EMAT vs IDR vs METC Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, Idaho Strategic Resources and Ramaco Resources Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Idaho Strategic Resources leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Idaho Strategic Resources 4, Evolution Metals & Technologies 1, Ramaco Resources 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionEMATIDRMETCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.07B $325.59M $474.08M EMAT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -19.9x — -7.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.3x — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +50.4% -17.7% IDR
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 -86.6% -30.9% -73.4% IDR
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +24.1%/yr -16.6%/yr IDR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 190.3% 80.3% 83.2% IDR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 — 45/100 METC

Percentile Scorecard

EMATIDRMETC

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

AxisEMATIDRMETC
Valuation 17 #134 of 162 – 41 #14 of 23
Growth 31 #102 of 147 – 10 #19 of 21
Profitability – – 59 #8 of 18
Financial Health 12 #144 of 164 – 14 #19 of 22
Shareholder Returns – – 100 #1 of 10
Overall 20 – 45
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • IDR 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

PeriodEMATIDRMETCSPY
1 month -47.5%-27.1%-16.5% +0.9%
3 months -61.8%-24.5%-22.1% +5.9%
6 months -81.1%-47.3%-48.5% +8.5%
Year to date -84.7%-47.9%-58.3% +13.3%
1 year -86.6%-30.9%-73.4% +12.4%
3 years -84.4%+315.8%-37.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year -46.2%+60.9%-14.4% +23.5%
5 years —+194.5%-59.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year —+24.1%-16.6% +11.0%
10 years —+1,142.6%— +263.4%
10 years, per year —+28.7%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureEMATIDRMETCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 190.3%80.3%83.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 158.9%82.8%88.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.492.851.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.45-0.38-0.88 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-63.7%-87.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -92.1%-59.2%-75.3% -0.9%
52-week high $21.29$51.50$30.36 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$19.11$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.

MultipleEMATIDRMETC
P/E now vs peer median -19.5xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x -7.8xmedian 27.3x
P/S now vs peer median 638.5xmedian 3.2x 7.2xmedian 3.2x 0.9xmedian 7.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x 63.9xmedian 29.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.8x —median 14.8x -4.2xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median -55.4xmedian 2.3x —median 2.3x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.56median 0.31 —median 0.31 0.20median 51.60

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 monthsEMATIDRMETC
Revenue – $45.86M $515.42M
Gross profit – – $69.82M
Operating income -$15.92M – -$72.64M
Net income -$53.55M – -$61.75M
Free cash flow – – -$114.19M
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 – $-0.96
Cash & equivalents $5.25M – $282.54M
Total debt $6.18M $17.97M $452.81M
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 15.98M 64.59M
Enterprise value $1.05B $325.59M -$797.86M

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
MetricEMATIDRMETC
P/E -19.5x – -7.8x
P/FCF – – -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow – – -11.2x
P/S 638.5x 7.2x 0.9x
P/B -55.4x – 1.3x
P/Tangible book -41.4x – 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – – 63.9x
EV/EBIT -65.7x – -8.9x
EV/Revenue – 7.3x 1.3x
EV/FCF – – -5.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -15.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.56 – 0.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATIDRMETC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 50.4% -17.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 57.4% -3.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – -34.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – -28.5%
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% – -305.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -40.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% – -211.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% – -41.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% – -152.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% – -38.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -156.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -32.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -772.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -131.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMATIDRMETC
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 – – -15.2%
Return on assets -91.1% – -5.8%
Return on invested capital – – -6.9%
Return on capital employed – – -7.7%
Asset turnover – – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 0.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.9%

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATIDRMETC
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield – – 13.9%
Shareholder yield – 0.0% 13.9%
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.

ConsensusEMATIDRMETC
Forward P/E – 16.3xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $1.29FY2026 $-0.91FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +13.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +10.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 $57.59MFY2026 $535.87MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +124.4%FY2026 +35.8%FY2026 -0.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +2,427.0% -13.2% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersEMATIDRMETC
Held by institutions – 47.5% 87.4%
Institutions holding – 127 200
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.8% -5.7%
Institutions buying – 79 106
Institutions selling – 30 48
Buyers to sellers – 2.63 2.21

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.

EMATIDRMETC
EMAT 1.00 0.21 0.16
IDR 0.21 1.00 0.36
METC 0.16 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, IDR and METC?

Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $1.07B, Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) $325.59M, Ramaco Resources (METC) $474.08M.

Which company is growing faster?

Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) +50.4%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -17.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -86.6%, Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) -30.9%, Ramaco Resources (METC) -73.4%. Over five years, Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) compounded fastest (Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) +24.1%/yr, Ramaco Resources (METC) -16.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 190.3%, Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) 80.3%, Ramaco Resources (METC) 83.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMAT, IDR 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, Idaho Strategic Resources (IDR) leads on 4. 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.