBAIPX
EMAT 1.00 0.08 0.11
COBA 0.08 1.00 0.00
IPX 0.11 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, COBA and IPX?

Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $1.05B, Chilean Cobalt (COBA) $122.91M, Iperionx (IPX) $524.76M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Chilean Cobalt (COBA) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -88.6%, Chilean Cobalt (COBA) +407.9%, Iperionx (IPX) -68.9%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Iperionx (IPX) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 189.5%, Chilean Cobalt (COBA) 154.0%, Iperionx (IPX) 84.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.