GSM vs ERO vs ALM Stock Comparison

Ferroglobe, Ero Copper and Almonty Industries Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GSM Ferroglobe PLC
$4.01 +0.5% 1M -20.1% 1Y
Market cap
$749.31M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.37B
Div. yield
1.10%
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
ERO Ero Copper Corp.
$32.17 -14.1% 1M +54.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.35B
P/E
10.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.04B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.39 -28.9% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$2.47B
P/E
34.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ero Copper leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ero Copper 6, Almonty Industries 3, Ferroglobe 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSMEROALMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $749.31M $3.35B $2.47B ERO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -18.7x 10.7x 34.3x ERO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 7.7x 15.7x ERO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -8.5% +94.9% +208.0% ALM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -3.0% 30.0% 91.6% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -4.5% 22.0% — ERO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.9x -0.7x GSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.10% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.1% +54.6% +26.4% ERO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.6%/yr +11.5%/yr +40.9%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 58.6% 62.9% 92.1% GSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 63/100 63/100 ERO

Percentile Scorecard

GSMEROALM

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

AxisGSMEROALM
Valuation 78 #37 of 162 56 #72 of 162 34 #108 of 162
Growth 17 #122 of 147 82 #28 of 147 93 #12 of 147
Profitability 39 #75 of 122 76 #30 of 122 79 #26 of 122
Financial Health 50 #82 of 164 31 #114 of 164 45 #90 of 164
Shareholder Returns 67 #36 of 107 71 #32 of 107 –
Overall 50 63 63
  • GSM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ERO 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

PeriodGSMEROALMSPY
1 month +0.5%-14.1%-28.9% +0.9%
3 months +26.9%+27.4%-14.2% +5.9%
6 months -10.7%+24.0%-52.5% +8.5%
Year to date -13.6%+13.7%+6.6% +13.3%
1 year -20.1%+54.6%+26.4% +12.4%
3 years -9.5%+132.3%+943.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year -3.3%+32.5%+118.6% +23.5%
5 years -39.5%+72.4%+455.6% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.6%+11.5%+40.9% +11.0%
10 years -56.4%—+2,190.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year -8.0%—+36.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGSMEROALMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 58.6%62.9%92.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 57.9%64.0%89.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.362.423.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.340.870.29 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -67.2%-59.8%-62.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.4%-20.4%-59.9% -0.9%
52-week high $5.45$40.40$23.42 $779.14
52-week low $3.14$19.89$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.

MultipleGSMEROALM
P/E now vs peer median -18.7xmedian 13.4x 10.7xmedian 13.4x 34.3xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.2x 3.2xmedian 3.2x 39.7xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 7.3x 7.2xmedian 7.3x 5.5xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.4xmedian 14.8x -12.5xmedian 14.8x —median 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 2.3x 2.8xmedian 2.3x 6.4xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 0.31 0.21median 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 monthsGSMEROALM
Revenue $1.37B $1.04B $62.16M
Gross profit – $449.15M $29.80M
Operating income -$37.28M $379.69M $30.20M
Net income -$45.85M $315.31M -$73.22B
Free cash flow $14.57M -$268.65M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.21 $3.01 $0.27
Cash & equivalents $93.08M $101.74M $863.71M
Total debt $372.14M $2.38B $887.79M
Shares (diluted) 188.36M 104.13M 208.03M
Enterprise value $265.55M $2.99B $1.31B

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
MetricGSMEROALM
P/E -18.7x 10.7x 34.3x
P/FCF 51.4x -12.5x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x – –
P/S 0.5x 3.2x 39.7x
P/B 1.0x 2.8x 6.4x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.8x 6.4x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x 7.2x 5.5x
EV/EBIT -19.2x 10.0x 72.1x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 3.6x 35.0x
EV/FCF 49.2x -14.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.0x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 0.21 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSMEROALM
Revenue growth (1Y) -8.5% 94.9% 208.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -10.4% 36.8% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 96.2% 7,264%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 42.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 33.3% 120.6% 9,134%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -28.6% 54.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 48.4% 118.8% -161.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -31.4% 57.4% –
EPS growth (1Y) 53.0% 118.9% 162.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -31.2% 51.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -38.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -47.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.7% 32.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -62.9% -11.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSMEROALM
Gross margin – 43.0% 47.9%
EBITDA margin 3.2% 50.6% 635.6%
Operating margin -2.7% 36.3% 48.6%
Pretax margin -1.6% 37.2% 234.8%
Net margin -3.0% 30.0% 91.6%
FCF margin 1.1% -25.7% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.5% – –
Return on equity -6.6% 38.3% –
Return on assets -3.0% 21.0% –
Return on invested capital -4.5% 22.0% –
Return on capital employed -2.6% – –
Asset turnover 0.9x 0.5x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -1.0x – –
Stock comp / revenue – 1.9% 7,418%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSMEROALM
Debt / assets 3.9% 25.7% 47.7%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.5x 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.8x 0.9x -0.7x
Debt / FCF 4.1x -2.1x –
Liabilities / assets 53.7% 43.7% 67.6%
Equity / assets 46.3% 56.3% 32.4%
Interest coverage -1.8x 8.2x 4.8x
Current ratio 5.9x – 9.6x
Quick ratio 3.1x – 9.4x
Cash ratio 0.7x – 9.3x
Altman Z-score – – 2.67

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSMEROALM
Dividend yield 1.1% – –
Net buyback yield -0.6% -0.2% –
Shareholder yield 0.5% -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.

ConsensusGSMEROALM
Forward P/E – 7.7xFY2026 15.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $4.16FY2026 $0.60FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +96.2%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after – +20.4% +115.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $1.24BFY2026 $228.30MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 +57.4%FY2026 +864.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% +5.5% +190.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSMEROALM
Held by institutions 55.9% 67.3% 59.4%
Institutions holding 174 208 181
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +1.2% +27.9%
Institutions buying 94 125 140
Institutions selling 58 60 30
Buyers to sellers 1.62 2.08 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.

GSMEROALM
GSM 1.00 0.30 0.24
ERO 0.30 1.00 0.51
ALM 0.24 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSM, ERO and ALM?

Ero Copper (ERO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ferroglobe (GSM) $749.31M, Ero Copper (ERO) $3.35B, Almonty Industries (ALM) $2.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, GSM, ERO and ALM?

Ero Copper (ERO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ferroglobe (GSM) -18.7x, Ero Copper (ERO) 10.7x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 34.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ero Copper (ERO) is cheapest (Ero Copper (ERO) 7.7x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Almonty Industries (ALM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ferroglobe (GSM) -8.5%, Ero Copper (ERO) +94.9%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (Ferroglobe (GSM) -3.0%, Ero Copper (ERO) 30.0%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%). On return on invested capital, Ero Copper (ERO) leads (Ferroglobe (GSM) -4.5%, Ero Copper (ERO) 22.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ero Copper (ERO) returned the most: Ferroglobe (GSM) -20.1%, Ero Copper (ERO) +54.6%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +26.4%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (Ferroglobe (GSM) -9.6%/yr, Ero Copper (ERO) +11.5%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +40.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ferroglobe (GSM) 1.10%. Ero Copper (ERO) and Almonty Industries (ALM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferroglobe (GSM) has been the steadiest (Ferroglobe (GSM) 58.6%, Ero Copper (ERO) 62.9%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GSM, ERO 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.