LCU vs ALM vs NEXA Stock Comparison

Lion Copper, Almonty Industries and Nexa Resources Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.40 -11.5% 1M +63.0% 1Y
Market cap
$70.27M
P/E
263.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
ALM Almonty Industries Inc.
$9.30 -29.5% 1M +31.2% 1Y
Market cap
$2.44B
P/E
34.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$62.16M
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$12.00 -3.2% 1M +115.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.59B
P/E
5.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.43B
Div. yield
1.08%
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Almonty Industries leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Almonty Industries 5, Nexa Resources 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCUALMNEXALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $70.27M $2.44B $1.59B ALM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 263.5x 34.0x 5.2x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 15.5x 4.2x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +208.0% +30.1% ALM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 91.6% 5.6% ALM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.7x -0.2x ALM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — — 1.08% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +63.0% +31.2% +115.4% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.1%/yr +40.7%/yr +7.3%/yr ALM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 153.3% 92.0% 74.1% NEXA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 63/100 77/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

LCUALMNEXA

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

AxisLCUALMNEXA
Valuation 65 #58 of 163 33 #109 of 163 100 #1 of 163
Growth 80 #30 of 148 93 #11 of 148 81 #29 of 148
Profitability 16 #104 of 123 80 #25 of 123 64 #45 of 123
Financial Health 42 #96 of 164 45 #90 of 164 73 #45 of 164
Shareholder Returns 25 #81 of 108 – 68 #35 of 108
Overall 46 63 77
  • LCU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • ALM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXA 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

PeriodLCUALMNEXASPY
1 month -11.5%-29.5%-3.2% +0.7%
3 months -14.2%-20.3%-8.7% +3.7%
6 months -34.8%-57.1%-20.6% +7.1%
Year to date +16.4%+5.6%+35.6% +12.8%
1 year +63.0%+31.2%+115.4% +11.9%
3 years +225.9%+956.8%+118.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +48.3%+119.6%+29.8% +22.8%
5 years +16.4%+450.3%+42.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.1%+40.7%+7.3% +10.9%
10 years +225.9%+2,168.3%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.5%+36.6%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLCUALMNEXASPY
Volatility, 1Y 153.3%92.0%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 185.5%89.3%75.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.033.132.36 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.341.56 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.3%-62.6%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -49.3%-60.3%-28.2% -1.2%
52-week high $8.68$23.42$16.72 $779.14
52-week low $2.43$5.59$5.25 $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.

MultipleLCUALMNEXA
P/E now vs peer median 263.5xmedian 13.2x 34.0xmedian 13.2x 5.2xmedian 13.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.1x 39.3xmedian 3.1x 0.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.2x 5.4xmedian 7.2x 1.0xmedian 7.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 15.2x —median 15.2x 1.6xmedian 15.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 2.2x 6.3xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.21median 0.30 —median 0.30 0.11median 0.30

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 monthsLCUALMNEXA
Revenue – $62.16M $5.43B
Gross profit – $29.80M $1.60B
Operating income -$14.76M $30.20M $992.90M
Net income -$2.10M -$73.22B -$204.70M
Free cash flow $12.93M – $977.40M
R&D – – $116.30M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $0.27 $2.29
Cash & equivalents – $863.71M $404.50M
Total debt $11.38M $887.79M $130.36M
Shares (diluted) 430.24M 208.03M 132.44M
Enterprise value $70.27M $1.29B $139.18M

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
MetricLCUALMNEXA
P/E 263.5x 34.0x 5.2x
P/FCF 5.4x – 1.6x
P/Operating cash flow 5.4x – 2.8x
P/S – 39.3x 0.3x
P/B 3.4x 6.3x –
P/Tangible book 3.4x 6.3x –
EV/EBITDA – 5.4x 1.0x
EV/EBIT -4.9x 71.3x 1.3x
EV/Revenue – 34.6x 0.2x
EV/FCF 5.6x – 1.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.6x – 2.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.21 – 0.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCUALMNEXA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 208.0% 30.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 25.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7,264% 96.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 72.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) -273.0% 9,134% 88.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.5% – 118.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 59.0% -161.1% 12.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% – 0.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 290.3% 162.7% 900.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.6% – 45.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 327.6% – -3.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 197.6% – 27.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 326.9% – 176.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 197.3% – 98.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCUALMNEXA
Gross margin – 47.9% 29.5%
EBITDA margin – 635.6% 24.1%
Operating margin – 48.6% 18.3%
Pretax margin – 234.8% 32.0%
Net margin – 91.6% 5.6%
FCF margin – – 18.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 10.6%
Return on equity -66.5% – –
Return on assets -29.7% – -3.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -55.8% – 18.2%
Asset turnover – – 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.2x – -2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 7,418% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCUALMNEXA
Debt / assets 6.0% 47.7% 2.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 1.5x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.7x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 67.6% 73.8%
Equity / assets 47.0% 32.4% –
Interest coverage – 4.8x 2.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 9.6x –
Quick ratio – 9.4x 49.0x
Cash ratio – 9.3x 32.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.65 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCUALMNEXA
Dividend yield – – 1.1%
Net buyback yield -5.9% – –
Shareholder yield -5.9% – 1.1%
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.

ConsensusLCUALMNEXA
Forward P/E – 15.5xFY2026 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $0.60FY2026 $2.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – +186.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +115.0% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $228.30MFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +864.1%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +190.0% -1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCUALMNEXA
Held by institutions – 59.4% 11.3%
Institutions holding – 181 109
Change in shares held, QoQ – +27.9% -6.6%
Institutions buying – 140 85
Institutions selling – 30 19
Buyers to sellers – 4.67 4.47

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.

LCUALMNEXA
LCU 1.00 0.05 -0.06
ALM 0.05 1.00 0.39
NEXA -0.06 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCU, ALM and NEXA?

Almonty Industries (ALM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lion Copper (LCU) $70.27M, Almonty Industries (ALM) $2.44B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, LCU, ALM and NEXA?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lion Copper (LCU) 263.5x, Almonty Industries (ALM) 34.0x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Almonty Industries (ALM) 15.5x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 4.2x). 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: Almonty Industries (ALM) +208.0%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +30.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Almonty Industries (ALM) has the highest net margin (Almonty Industries (ALM) 91.6%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 5.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Lion Copper (LCU) +63.0%, Almonty Industries (ALM) +31.2%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +115.4%. Over five years, Almonty Industries (ALM) compounded fastest (Lion Copper (LCU) +3.1%/yr, Almonty Industries (ALM) +40.7%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Nexa Resources (NEXA) 1.08%. Lion Copper (LCU) and Almonty Industries (ALM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Nexa Resources (NEXA) has been the steadiest (Lion Copper (LCU) 153.3%, Almonty Industries (ALM) 92.0%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCU, ALM and NEXA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Almonty Industries (ALM) leads on 5. 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.