LCU vs NEXM vs PLG Stock Comparison

Lion Copper, NexMetals Mining and Platinum Group Metals Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.64 -9.0% 1M +71.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.89B
P/E
263.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins
NEXM NexMetals Mining Corp.
$1.51 -24.5% 1M -61.6% 1Y
Market cap
$51.51M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$314.41K
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
1 win
PLG Platinum Group Metals Ltd
$1.10 -14.7% 1M -51.3% 1Y
Market cap
$112.29M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$50.98M
Div. yield
–
Platinum and Palladium Basic Materials
1 win

Head to Head

6 decided of 12

Lion Copper leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Lion Copper 4, Platinum Group Metals 1, NexMetals Mining 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCUNEXMPLGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $1.89B $51.51M $112.29M LCU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 263.5x -1.4x -22.2x –
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +280.5% — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -11,801.7% -9.9% PLG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +71.9% -61.6% -51.3% LCU
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -45.4%/yr -13.7%/yr LCU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 153.2% 69.1% 76.0% NEXM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 38/100 45/100 LCU

Percentile Scorecard

LCUNEXMPLG

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

AxisLCUNEXMPLG
Valuation 63 #60 of 162 8 #149 of 162 70 #49 of 162
Growth 81 #29 of 147 58 #63 of 147 14 #126 of 147
Profitability 15 #104 of 122 3 #119 of 122 42 #71 of 122
Financial Health 42 #96 of 164 83 #29 of 164 90 #17 of 164
Shareholder Returns 26 #80 of 107 – 8 #99 of 107
Overall 45 38 45
  • LCU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • NEXM ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • PLG 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

PeriodLCUNEXMPLGSPY
1 month -9.0%-24.5%-14.7% +0.9%
3 months -9.6%-27.1%-12.0% +5.9%
6 months -25.3%-40.3%-34.1% +8.5%
Year to date +22.8%-61.4%-53.4% +13.3%
1 year +71.9%-61.6%-51.3% +12.4%
3 years +145.5%-93.5%+2.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +34.9%-59.9%+0.9% +23.5%
5 years +22.8%-95.1%-52.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +4.2%-45.4%-13.7% +11.0%
10 years +243.7%-97.8%-93.8% +263.4%
10 years, per year +13.1%-31.7%-24.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureLCUNEXMPLGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 153.2%69.1%76.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 186.4%71.0%81.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.051.503.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.47-0.89-0.68 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.3%-97.2%-69.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -46.5%-66.7%-68.4% -0.9%
52-week high $8.68$4.54$3.48 $779.14
52-week low $2.43$1.38$1.06 $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.

MultipleLCUNEXMPLG
P/E now vs peer median 277.9xmedian 13.4x -1.5xmedian 13.4x -22.9xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 171.2xmedian 3.2x 2.4xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x —median 7.3x —median 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 14.8x -0.9xmedian 14.8x —median 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 2.3x 1.2xmedian 2.3x 1.7xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 5.49median 0.31 -0.07median 0.31 0.45median 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 monthsLCUNEXMPLG
Revenue – $314.41K $50.98M
Operating income -$14.76M – –
Net income -$2.10M -$37.11M -$5.06M
Free cash flow $12.93M -$60.22M –
R&D – $26.75M –
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $-1.04 $-0.05
Cash & equivalents – $11.93M $44.68M
Total debt $11.38M $3.73M –
Shares (diluted) 430.24M 35.65M 105.44M
Enterprise value $1.89B -$18.44M -$7.27M

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
MetricLCUNEXMPLG
P/E 277.9x -1.5x -22.9x
P/FCF 5.7x -0.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 5.7x -1.6x –
P/S – 171.2x 2.4x
P/B 3.6x 1.2x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 1.2x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -5.2x – –
EV/Revenue – 136.0x 1.6x
EV/FCF 5.9x -0.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow 5.9x -1.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.49 -0.07 0.45

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCUNEXMPLG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 280.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 48.4% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -273.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 59.0% 3.3% 3.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 8.0% -53.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 290.3% 41.8% 6.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.6% 22.0% -50.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 327.6% -11.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 197.6% -5.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 326.9% -90.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 197.3% -35.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCUNEXMPLG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – -11,802% -9.9%
FCF margin – -19,155% –
Operating cash flow margin – -10,819% –
Return on equity -66.5% – -5.2%
Return on assets -29.7% – -4.4%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed -55.8% – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.2x 0.9x –
Stock comp / revenue – 669.6% 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCUNEXMPLG
Debt / assets 6.0% 1.7% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 0.0x –
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 12.7% 27.3%
Equity / assets 47.0% 87.3% 72.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.1x 5.2x 58.5x
Quick ratio – 4.7x 58.3x
Cash ratio – 4.7x 58.0x
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCUNEXMPLG
Dividend yield – – –
Net buyback yield -5.6% – -37.5%
Shareholder yield -5.6% – -37.5%
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.

ConsensusLCUNEXMPLG
EPS, next fiscal year – – $-0.07FY2026
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $0.00FY2023

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCUNEXMPLG
Held by institutions – 17.5% 15.8%
Institutions holding – 15 66
Change in shares held, QoQ – -7.1% -2.0%
Institutions buying – 7 31
Institutions selling – 4 21
Buyers to sellers – 1.75 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.

LCUNEXMPLG
LCU 1.00 0.02 0.00
NEXM 0.02 1.00 0.46
PLG 0.00 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCU, NEXM and PLG?

Lion Copper (LCU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lion Copper (LCU) $1.89B, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) $51.51M, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) $112.29M.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Lion Copper (LCU) returned the most: Lion Copper (LCU) +71.9%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -61.6%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -51.3%. Over five years, Lion Copper (LCU) compounded fastest (Lion Copper (LCU) +4.2%/yr, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) -45.4%/yr, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) -13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) has been the steadiest (Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%, NexMetals Mining (NEXM) 69.1%, Platinum Group Metals (PLG) 76.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCU, 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, Lion Copper (LCU) leads on 4. 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.