IE vs NEXM vs PLG Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, NexMetals Mining and Platinum Group Metals Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.75 -25.9% 1M -42.3% 1Y
Market cap
$1.23B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.02M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.34 -28.0% 1M -66.4% 1Y
Market cap
$47.59M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
PLG Platinum Group Metals Ltd
$0.97 -23.0% 1M -53.4% 1Y
Market cap
$109.13M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$50.98M
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Platinum Group Metals leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Platinum Group Metals 3, Ivanhoe Electric 2, NexMetals Mining 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIENEXMPLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.23B $47.59M $109.13M IE
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -35.7x -1.3x -21.6x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -20.6% +280.5% — NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,138.7% -11,801.7% -9.9% PLG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 0.0% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -13.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -42.3% -66.4% -53.4% IE
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -47.0%/yr -17.6%/yr PLG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 76.9% 69.5% 75.9% NEXM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 39/100 47/100 PLG

Percentile Scorecard

IENEXMPLG

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

AxisIENEXMPLG
Valuation 26 #124 of 168 10 #152 of 168 74 #44 of 168
Growth 62 #58 of 152 60 #61 of 152 17 #126 of 152
Profitability 37 #78 of 124 3 #120 of 124 45 #69 of 124
Financial Health 87 #23 of 166 84 #28 of 166 91 #16 of 166
Shareholder Returns 17 #96 of 115 – 10 #104 of 115
Overall 46 39 47
  • IE ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PLG ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodIENEXMPLGSPY
1 month -25.9%-28.0%-23.0% -2.0%
3 months -26.6%-37.4%-29.7% -2.2%
6 months -39.4%-46.2%-44.3% +4.2%
Year to date -51.5%-65.7%-58.9% +10.6%
1 year -42.3%-66.4%-53.4% +10.4%
3 years -28.8%-93.9%-10.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year -10.7%-60.6%-3.5% +20.2%
5 years —-95.8%-62.0% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-47.0%-17.6% +10.1%
10 years —-98.7%-94.1% +261.3%
10 years, per year —-35.5%-24.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIENEXMPLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 76.9%69.5%75.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 80.7%71.8%81.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.431.583.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.96-0.70 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-97.3%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -61.1%-70.5%-72.1% -3.2%
52-week high $19.92$4.54$3.48 $779.14
52-week low $7.55$1.31$0.97 $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.

MultipleIENEXMPLG
P/E now vs peer median -35.7xmedian 12.4x -1.3xmedian 12.4x -20.2xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 409.2xmedian 2.9x 151.9xmedian 2.9x 2.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 59.7xmedian 7.2x —median 7.2x —median 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median -14.9xmedian 14.8x -0.8xmedian 14.8x —median 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.1x 1.1xmedian 2.1x 1.5xmedian 2.1x
PEG now vs peer median -0.72median 0.26 -0.06median 0.26 0.40median 0.26

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 monthsIENEXMPLG
Revenue $3.02M $314.41K $50.98M
Gross profit $1.78M – –
Operating income $14.34M – –
Net income -$5.89M -$37.11M -$5.06M
Free cash flow -$83.11M -$60.22M –
R&D $78.04M $26.75M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.22 $-1.04 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents $256.88M $11.93M $44.68M
Total debt $35.19M $859.17K –
Shares (diluted) 158.35M 35.65M 105.44M
Enterprise value $438.58M -$22.36M -$10.43M

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
MetricIENEXMPLG
P/E -35.7x -1.3x -20.2x
P/FCF -14.9x -0.8x –
P/Operating cash flow -11.7x -1.4x –
P/S 409.2x 151.9x 2.1x
P/B 2.3x 1.1x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 59.7x – –
EV/EBIT 70.8x – –
EV/Revenue 335.8x 116.7x 1.3x
EV/FCF -12.2x -0.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -9.6x -1.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.72 -0.06 0.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIENEXMPLG
Revenue growth (1Y) -20.6% 280.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 48.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) -28.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 56.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 111.6% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 93.6% 3.3% 3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 67.4% 8.0% -53.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 64.3% 41.8% 6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.2% 22.0% -50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 6.2% -11.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 8.3% -5.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 28.4% -90.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -35.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIENEXMPLG
Gross margin 58.7% – –
EBITDA margin 562.4% – –
Operating margin 474.5% – –
Pretax margin 207.3% – –
Net margin -1,139% -11,802% -9.9%
FCF margin -2,749% -19,155% –
Operating cash flow margin -3,507% -10,819% –
Return on equity -1.1% – -5.2%
Return on assets -1.0% – -4.4%
Return on invested capital 0.0% – –
Return on capital employed 2.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 18.0x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue 365.3% 669.6% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIENEXMPLG
Debt / assets 6.0% 1.7% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -13.0x – –
Debt / FCF -0.4x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 9.3% 12.7% 27.3%
Equity / assets 90.7% 87.3% 72.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 5.0x 5.2x 58.5x
Quick ratio 5.2x 4.7x 58.3x
Cash ratio 4.8x 4.7x 58.0x
Altman Z-score 12.73 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIENEXMPLG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -20.9% – -42.5%
Shareholder yield -20.9% – -42.5%
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.

ConsensusIENEXMPLG
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 – $-0.07FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 – $0.00FY2023
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIENEXMPLG
Held by institutions 74.0% 18.4% 15.8%
Institutions holding 203 16 66
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -6.0% -2.0%
Institutions buying 126 8 31
Institutions selling 56 4 21
Buyers to sellers 2.25 2.00 1.48

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.

IENEXMPLG
IE 1.00 0.44 0.69
NEXM 0.44 1.00 0.47
PLG 0.69 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, NEXM and PLG?

Ivanhoe Electric (IE) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.23B, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $47.59M, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) $109.13M.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -20.6%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Platinum Group Metals (PLG) has the highest net margin (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,138.7%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -9.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ivanhoe Electric (IE) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -42.3%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -66.4%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -53.4%. Over five years, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) compounded fastest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -47.0%/yr, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -17.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) has been the steadiest (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 76.9%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 69.5%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 75.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IE, NEXM and PLG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) leads on 3. 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.