IE vs NEXM vs TGB Stock Comparison

Ivanhoe Electric, NexMetals Mining and Trekor Metals Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IE Ivanhoe Electric Inc.
$7.03 -32.2% 1M -45.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.21B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.19M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.20 -34.4% 1M -69.0% 1Y
Market cap
$44.20M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
TGB Trekor Metals Ltd
$6.97 -20.9% 1M +60.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.25B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.08B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Trekor Metals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Trekor Metals 6, NexMetals Mining 2, Ivanhoe Electric 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIENEXMTGBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.21B $44.20M $2.25B TGB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -25.4x -1.2x 29.7x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 17.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -13.4% +280.5% +97.5% NEXM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -1,497.7% -11,801.7% 7.0% TGB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.7% — 25.6% TGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -15.4x — 1.0x IE
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -45.9% -69.0% +60.6% TGB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -48.5%/yr +26.2%/yr TGB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 77.1% 69.9% 71.7% NEXM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 39/100 67/100 TGB

Percentile Scorecard

IENEXMTGB

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

AxisIENEXMTGB
Valuation 23 #130 of 169 10 #152 of 169 82 #32 of 169
Growth 59 #63 of 153 59 #64 of 153 95 #9 of 153
Profitability 30 #87 of 123 3 #119 of 123 81 #24 of 123
Financial Health 85 #25 of 165 85 #26 of 165 20 #132 of 165
Shareholder Returns 12 #102 of 116 – 57 #50 of 116
Overall 42 39 67
  • IE ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TGB 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

PeriodIENEXMTGBSPY
1 month -32.2%-34.4%-20.9% -5.9%
3 months -34.2%-47.1%-15.4% -4.6%
6 months -48.8%-58.3%-3.9% +0.2%
Year to date -56.0%-69.3%+23.1% +7.5%
1 year -45.9%-69.0%+60.6% +8.2%
3 years -33.8%-94.4%+420.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -12.9%-61.7%+73.3% +19.0%
5 years —-96.4%+219.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year —-48.5%+26.2% +9.4%
10 years —-98.9%+1,448.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year —-36.2%+31.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIENEXMTGBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 77.1%69.9%71.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 81.3%72.4%71.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 3.221.572.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.990.84 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -71.1%-97.6%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -64.7%-73.6%-28.0% -5.9%
52-week high $19.92$4.54$9.68 $779.14
52-week low $7.03$1.20$4.22 $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.

MultipleIENEXMTGB
P/E now vs peer median -23.5xmedian 12.9x -1.2xmedian 12.9x 29.7xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 352.2xmedian 3.1x 136.1xmedian 3.1x 2.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 80.9xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x 5.4xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -12.9xmedian 12.2x -0.7xmedian 12.2x 4.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 1.0xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.52median 0.19 -0.05median 0.19 0.44median 0.19

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 monthsIENEXMTGB
Revenue $3.19M $314.41K $1.08B
Gross profit $1.88M – $445.68M
Operating income $9.11M – $429.96M
Net income -$15.91M -$37.11M $77.12M
Free cash flow -$86.97M -$60.22M $593.87M
R&D $84.22M $26.75M –
EPS (diluted) $-0.30 $-1.04 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $214.84M $11.93M $214.17M
Total debt $35.90M $859.17K $801.56M
Shares (diluted) 159.61M 35.65M 323.50M
Enterprise value $277.42M -$25.75M $1.54B

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
MetricIENEXMTGB
P/E -23.5x -1.2x 29.7x
P/FCF -12.9x -0.7x 4.2x
P/Operating cash flow -9.7x -1.3x 5.0x
P/S 352.2x 136.1x 2.3x
P/B 2.2x 1.0x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.0x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 80.9x – 5.4x
EV/EBIT 103.5x – 7.2x
EV/Revenue 296.0x 100.8x 2.9x
EV/FCF -10.8x -0.5x 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -8.1x -0.9x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.52 -0.05 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIENEXMTGB
Revenue growth (1Y) -13.4% 280.5% 97.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% 48.4% 34.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) -20.3% – 165.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 50.9% – 40.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 108.6% – 177.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 27.1% – 42.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 76.0% 3.3% 238.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 57.7% 8.0% 21.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.7% 41.8% 239.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 45.3% 22.0% 67.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -23.4% -11.0% 161.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.9% -5.8% 78.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 10.4% -90.2% 125.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 17.1% -35.7% 66.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIENEXMTGB
Gross margin 59.0% – 41.1%
EBITDA margin 365.8% – 52.7%
Operating margin 285.9% – 39.6%
Pretax margin -115.6% – 46.0%
Net margin -1,498% -11,802% 7.0%
FCF margin -2,730% -19,155% 54.8%
Operating cash flow margin -3,648% -10,819% 46.2%
Return on equity -3.1% – 10.8%
Return on assets -2.8% – 3.5%
Return on invested capital 1.7% – 25.6%
Return on capital employed 1.8% – 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.3x 0.9x 6.5x
Stock comp / revenue 329.7% 669.6% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIENEXMTGB
Debt / assets 6.5% 1.7% 28.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -15.4x – 1.0x
Debt / FCF -0.4x 0.0x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 9.8% 12.7% 67.8%
Equity / assets 90.2% 87.3% 32.2%
Interest coverage – – 8.3x
Current ratio 4.4x 5.2x –
Quick ratio 4.5x 4.7x 0.9x
Cash ratio 4.2x 4.7x 0.8x
Altman Z-score 11.16 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIENEXMTGB
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -22.9% – -0.4%
Shareholder yield -22.9% – -0.4%
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.

ConsensusIENEXMTGB
Forward P/E – – 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.06FY2026 – $0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +680.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +112.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.16MFY2026 – $937.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -2.5%FY2026 – +91.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.5% – +27.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIENEXMTGB
Held by institutions 74.0% 18.4% 0.2%
Institutions holding 203 16 4
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -6.0% -99.7%
Institutions buying 126 8 2
Institutions selling 56 4 2
Buyers to sellers 2.25 2.00 1.00

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.

IENEXMTGB
IE 1.00 0.45 0.73
NEXM 0.45 1.00 0.44
TGB 0.73 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IE, NEXM and TGB?

Trekor Metals (TGB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) $1.21B, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $44.20M, Trekor Metals (TGB) $2.25B.

Which company is growing faster?

NexMetals Mining (NEXM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -13.4%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) +280.5%, Trekor Metals (TGB) +97.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trekor Metals (TGB) has the highest net margin (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -1,497.7%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -11,801.7%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Trekor Metals (TGB) leads (Ivanhoe Electric (IE) 1.7%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 25.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trekor Metals (TGB) returned the most: Ivanhoe Electric (IE) -45.9%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -69.0%, Trekor Metals (TGB) +60.6%. Over five years, Trekor Metals (TGB) compounded fastest (NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -48.5%/yr, Trekor Metals (TGB) +26.2%/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) 77.1%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 69.9%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 71.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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