LCU vs TECK vs NEXA Stock Comparison

Lion Copper, Teck Resources and Nexa Resources Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
LCU Lion Copper Corp.
$4.80 -9.6% 1M +77.8% 1Y
Market cap
$76.66M
P/E
287.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
TECK Teck Resources Ltd
$62.26 -5.8% 1M +48.9% 1Y
Market cap
$30.64B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$10.13B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
6 wins
NEXA Nexa Resources S.A.
$11.93 -4.2% 1M +116.9% 1Y
Market cap
$1.57B
P/E
6.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.46B
Div. yield
0.00%
Copper Basic Materials
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Teck Resources leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Teck Resources 6, Nexa Resources 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionLCUTECKNEXALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $76.66M $30.64B $1.57B TECK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 287.5x 16.9x 6.7x NEXA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.4x 4.2x NEXA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +41.8% +24.3% TECK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 17.8% 6.8% TECK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.5x -0.3x TECK
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +77.8% +48.9% +116.9% NEXA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.5%/yr +16.6%/yr +5.2%/yr TECK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 153.2% 46.4% 74.1% TECK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 73/100 77/100 NEXA

Percentile Scorecard

LCUTECKNEXA

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

AxisLCUTECKNEXA
Valuation 61 #64 of 162 84 #27 of 162 100 #1 of 162
Growth 82 #27 of 147 71 #43 of 147 76 #36 of 147
Profitability 15 #104 of 122 73 #34 of 122 65 #44 of 122
Financial Health 42 #95 of 164 53 #77 of 164 74 #43 of 164
Shareholder Returns 26 #80 of 107 83 #19 of 107 70 #33 of 107
Overall 45 73 77
  • LCU ranked among 176 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TECK 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

PeriodLCUTECKNEXASPY
1 month -9.6%-5.8%-4.2% -0.2%
3 months -6.4%+6.2%-3.5% +3.9%
6 months -22.7%+7.7%-15.1% +8.2%
Year to date +27.0%+30.0%+34.8% +12.9%
1 year +77.8%+48.9%+116.9% +12.3%
3 years +154.0%+72.3%+115.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.5%+19.9%+29.2% +23.3%
5 years +18.5%+115.8%+28.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.5%+16.6%+5.2% +10.9%
10 years +255.6%+198.0%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +13.5%+11.5%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureLCUTECKNEXASPY
Volatility, 1Y 153.2%46.4%74.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 187.5%45.0%76.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.042.222.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.511.051.58 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.3%-47.0%-59.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.7%-13.5%-28.6% -1.2%
52-week high $8.68$71.97$16.72 $779.14
52-week low $2.43$38.23$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.

MultipleLCUTECKNEXA
P/E now vs peer median 287.5xmedian 13.3x 17.0xmedian 13.3x 6.7xmedian 13.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.2x 3.0xmedian 3.2x 0.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 7.3x 5.2xmedian 7.3x 1.2xmedian 7.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 14.7x 12.9xmedian 14.7x 1.3xmedian 14.7x
P/B now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 2.2x 1.6xmedian 2.2x —median 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 5.68median 0.31 -28.42median 0.31 0.15median 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 monthsLCUTECKNEXA
Revenue – $10.13B $3.46B
Gross profit – $3.65B $983.10M
Operating income -$14.76M $4.02B $767.60M
Net income -$2.10M $1.69B -$177.00M
Free cash flow $12.93M $2.35B $1.24B
R&D – $60.80M $82.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.02 $3.65 $1.78
Cash & equivalents – $4.26B $379.74M
Total debt $11.38M $2.55B $122.12M
Shares (diluted) 430.24M 495.40M 132.44M
Enterprise value $76.66M $12.37B -$258.50M

