EMAT vs TMC vs NB Stock Comparison

Evolution Metals & Technologies, TMC the metals and Niocorp Developments Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
TMC TMC the metals Co Inc.
$2.43 -40.3% 1M -66.0% 1Y
Market cap
$1.03B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.40M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
NB Niocorp Developments Ltd
$2.95 -16.0% 1M -62.5% 1Y
Market cap
$339.92M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Rare Earths Basic Materials
2 wins

Head to Head

4 decided of 12

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

QuestionEMATTMCNBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $876.69M $1.03B $339.92M TMC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -16.4x -2.9x -7.3x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +1,681.7% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -10,560.7% — –
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 -90.4% -66.0% -62.5% NB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -6.1%/yr — –
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 190.7% 90.1% 87.2% NB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 20/100 17/100 — EMAT

Percentile Scorecard

EMATTMCNB

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

AxisEMATTMCNB
Valuation 16 #136 of 162 0 #162 of 162 50 #81 of 162
Growth 32 #101 of 147 45 #82 of 147 –
Profitability – 3 #118 of 122 –
Financial Health 13 #145 of 166 19 #135 of 166 95 #10 of 166
Shareholder Returns – – –
Overall 20 17 –
  • EMAT ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TMC ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NB 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

PeriodEMATTMCNBSPY
1 month -57.2%-40.3%-16.0% -1.0%
3 months -71.8%-33.8%-28.7% +2.9%
6 months -84.4%-52.4%-47.9% +6.4%
Year to date -87.0%-60.6%-44.3% +11.4%
1 year -90.4%-66.0%-62.5% +13.1%
3 years -86.7%+182.6%-31.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year -49.0%+41.4%-11.7% +21.5%
5 years —-27.0%— +67.7%
5 years, per year —-6.1%— +10.9%

Risk

MeasureEMATTMCNBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 190.7%90.1%87.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 160.1%87.6%88.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.323.353.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.73-0.72 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -93.7%-85.9%-82.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -93.3%-74.3%-64.3% -2.5%
52-week high $21.29$9.44$8.26 $779.14
52-week low $1.35$2.43$2.95 $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.

MultipleEMATTMCNB
P/E now vs peer median -16.6xmedian 12.7x -2.9xmedian 12.7x -7.3xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 543.5xmedian 3.1x 315.0xmedian 3.1x 37.8xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.9x —median 6.9x —median 6.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x —median 15.1x -7.7xmedian 15.1x
P/B now vs peer median -47.1xmedian 2.1x -39.1xmedian 2.1x 0.8xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.27 0.24median 0.27 —median 0.27

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 monthsEMATTMCNB
Revenue – $3.40M –
Operating income -$15.92M -$193.76M –
Net income -$53.55M -$218.52M –
R&D – $86.86M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.09 $-0.83 –
Cash & equivalents $5.25M $98.66M $415.00M
Total debt $6.18M – –
Shares (diluted) 621.76M 433.24M 117.21M
Enterprise value $858.13M $585.59M -$569.76M

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
MetricEMATTMCNB
P/E -16.6x -2.9x -7.3x
P/FCF – – -7.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 543.5x 315.0x 37.8x
P/B -47.1x -39.1x 0.8x
P/Tangible book -35.3x -15.2x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -55.9x -5.0x –
EV/Revenue – 286.0x –
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 0.24 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricEMATTMCNB
Revenue growth (1Y) – 1,682% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 34.7% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -258.6% -153.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -5.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 10.2% -301.0% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -208.9% 2.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 34.3% -131.3% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 34.5% -12.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricEMATTMCNB
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – -5,694% –
Pretax margin – -10,553% –
Net margin – -10,561% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets -91.1% -120.6% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -150.6% –
Asset turnover – 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricEMATTMCNB
Debt / assets 6.5% – –
Debt / equity -0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 119.8% 115.2% 7.6%
Equity / assets -19.8% -15.2% 92.4%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 0.2x 1.9x 25.4x
Quick ratio 0.2x 1.9x 25.1x
Cash ratio 0.1x 1.9x 25.1x
Altman Z-score – -8.09 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricEMATTMCNB
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.

ConsensusEMATTMCNB
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.43FY2026 $-0.37FY2026 $-0.22FY2027
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.71MFY2026 $0.00FY2026 $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
HoldersEMATTMCNB
Held by institutions – 13.3% 33.4%
Institutions holding – 213 213
Change in shares held, QoQ – -2.7% -7.0%
Institutions buying – 109 121
Institutions selling – 46 44
Buyers to sellers – 2.37 2.75

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.

EMATTMCNB
EMAT 1.00 0.15 0.16
TMC 0.15 1.00 0.70
NB 0.16 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, EMAT, TMC and NB?

TMC the metals (TMC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) $876.69M, TMC the metals (TMC) $1.03B, Niocorp Developments (NB) $339.92M.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Niocorp Developments (NB) returned the most: Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) -90.4%, TMC the metals (TMC) -66.0%, Niocorp Developments (NB) -62.5%. Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Niocorp Developments (NB) has been the steadiest (Evolution Metals & Technologies (EMAT) 190.7%, TMC the metals (TMC) 90.1%, Niocorp Developments (NB) 87.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, EMAT, TMC and NB?

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