ERO vs NEXM vs ALM Stock Comparison

Ero Copper, NexMetals Mining and Almonty Industries Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$32.54 -14.1% 1M +58.4% 1Y
Market cap
$3.32B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.41 -35.0% 1M -68.9% 1Y
Market cap
$51.33M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.56 -30.3% 1M +43.1% 1Y
Market cap
$1.92B
P/E
33.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Ero Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ero Copper 6, Almonty Industries 3, NexMetals Mining 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionERONEXMALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.32B $51.33M $1.92B ERO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 10.6x -1.4x 33.7x ERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.8x — 15.9x ERO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +94.9% +280.5% +208.0% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.0% -11,801.7% 91.6% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 22.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.9x — -0.7x ALM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +58.4% -68.9% +43.1% ERO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +11.7%/yr -46.6%/yr +42.0%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.9% 70.2% 92.7% ERO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 38/100 62/100 ERO

Percentile Scorecard

ERONEXMALM

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

AxisERONEXMALM
Valuation 56 #72 of 162 8 #149 of 162 32 #110 of 162
Growth 82 #28 of 147 58 #63 of 147 93 #12 of 147
Profitability 76 #30 of 122 3 #119 of 122 79 #26 of 122
Financial Health 31 #114 of 164 83 #29 of 164 45 #90 of 164
Shareholder Returns 69 #34 of 107 – –
Overall 63 38 62
  • ERO ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM 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

PeriodERONEXMALMSPY
1 month -14.1%-35.0%-30.3% -0.2%
3 months +27.1%-33.5%-21.8% +3.9%
6 months +23.3%-42.7%-54.0% +8.2%
Year to date +15.0%-63.9%+8.5% +12.9%
1 year +58.4%-68.9%+43.1% +12.3%
3 years +134.9%-94.0%+962.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +33.0%-60.8%+119.9% +23.3%
5 years +73.6%-95.6%+475.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +11.7%-46.6%+42.0% +10.9%
10 years —-98.3%+2,231.7% +261.1%
10 years, per year —-33.5%+37.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureERONEXMALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.9%70.2%92.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 64.2%73.5%89.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.431.473.15 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.93-0.980.46 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -59.8%-97.2%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-68.9%-59.2% -1.2%
52-week high $40.40$4.54$23.42 $779.14
52-week low $19.89$1.38$5.59 $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.

MultipleERONEXMALM
P/E now vs peer median 10.8xmedian 13.3x -1.4xmedian 13.3x 34.9xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.2xmedian 3.2x 159.9xmedian 3.2x 40.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 7.3x —median 7.3x 5.6xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.6xmedian 14.7x -0.8xmedian 14.7x —median 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 2.2x 1.2xmedian 2.2x 6.5xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.21median 0.31 -0.06median 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 monthsERONEXMALM
Revenue $1.04B $314.41K $62.16M
Gross profit $449.15M – $29.80M
Operating income $379.69M – $30.20M
Net income $315.31M -$37.11M -$73.22B
Free cash flow -$268.65M -$60.22M –
R&D – $26.75M –
EPS (diluted) $3.01 $-1.04 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $101.74M $11.93M $863.71M
Total debt $2.38B $3.73M $887.79M
Shares (diluted) 104.13M 35.65M 208.03M
Enterprise value $2.95B -$18.62M $762.19M

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
MetricERONEXMALM
P/E 10.8x -1.4x 34.9x
P/FCF -12.6x -0.8x –
P/Operating cash flow – -1.5x –
P/S 3.2x 159.9x 40.4x
P/B 2.8x 1.2x 6.5x
P/Tangible book 2.8x 1.2x 6.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x – 5.6x
EV/EBIT 10.1x – 73.5x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 124.6x 35.7x
EV/FCF -14.3x -0.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -1.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.21 -0.06 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricERONEXMALM
Revenue growth (1Y) 94.9% 280.5% 208.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 36.8% 48.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 96.2% – 7,264%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 42.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 120.6% – 9,134%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 54.3% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 118.8% 3.3% -161.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.4% 8.0% –
EPS growth (1Y) 118.9% 41.8% 162.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.3% 22.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -11.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -5.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 32.3% -90.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -11.3% -35.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricERONEXMALM
Gross margin 43.0% – 47.9%
EBITDA margin 50.6% – 635.6%
Operating margin 36.3% – 48.6%
Pretax margin 37.2% – 234.8%
Net margin 30.0% -11,802% 91.6%
FCF margin -25.7% -19,155% –
Operating cash flow margin – -10,819% –
Return on equity 38.3% – –
Return on assets 21.0% – –
Return on invested capital 22.0% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.9% 669.6% 7,418%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricERONEXMALM
Debt / assets 25.7% 1.7% 47.7%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.0x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.9x – -0.7x
Debt / FCF -2.1x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 43.7% 12.7% 67.6%
Equity / assets 56.3% 87.3% 32.4%
Interest coverage 8.2x – 4.8x
Current ratio – 5.2x 9.6x
Quick ratio – 4.7x 9.4x
Cash ratio – 4.7x 9.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.70

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricERONEXMALM
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -0.2% – –
Shareholder yield -0.2% – –
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.

ConsensusERONEXMALM
Forward P/E 7.8xFY2026 – 15.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.16FY2026 – $0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +96.2%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +20.4% – +115.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.24BFY2026 – $228.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +57.4%FY2026 – +864.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% – +190.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersERONEXMALM
Held by institutions 67.3% 17.5% 59.4%
Institutions holding 208 15 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -7.1% +27.9%
Institutions buying 125 7 140
Institutions selling 60 4 30
Buyers to sellers 2.08 1.75 4.67

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.

ERONEXMALM
ERO 1.00 0.40 0.51
NEXM 0.40 1.00 0.23
ALM 0.51 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ERO, NEXM and ALM?

Ero Copper (ERO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ero Copper (ERO) $3.32B, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $51.33M, Almonty Industries (ALM) $1.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, ERO, NEXM and ALM?

Ero Copper (ERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ero Copper (ERO) 10.6x, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -1.4x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 33.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ero Copper (ERO) is cheapest (Ero Copper (ERO) 7.8x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 15.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ero Copper (ERO) +94.9%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (Ero Copper (ERO) 30.0%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ero Copper (ERO) returned the most: Ero Copper (ERO) +58.4%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -68.9%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +43.1%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (Ero Copper (ERO) +11.7%/yr, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -46.6%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +42.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ero Copper (ERO) has been the steadiest (Ero Copper (ERO) 62.9%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 70.2%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ERO, NEXM and ALM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ero Copper (ERO) leads on 6. 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.