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
MetricLCUTECKNEXA
P/E 287.5x 17.0x 6.7x
P/FCF 5.9x 12.9x 1.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.9x – 1.8x
P/S – 3.0x 0.5x
P/B 3.7x 1.6x –
P/Tangible book 3.7x 1.6x –
EV/EBITDA – 5.2x 1.2x
EV/EBIT -5.4x 6.9x 1.7x
EV/Revenue – 2.8x 0.4x
EV/FCF 6.1x 11.9x 1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 6.1x – 1.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 5.68 -28.42 0.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricLCUTECKNEXA
Revenue growth (1Y) – 41.8% 24.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -2.7% 7.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 151.2% 85.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.8% 43.9%
Operating income growth (1Y) -273.0% 260.5% 139.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -60.5% 1.2% 130.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 59.0% 626.9% -60.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 19.2% 10.5% 3.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 290.3% 4,327% 287.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 50.6% -0.6% 43.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 327.6% – 2.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 197.6% – 64.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 326.9% 11,938% 119.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 197.3% -23.4% 90.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricLCUTECKNEXA
Gross margin – 36.0% 28.4%
EBITDA margin – 53.4% 31.1%
Operating margin – 39.6% 22.2%
Pretax margin – 32.8% 30.5%
Net margin – 17.8% 6.8%
FCF margin – 23.2% 35.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – 25.0%
Return on equity -66.5% 8.9% –
Return on assets -29.7% 5.1% -3.3%
Return on invested capital – 18.4% –
Return on capital employed -55.8% 13.0% 14.4%
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -6.2x – -4.9x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricLCUTECKNEXA
Debt / assets 6.0% 7.5% 2.3%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.5x -0.3x
Debt / FCF 0.2x 1.1x 0.1x
Liabilities / assets 53.0% 42.6% 71.9%
Equity / assets 47.0% 57.4% –
Interest coverage – 6.2x 2.6x
Current ratio 1.1x 3.1x –
Quick ratio – 2.4x 75.7x
Cash ratio – 1.8x 51.6x
Altman Z-score – 2.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricLCUTECKNEXA
Dividend yield – 0.8% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -5.4% 3.0% –
Shareholder yield -5.4% 3.9% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – -3.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 0.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -1.2%
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.

ConsensusLCUTECKNEXA
Forward P/E – 13.4xFY2026 4.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $4.66FY2026 $2.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +107.1%FY2026 +186.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -14.2% +17.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $10.56BFY2026 $3.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +34.9%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +11.0% -1.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersLCUTECKNEXA
Held by institutions – 69.3% 11.3%
Institutions holding – 521 109
Change in shares held, QoQ – +3.2% -6.6%
Institutions buying – 255 85
Institutions selling – 169 19
Buyers to sellers – 1.51 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.

LCUTECKNEXA
LCU 1.00 -0.01 -0.06
TECK -0.01 1.00 0.54
NEXA -0.06 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, LCU, TECK and NEXA?

Teck Resources (TECK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Lion Copper (LCU) $76.66M, Teck Resources (TECK) $30.64B, Nexa Resources (NEXA) $1.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, LCU, TECK and NEXA?

Nexa Resources (NEXA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Lion Copper (LCU) 287.5x, Teck Resources (TECK) 16.9x, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Nexa Resources (NEXA) is cheapest (Teck Resources (TECK) 13.4x, 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?

Teck Resources (TECK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Teck Resources (TECK) +41.8%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +24.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Teck Resources (TECK) has the highest net margin (Teck Resources (TECK) 17.8%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 6.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Nexa Resources (NEXA) returned the most: Lion Copper (LCU) +77.8%, Teck Resources (TECK) +48.9%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +116.9%. Over five years, Teck Resources (TECK) compounded fastest (Lion Copper (LCU) +3.5%/yr, Teck Resources (TECK) +16.6%/yr, Nexa Resources (NEXA) +5.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Teck Resources (TECK) 0.00%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 0.00%. Lion Copper (LCU) and Teck Resources (TECK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Teck Resources (TECK) has been the steadiest (Lion Copper (LCU) 153.2%, Teck Resources (TECK) 46.4%, Nexa Resources (NEXA) 74.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, LCU, TECK 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, Teck Resources (TECK) 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.