LBSR vs LCU vs SLSR Stock Comparison

Liberty Star Uranium & Metals, Lion Copper and Solaris Resources Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.38 -0.5% 1M +62.2% 1Y
Market cap
$69.95M
P/E
9.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

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

QuestionLBSRLCUSLSRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.34M $69.95M $1.18B SLSR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.0x 9.7x -21.4x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — -27.3% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -60.0% +62.2% +11.2% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -47.1%/yr +4.5%/yr -7.3%/yr LCU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 262.9% 153.2% 58.4% SLSR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 9/100 48/100 38/100 LCU

Percentile Scorecard

LBSRLCUSLSR

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

AxisLBSRLCUSLSR
Valuation 1 #168 of 169 77 #40 of 169 32 #116 of 169
Growth 24 #117 of 153 81 #30 of 153 48 #80 of 153
Profitability – 17 #102 of 123 –
Financial Health 4 #159 of 165 41 #98 of 165 34 #109 of 165
Shareholder Returns 8 #107 of 116 26 #86 of 116 –
Overall 9 48 38
  • LBSR ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • LCU ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SLSR 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

PeriodLBSRLCUSLSRSPY
1 month 0.0%-0.5%-1.3% -5.9%
3 months 0.0%-14.6%-10.6% -4.6%
6 months 0.0%-29.5%-30.1% +0.2%
Year to date -60.0%+15.9%-11.5% +7.5%
1 year -60.0%+62.2%+11.2% +8.2%
3 years -50.0%+170.4%+94.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year -20.6%+39.3%+24.8% +19.0%
5 years -95.8%+24.8%-31.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -47.1%+4.5%-7.3% +9.4%
10 years -97.8%+224.4%— +251.5%
10 years, per year -31.7%+12.5%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureLBSRLCUSLSRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 262.9%153.2%58.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 592.9%184.0%60.4% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -1.10-0.012.04 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.230.410.19 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.8%-73.3%-85.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -71.4%-49.5%-36.7% -5.9%
52-week high $0.07$8.68$11.13 $779.14
52-week low $0.01$2.43$6.34 $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.

MultipleLBSRLCUSLSR
P/E now vs peer median -2.0xmedian 12.9x 9.7xmedian 12.9x -21.4xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x —median 3.1x -188.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -6.1xmedian 7.6x —median 7.6x -32.3xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -2.8xmedian 12.2x 5.4xmedian 12.2x -14.9xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 2.2x 3.4xmedian 2.2x -23.4xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.09median 0.19 0.19median 0.19 —median 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 monthsLBSRLCUSLSR
Revenue – – -$6.25M
Operating income -$1.09M -$14.76M -$49.57M
Net income -$1.09M -$2.10M -$30.06M
Free cash flow -$844.33K $12.93M -$78.72M
R&D $174.76K – $16.18M
EPS (diluted) $-0.01 $0.45 $-0.33
Cash & equivalents $42.27K – $54.01M
Total debt $441.55K $2.61M –
Shares (diluted) 111.24M 15.93M 165.13M
Enterprise value $1.52M $69.95M $1.06B

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
MetricLBSRLCUSLSR
P/E -2.0x 9.7x -21.4x
P/FCF -2.8x 5.4x -14.9x
P/Operating cash flow -2.8x 5.4x –
P/S – – -188.3x
P/B -4.4x 3.4x -23.4x
P/Tangible book -4.4x 3.4x -23.4x
EV/EBITDA -6.1x – -32.3x
EV/EBIT -2.5x -4.9x -22.6x
EV/Revenue – – -179.6x
EV/FCF -3.2x 5.6x -14.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.2x 5.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.09 0.19 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLBSRLCUSLSR
Revenue growth (1Y) – – -27.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 4.9% -273.0% 40.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -18.1% -60.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,123% 59.0% 55.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.7% 19.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -711.2% 290.3% 40.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.8% 50.6% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% 327.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 197.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -19.5% 326.9% 2.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -19.2% 197.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLBSRLCUSLSR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – -66.5% –
Return on assets -1,789% -29.7% 38.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – -55.8% -70.0%
Asset turnover – – -0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -6.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – – -78.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLBSRLCUSLSR
Debt / assets 486.9% 6.0% –
Debt / equity -0.8x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x – –
Debt / FCF -0.5x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 691.1% 53.0% 148.9%
Equity / assets -591.1% 47.0% -48.9%
Interest coverage -1.4x – -10.1x
Current ratio 0.2x 1.1x 8.4x
Quick ratio 0.1x – 8.2x
Cash ratio 0.1x – 8.2x
Altman Z-score – – -1.01

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLBSRLCUSLSR
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -41.2% -6.0% –
Shareholder yield -41.2% -6.0% –
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.

ConsensusLBSRLCUSLSR
EPS, next fiscal year – – $-0.18FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $0.00FY2026

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.

LBSRLCUSLSR
LBSR 1.00 0.22 0.08
LCU 0.22 1.00 -0.08
SLSR 0.08 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LBSR, LCU and SLSR?

Solaris Resources (SLSR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) $2.34M, Lion Copper (LCU) $69.95M, Solaris Resources (SLSR) $1.18B.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -60.0%, Lion Copper (LCU) +62.2%, Solaris Resources (SLSR) +11.2%. Over five years, Lion Copper (LCU) compounded fastest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) -47.1%/yr, Lion Copper (LCU) +4.5%/yr, Solaris Resources (SLSR) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Solaris Resources (SLSR) has been the steadiest (Liberty Star Uranium & Metals (LBSR) 262.9%, Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%, Solaris Resources (SLSR) 58.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LBSR, LCU and SLSR?

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